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APOCALYPTICA: Stockholm Concert Footage, Photos Available

Fan-filmed video footage of Finnish metal cellists APOCALYPTICA performing at Klubben in Stockholm, Sweden on October 19, 2007 can be viewed below. Photos from the gig can be found at Mestrock.se. APOCALYPTICA recently shot a video for the song "S.O.S. (Anything but Love)" in Vilnius, Lithuania. The...

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TESTAMENT: New Pre-Production Photos Available

Several new photos of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT taken during the band's pre-production sessions for their new album have been posted at their MySpace page (free registration may be required to view pictures). TESTAMENT has recruited Paul Bostaph (SLAYER, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN, SYST...

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STRAIGHT LINE STITCH Commences Pre-Production On New Album

Knoxville, Tennesseee-based female-fronted metal/hardcore act STRAIGHT LINE STITCH has issued the following update: "Starting tomorrow we enter pre-production on our debut record due out early 2008 on Koch Records. Our producer Rob Caggiano [ANTHRAX, CRADLE OF FILTH] of Scrap 60 Productions will be...

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Exclusive: AT THE GATES Guitarist Discusses Reunion Plans, Possibility Of New Studio Album

Legendary Swedish extreme metal band AT THE GATES has announced its plans to reform for several festival appearances next summer, including Wacken Open Air (Germany),Bloodstock (UK) and Ruisrock (Finland). In an exclusive interview with BLABBERMOUTH.NET, AT THE GATES guitarist Anders Björler discus...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM About To Start Recording Guitars

Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM are about to start recording guitars for their new album at Petrax Studio in Hollola, Finland. The CD is being produced by Mikko Karmila and will feature a guest appearance by Peter Tägtgren of HYPOCRISY and PAIN fame. An April 7, 2008 European release via Spinefa...

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SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, MASTODON: 'Unholy Alliance' DVD Artwork, Final Track Listing Available

Hailed as "the heaviest, darkest metal tour of the summer, if not the year," the "Unholy Alliance Tour: Preaching to the Perverted" stomped and screamed around the globe last year. On October 30, just in time for Halloween, the "Unholy Alliance Tour" DVD package will be released (American Recordings...

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'Rick Rubin: In The Studio' Book Due In The Spring

Rock N' Roll Books has set a tentatively spring 2008 release date for "Rick Rubin: In the Studio", the first and only definitive book dedicated to Rick Rubin — our generation's most influential producer who has worked with multi-platinum artists as diverse as SLAYER, METALLICA, LINKIN PARK, SYSTEM O...

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MACHINE HEAD: Los Angeles Performance, Backstage Photos Available

According to Headbanger's Blog, the final gig of MACHINE HEAD and ARCH ENEMY's co-headlining tour with with special guests THROWDOWN and SANCTITY at the Avalon in Los Angeles on Saturday (October 13) was attended by SLAYER guitarist Kerry King, ex-STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and DARK ANGEL drummer Gene Hogl...

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MACHINE HEAD: Watch 'Now I Lay Thee Down' Unedited And Uncensored

The "uncensored" and "unedited" five-and-a-half-minute version of MACHINE HEAD's video for the song "Now I Lay Thee Down" has been posted on the band's official web site. It can also be viewed below. The clip was shot in February and additional footage was filmed in August. Mike Sloat directed, work...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: 'I Never Thought I'd Have A Career In Music'

Aedan Sieber of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On achieving a fairly notable status within today's metal world: "(Laughs) I don't really think about it like that! I don't know — it's just...

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APOCALYPTICA's 'S.O.S.' Video Featuring CRISTINA SCABBIA; 'Making Of' Footage Available

Finnish metal cellists APOCALYPTICA shot a video for the song "S.O.S. (Anything but Love)" in Vilnius, Lithuania. The clip features a guest appearance by LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia. Stated Scabbia: "I did it in a supercrazy location, and it's been so much FUN. The APOCALYPTICA guys (and cre...

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MELIAH RAGE: Rhode Island, New Hampshire Shows Cancelled

Veteran Boston metallers MELIAH RAGE have been forced to cancel the last two dates on their recent tour due to recording commitments. According to the band, they have called off the shows at Mark's Showplace in Bedford, NH and Club Hell in Providence, RI and "will be spending the next three to four...

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ULTIMATUM: 'Into The Pit' Finally Sees Light Of Day

Long-running Christian metallers ULTIMATUM have just released their fourth full-length album, "Into the Pit", via Retroactive Records. Four songs from the CD can be heard on the band's MySpace page. According to a press release, "Into the Pit" is ULTIMATUM's "first offering of new material in six ye...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM: Drum Tracks Finished For New Album

Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM have finished laying down the drums for their new album at Petrax Studio in Hollola, Finland. The CD is being produced by Mikko Karmila and will feature a guest appearance by Peter Tägtgren of HYPOCRISY and PAIN fame. An April 7, 2008 European release via Spinefar...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: 'We Really Wanted To Make An Intense Metal Album'

Shaq of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: In the past few years you guys have really broken through in North America. Do you think there is any particular reason for that happening? Amo...