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SALEM Issues Drummer Challenge

Long-running Israeli extreme metallers SALEM have been hard at work on material for a new album, tentatively due in 2009. One new tune in particular, called "Heartbeat", is described by the band as "a 13-minute long percussive ordeal that our drummer cannot yet play from start to finish in one take....

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ALL SHALL PERISH: Helsinki Interview, Performance Footage Posted Online

Finland's HardcoreSounds.Net conducted an interview with drummer Matt Kuykendall of the Oakland, California-based extreme metallers ALL SHALL PERISH on September 11, 2008 at Nosturi in Helsinki. Watch the seven-minute chat below. Also available is video footage from the Helsinki concert. ALL SHALL P...

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MARILYN MANSON Collaborating With NE-YO?

R&B songwriter/performer Ne-Yo, whose "Year of the Gentleman", is set to debut at position No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart next week (behind METALLICA's "Death Magnetic"),has told UK's Daily Star that he is preparing to collaborate with shock-rocker Marilyn Manson. "We're about to go into the...

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ROYAL ANGUISH: New Audio Interview Available

Matt Knowles of the Florida-based extreme metal band ROYAL ANGUISH was interviewed on September 20, 2008 by DJ Acidos of the Dutch radio station Radio Moonrock. The 25-minute chat can be downloaded in three parts: Part#1 Part#2 Part#3 Three tracks from the forthcoming ROYAL ANGUISH album entitled "T...

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ARCH ENEMY Confirmed For DORO's 25th-Anniversary Concert

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have been confirmed to perform at DORO's "25 Years in Rock" anniversary event on December 13, 2008 at the ISS Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are LEAVES' EYES and former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen, among others. Comments ARCH ENEM...

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PSYCROPTIC: Darwin Show Postponed

Tasmanian tech-death masters PSYCROPTIC have been forced to postpone their previously announced October 17 concert in Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory, Australia, due to "unforeseen circumstances." Commented PSYCROPTIC drummer Dave Haley: "Everything was done by our management team and ours...

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GOJIRA: New Audio Interview With JOE DUPLANTIER Available

Headbanger's Blog recently tracked down frontman Joe Duplantier of the French progressive-extreme metallers GOJIRA to discuss the creation of the band's new album, "The Way of All Flesh", what inspired him to write an LP about death, what he thinks awaits beyond the abyss, his contributions to the C...

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ANTHRAX: Footage From Japanese Concert Posted Online

Video footage of ANTHRAX performing its classic song "Caught In A Mosh" on August 15, 2008 at Club Citta in Kawasaki, Japan can be viewed below. ANTHRAX made its first-ever appearance in Korea as the headliner of the 10th annual Dongducheon Rock Festival on August 17 in Dongducheon. In a recent inte...

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WATAIN Announces 10-Year-Anniversary Concert

Swedish black metallers WATAIN have issued the following update: "As a closure to the two-year-long Fuck the World Tour, WATAIN will do a final date in Uppsala, Sweden, on the 6th of December. This ceremonial performance shall mark the 10-year anniversary of the band, which is also why it is held in...

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HINDER, TRAPT, REV THEORY To Team Up For 'Jägermeister Music Tour'

HINDER will headline this fall's Jägermeister Music Tour with support from TRAPT and REV THEORY. The trek will kick off on October 28 in San Diego. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. "Use Me", the new video from HINDER, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Wayne Isham, who has a...

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FALSE ICONS Debut Produced By MINISTRY's AL JOURGENSEN

FALSE ICONS will release its debut CD, "God Complex", on November 11 via 13th Planet Records. The band features industrial rock veteran John Bechdel on vocals, guitar and keyboards; Brian Broadt on keyboards, vocals and guitars; Mark Panek on drums; and Dave Brown on bass. Mixed and produced by MINI...

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DRAGONFORCE: More 'Ultra Beatdown' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Ultra Beatdown", the new album from British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Australia: #18 Canada: #15 Finland: #25 Ireland: #47 Japan: #9 Singapore: #15 Taiwan: #19 UK: #18 USA: #18 "Ultra Beatdown" sold 24,000 copies in the United...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary Makers Schedule More Radio Appearances

Rick Ernst and Rat Skates — director and associate producer, respectively, of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the critically acclaimed documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — will guest on this Monday's (September 22) edition...

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ORDER OF ENNEAD: More Ft. Lauderdale Footage Posted Online

Video footage of ORDER OF ENNEAD — the Florida extreme metal band featuring Steve Asheim (drums; DEICIDE),Scott Patrick (bass; RESURRECTION),Kevin Quirion (guitar, vocals; COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN) and John Li (guitar) — performing the song "The Culling" on September 13, 2008 at the Culture Room in F...

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BATTLEFIELDS Signs With TRANSLATION LOSS RECORDS

Translation Loss Records has announced the signing of Minnesota's BATTLEFIELDS. The group is currently recording its as-yet-untitled new album at The Devil's Workshop in Minnesota with drummer Rob Schmidt at the helm. The CD will be mastered by Nick Zampiello at New Alliance Audio and will feature t...