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Japan's YOUTHQUAKE Signs With WORMHOLEDEATH

Japanese death/thrash masters YOUTHQUAKE have inked a deal with Wormholedeath. The band, which has been existence for 22 years and has released 10 studio albums so far, will have its latest CD, "Beyond The Void Of Black", made available in Europe on December 30. Legendary X JAPAN guitarist Hide saw...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION Performs Cover Of BRUNO MARS' 'Grenade' (Video)

Dutch symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION performed a cover version of "Grenade" by BRUNO MARS live this past Tuesday, November 27 on the Radio 538 morning show "Evers Staat Op". You can now watch video footage of their appearance below. WITHIN TEMPTATON has been revealing a unique cover every wee...

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STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA's HATRIOT: Audio Snippet Of New Single Available For Streaming

HATRIOT, the new San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band led by former EXODUS and LEGACY (pre-TESTAMENT) frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza, will release its debut album, "Heroes Of Origin", on January 25, 2013 via Germany's Massacre Records. The CD was recorded with producer Juan Urteaga (MACHINE HEAD,...

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CRASHDÏET: New Album Details Revealed

Frontiers Records will release "The Savage Playground", the fourth album from Swedish rockers CRASHDÏET, on January 25 in Europe (excluding Scandinavia) and January 22 in North America. A leading force in the Swedish "sleaze rock" scene of the 2000s — a revival of the glam metal of the 1980s, but wi...

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OVERTORTURE: Debut Album Details Revealed

Swedish death metallers OVERTORTURE will release their debut album, "At The End The Dead Await", on January 25, 2013 via Apostasy Records. The CD was mixed and mastered by Ola Englund (SIX FEET UNDER, FEARED) and features cover artwork by Gustav Germann of GugerArt. The layout was handled by Seiya O...

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THERION Mainman Interviewed By 'The Age Of Metal' (Audio)

The Age Of Metal recently conducted an interview with Christofer Johnsson of Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. THERION is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the release of their new album, "Les Fleurs Du Mal". The b...

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FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist Discusses His Blackstar Series One Blackfire Signature Amp

FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. (real name: Kostas Karamitroudis) recently spoke with Rob Chapman about Gus' new Blackstar Series One Blackfire signature amplifier. You can now watch the chat below. Blackstar has been working closely with Gus to create the ultimate heavy metal amp. Based on...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'I Will Always Be The Singer Of SKID ROW, No Matter What'

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach was interviewed on this past Friday's (Novermber 23) edition of Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his claim in a Twitter posting that he wa...

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MEGADETH: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Atlanta Soundcheck

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has posted a three-minute video clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from pre-show soundcheck at the band's November 26 concert at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, Georgia. Check it out below. The 20th-anniversary edition of MEGADETH's 1992 double platinum-certified "Co...

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GIANT X Featuring RUNNING WILD Members: Audio Snippet Of New Track Available For Streaming

GIANT X, the new band formed by RUNNING WILD members Rolf Kasparek and Peter J. Jordan, will release its debut album, "I", on January 18 in Germany, January 21 in the rest of Europe and January 22 in USA/Canada via Steamhammer/SPV. An audio snippet of the track "On A Blind Flight" can be streamed us...

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OPETH Frontman Discusses Band's First-Ever 'Unplugged' Concert

Roadrunner Records recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Roadrunner Records: You played what was described as your first-ever "unplugged" show earlier this month at Union Chape...

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STONE SOUR's 'Absolute Zero' In No. 1 At Active Rock Radio

STONE SOUR have the number one Active Rock track in the country with "Absolute Zero", which Billboard magazine calls "a ruthless hard rocker, the track pummels the listener in the gut…" RollingStone.com premiered the video for the song on November 14. "Absolute Zero" comes off STONE SOUR's new album...

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DEZ FAFARA Talks Next DEVILDRIVER Album, COAL CHAMBER Future In Audio Interview

Vocalist Dez Fafara of DEVILDRIVER and the reunited COAL CHAMBER was interviewed on the November 16-18 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, g...

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Death by Metal

There's no point judging music artifacts on the merit of audile quality, not when the artifact in question represents the birth of one of the greatest metal bands in history, DEATH. Instead, we should embrace the buzzbombing, ratchety and frankly horrid cassette-era transfer of basement tapes compri...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: Audio Samples Of Two New Songs Available For Streaming

Audio samples of two new songs — "Ugly Noise" and "Play Your Part" — from Arizona metal veterans FLOTSAM AND JETSAM can be streamed below. The tracks come off the band's new album, "Ugly Noise", which will be released on December 4. Funding for the new FLOTSAM AND JETSAM CD was aided by the