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CEPHALIC CARNAGE, CATTLE DECAPITATION Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST

CEPHALIC CARNAGE and CATTLE DECAPITATION have been confirmed for the 2009 edition of the Maryland Deathfest, set to take place from May 22-24 at the Sonar in Baltimore. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABSCESS (California) ABSU (Texas) AGENDA OF SWINE (California) ANTIGAMA (Poland) ASP...

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AC/DC Frontman Signs Book Deal To Release Collection Of Thoughts And Anecdotes

Gerry Galipault of HeraldTribune.com recently conducted an interview with AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On "Black Ice", AC/DC's first album in eight years, which sold nearly 800,000 copies in its debut week and has since topped 1.6 million in the United Sta...

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SUBMISSION Signs With BLISTERING RECORDS

Danish melodic death/thrash band SUBMISSION have inked a worldwide deal with Blistering Records for the release of their already completed second album, "Code of Conspiracy". The CD is due in early 2009. According to a press release, "Code of Conspiracy" is "a grand tour de force in highly technical...

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PSYCROPTIC: 'Initiate' Video Available

"Initiate", the new video from Tasmanian tech-death masters PSYCROPTIC, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by James Harmsworth of Express Media Productions and it reaches almost eight minutes in length. The song comes off PSYCROPTIC's fourth album, "Ob(Servant)", which entered the AIR chart...

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ULCERATE: Two New Songs Posted Online

New Zealand-based technical/brutal death metal band ULCERATE has uploaded two songs from its forthcoming album, "Everything Is Fire", on the group's MySpace page. "Everything Is Fire" is scheduled for release in March 2009 via Willowtip Records. A seething, more emotionally darker album than 2007's...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: 'People Always Complain About Something'

Fish Griwkowsky of the Sun Media recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sun Media: How do you react to the fact fans are saying this is the best album in years, maybe decades? You're not taking it as an insul...

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NIGHTRAGE: More Footage From New Album Pre-Production Posted Online

Multi-national thrashers NIGHTRAGE have updated their YouTube channel with the fifth episode of their 2008 diary. The four-minute clip once again focuses on the demo-recording sessions for the band's fourth full-length album, "Wearing a Martyr's Crown". NIGHTRAGE will enter Studio Fredman in Gothenb...

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SIXX: A.M.'s DJ ASHBA Offers 'Beautiful' Guitar Lesson

SIXX: A.M.'s DJ Ashba (ex-BEAUTIFUL CREATURES) has posted a short video clip in which he shows budding guitarists how to play the beginning of the band's hit single, "Life is Beautiful". "Life is Beautiful" was recently named the No. 1 "rock" song of 2008 by Mediabase, which is said to be Nielsen BD...

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FORESHADOW Debut To Be Released Early

In preparation for both the holiday season and FORESHADOW's spring 2009 touring plans, Blastzone Entertainment has announced the early release of the band's debut, "Nations Of Failure", with international distribution through Koch Entertainment, Zero Music Group, Code 7, Plastic Head and PHD. FORESH...

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GUNS N' ROSES Lawyer: Fans Blame AXL For The Fact That They Didn't Get Their Free Soda

CNN's Kareen Wynter has filed a two-minute video report (see below) on the legal dispute between GUNS N' ROSES and Dr Pepper over what the group is calling "a complete fiasco" of a publicity stunt. The soft drink manufacturer promised everyone in the U.S. a free can of soda if the new GUNS album, "C...

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SIXX: A.M.'s 'Life Is Beautiful' Named 'Rock' Song Of The Year

SIXX: A.M.'s hit single "Life is Beautiful" has been named the No. 1 "rock" song of 2008 by Mediabase, which is said to be Nielsen BDS' prime competitor in the field of electronic airplay monitoring. Each year, Mediabase releases its year-end charts featuring the most played songs, artists and recor...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: I Like To Play The Stuff That Makes You Say, 'How Does He Do That And Sing?'

MEGADETH is in the early stages of the songwriting process for the band's new album, which is tentatively expected sometime next year via Roadrunner Records. The CD is once again being helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap, who produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations"...

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DR PEPPER: 'This Was One Of The Largest Responses We Have Ever Received For A Giveaway'

Dr Pepper has commented on the harshly worded letter sent out by Axl Rose's lawyers on Tuesday (November 25) to the soft drink maker complaining of its "appalling failure to make good on a promise it made to the American public" that it would give out cans of its 123-year-old soft drink if ...

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PSYCROPTIC's 'Ob(Servant)' Lands On Australia's AIR Chart

"Ob(Servant)", the fourth album from Tasmanian tech-death masters PSYCROPTIC, has entered the AIR chart (Australian Independent Recordings) at position No. 7. The AIR charts are compiled by AIR from sales rankings supplied by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Titles are eligible...

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DESPISE YOU, PIGSTY Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST

DESPISE YOU (California) and PIGSTY (Czech Republic) are the final two bands to be confirmed for next year's edition of the Maryland Deathfest, set to take place May 22-24, 2009 at the Sonar in Baltimore, MD. The final festival billing is as follows: ABSCESS (California) ABSU (Texas) AGENDA OF SWINE...