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DIAMOND PLATE Vocalist Forced To Leave OVERKILL Tour

Bassist and lead vocalist Jon Macak of Chicago, Illinois-based thrashers DIAMOND PLATE will leave the band's current tour with OVERKILL and GOD FORBID to return home due to a recent family emergency. His bandmates have decided to continue on with the remainder of their trek with tour manager and clo...

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FATES WARNING: Multi-Camera Fan-Filmed Video Footage From São Paulo

U.S. progressive metal icons FATES WARNING tapped Mike Portnoy (ADRENALINE MOB, TRANSATLANTIC, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) to sit behind the kit for their first-ever visit to South America as special guests for QUEENSRŸCHE on April 14 at HSBC Brasil in São Paulo, Brazil. Multi-camera fan-filme...

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OVERKILL: Quality Los Angeles Concert Footage Available

Quality video footage of OVERKILL's May 3 performance at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California can be seen below. OVERKILL is currently headlining a North American tour with support from GOD FORBID, SUIDAKRA and DIAMOND PLATE. OVERKILL's new album, "The Electric Age", registered the following Europe...

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ANGELUS APATRIDA's 'The Call' Cracks Spanish Top 15

"The Call", the new album from Spanish thrashers ANGELUS APATRIDA, has entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 14. This marks Century Media Records' highest-ever chart entry in Spain. Commented the band: "We couldn't be happier! We wanna thank everyone at Century Media...

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OVERKILL Frontman: 'There's A Fine Line Between Style And Repetition'

Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: The band has just reached album number 17 with "The Electric Age". How do you...

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MOTÖRHEAD: 'The Wörld Is Ours Vol. 2' DVD Due This Fall

According to the official blog of the MOTÖRHEAD fan club organizer/editor Alan Burridge, the band's "The Wörld Is Ours Vol. 2" DVD will be released to tie in with MOTÖRHEAD's annual U.K. tour in November. Released in North America in January via Motörhead Music/UDR, "The Wörld Is Ours Vol. 1 - Every...

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How many times have you read a review in which the riff described was referenced as something reminiscent of Fast Eddie Clarke's work in MOTÖRHEAD or in some cases FASTWAY? His axe tone and the little things he does, like the twist at the end or a riff or a certain way that the run ...

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FORTÉ To Release 'Unholy War' In June

FORTÉ was founded in Oklahoma City in 1987 and in those early stages they band played an abundant amount of shows quickly establishing themselves within the flourishing underground metal scene by opening for bands like PANTERA, DREAM THEATER, FATES WARNING, WATCHTOWER, OVERKILL, SAVATAGE and TROUBLE...

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FATES WARNING's 'Inside Out' Album To Be Reissued As 3-Disc Package

Metal Blade Records has set a June 5 release date (one day earlier internationally) for the reissue of FATES WARNING's classic 1994 album "Inside Out". This re-release comes as a double CD plus bonus-DVD. It contains the classic original album as well as live tracks from a German show FATES WARNING...

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OVERKILL Frontman Interviewed On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show (Audio)

Vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL was interviewed on the April 20-22 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when...

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OVERKILL: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Electric Rattlesnake' Video Shoot

The first in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot for "Electric Rattlesnake", a brand new song from New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL, can be seen below. The clip was filmed in February at the historic Paramount Theater in Asbury Park, New Jersey w...

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OVERKILL Frontman Likes To 'Stay Away From Politics In The Lyrics'

Mark Morton of Heavy Metal Examiner recently conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Heavy Metal Examiner: How do you continue to be excited about a new album release after doing it fo...

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DEFTONES, DETHKLOK, VOIVOD, SWORD, TRIVIUM Added To HEAVY MTL Festival

DEFTONES, DETHKLOK, VOIVOD, SWORD (not to be confused with the Texan band THE SWORD),TRIVIUM, EMMURE, DIEMONDS and DANCE LAURY DANCE have been added to the Heavy MTL festival, which will return to Montreal, Qebec, Canada at Parc Jean-Drapeau on August 11 and August 12. As of now, weekend passes for...

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DEFTONES, DETHKLOK, TRIVIUM, CANCER BATS Added To HEAVY T.O. Festival

DEFTONES, DETHKLOK, TRIVIUM, CANCER BATS, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, ROSE FUNERAL and ORIGIN are among the newly confirmed bands for the Heavy T.O. festival, set to take place August 11-12 at Downsview Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, August 11 SLI...

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ANGELUS APATRIDA: 'You Are Next' Video Released

"You Are Next", the new video from Spanish thrashers ANGELUS APATRIDA, can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new studio album, "The Call", which will be released on April 30 via Century Media Records. The CD was once again recorded at Ultrasound Studio in Moita, Portugal with producer Da...