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PICTURE: New Album Details Revealed

30 years after the release of the group's debut LP, reunited '80s Dutch metal band PICTURE will release a new album, "Old Dogs New Tricks", on October 1. According to a press release, the new CD "contains a wide variety of hard rock and old-school metal songs, complete with a breath-taking ballad."...

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CHTHONIC: 'Mirror Of Retribution' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Mirror of Retribution", the new album from Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC, sold around 270 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** included in the SoundScan totals.) The CD was issued in the U.S. on September 15 v...

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YEAR LONG DISASTER Begins Recording New Album

Los Angeles rock n' roll power trio YEAR LONG DISASTER has begun recording its second full-length album with Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, RUSH, DEATH ANGEL, SHADOWS FALL) in Los Angeles at Sound City Studios. Entitled "Black Magic: All Mysteries Revealed", the follow...

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CONQUEST OF STEEL: 'The Prophecy' Video Released

"The Prophecy", the new video from U.K. heavy metal warriors CONQUEST OF STEEL, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's third album, "Storm Sword (Rise of the Dread Queen)", which was released in March. "Storm Sword (Rise of the Dread Queen)" is a concept effort which charts the rise and...

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CHTHONIC: U.K. Dates Announced

Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC have announced the following U.K. dates: Oct. 31 - London, UK - Garage Nov. 01 - Oxford, UK - Zodiac Nov. 02 - Stoke, UK - Sugar Mill Nov. 03 - Sheffield, UK - Corporation Nov. 04 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City Nov. 06 - Glasgow, UK - King Tut's "Mirror ...

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DARKBLACK Signs With STORMSPELL RECORDS

Portland, Oregon traditional metal squadron DARKBLACK has inked a deal with California's StormSpell Records. Commented the band: "StormSpell is currently in the midst of waging an unending, seemingly pitched battle against the followers of the false metal gods (more or less weakling usurpers). We no...

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MEGADETH Mainman Talks 'Endgame' With AskMen.com

Shawn Loeffler of AskMen.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. AskMen.com: Where does the title [to the new MEGADETH album, "Endgame"] come from? Mustaine: There was a bill that was signed into law by our ex-presiden...

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TOKYO BLADE To Release 'Live In Germany' CD/DVD

Reactivated NWOBHM legends TOKYO BLADE will release the "Live In Germany" CD and DVD on October 27 through Razar Ice Records. The effort was recorded last November at the Keep It True festival in Würzburg, Germany during the band's "Die By The Sword" tour. "Live In Germany" was mixed and mastered by...

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HELLBASTARD Signs With SELFMADEGOD RECORDS

Reformed U.K. thrash metal/crust punk band HELLBASTARD has inked a deal with Poland's Selfmadegod Records. The label will issue "The Need to Kill" on CD, as well as the newly recorded "Eco-War" CD EP, in late October 2009. "The Need to Kill" features six re-recorded HELLBASTARD ragers, while the six...

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THE SWORD Featured On 'Jennifer's Body' Soundtrack

Austin, Texas' THE SWORD has issued the following update: "THE SWORD will have a song on the soundtrack of the new film 'Jennifer's Body', which comes out September 18th. As far as we can tell, the movie is about a sexy high school succubus who kills her classmates. "In case you didn't know, we have...

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CHTHONIC: The Story Behind 'Mirror Of Retribution'

A four-minute video clip telling the story behind "Mirror of Retribution", the new album from Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC, can be viewed below. "Mirror of Retribution" will be released in the U.S. on September 1 via Spinefarm Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Autoscopy 02. Bl...

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THE SWORD Almost Done Writing New Album

Austin, Texas' THE SWORD has issued the following update: "The writing process [for the third THE SWORD album] is nearing completion, and demoing will soon commence. Recording will follow in the fall with a release as soon as the suits can get it together. The record will be a concept album centered...

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ALL THAT REMAINS, LACUNA COIL To Team Up For 'HardDrive Live' Tour

ALL THAT REMAINS, LACUNA COIL and MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER will join forces for this year's "HardDrive Live" tour, which will kick off on September 22. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 22 - Albany, NY - Northern Lights Sep. 23 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza Sep. 25 - Philadelphia, PA ...

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JASON NEWSTED Interviewed On 101.5 KFLY's 'The Edge'; Audio Available

Carl Sundberg, the host of "The Edge" show, which airs on Eugene, Oregon's 101.5 KFLY radio station, recently conducted an interview with bassist Jason Newsted (VOIVOD, METALLICA, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM). The chat is now available for download in four parts: Part One Part Two Part Three Part ...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist, Ex-ANTHRAX Singer To Attend BRIMSTONE's Roast And Birthday Bash

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and former ANTHRAX vocalist Dan Nelson are among the "celebrities" who will take part in the "official roast and 35th birthday bash of professional wrestler, actor, author, comic book hero and philanthropist" William "Brimstone" Kucmierowski. The stars w...