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DESTRUCTION Slams 'So-Called Promoter' Over 'Chris Witchhunter Tribute Concert' Cancellation

German thrashers DESTRUCTION have issued a statement blaming the cancellation of their appearance at the "Chris Witchhunter Tribute Concert" on the the "non-professional behavior" of the event's "so-called 'promoter." "Chris Witchhunter Tribute Concert" is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April...

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DESTRUCTION Pulls Out Of 'Chris Witchhunter Tribute Concert' Over Poster Dispute

German thrashers DESTRUCTION have cancelled their appearance at the "Chris Witchhunter Tribute Concert", which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen, Germany. The event will honor late SODOM drummer Chris Dudek (a.k.a. Witchhunter) and will feature per...

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AURA NOIR, SIGH Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST

AURA NOIR and SIGH 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 as follows: ABSCESS (California) ABSU (Texas) AGENDA OF SWINE (California) ANTIGAMA (Poland) ASPHYX (Netherlands) ATHEIST (Florid...

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MUMAKIL: New Track Posted Online

Swiss grindcore outfit MUMAKIL has posted a brand new track, "Brothers In Slavery", on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the group's forthcoming album, "Behold The Failure", which is due on March 31 in North America (April 6 internationally) via Relapse Records. The follow-up to MUMAKIL's...

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ASSASSIN: Another New Song Posted Online

Reactivated German thrashers ASSASSIN have released another brand new track "Judas" via their MySpace page. The band is currently seeking a label to release its fourth album, tentatively due before the end of 2009. According to the group, the CD will feature "old-school thrash with a modern touch!"...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist Denies Saying Band Will Embark On Two-Year World Tour

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus has denied that he ever said the band will begin a world tour in March that will last for at least two years. Fortus' original comments about GN'R hitting the road supposedly came as part of an interview with TheTelegraph.com to promote his appearance in St. Lo...

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SODOM, DESTRUCTION, TANKARD To Perform At 'Chris Witchhunter Tribute Concert'

SODOM, DESTRUCTION, TANKARD and ASSASSIN are among the bands that will take part in the "Chris Witchhunter Tribute Concert" on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen, Germany. The event, which will honor late SODOM drummer Chris Dudek (a.k.a. Witchhunter),will feature performances...

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NAILED Hard At Work On New Material

Bassist/vocalist Dan Cocker of U.K. death metallers NAILED has issued the following update: "Well, we've just finished up the tour for 'Hatred, Failure & The Extinction of Mankind' [NAILED's second album] and we're back in the rehearsal space just before Christmas. We're holed up finishing song...

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PSYCROPTIC Interviewed In Sydney

Metal Down Under TV conducted an interview with Tasmanian tech-death masters PSYCROPTIC on November 7, 2008 at the Gaelic Club in Sydney, Australia. Watch the four-minute chat below. PSYCROPTIC's fourth album, "Ob(Servant)", entered the AIR chart (Australian Independent Recordings) at position No. 7...

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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...