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FALLEN FATE: 'I Welcome The Dead' Video Released

"I Welcome The Dead", the new video from North East England's purveyors of modern metal FALLEN FATE, can be seen below. The clip is loosely based around band's blistering live performance, all the while there is the lingering presence of Vespa, the tortured soul behind the group's concept for FALLEN...

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Former FREHLEY'S COMET, W.A.S.P., CRASH KELLY Members Join Forces In FOUR BY FATE

Vocalist/guitarist Tod Howarth (FREHLEY'S COMET, CHEAP TRICK),bassist John Regan (FREHLEY'S COMET, PETER FRAMPTON),guitarist Sean Kelly (CRASH KELLY, HELIX) and drummer Stet Howland (W.A.S.P., LITA FORD) have joined forces in a brand new band called FOUR BY FATE. According to Howarth, FOUR BY FATE...

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CREMATORY Drummer Talks To UNITED ROCK NATIONS About 'Antiserum' Album (Audio)

Carmziofa of the United Rock Nations webzine recently conducted an interview with drummer Markus Jüllich of Southern German gothic metallers CREMATORY. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. CREMATORY will release its new album, "Antiserum", on March 4 in North America and Februar...

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CREMATORY: 'Kommt Näher' Video Released

Southern German gothic metallers CREMATORY will release their new album, "Antiserum", on March 4 in North America and February 24 in Europe via Steamhammer/SPV. The video for the song "Kommt Näher" from the forthcoming CD can be seen below. The clip was directed by Dirk Weiler. "Our fans can look fo...

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GLENN HUGHES And JASON BONHAM Launch CALIFORNIA BREED

Think of California and you think of brilliant color and bright sunlight. Think of a breed and it's all about bloodlines and brotherhood. Put the two together as CALIFORNIA BREED and you have the most exciting new band of 2014. Built around the foundation of legendary vocalist-bassist Glenn Hughes a...

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FALLEN FATE: 'Blackened Within' Lyric Video

"Into The Black", the sophomore album from North East England's purveyors of modern metal FALLEN FATE, was released on January 30. The follow-up to 2011's "The Virus Has Spread" was recorded, in part, in Stymphalian Productions in York with producer James Stephenson and was finished in vocalist Lee...

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CRADLE OF FILTH To Utilize Two Session Guitarists For European Tour With BEHEMOTH

Guitarists Paul Allender and James McIlroy of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH will both sit out the band's European co-headlining tour with BEHEMOTH due to "hugely important family matters" and "serious neck surgery," respectively. Filling in for them will be Ashok of Czech groups ROOT and...

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FALLEN FATE: Video Footage From 'Into The Black' Recording Sessions

The first in a series of clips featuring footage from the recording sessions for "Into The Black", the sophomore album from North East England's purveyors of modern metal FALLEN FATE, can be seen below. "Into The Black" will be released on January 30. The follow-up to 2011's "The Virus Has Spread" w...

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Former MERCYFUL FATE Drummer KIM RUZZ's METALRUZZ Calls It Quits

Due to "physical limitations," former MERCYFUL FATE drummer Kim Ruzz (a.k.a. Kim Thyge Jensen) has "decided to stop" his involvement in the Danish heavy metal band called METALRUZZ. According to METALRUZZ singer Krudy Bøhm, "The band has been looking for a replacement after the band's guitarist left...

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World of Evil

Allentown, Pennsylvania is not just the focal point of Billy Joel's catchy ode to Americana. It's a gritty town with gritty folk and therefore it should come as no surprise it's home to SINISTER REALM, a classic-themed heavy metal act that has quickly received international acclaim through three alb...

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Sweet Hand of Fate

"They call me the mud king, yeah, this dirty heart is my crown". Quoted from the brackish and dragging second track, "My Black Heart" from Matt Boroff's ghostly and gruff follow-up to his "Filling in the Cracks" EP, "Sweet Hand of Fate". Dusty, smoky and ethereal, "Sweet Hand of Fate" carries sublim...

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MINISTRY's AL JOURGENSEN Interviewed On 'Hangar 19' (Audio)

Cutter of Envision Radio Networks' "Hangar 19" podcast recently conducted an interview with MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Al Jourgensen's book, "Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen" — penned by Jourgensen with Jon Wiede...

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VOLBEAT, SAXON, OVERKILL, TESTAMENT Featured On 'Live At Wacken 2012' DVD, CD

There's only one Wacken Open Air. Nothing heats up the summer quite like the world-renowned festival in the north of Germany. 2012's edition saw heavy hitters like VOLBEAT, EDGUY and TESTAMENT tearing up the stages, with 75,000 moshing metalheads in attendance. The atmosphere was unique as always, t...

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EDGEDOWN Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS

Massacre Records has announced the signing of the German metal band EDGEDOWN. Influenced by IRON MAIDEN, DIO and SAVATAGE, EDGEDOWN will release its debut album, "Statues Fall", on April 25. EDGEDOWN previously recorded an untitled three-track demo in 2010. "Statues Fall" track listing: 01. Intro 02...

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ASTARTE's TRISTESSA In Critical Condition, Battling Leukemia

Nicolas Maiis, the husband of Maria Kolokouri, better known as Tristessa, the vocalist of the Greek black metal band ASTARTE, has posted the following message on the group's Facebook page: "Unfortunately, fate is hard and life even harder in our case. "Our beloved Maria, she is in critical condition...