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BLACK SABBATH, LED ZEPPELIN, AC/DC Among Bands Who 'Made Heavy Metal What It Is'

Yahoo! Music writer Rob O'Connor has compiled a list of what he claims are "the 25 performing outfits who have made heavy metal what it is." His pick for the top spot, BLACK SABBATH, "mastered the art of the powerchord and the downward spiral . . by keeping it simple and focusing on ...

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CLAWFINGER: 'Life Will Kill You' To Receive U.S. Release Next Month

Swedish rap/metal combo CLAWFINGER will have its latest album, "Life Will Kill You", released in the U.S. on July 15 via Locomotive Records. The CD, which entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 89 upon its European release last summer, was recorded and self-produced at Sweden's Fear...

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ILLITHID: New Music Posted Online

Tampa, Florida's ILLITHID has posted two new songs, "Disciple", and "Unsound" on its MySpace page. The tracks come off the group's new self-titled LP, which is now available. The LP was recorded in Tampa, Florida and produced by keyboardist Andrew Zink. He says, "It's just what we needed to get sign...

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HYBRID To Release 'The 8th Plague' In August

Madrid, Spain-based avant-garde extreme metal band HYBRID will release its full-length debut, "The 8th Plague", on August 8. Formed in 2004, HYBRID "mixes brutal death metal, black metal, doom, crust, grindcore and even Latin, bossa nova and crazy free jazz," according to a press release. "The 8th P...

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France's HELLFEST: Nine-Episode Behind-The-Scenes Documentary Available

IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, CARCASS, TESTAMENT, HELLOWEEN, GAMMA RAY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, APOCALYPTICA, ICED EARTH, MOTRHEAD, OPETH, MORBID ANGEL and MESHUGGAH are among the confirmed bands for this year's Hellfest, set to take place June 20-22 in Clisson, France. A nine-episode documentary which offe...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Guitarist Interviewed At UK's DOWNLOAD Festival; Video Available

In the second installment of Kerrang!'s exclusive Download festival 2008 podcasts from Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK, Simon Young "bros down" with THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN's Ben Weinman. Simon finds out that not only is Ben his own lawyer, he's also gonna be Kid Rock today because the "America...

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ONE-WAY MIRROR: Another New Song Posted Online

ONE-WAY MIRROR, the French band featuring Guillaume Bideau (MNEMIC),David and Franck Potvin (LYZANXIA, PHAZE I),Dirk Verbeuren (SOILWORK) and Loic Colin (SCARVE, WATCHA),has made another new song, "Empty Spaces", available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off ONE-WAY MIR...

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MESHUGGAH Confirmed For Israel's ANTHEM METAL FESTIVAL

According to Metalist magazine, Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH have been confirmed for the Anthem Metal Festival 2008, set to take place August 14, 2008 at Hangar 11 on the shores of Tel Aviv, Israel. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MESHUGGAH OPETH DARK TRANQUILITY T...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: New Video Blog Update From Europe Available

New Jersey mathcore metallers THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN have issued the second in a series of video blogs from their current tour. Watch the clip below. THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN recently completed an Australian and New Zealand headlining tour. The band is currently in Europe for dates with MESHUGGA...

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MEHIDA Completes Recording New Album

MEHIDA, the Finnish/Swedish melodic metal band featuring former CANDLEMASS/current THERION singer Thomas Vikstrm, recently entered the studio to begin recording its second album, due later in the year via Napalm Records. "The rhythm guitars were recorded at Fear & Loathing (MESHUGGAH, CLAWFINGER...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: Video Blog Update Available

New Jersey mathcore giants THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN have issued the first in a series of video blogs from their current tour. Watch the clip below. THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN recently completed an Australian and New Zealand headlining tour. The band is currently headed to Europe for dates with MESHU...

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MINISTRY: Footage Of SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Press Conference Available

MINISTRY took part in a press conference at at this year's Sweden Rock Festival which was held June 5-7 in Slvesborg, Sweden. Watch the eight-minute clip below. The U.S. leg of MINISTRY's final world tour C U LaTouR kicked off March 25 in Spokane, Washington and concluded on May 11 in Chicago, Illin...

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MNEMIC Frontman Discusses ONE WAY MIRROR Project: French-Language Video Interview Available

VS-webzine.com has posted a French-language interview with Guillaume Bideau (MNEMIC, ex-SCARVE) about his new band ONE WAY MIRROR, which will release its debut album at the end of June via Metal Blade Records. The 14-minute chat, which was recorded via Skype, can be viewed below. ONE-WAY MIRROR is t...

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MESHUGGAH Guitarist: 'If People Have A Hard Time Explaining What We Do, That's A Good Thing'

BigMusicGeek.com recently conducted an interview with MESHUGGAH rhythm guitarist Mrten Hagstrm. Several excerpts from the chat follow. BigMusicGeek: What was the main inspiration behind the title "ObZen"? Mrten Hagstrm: "Basically Tomas (Haake),our drummer, and I were sittin' around one night havin...

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MESHUGGAH's TOMAS HAAKE Is Metal's Top Drummer

MESHUGGAH's Tomas Haake has been named the #1 drummer in the "Metal" category in Modern Drummer magazine's 2008 Readers' Poll. The Readers' Poll results appear in the July 2008 issue of the magazine, available on newsstands now. 2008 Modern Drummer magazine readers' poll results in the "Metal" categ...