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MTV2's 'Headbanger's Ball' To Air METAL BLADE RECORDS 25th Anniversary Special This Weekend

To celebrate with the 25th anniversary of Metal Blade Records, MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" will screen a special episode that will showcase some of the label's top talents — past and present. The episode, which airs this Saturday (May 12),will also feature exclusive interviews with Metal Blade bands...

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THE AMERICAN BLACK LUNG To Release Sophomore Album In July

It is not often that a band comes along that can be compared to any number of bands yet embody each of them equally. This is what Tucson's THE AMERICAN BLACK LUNG brings to the table. The group's sound is part early BLACK FLAG, part IGGY POP, part THE BRONX, and part THE HELLACOPTERS. "An ...

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AS I LAY DYING, CYNIC, FASTWAY Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

SILVERSTEIN, MY ALAMO, FASTWAY, CAT THE DOG, DAMONE, VOODOO SIX, PRIESTESS, IN THIS MOMENT, FAIR TO MIDLAND, AS I LAY DYING, FLOOD OF RED, ARMY OF FRESHMAN, LOST ALONE, ELIOT MINOR, CYNIC, PANIC CELL and ARCHITECTS have been confirmed for the Download festival, which is set to take place June 8-10 a...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist: It Was 'Awesome' To Play Mexico With OBITUARY And SADUS

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has issued the following update: "Sunday, May 6: We played at Torreon [Mexico] with OBITUARY and SADUS, [and] it was awesome!. This was the same package we [toured the U.S. with] in '91, when we toured America for the second time. They showed a lot of energy and po...

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SWORN ENEMY Recording New Album 'Maniacal' With All-Star Cast

Taking their sound to raised levels of brutality, SWORN ENEMY are currently recording their new album that will be released this fall through Abacus Recordings. Since SWORN ENEMY formed in 1997 they have represented New York hardcore well, having released two highly popular full lengths and touring...

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SAVATAGE Guitarist Comments On RIAA's Attempt Raise Royalty Rates For Internet Broadcasters

SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery appeared on "The Classic Metal Show" on Saturday, May 5 to promote his latest solo release, "Pins & Needles". During the course of the discussion, Caffery was asked about his take on the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) an...

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AS I LAY DYING Guitarist Discusses Bassist's Departure

AS I LAY DYING guitarist Nick Hipa confirmed to Blistering.com during last weekend's New England Metal and Hardcore Festival that bassist Clint Norris has left the band. The rumor "has been circulating for a long time . . . we've been wanting to say that" Norris left, Hipa said, but the band had ...

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BAD BRAINS To Perform At SCHOOL OF ROCK MUSIC FESTIVAL

BAD BRAINS will perform at the first annual festival being organized by The Paul Green School of Rock, the famous after-school rock program that was the subject of both the documentary "Rock School" and the Jack Black comedy "School of Rock". The School of Rock Music Festival will take place in Asbu...

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UNEARTH Checks In From DIMMU BORGIR Tour

UNEARTH has checked in with the following update: "So far the DIMMU BORGIR tour has been a damn good one. Thanks to everyone of the UNEARTH faithful who have come out to support us on this eclectic bill. We have another three weeks left on this tour, so if it comes near you make sure ...

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REASON ENOUGH Signs With NO JOKE RECORDS

New York City hardcore outfit REASON ENOUGH has inked a deal with No Joke Records. The group is scheduled to enter Underground Studios in New Jersey in July with producer Danny Schuler (ex-BIOHAZARD drummer) to begin recording its debut CD, tentatively due in November. Schuler previously produced th...

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THE GREAT DECEIVER Signs With DEATHWISH INC.

Sweden's THE GREAT DECEIVER has officially signed with Deathwish Inc. for the release of their new album. THE GREAT DECEIVER is the vision of vocal legend Tomas Lindberg (AT THE GATES, DISFEAR, THE CROWN) and longtime friend Kristian Wahlin (NECROLORD),visual artist to legendary bands AT THE GATES,...

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BAD BRAINS: New Audio Sample Available

An audio sample of a new BAD BRAINS song, entitled "Jah People Make The World Go Round", has been posted on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's first proper studio album in over a decade, "Build A Nation", which is scheduled to arrive in stores on June 26 via ...

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CAUGHT IN A TRAP Lines Up East Coast Dates

Queens, New York hardcore outfit CAUGHT IN A TRAP has lined up a number of gigs as it prepares for the release of its debut album, "Rats Get Fat". Show dates include separate bills with New York hardcore legends MADBALL, SUBZERO and MURPHY'S LAW. "Rats Get Fat" was recorded and produced by the legen...

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UNEARTH: New Video Interview With KEN SUSI Available

A video interview with UNEARTH guitarist Ken Susi, conducted by HeavyMetalSource.com at this past weekend's New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, has been posted at YouTube. Watch it in two parts: Part#1, Part#2. UNEARTH's latest album, "III: In the Eyes of Fire", was released last August via Met...

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More Details Revealed About KORN Guitarist's First Signings

California band MONSTER IN THE MACHINE will release its debut album, "Butterfly Pinned", on July 10 (online) and August 21 (retail) via Emotional Syphon Recordings (ADA Distribution),the independent label owned by KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. Artistic freedom remains paramount to Emotional...