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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES: 'Live At The Olympic Auditorium' DVD Due In January

Since their beginnings in Venice, California in the early '80s, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES have led the charge in the skate punk/thrash metal movement, consequently influencing an entire generation of bands along the way. Fontana Distribution has announced "Live At The Olympic Auditorium", SUICIDAL TENDENC...

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Defeat

You have got to admire a band that kicks subtlety right in the balls and instead takes a musical approach akin to smacking someone in the mouth with board full of rusty nails. The band about which I write is ARMED FOR APOCALYPSE and the album is "Defeat", the debut disc for Ironclad Recordings. Spec...

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DIO's CRAIG GOLDY Discusses 'Destiny Bridge' Program; Video Available

DIO's Craig Goldy — who is currently touring with Welsh hard rock legends BUDGIE as a guest guitarist — was interviewed by The West Coast Music Shack when BUDGIE played Perth, Australia on November 11, 2009. Watch the chat below. Goldy has amassed "an incredible knowledge of the inner workings of th...

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ARMORED SAINT: New Album Title Announced

Bassist Joey Vera of Los Angeles metal veterans ARMORED SAINT has issued the following update: "After six weeks, the new ARMORED SAINT record is done. Well, not entirely….we still have to have it mastered which should be done in the next two weeks. So technically, there's plenty of time for more arb...

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SARAH JEZEBEL DEVA: 'A Sign Of Sublime' Track Listing Revealed

British vocalist Sarah Jezebel Deva — who has toured and/or recorded with CRADLE OF FILTH, THERION, MORTIIS and ANGTORIA — will release her solo album, "A Sign Of Sublime", in February 2010 through Rising Records. The drums on the CD were laid down by Max Blunos, formerly of the U.K. death metal out...

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DIMMU BORGIR Launches Official YouTube Channel

Norwegian black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have launched their official YouTube channel at this location. From now through November 30, 2009, you can enter to win the "Rock Like Silenoz" sweepstakes. The prize? None other than DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz's exact rig, with the ESP LTD Okkultist guitar...

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MY DYING BRIDE: Video Footage From HELLFIRE II Festival Available

Video footage of U.K. doom metal legends MY DYING BRIDE performing the song "Vast Choirs" at the Hellfire II festival on November 8, 2009 at the NEC in Birmingham, England can be viewed below (courtesy of Dave Ingham a.k.a. YouTube user "triptykon"). MY DYING BRIDE's new EP, "Bring Me Victory", was...

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You Can Rock Like DIMMU BORGIR's SILENOZ

From now through November 30, 2009, you can enter to win the "Rock Like Silenoz" sweepstakes. The prize? None other than DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz's exact rig, with the ESP LTD Okkultist guitar and a Blackstar Series One 200W head and a 4x12 Blackstar cabinet. Only one lucky winner will be chos...

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ASSASSIN To Headline Japan's TRUE THRASH FEST

Reactivated German thrashers ASSASSIN will headline the True Thrash Fest on March 27-28, 2010 in Osaka, Japan. Also scheduled to appear are AT WAR (USA),WARPATH (U.K.) and several to-be-announced Japanese bands. ASSASSIN will perform on both days. ASSASSIN recently parted ways with drummer Frank Ne...

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RAVAGE Cancels Remaining Shows On U.S. Tour

Boston, Massachusetts metallers RAVAGE have been forced to cancel the five remaining dates of their U.S. tour. Singer Al Ravage states, "We planned a self-financed, self-planned, three-month full USA tour a few months ago that we knew would be extremely difficult, and possibly suicidal, but we wante...

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SODOM Frontman Releases 'Buer i.W.' Book

Bassist/vocalist Thomas "Angelripper" Such of veteran German thrashers SODOM has completed work on a book named "Buer i.W.". According to a posting on the band's MySpace page, "The book is about the changes in Tom's hometown Buer. Buer is one of the most beautiful parts of Gelsenkirchen, Germany, wh...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman On "Retribution': 'This Is My Favorite Record That We've Done'

Scott Alisoglu of MetalManiacs.com recently conducted an interview with SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MetalManiacs.com: With the new album even though you never went away you still see folks saying things like "SHADOWS FALL is back." That may have...

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MY DYING BRIDE: 'Bring Me Victory' Video Released

"Bring Me Victory", the new video from U.K. doom metal legends MY DYING BRIDE, can be viewed below. The song is the title cut of the band's new EP, which is scheduled for release on October 26 via Peaceville Records. The CD was recorded at Futureworks studio in Manchester. The track listing is as fo...

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MISERY INDEX, SALOME Confirmed For RELAPSE RECORDS' 2009 CMJ Showcase

Relapse Records has partnered up with BrooklynVegan-BBG to present its 2009 CMJ showcase show. This showcase will be held on Friday, October 23 during the annual CMJ Music Marathon at Fontana's (105 Eldridge St) in New York City. The event will be open to the public as well as CMJ badge-holders. Thi...

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EVERGREEN TERRACE: 'Almost Home' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Almost Home", the new album from Jacksonville, Florida's EVERGREEN TERRACE, sold around 2,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD landed at position No. 17 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling alb...