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PRIMORDIAL Frontman On Life In Ireland, Touring The U.S.

JJ Koczan of The Obelisk recently conducted an interview with PRIMORDIAL frontman Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill in which the vocalist gave his opinions on the state of life in the band's native Ireland and his experiences touring in the U.S. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. The Obelisk: In one...

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LOCK UP: Quality NEUROTIC DEATHFEST Footage Posted Online

Quality fan-filmed video footage of grindcore supergroup LOCK UP — featuring AT THE GATES frontman Tomas Lindberg, Anton Reisenegger of PENTAGRAM and CRIMINAL on guitar, NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury and ex-DIMMU BORGIR and TESTAMENT drummer Nick Barker — performing at this year's Neurotic Death...

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Former ANTHRAX Guitarist DAN SPITZ: 'I Will Not Stop Playing And Touring Ever Again'

Former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz was released from the hospital last week after he received treatment for complications from his 2009 heart attack. Spitz is currently hard at work on the debut album from his DEUXMONKEY project, which also features ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes, vocalist Wade Black (...

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ZONARIA: More Footage From The Road Posted Online

More behind-the-scenes footage from ZONARIA's recently completed European tour with DARK FUNERAL can be viewed below. ZONARIA has entered the Abyss studio in Sweden with producer Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY, SONIC SYNDICATE, HYPOCRISY, CENTINEX, CARNAL FORGE) to begin recording its new album for...

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PESTILENCE: New Album Title, Producer Revealed

Guitarist/vocalist Patrick Mameli of resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metallers PESTILENCE revealed to Mexico's Search & Destroy web site that the band's forthcoming studio album will be titled "Doctrine" and it will be produced by V. Santura (DARK FORTRESS, TRIPTYKON). A tentative Februar...

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Of Sulphur and Suicide

Attention all metal-oriented record labels, either you've overlooked "Of Sulphur and Suicide" by Switzerland's ALL LIFE ENDS or you've just not had a chance to listen to it yet. Whatever the case, give it a listen because you may very well find it good enough to stamp on a barcode and release it. Th...

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OPETH's 'Still Life' To Be Re-Released On Double Vinyl With New Artwork

OPETH's "Still Life" album will be re-released on double vinyl on June 7 via Peaceville Records. "Still Life" was OPETH's first outing for Peaceville and armed with renewed enthusiasm, the band delivered a flawless gem of an LP. Originally released in 1999, the enigmatic "Still Life" is an ambitious...

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BRUTAL GODZ Begins Recording Debut Album

BRUTAL GODZ, the new Germany-based project featuring former/current members of BLIND GUARDIAN, RHAPSODY OF FIRE, REBELLION and METAL CHURCH, has entered guitarist Uwe Lulis' studio in Frankfurt, Germany to begin recording its debut album, "Echoes Of The Dead", for a fall release. According to the ba...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Says Future Live Performances Will Feature 'Just A Few Of The Classics'

San Francisco bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT are rehearsing a brand new set for the upcoming "American Carnage" tour with SLAYER and MEGADETH. TESTAMENT promises to deliver a modern and most brutal set of songs which is sure to incite multiple mosh pits (old-school style). Fans can expect to hear favo...

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MY RUIN Announces Special London Show

Los Angeles-based hard rock band MY RUIN, featuring the husband-and-wife team of Mick Murphy (guitar) and Tairrie B. (vocals),will play a special show at the Islington 02 Academy in the U.K. on September 24 to celebrate the release of the group's sixth full-length studio album, "Ghosts And Good Sto...

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RAVEN Announces More European Tour Dates

Veteran British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN has scheduled the following European tour dates: May 22 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Rock Hard Festival Jun. 12 - Sölvesborg, Sweden - Sweden Rock Festival Jun. 19 - Clisson, France - Hellfest Jun. 25 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting Jul. 31 - B...

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PESTILENCE: New Audio Interview With PATRICK MAMELI Available

On May 6, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Patrick Mameli of resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metallers PESTILENCE. Patrick talked in depth about coming back to the U.S. after 16 years; PESTILENCE's comeback album, "Resurrection Macabre";...

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CLINGING TO THE TREES OF A FOREST FIRE: New Song Posted Online

Denver, Colorado's CLINGING TO THE TREES OF A FOREST FIRE will release its debut album, "Songs of Ill Hope and Desperation", on June 8 via Prosthetic Records. The CD was recorded by Dave Otero at Flatline Audio (CEPHALIC CARNAGE, CATHETER, COBALT) in the band's hometown and is said to be the group's...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Drummer Schedules Sydney Workshop

Billy Rymer, drummer of the massively popular brutal U.S. mathcore band THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, will take part in a one-off drum workshop at Sydney, Australia's The Brain Recording Studios on Saturday, May 22. Rymer, who has pounded the skins with a huge variety of heavy acts, will be imparting h...

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ASPHYX: Vinyl Collector's Edition Of 'The Rack' Due In June

Ibex Moon Records has announced the upcoming release of the special collector's vinyl edition of all-time classic, death metal masterpiece "The Rack" from the mighty Dutch outfit ASPHYX. The release will only be available from Ibex Moon Records and Abyss Records mailorder. The first 25 copies sold t...