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MESHUGGAH Confirmed For Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival

According to HeavyMetal.no, Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH have been confirmed for the Hole In The Sky festival, set to take place August 27-30 in Bergen, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ASPHYX CARCASS DISMEMBER EXODUS GEHENNA LOBOTOMIZED MESHUGGAH MUNICIPAL...
February 25, 2008
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DAVE MUSTAINE Says Guys That Don't Play Solos 'Aren't Fully Accomplished Guitar Players'

The third installment of the U.S. Gigantour — the acclaimed traveling heavy music festival launched in 2005 by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine — will launch April 12 in Denver, CO with headliner MEGADETH, Swedish metal band IN FLAMES, Finland's CHILDREN OF BODOM, Arizona's modern extreme JOB FOR A CO...
February 24, 2008
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ALL SHALL PERISH To Enter Studio In April

After touring 10 out of 12 months in 2007, Oakland, California-based death metal band ALL SHALL PERISH has retreated to its studio to write their follow-up to "The Price of Existence", set to be released worldwide on Nuclear Blast Records in 2008. Commented the group: "For the past 2-3 months, our s...
February 24, 2008
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THE ALLSEEING I: New Song Posted Online

Norwegian extreme metallers THE ALLSEEING I have finished mixing their debut album, "Holodemiurgia", with Valle Adzic (IMPIOUS, CARPATHIAN FOREST, BLOOD RED THRONE). A song from the CD, "Pandemoplasmodium", is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. "Holodemiurgia" is scheduled for relea...
February 24, 2008
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You Must Come with Us

Turkey counts a surprising number of extreme metal bands and dedicated fans in its populace, not the least of which include Unmatched Brutality artists CENOTAPH (not the Mexican band) and black metal act EPISODE 13. The support certainly seems to be present in a big way in this Westernized democracy...
February 24, 2008
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New MEGADETH Guitarist To Take Part In Online Chat

New MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick will take part in an online chat today (Saturday, February 23) from Manchester, UK at 5:00 p.m. GMT (9:00 a.m. PST / 12:00 noon EST) at the Gigantour chat room. You must be a registered member of the Gigantour forums to participate. Tune in to Total Rock radio...
February 23, 2008
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LOS ANGELES MURDERFEST: More Bands Announced

Church of the 8th Day, the organizers behind the Los Angeles Murderfest, have announced the next round of bands for the festival, set to take place April 18-20 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California. Daniel Dismal, the festivals founder had this to say about the line-up thus far: "This yea...
February 23, 2008
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HOLLENTHON: 'Opus Magnum' Tentative Track Listing Revealed

After issuing two critically acclaimed albums nearly a decade ago — "Domus Mundi" (1999) and "With Vilest Of Worms To Dwell" (2001) — Austrian symphonic extreme metal outfit HOLLENTHON is set to return this spring with the release of a new full-length CD. Entitled "Opus Magnum", the new effort will...
February 22, 2008
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New MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK To Guest On TOTAL ROCK

Tune in to Total Rock radio this Sunday, February 24 for a live interview with new MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick. Chris will guest on the show "Guitarmageddon" with resident DJ Chris Glancy at 5:00 p.m. UK time (17:00 GMT). "Guitarmageddon" offers an insight into some of the legendary guitar pl...
February 22, 2008
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BELPHEGOR To Guest On This Weekend's 'Chaos With Full Metal Jackie'

Helmuth and Serpenth of Austrian extreme metallers BELPHEGOR will be the featured guests on Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie" this Sunday (February 24) at 10:00 p.m. PST (1:00 a.m. EST Monday morning). In addition to taking part in an interview, they will premie...
February 22, 2008
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DECAPITATED Singer 'Is Stable And On His Way To A Full Recovery'

Polish extreme metallers DECAPITATED — whose drummer, Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka, died on November 2 in a Russian hospital from injuries sustained in a road collision — have issued the following update: "Unfortunately, we are unable to respond to each and every person due to the overwhelming response f...
February 22, 2008
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TRINACRIA Signs With INDIE RECORDINGS

Indie Recordings has announced the signing of Norwegian experimental noise/metal masters TRINACRIA. According to a press release, "TRINACRIA is named after the ancient symbol of an eye enclosed by a pyramid, as shown on the American dollar bill. The symbol has long been considered a coded emblem of...
February 22, 2008
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METAL BLADE Launches The 'New X-Treme'

Metal Blade Records has issued the following press release: "A new wave of x-treme bands is finding its way into the metal world! It's not just now that Metal Blade Records has started to support young talent within the metal scene. Metal Blade has been involved in the breaking of up-and-coming meta...
February 22, 2008
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STORMLORD Signs With LOCOMOTIVE RECORDS

Italian "extreme epic metal" band STORMLORD has signed a deal with Locomotive Records (GRAVE DIGGER, ASTRAL DOORS, BENEDICTUM) for the release of its long-awaited fourth full-length album, titled "Mare Nostrum". Commented the group: "We are so excited about this new deal. Locomotive Records is one o...
February 22, 2008
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ENTOMBED Confirmed For THE LOS ANGELES MURDERFEST VERSION 4.0

Long-running Swedish metallers ENTOMBED have been confirmed for The Los Angeles Murderfest Version 4.0, set to take place April 19-20 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California. The festival, which promises to feature more exclusive and rare West Coast performances from the top names in the ex...
February 21, 2008