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ARTILLERY Drummer Announces His Departure

Danish thrash metal veterans ARTILLERY will perform in the U.S. for the first time ever next month. ARTILLERY will play gigs in May in New York and at the Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore. They will then move to South America to perform in Argentina, Chile and Brazil. At the end of the year, ARTILLER...

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'Revolver Golden Gods' Awards: Complete List Of Winners

America's only hard-rock and heavy-metal award show — the fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods award show presented by Epiphone — took place last night (Wednesday, April 11) at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles. For the first time ever, the event was broadcast live in its entirety on Xbox LIVE, as we...

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ATTACKER Recording Vocals For 'Steel Vengeance' Song

New Jersey "classic/true" metallers ATTACKER will enter the studio today to lay down vocals on the track "Steel Vengeance", formerly known as "Condemned". The song was never officially made available any ATTACKER album but was released as an extremely limited quantity single for the band's 2008 Keep...

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MICHAEL KISKE, KAI HANSEN Talk UNISONIC In New Video Interview

A new video interview with former HELLOWEEN and current UNISONIC members Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen can be seen below. In addition to Kiske and Hansen, UNISONIC features in its ranks Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany's PINK CREAM 69 and Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer (who has p...

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PRONG: New Song Available For Streaming

PRONG will release its new album, "Carved Into Stone", on April 24 in North America via Long Branch Records/SPV. The CD was recorded with producer Steve Evetts, who has previously worked with THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SYMPHONY X, SEPULTURA and HATEBREED, among others. The cover artwork was created...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY: First 'Demonocracy' Studio Webisode Released

The first in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Demonocracy", the new studio album from Arizona death metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY, can be seen below. Released on April 10 via Metal Blade Records, the nine-track CD was produced by Jason Seucof (THE BLACK DA...

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RUSH: 'Clockwork Angels' Details Revealed

Legendary rock band RUSH has unveiled details of its highly anticipated, new album, "Clockwork Angels". This is the renowned trio's first new collection of original material in over five years and their first studio release via Anthem/Roadrunner Records. "Clockwork Angels", the band's 20th studio al...

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HALESTORM: Inside 'The Strange Case Of…' Special Radio Show Available For Streaming

The "Inside Halestorm: The Strange Case Of…" special radio program dedicated to HALESTORM's new album, "The Strange Case Of…" can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below. Along with the entire show below, you also get bonus content, including a track-by-track rundown of the CD by all four memb...

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ENGEL: 'Blood Of Saints' Track-By-Track Breakdown (Video)

Gothenburg, Sweden-based metallers ENGEL will release their third album, "Blood Of Saints", on May 18 via Season Of Mist. The CD was recorded at Antfarm studios in Aabyhøj, Denmark. According to the group, the new album "is going to be a good mixture between both [previous ENGEL efforts] 'Threnody'...

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Musicians, Music-Industry Professionals Weigh In On 'A Decade Of Metal' - Part 2 (Video)

Metal Injection has unveiled the second episode of its series which turns the camera onto the people working behind the scenes in the music industry, "On The Record". This is the second of a five-part series focusing on "A Decade Of Metal." Each week, some of the heavyweights that make the heavy met...

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VAMPIRES EVERYWHERE! To Release 'Hellbound And Heartless' In June

Los Angeles-based goth-metallers VAMPIRES EVERYWHERE! will release their sophomore album, "Hellbound And Heartless", on June 19 via Hollywood Waste Records. This release showcases the darker side of VAMPIRES EVERYWHERE!, focusing on message-driven lyrics and deriving musical influence from industria...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION: Another New Song Available For Streaming

"Lifestalker", a brand new song from California progressive grind conquerors CATTLE DECAPITATION, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below (courtesy of Metal Hammer). The track comes off the band's new album, "Monolith Of Inhumanity", which will be released in North America on May 8 via Met...

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HEATHEN Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Nuclear Blast Records has announced the signing of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans HEATHEN. Commented HEATHEN founding member and guitarist Lee Altus: "I'm really happy and couldn't think of a better label for HEATHEN. I've known people at Nuclear Blast, some of whom have been fans of t...

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METAL MIKE Performs With School Of Rock's Metal All-Stars In New York City

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, SEBASTIAN BACH, TESTAMENT, PAINMUSEUM) was a special guest judge for the School Of Rock's all-star "Metal Fest" competition that took place this past Saturday, April 7 at New York City's Gramercy Theater. Metal Mike judged competing bands from nine School O...

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EMMURE: 'I Am Onslaught' Lyric Video Released

The official Eric Richter-produced lyric video for "I Am Onslaught", a brand new song from the Queens, New York-based deathcore act EMMURE, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's fifth full-length album, "Slave To The Game", which is being released today (Tueaday, April 10) via Victory Rec...