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CANNIBAL CORPSE: 'Evisceration Plague' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Evisceration Plague", the new album from Tampa, Florida-based death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE, can be viewed below. Commented bassist Alex Webster, "For 'Evisceration Plague' we enlisted legendary gore/horror artist Vincent Locke, who has done artwork for all of our relea...

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PRIMORDIAL: Dublin Show To Be Filmed For Possible DVD Release

Vocalist Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill of the of the Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL has issued the following update: "There has been rumours flying around about the show we are doing on January 24th in Dublin but we can confirm now that it will be pro-filmed for a possible DVD release. The last sho...

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Overlords of Chaos

A more appropriate name for this Portuguese band does not exist. The music of IRONSWORD heard on new album "Overlords of Chaos" (from traditional heavy metal label Shadow Kingdom) conjures images not of just Marshall stacks and denim 'n leather throngs, but of burly, hirsute dudes wielding axes and...

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While You Were Sleeping…

Just when I'm feeling like I can't take any more of this propagating breed of new school death/grind/core metal youngsters THE PLASMARIFLE's "While You Were Sleeping…" comes along and leaves a mighty big impression on me. Though an overused term like deathcore might apply in this case, it seems more...

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Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder

While parts of "Nymphetamine" saw a return to the blaspheme and bedlam that prevailed during the early days of CRADLE OF FILTH; its predecessor, "Thornography" left more to be desired than any album in their discography. Commercially, the 2006 release might have been a success, but that element of b...

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AXL ROSE: Why I Am Continung To Use Name GUNS N' ROSES

GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose has made a lengthy posting to the MyGNRForum.com web site where he answered a number of fan-submitted questions related to such topics as why he is continuing to use the GUNS name and the circumstances that led to the breakup of the classic GN'R lineup. His posting ...

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TURISAS: No New Album Before 2010

Lucem Fero recently published an interview with TURISAS vocalist Mathias "Warlord" Nygård, conducted in September by Welsh interviewer Anthony Morgan. Topics of discussion included TURISAS' DVD, "A Finnish Summer With Turisas", its accompanying documentary, "Battle Metal"'s re-recording, and plans f...

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Former VIXEN Drummer To Host 'The Friday Guest DJ Hour' On METAL EXPRESS RADIO

Former VIXEN drummer Roxy Petrucci will host "The Friday Guest DJ Hour" on Metal Express Radio on Friday, December 19 at 9:00 a.m. EST and 3:00 p.m. EST. Petrucci, who in May 2008 announced that she was going to collaborate with fellow original VIXEN members Janet Gardner (vocals/guitar) and Share P...

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DORO Celebrates 25th Anniversary With SCORPIONS, OVERKILL, Ex-NIGHTWISH Members

Doro Pesch celebrated her 25-year career as the reigning queen of German heavy metal by performing a three-hour set last night (Saturday, December 13) at the 20,000-capacity ISS Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany. HOLY MOSES, LEAVES EYES' and ARCH ENEMY opened the show and were followed by full set by DORO...

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HIGH ON FIRE Signs With KOCH RECORDS

Oakland, California's HIGH ON FIRE has inked a new deal with Koch Records. The band's new studio album is expected sometime in 2009. HIGH ON FIRE's former record label, Relapse, will release a live album from the group entitled "Live From The Relapse Contamination Festival" on January 6. The eight-s...

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GIGANTOUR 2009: First Rumored Acts

AVENGED SEVENFOLD and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE are rumored to be in talks to take part in next year's North American Gigantour — the acclaimed traveling heavy music festival launched by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. No official announcement has yet been made regarding the lineup of the fourth editi...

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BRING ME THE HORIZON: New Video Interview With LEE MALIA Available

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with lead guitarist Lee Malia of the U.K.'s BRING ME THE HORIZON on December 9, 2008 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Watch the chat in two parts below. "Suicide Season", the new album from BRING ME THE HORIZON, was issued in the U.K. on October 6 via Visible Noise an...

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CHRIS CORNELL: 'Scream' Video To Premiere On Monday

Head over to Yahoo! Music Video Premieres on Monday, December 15 to see an exclusive premiere of Chris Cornell's (AUDIOSLAVE, SOUNDGARDEN) new video for "Scream", the title track from his forthcoming album. From Tuesday, December 16, it will also be on ChrisCornell.com, YouTube, MTV, VH1 and other T...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY, POISONBLACK, FEAR MY THOUGHTS: Lyon Performances To Be Broadcast

On Sunday, December 14, Radio Metal will broadcast full-length live performances from DARK TRANQUILLITY, POISONBLACK and FEAR MY THOUGHTS which were recorded on October 29, 2008 at the Ninkasi Kao in Lyon, France. To listen to the three-hour program, connect to Radio Metal this Sunday, December 14 a...

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GEORGE LYNCH: New Audio Interview Available

Legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB, SOULS OF WE) was interviewed earlier this week by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The George Lynch interview...