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SLASH Launches SLASHER FILMS Production Company

According to Deadline.com, legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) is launching his own production company. In association with Scout Productions (the company behind films like "Transsiberian" and "Fog of War"),Slash has set up the aptly named Slasher Films banner to produce edgy...

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WINTERUS Signs With LIFEFORCE RECORDS

Battle Creek, Michigan-baseed black metal outfit WINTERUS has inked a deal with Lifeforce Records. The band will enter the studio on December 1 to begin recording its full-length debut, "In Carbon Mysticism", for an early 2011 release. Lead singer Christopher Erich Neu will handle the production and...

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THE CLAYMORE To Support W.A.S.P. In Germany

German metal band THE CLAYMORE will support W.A.S.P. on the following dates: Oct. 20 - Bremen, Germany - Aladin Music Hall Oct. 21 - Leipzig, Germany - Hellraiser Oct. 23 - Burglengenfeld, Germany - VA Zentrum Oct. 24 - Wörgl, Austria - Komma Oct. 25 - Köln, Germany - Essigfabrik THE CLAYMORE will r...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, VICTOR SMOLSKI Guest On New THE CLAYMORE Album

German metal band THE CLAYMORE will release its third album, "Damnation Reigns", in Europe on October 22 via Black Bards Entertainment. The CD features guest appearances by Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) and Victor Smolski (RAGE). THE CLAYMORE is: Andreas Grundmann (...

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BEHEMOTH: Complete 'Evangelia Heretika' DVD Details Revealed

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH will release their second DVD, "Evangelia Heretika", on November 9. Metal Blade Records has created a landing page for the set, featuring a pre-order for the release, bundle offers — including the limited-edition pressing of the band's highly successful album "Evang...

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HATE: 'Erebos' Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

Polish extreme metallers HATE have completed work on their new album, "Erebos", for a November 2010 European release via Listenable Records. The CD, which will be made available in North America in January 2011 as an "extended version" featuring bonus live material, was recorded at Hertz Studio in B...

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ROTTING CHRIST: South American Tour Canceled Again

Greek extreme metallers ROTTING CHRIST have issued the following update: "Being victims of an unprofessional treatment from our South American agency, we are in the very uncomfortable situation to announce for another one time the cancellation of the so expected tour in Latin America. We assure you...

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ROTTING CHRIST To Tour North America With MELECHESH, HATE, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS

Greek extreme metallers ROTTING CHRIST will embark on a North American tour in March/April 2011. Support on the trek will come from MELECHESH, HATE, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS and LECHEROUS NOCTURNE. The dates are as follows: Mar. 09 - Jaxx - W. Springfield, VA Mar. 10 - Championship Bar & Grill - Trenton...

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BLACK SABBATH: More Remastered Deluxe Expanded-Edition Reissues Detailed

Universal Music has set a November 1 U.K. release date for the deluxe-edition reissues of the BLACK SABBATH albums "Seventh Star", "The Eternal Idol", "Live At Last" and "Past Lives". After the departure of BLACK SABBATH's third vocalist Ian Gillan following the "Born Again" album (released in 1983)...

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HATE: Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Polish extreme metallers HATE entered Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland on June 5 with producers Slawek and Wojtek Wieslawski (DECAPITATED, VADER) to begin recording their new album, "Erebos", for a late 2010/early 2011 release via Listenable Records. Video footage from the studio can be viewed belo...

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VIRGIN STEELE: Complete 'The Black Light Bacchanalia' Details Revealed

U.S. metallers VIRGIN STEELE will release their new album, "The Black Light Bacchanalia", via SPV/Steamhammer on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland: October 22 Rest of Europe: October 25 USA, Canada: November 9 The effort will be made available as limited-edition digipak, standard CD...

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SLAYER Drummer's PHILM Preparing To Record Debut Album

Los Angeles-based experimental post-hardcore triumvirate PHILM — featuring drummer Dave Lombardo (SLAYER),guitarist/vocalist Gerry Nestler (CIVIL DEFIANCE),and bassist Pancho Tomaselli (WAR) — will enter the studio soon to begin recording its debut album for Blood Orange Records. In a recent inter...

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BLACK SABBATH's 'The Eternal Idol' Expanded Reissue To Include RAY GILLEN Recordings

According to a posting on the BLACK SABBATH fan site Black-Sabbath.com, expanded reissues of SABBATH's "Seventh Star" (1986) and "Eternal Idol" (1987) albums — which featured Glenn Hughes (ex-DEEP PURPLE) and Tony Martin, respectively, on vocals — will be made available in the U.K. on October 25 via...

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TYRANTZ EMPIRE Signs With TAROT PRODUCTIONS

Tarot Productions, the label run by Proscriptor McGovern (a.k.a. Russ R. Givens),leader of the Texas-based mythological occult metal outfit ABSU, has just announced the signing of Dutch black thrashers TYRANTZ EMPIRE. The band recently completed work on its debut album, "Merauderz of the Monolith -...

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AVANTASIA: Brazilian, Japanese Dates Announced

AVANTASIA, the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet, has added dates in Japan and Brazil to its upcoming tour. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Nov. 30 - Switzerland - Pratteln, Z7 Dec. 01 - Switzerland - Pratteln, Z7 Dec. 03 - Germany - Lichtenfels, Stadthalle * Dec. 04 - G...