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Oklahoma's BLEED THE SKY Issues Post-SOULFLY Tour Recap

Oklahoma's BLEED THE SKY has just completed a U.S. tour with SOULFLY, DEVASTATION, and INCITE. The band has checked in with the following update: "27 shows in 28 days, a few blown tires, and an awesome Thanksgiving dinner, we are home from — hands down — the BEST tour we've done yet!!! "Starting out...

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MOTÖRHEAD: Video Footage Of TESTAMENT End-Of-Tour Prank Posted Online

Not only are MOTÖRHEAD Grammy Award winners, they are also pranksters. They frequently pull pranks on other bands during the last night of the tour, and this past summer's Metal Masters tour was no different. Video footage shot on August 31 in Northern California during TESTAMENT's set can be viewed...

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Book Author On DIMEBAG's Murder: 'I Don't Think Anyone Besides The Killer Saw This Coming'

Rock author, writer and photographer Chris Armold — who penned the book "A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa" — was interviewed by Northern Edge Music on the fourth anniversary of PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's passing. A couple of excerpts fro...

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'The Best Of GG Allin And The Murder Junkies' DVD Due In January

MVD Visual has set a January 20, 2009 release date for "The Best Of GG Allin And The Murder Junkies" DVD. The disc is described as "a collection of live performances and disgusting moments together on one DVD. The very best of the very worst of GG Allin and the MURDER JUNKIES." Hellbilly rocker Hank...

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DEAD HEAD: New Song Posted Online

Veteran Dutch thrashers DEAD HEAD have posted a new song, "Less Than Zero", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new full-length CD, "Depression Tank", due in February 2009 via Displeased Records. The CD was recorded at Hooiland Studios in Zwolle, Holland and was mixed and mastered...

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MATT SORUM With STEVIE SALAS; Video Footage From CANADIAN ABORIGINAL MUSIC AWARDS Available

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum performed with guitarist Stevie Salas on November 28, 2008 at the Rogers Toronto Blue Jays Stadium as part of the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (where Salas was up for the Best International Album award for his "Be What It Is" effort). Fan-filme...

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MURDER THERAPY Signs With DEITY DOWN RECORDS

Italian death metallers MURDER THERAPY have inked a deal with Holland's Deity Down Records for the release of the band's full-length debut, tentatively due next summer. The quartet — which consists of Francesco D'adamo (guitars, also in CRYPTIC THEORY),vocalist Riccardo Meschiari, bassist Simone Es...

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PSYOPUS Guitarist Offering Lessons

Guitarist Christopher "Arpmandude" Arp of the Rochester, New York-based tech grindcore/hardcore outfit PSYOPUS is offering "weird guitar lessons" in the Rochester area. Arp says, "I charge $10 a half an hour [and] I live near Culver and Merchants. If you want to meet up, MySpace me with your phone n...

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MISERY INDEX: 'Traitors' Video Teaser Available

A 30-second teaser for "Traitors", the new video from the Baltimore, Maryland-based quartet MISERY INDEX, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Dave Brodsky of MyGoodEye in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and will be made available online via HeadbangersBlog.com imminently, with its televised pre...

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UNANIMATED Returns From The Studio

UNANIMATED, the reunited Swedish melodic death metal band featuring former members of ENTOMBED and DISMEMBER, has just returned from the recording studio. According to the group's record label, Regain Records, "The music presented here is utterly outstanding." UNANIMATED's first two albums — 1993's...

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BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE: 'Dichotomy' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Dichotomy", the third album from Atlanta, Georgia-based metallers BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE, sold around 2,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 18 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selli...

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IN THIS MOMENT Performs Acoustic Version Of 'Forever' On ALTITUDE; Video Available

Video footage of Southern California's IN THIS MOMENT performing an acoustic version of its new single, "Forever", on Altitude can be viewed below. IN THIS MOMENT's sophomore album, "The Dream", sold more than 8,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 70...

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TED NUGENT 'Re-Release Extravaganza' Scheduled For February

Eagle Rock Entertainment has set a February 3 release date for a "Ted Nugent Re-Release Extravaganza" consisting of six CDs. A press release description of the reissues reads as follows: "The soundtrack to Ted Nugent's life is the sound of a hard, fast, raging guitar. That's the way it was when Ted...

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THE GATES OF SLUMBER: 'The Awakening', 'Suffer No Guilt' To Receive Vinyl Release This Month

Iron Kodex has set a December 19 release date for the vinyl versions of the groundbreaking "The Awakening" and "Suffer No Guilt" albums by Indianapolis doom metal titans THE GATES OF SLUMBER. The albums will come as luxurious double LPs with heavy gatefold sleeves, posters and big booklets. Each rel...

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LITA FORD's Slinky SYREN Latex Styles Give TWISTED SISTER The Real Glam Treatment

Celebrated rocker Lita Ford teams up with Dee Snider, lead vocalist for bestselling heavy metal band TWISTED SISTER, in a duet for the band's just released video "I'll Be Home for Christmas", available for viewing below. Ford gives the rendition true glam treatment in her smooth, shiny, skintight la...