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EX DEO: New Album Title Announced; Audio Interview Available

EX DEO — the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal led by KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono — will begin pre-production on its next album, "Caligula", once KATAKLYSM has completed its touring commitments in 2011. Iacono states, "Expect a revolutionary album that will breathe the word 'NEW' into a much-stagn...

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DEVILDRIVER Bassist Forced To Sit Out European Tour Dates

Bassist Jon Miller of Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER has issued the following update: "To all of the DEVILDRIVER fans who will be attending the remaining dates of our current fall/winter European run, it is to my dismay that I will not be able to finish the tour due to a family emer...

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IRON MAIDEN Announces German, Dutch, French Tour Dates

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have confirmed the following European shows as part of "The Final Frontier World Tour 2011": May 28 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Festhalle May 29 - Oberhausen, Germany @ Kopi Arena May 31 - Munich, Germany @ Olympiahalle Jun. 02 - Hamburg, Germany @ O2 World Jun. 03...

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'Dio At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987' Cracks U.S. Top 100

"Dio At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987", the double-disc set which is the first official release from Niji Entertainment Group, the label formed by the late Ronnie James Dio and his wife/manager Wendy Dio, sold 5,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position N...

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ATHEIST: 'Jupiter' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Jupiter", the long-awaited fourth album from reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST, sold around 500 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 88 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new...

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CRADLE OF FILTH's 'Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa' Cracks U.S. Top 100

"Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa", the new album from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, sold 5,800 copies in its first week of release to debut at position No. 99 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, "Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder", opened with a little over 11,000 copies back...

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HELLYEAH In Milan: Photos, Video Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of HELLYEAH — the band featuring Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE),Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (DAMAGEPLAN) — performing in Milan, Italy on Friday, November 12, 2010 can be viewed below. Photos of the conce...

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ATHEIST Drummer Demonstrates Six-Stroke Roll (Video)

Video footage of drummer Steve Flynn of reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST demonstrating his six-stroke roll used in the nw song "Fraudulent Cloth" can be viewed below. The track is featured on ATHEIST's long-awaited fourth album, "Jupiter", which was released on November 9 (one da...

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CRADLE OF FILTH To Resume Work On Orchestral Album Next Month

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH will return to the studio in December to resume work on their next project, an orchestral album titled "Midnight In The Labyrinth", which, according to vocalist Dani "Filth" Davey, will "reinvent" tracks from the band's first four albums and include "full so...

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ACCEPT Guitarist Interviewed By K.K. DOWNING's Official Web Site

Jari Asell and Kimmo Tattari from JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing's official web site, Steel Mill, recently conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Steel Mill: You've got the excellent, new album...

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OVERKILL 's 'Wrecking Everything - Live' To Be Released On Double-LP Gatefold Vinyl

OVERKILL's "Wrecking Everything - Live" has been released by Night Of The Vinyl Dead has released as a limited-edition double-LP gatefold vinyl, including a 12-page booklet and card stickers. The album is limited to 500 hand-numbered copies. Previously released on CD through Eagle/Spitfire Records i...

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Former EMPEROR/ZYKLON Guitarist Discusses THE WRETCHED END Project In METAL ASSAULT Interview

"Ominous", the debut album from THE WRETCHED END — the new Norway-based band featuring guitarist Samoth (EMPEROR, ZYKLON) and bassist Cosmo (MINDGRINDER) alongside Swedish drummer Nils Fjellström (DARK FUNERAL, IN BATTLE, AEON) — was released on on October 25 through Samoth's own imprint label, Noct...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: 'Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa' Fans' Edition Unveiled (Video)

The special fans' edition of CRADLE OF FILTH's new album, "Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa", is only available at this location and will be strictly limited; once they sell out they will never be re-pressed. As vocalist Dani Filth stated, this is will be "the best CRADLE OF FILTH release that we have e...

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FULL BLOWN CHAOS: New Album Details Revealed

Queens, New York hardcore powerhouse FULL BLOWN CHAOS will release its new self-titled album on February 1, 2011 via Ironclad Recordings. The follow-up to 2007's "Heavy Lies the Crown" (Ferret Music) is a 13-track hard-hitting assault which will also see be made available in Europe on Plastic Head a...

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TURISAS: New Album Title, Release Dates Announced

Finnish "battle metal" warriors TURISAS have set "Stand Up And Fight" as the title of their third album, which will be released via Century Media Records on the following dates: Europe: January 31, 2011 North America: February 8, 2011 Release dates for other territories will be announced shortly. Th...