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WEEDEATER's DIXIE DAVE Shoots Himself In The Foot

North Carolina's sludge pillagers WEEDEATER have been forced to postpone the recording sessions for their new album after the band's vocalist/bassist, "Dixie" Dave Collins, "shot his big toe off whilst cleaning his favorite shotgun" this past weekend, according to a posting on the group's MySpace pa...

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AIRBOURNE: New Song Available For Streaming

"No Way But The Hard Way", the new single from Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the group's sophomore album, "No Guts. No Glory.", which is scheduled for release on March 8 via Roadrunner Records. AIRBOURNE recently filmed a...

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EXODUS: New Audio Interview With ROB DUKES Available

Greece's Metalzone.gr recently conducted an interview with vocalist Rob Dukes of San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. On Friday, January 8 at the Steve Allen Theater in Los Angeles, thrash metal fans had the unique opportunity...

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BLACK TUSK Begins Recording New Album

Savannah, Georgia's BLACK TUSK will enter the Jam Room studio (BARONESS, BAND OF HORSES, KYLESA, WITHERED) in Columbia, South Carolina today (Monday, January 11) with engineers Jay Matheson and Steve Slavich to begin recording the band's new album, tentatively titled "Taste The Sin", for a spring/su...

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EXODUS: Report From 'Shovel Headed Tour Machine' DVD Screening Available

On Friday, January 8 at the Steve Allen Theater in Los Angeles, thrash metal fans had the unique opportunity to attend an exclusive, advanced screening of footage from EXODUS' new DVD, "Shovel Headed Tour Machine: Live At Wacken & Other Assorted Atrocities". Special guests for the evening were t...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman Performs METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES Covers In Connecticut

CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho joined the cover band LIPLOK on stage this past Friday night (January 8) at Z's Cafe in New Haven, Connecticut to perform a few cover songs, including GUNS N' ROSES' "Sweet Child O' Mine" and METALLICA's "Enter Sandman". Laiho attended the show with J...

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DÉTENTE: European Tour Dates Announced

Reunited California metallers DÉTENTE — featuring original members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) alongside the group's latest addition, vocalist Tiina Teal — have scheduled the following dates: Apr. 29 - Tilburg, Netherlands - The Little Devil Apr. 30 - Antw...

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ANVIL To Head To Los Angeles For CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS

ANVIL, the Canadian heavy metal band whose "Cinderella" story, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", is nominated for a Critics' Choice movie award in the category of "Best Documentary", will travel to Los Angeles to attend the awards presentation that will be held at the Hollywood Palladium this Friday, Jan...

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HEIR APPARENT's 'One Small Voice' To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks, Live DVD

Greece's Arkeyn Steel Records will reissue "One Small Voice", the 1989 album from U.S. progressive/power metallers HEIR APPARENT, as a limited-edition (2,000 copies) CD/DVD package, featuring bonus tracks and a live DVD, "Live At The Riviera - 1988". The album will feature the following bonus tracks...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Returns To Live Stage After Three Years; Video Available

THE DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT, the band led by Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR),kicked off its North American tour with BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, CYNIC and SCALE THE SUMMIT this past Friday night (January 8) in Nashville, Tenn...

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MISERY INDEX: Studio Blog Launched

Baltimore, Maryland's MISERY INDEX entered Wright Way Studios (DYING FETUS, SLIPKNOT, MOS DEF) on Saturday (January 2) with engineer Steve Wright to begin recording its new album, tentatively titled "Heirs To Thievery", for a May release via Relapse Records. An exclusive in-studio written/pictoral b...

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DETRIMENTUM Seeking Bassist/Vocalist

U.K. extreme metallers DETRIMENTUM are seeking a bass/vocalist to complete their four-piece lineup: Current members: Jonathan Butlin - Guitar Paul Wilkinson - Guitar Steve Powell (ANAAL NATHRAKH session) - Drums DETRIMENTUM has finished writing eight new tracks (guitars only) for the band's second a...

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FORBIDDEN's STEVE SMYTH Says New Album 'Is Going To Be Heavy'

Bay Area Metal Scene recently conducted an interview with guitarist Steve Smyth (FORBIDDEN, THE ESSENESS PROJECT, ex-NEVERMORE, TESTAMENT). An excerpt from the question-and-answer session follows below. Bay Area Metal Scene: Many people remember the news that broke when you had to leave NEVERMORE a...

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ANVIL Kicks Off North American Tour In Cleveland; Video Available

Canadian metal legends ANVIL kicked off their 2010 North American tour last night (Thursday, January 7) in Cleveland, Ohio at the House Of Blues. The band performed an 85-minute set to a very large crowd despite blizzard conditions. Cleveland metal acts DESTRUCTOR and ETERNAL LEGACY provided support...

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RISE TO ADDICTION Parts Ways With Bassist

Bassist Joel Graham has left RISE TO ADDICTION — the British band which features in its ranks former BLAZE members John Slater (guitar) and Steve Wray (guitar) — and has joined British thrashers EVILE. RISE TO ADDICTION states, "It's a real shame, but Joel's replacement is already in rehearsals, so...