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KROKUS Announces North American Release Date For 'Hellraiser'

Veteran Swiss rockers KROKUS will release their new album, "Hellraiser", in North America on October 24 (September 18 in Europe, except Germany and Switzerland, where it will be issued on September 15) via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Rock the Block" was recorded with producer Dennis Ward (...

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BRUTAL TRUTH: 'Animal Kingdom' / 'Kill Trend Suicide' Reissue To Include Bonus Video Footage

Relapse Records has set an October 17 release date for the reissue of the post-Earache material from influential '90s extreme metallers BRUTAL TRUTH, "Sounds of the Animal Kingdom" (1997) and the preceding "Kill Trend Suicide" mini-CD (1996). According to a posting on the Relapse web site, "'Sounds....

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KORN's THE FAMILY VALUES TOUR Stages Triumphant Return With Sold-Out Shows

KORN's The Family Values Tour is back — in a big way — as fans in the south are turning out in record numbers to see this summer's hottest tour. Kicking off with a sold-out show of 17,000 rocking fans at Nashville's Starwood Amphitheatre, The Family Values Tour has gone on to set new numbers ...

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ENTHRALLMENT: 'Total Zombie Domination' Video Available Online

Bulgarian brutal death metalers ENTHRALLMENT have uploaded their video for the song "Total Zombie Domination" at this location (top video clip on the page). The song comes off the group's latest CD, "Smashed Brain Collection", which was released in July via Grindethic Records and Grotesque Productio...

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CARMINE APPICE: JIMI HENDRIX Didn't Like LED ZEPPELIN Because They Stole From Everybody

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisted recently conducted an interview with legendary rock drummer Carmine Appice (VANILLA FUDGE, CACTUS, BECK, BOGERT & APPICE, ROD STEWART, KING KOBRA, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisted: You have me curious with the ne...

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THE HAUNTED, AKERCOCKE To Headline U.K.'s DAMNATION FESTIVAL

Extreme legends THE HAUNTED and death metal overlords AKERCOCKE will headline this year's Damnation Festival, set to take place October 15 at Jilly's Rockworld and Music Box in Manchester, England. Ragga-punks SKINDRED and the debauched MISTRESS will join them to complete two stages of uncompromisin...

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HATEBREED, NAPALM DEATH, EXODUS: More Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been released for "Monsters of Mayhem", the upcoming tour featuring HATEBREED, NAPALM DEATH, EXODUS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, DESPISED ICON and FIRST BLOOD. They are as follows: Sep. 01 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium Sep. 03 - Lancaster, PA @ The Chameleon Sep. 04 - Springfield, VA...

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Ex-DEATH/CYNIC Guitarist PAUL MASVIDAL Remembers CHUCK SCHULDINER

ChAoS MuSiC FoRuM ecently conducted an interview with former DEATH/CYNIC guitarist Paul Masvidal. A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Chaos-Forum: What can you tell us about Chuck Schuldiner as a human being... songwriter and a bandmate? Masvidal: "He was passionate abo...

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DISTURBED Singer Says It's Hard To Assemble 'Music As A Weapon' Tour

Launch Radio Networks reports: DISTURBED has enlisted STONE SOUR for its third Music As A Weapon tour. The band says it always has a hard time assembling a balanced roster for the tour. Singer David Draiman told Launch the band has a difficult time building the bill for the Music As A Weapon tour be...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer Comments On Iran Changing Western Words

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has posted the following message on his official web site: "So the news today has reported that Iran is replacing Western names with alternative names. Words like 'pizza' are not to be used. 'Elastic bread' — much more hip. "In a bigger picture, if this is the beginni...

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H.I.M., PAPA ROACH, LOSTPROPHETS: Fall Tour Dates Announced

According to MTV.com, Finnish goth rockers H.I.M. will be joining forces this fall with Northern Californian alt-metal group PAPA ROACH for an 11-date road trip that's set to launch October 18 in Lowell, Massachusetts, with dates scheduled through October 31 in Universal City, California. The bill f...

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ZAKK WYLDE: OZZY Is 'Singing Great' On This Year's OZZFEST

Jonathan Takiff of the Philadelphia Daily News recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: OK, so exactly how hot has it been on the road this summer? Zakk: It's beyond f---ing hot. Some days, the flesh is meltin...

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GRAVE Sets Title For Live DVD; November Release Expected

Swedish death metallers GRAVE have set "Enraptured" as the title of its upcoming live DVD, which will be filmed on August 24 at the Stodola Club in Warsaw, Poland. A standard DVD edition and a DVD+CD limited-edition version are set to be released in November via Metal Mind Productions. More informat...

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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist Talks About 'Redneck' Video Concept

Chris Harris of MTV.com recently spoke to LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton about the making of the group's video for "Redneck". According to Morton, LAMB OF GOD salvaged a concept they'd abandoned years before: the Virginia metallers — in debauched, beer-guzzling rock-star fashion — crash a toddler...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN: 'Behind-The-Scenes' Footage of DOLMAYAN Drum Kit Available

Behind-the-scenes footage of SYSTEM OF A DOWN drummer John Dolmayan's custom drum kit has been posted online at YouTube.com. SYSTEM OF A DOWN is planning on taking a long hiatus after completing this summer's Ozzfest. The group's guitarist, Daron Malakian, is forming a new band called SCARS ON BROAD...