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OBITUARY: Video Interview With JOHN TARDY Available

Metal Hammer TV recently conducted an interview with OBITUARY frontman John Tardy. Watch the five-minute question-and-answer session below. A rare OBITUARY track, entitled "Executioner Returns", has been posted on the group's MySpace page. The song originally appeared on the limited-edition digipack...

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THIS IS HELL: New Video Interview Available

Long Island-based hardcore/metal band THIS IS HELL recently sat down with Buckshot out in the snow at the Woozyfly.com's office to talk about the group's new CD, titled "Misfortunes", that will be released through Trustkill Records on February 19. Check out the interview at this location. The follow...

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THIS IS HELL To Headline UK's 'Kerrang! Most Wanted Tour'

Long Island's THIS IS HELL have announced a UK headline tour in support of new album "Misfortunes", released Monday, February 25. Support will come from UK noiseniks DEAD SWANS. Commented guitarist Rick Jimenez: "We're always siked to get to the UK, but especially now with the new album. We're dying...

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APOCALYPTICA, ROSE TATTOO, IN EXTREMO, OBITUARY Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL

According to a posting on the Italian rock/metal webzine Groovebox.it, APOCALYPTICA, ROSE TATTOO, IN EXTREMO, KINGCROW and OBITUARY have been confirmed for the Gods of Metal festival, set to take place June 27-29, 2008 in Bologna, Italy. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Friday, Jun...

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OBITUARY Guitarist RALPH SANTOLLA Announces Guest Appearances

Semi-legendary guitarist Ralph Santolla (OBITUARY, ex-DEICIDE, DEATH, ICED EARTH) has issued the following update: "I recently played a few guest spots for some friends, and I thought I'd let y'all know what they are, and when/where you can get them. "First off, I played a solo on my friend Todd Gru...

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PILGRIMZ, MERCENARY, RAUNCHY To Team Up For MTV HEADBANGER'S BALL TOUR

Copenhagen, Denmark-based metal/hardcore act PILGRIMZ will team up with MERCENARY, RAUNCHY and one more as-yet-undisclosed band for the MTV Headbanger's Ball Tour 2008 beginning on August 8 in Copenhagen. The first show of the tour will also include performances by OBITUARY and AS WE FIGHT. For more...

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SECRECY Announces Second Guitarist For BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival Appearance

Acclaimed early '90s German metallers SECRECY will be joined by second guitarist Dennis Krueger (THE ELDER, MURDER ONE, TALK) for their upcoming reunion performance at this year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, which is scheduled to take place June 27-28 at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany. The group'...

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OBITUARY, NAPALM DEATH, EXODUS Confirmed For Holland's ZWARTE CROSS Festival

According to ME Metalhour, OBITUARY, NAPALM DEATH and EXODUS are among the confirmed bands for the Zwarte Cross festival, set to take place July 25-27 in Lichtenvoorde, the Netherlands. This is the first year that the rock event — which is organized by the guys from Jovink en de Voederbietels (a Dut...

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OBITUARY: Rare Song Posted Online

A rare OBITUARY track, entitled "Executioner Returns", has been posted on the group's MySpace page. The song originally appeared on the limited-edition digipack version of the Florida-based death metal band's latest CD, "Xecutioner's Return", which came out last year. In an interview with The Metal...

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Serbia's LEGACY FESTIVAL To Be Professionally Filmed

The organizers of the Legacy Festival, which is set to take place May 30-31, 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia, have announced that the entire event will be filmed by MTS (Serbian Music Television) using eight professional cameras. The festival will be broadcast live as well. Legacy Festival billing is shapi...

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OPETH, SOILWORK Confirmed For Portugal's LAGOA BURNING LIVE FESTIVAL

According to the Portuguese webzine Rock Heavy Loud, OPETH and SOILWORK have been confirmed for the second edition of the Lagoa Burning Live Festival, set to take place July 25-27 in Lagoa, Algarve, Portugal. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANCESTRAL ANCIENT RI...

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NECROPHAGIST Confirmed For Austria's SUMMER NIGHTS OPEN AIR Festival

Germany's NECROPHAGIST has been confirmed for the Summer Nights Open Air festival, set to take place June 20-21 at Castle Frauenstein in Mining am Inn, Austria. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BELPHEGOR DARK FORTRESS DARKSIDE DEADLOCK EQUILIBRIUM FALL OF SERENITY IN SLUMBER INZEST MAR...

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DIRGE: New Version Of 'Complacency Strain' Available For Download

DIRGE, the new extreme metal project featuring ex-SOIL guitarist Shaun Glass, THE DOOMSDAY SOCIAL drummer James Knight (ex-THE BLANK THEORY, CHACOPA) and A TEXAS FUNERAL vocalist Jermz, has issued the following update: "Well, here is something new and old for all of you to grab — the new version of...

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LEAVES' EYES Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is...

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OBITUARY: New Video Interview With DONALD TARDY Available

René Ackermann of Contraband Candy conducted an interview with Donald Tardy, drummer of legendary death metallers OBITUARY, at the final gig of their recent European tour on February 3, 2008 at the London ULU. Donald speaks about his dislike for Italian bootleggers, the band's up-and-coming 2008 tou...