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VIRGIN STEELE Confirmed For Italy's PLAY IT LOUD FESTIVAL

Veteran New York metallers VIRGIN STEELE have been confirmed for the Play It Loud Festival, set to take place September 25-26 in Bologna, Italy. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, September 25: VIRGIN STEELE PRAYING MANTIS NASTY TENDENCY RENEGADE Saturday, September 26: ANGELWITC...

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NIGHTRAGE: New Album Track Listing, Artwork Unveiled

Multi-national thrashers NIGHTRAGE will release their fourth full-length album, "Wearing A Martyr's Crown", on June 22 via Lifeforce Records. The CD was tracked at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer Fredrik Nordström (DIMMU BORGIR, ARCH ENEMY, IN FLAMES). "Wearing A Martyr's Crown" t...

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To the Death

It's a radically different world in metal from the time when EARTH CRISIS first raged out of New York state. We've seen militants riled by their pro-vegan, anti-cruelty message make national news when they've liberated animals and torched fur farms. We watched as the once-insular world of hardcore g...

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Protected Hell

DISBELIEF isn't trying to fit into anyone's metal pigeonholes. They've got the vocals of an extreme death metal band, but the intense, obsidian tone and impenetrable lurch of the most dark doom ghouls. And they do it all with a spartan, minimalist approach, all simple, pork-fisted riffs and an almos...

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HEROD Signs With DARK HARVEST RECORDS

Buffalo, New York-based power/thrash metal band HEROD has inked a deal with Dark Harvest Records for the release of the group's new EP. The first new material from HEROD in almost three years, "Curse of the King" includes four new tracks that will be exclusive to the release as well as a cover song....

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Christianity Against FULL METAL RACKET And ROTTING CHRIST

Full Metal Racket festival, set to take place this Saturday (April 25) in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is under deep scrutiny from the Northern Irish religious factions. After causing uproar at concerts from AKERCOCKE and GORGOROTH, it is now time for ROTTING CHRIST to be targeted. Full Metal Racket w...

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ENSLAVED To Be Joined By DARKTHRONE, EMPEROR, DARKTHRONE Members At Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY

Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal ENSLAVED have been confirmed for the Hole in the Sky festival (a.k.a. Bergen Metal Fest X),set to take place August 26-29, 2009 in Bergen, Norway. Commented promoter Torgrim Øyre: "Wow, it's been 10 years already. Who would have though that when w...

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MASTODON's BRENT HINDS: 'You Made Me So Mad I Wanna Punch You In The Face'

MASTODON singer/guitarist Brent Hinds recently spoke to Revolver magazine about how he was jumped following the band's performance at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards and suffered a blow that nearly ended his life. He had just attended an MTV Music Video Awards after-party, where he hung out and dran...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM: Canadian Signing Sessions Announced

CHILDREN OF BODOM members Henkka Seppälä (bass; a.k.a. Henkka T. Blacksmith),Alexi Laiho (guitar, vocals) and Roope Latvala (guitar) have scheduled the following ESP-sponsored signing sessions at Axe Music stores in Edmonton, Alberta and Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Friday, April 10 from 4:00 p.m. to...

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ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET Guitarist Quits

ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET, the Swedish band featuring former THE CROWN vocalist Johan Lindstrand, has issued the following update: "On the first of April 2009, our longtime friend and bandmember Mikael Lagerblad [guitar] decided to quit the band. His thoughts has been towards this decision...

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TEAM CYBERGEIST: 'Justified' Studio Video Posted Online

TEAM CYBERGEIST — the solo/side project of Angel (a.k.a. Andrew Bartolotta),best known as the past/present drummer of such bands as DOPE, GENITORTURERS, PIG, CROSSBREED, SWITCHED, THE UNDEAD, and many others — has posted a video for the song "Justified". According to a press release, "It is a look...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Interviewed On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show; Audio Available

Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM were IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests last night (Friday, April 3) during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The program is now available for streaming at BBC.co.uk. CHILDREN OF BODOM bassist Henkk...

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VORUM: Mini-CD Available For Streaming

Ahvenanmaa, Finland-based death metallers VORUM will release their first mini-CD, "Grim Death Awaits", on April 24 in North America through Woodcut Records (distributed by The End Records). A full-length album will follow sometime next year. "Grim Death Awaits" track listing: 01. They Are The Dead 0...

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SARKE Featuring DARKTHRONE's NOCTURNO CULTO: E-Card Available

SARKE, the Norwegian band featuring Sarke (KHOLD, TULUS, OLD MAN'S CHILD, SENSA ANIMA) and Nocturno Culto (DARKTHRONE),will release its debut album, "Vorunah", on April 6 in Norway and April 27 in the rest of Europe via Indie Recordings. An e-card for the CD featuring audio samples of the entire al...

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DIMEBAG Biography 'Black Tooth Grin' Pushed Back To May

Da Capo Press has set a May 25, 2009 release date for a 288-page paperback book from Zac Crain entitled "Black Tooth Grin: The High Life, Good Times, and Tragic End of 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott". According to the book's official description, "'Black Tooth Grin' is the first biography of 'Dimebag' Dar...