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DEATH BREATH Working On New Album

According to an online post by guitarist/vocalist Robert Pehrsson of DEATH BREATH — the Swedish old-school death metal project featuring former ENTOMBED drummer and main songwriter Nicke Andersson (most recently the frontman of rock 'n' roll band THE HELLACOPTERS) — the band is working on a new albu...

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DISTURBED Frontman: 'The Majority Of This Country Is Still Fans Of Rock Music'

Kristen Dunleavy of myYearbook.com recently conducted an interview with DISTURBED singer David Draiman. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. myYearbook.com: "Indestructible" marked the first time you guys produced an album yourselves. What brought on that decision? Draiman: There comes a...

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THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER: New Ottawa Footage Posted Online

Video footage of the Canadian cult metal band THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER (a.k.a. PILEDRIVER) performing this past Saturday (April 25) at Mavericks in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada can be viewed below. THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER's first album in 22 years, "Metal Manifesto", was released on November 18, 2008. The C...

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HAMMERFALL: New Documentary, Live Footage Available

Gothenburg Metal TV has released an eight-minute documentary on HAMMERFALL's March 27, 2009 concert at Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden. Watch it below. Also available is performance footage from the band's April 10, 2009 show in Sofia, Bulgaria. "No Sacrifice, No Victory", the new album from HAMM...

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RAVENS CREED: 'Albion Thunder' Samples Available

RAVENS CREED, the "VENOM-worshipping scumbags" featuring ORANGE GOBLIN's Ben Ward, as well as Steve Watson (ex-IRON MONKEY),Jason Graham, and former SABBAT bassist Frazer Craske, have uploaded several samples from their upcoming debut album, "Albion Thunder", on their MySpace page. "Albion Thunder"...

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SLAPSHOT Documentary Co-Director Speaks

"Chip On My Shoulder", the documentary of the Boston hardcore band SLAPSHOT produced by Killswitch Productions and Taang! Records, is being released. It will premier at the Independent Film Festival of Boston tonight (Friday, April 24) at 9:45 p.m. at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts....

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ENTWINE: 'Painstained' To Receive U.S. Release In June

"Painstained", the sixth album from the Finnish gothic metal band ENTWINE, will be released in the U.S. on June 9 via Spinefarm Records. It will be available at physical retail and all digital carriers. The CD, which was released in Finland on January 28, was recorded with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (...

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RAVENS CREED: 'Albion Thunder' Artwork Unveiled

RAVENS CREED, the "VENOM-worshipping scumbags" featuring ORANGE GOBLIN's Ben Ward, as well as Steve Watson (ex-IRON MONKEY),Jason Graham, and former SABBAT bassist Frazer Craske, have revealed the cover artwork (see below) for their debut album, "Albion Thunder", which will be released later in yea...

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GOD DETHRONED: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Passiondale", the new album from the Dutch melodic death metal band GOD DETHRONED, is available for streaming in its entirety on the group's MySpace page. "Passiondale" will be released as a limited double digipack edition including a bonus CD. The double-digipack will feature stunning artwork and...

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OCEANO: 'Depths' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Depths", the debut album from the Chicago deathcore act OCEANO, sold 2,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD landed at No. 16 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing ar...

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HAMMERFALL Destroys Vienna Hotel Room; Photos Available

Peter Vinthagen Simpson of The Local reports that Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL have admitted to smashing up a Vienna hotel room on their European tour. "We are ashamed," confirmed the Gothenburg band's drummer Anders Johansson, according to a report in the newspaper Expressen. The band was partying...

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ABIGOR Mainman Issues Update

Mainman Peter Kubik of reunited Austrian black metallers ABIGOR has issued the following update: "Before we unleash the split project with BLACKLODGE, which took larger and more monumental forms than we first conceived (and, how could it be possible NOT to expand and delay something true to its infi...

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If there was ever a band to add credibility to the widely despised and often trendy subgenre of deathcore, that band is OCEANO. To be completely fair, the Chicago-based quartet is closer to an evolved and diverse take on modern death metal than they are to the throngs of faceless "breakdown-grind-gr...

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BELIEVER Interviewed On 105.7 THE X ROCKS' 'Loud!' Radio Show; Audio Available

Drummer Joey Daub, keyboardist/programmer Jeff King and guitarist/vocalist Kurt Bachman of reactivated late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metallers BELIEVER were the featured guests on this past Saturday's (April 4) edition of the "Loud!" show on the 105.7 The X Rocks radio station. The entire in...

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SLAPSHOT Documentary To Premier This Month

"Chip On My Shoulder", the documentary of the Boston hardcore band SLAPSHOT produced by Killswitch Productions and Taang! Records, is being released. It will premier at the Independent Film Festival of Boston on Friday, April 24 at 9:45 p.m. at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. There...