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DEVILDRIVER's DEZ FAFARA Says New Drummer AUSTIN D'AMOND Is 'More Than Capable' Of Replacing JOHN BOECKLIN

DEVILDRIVER — the California-based band fronted by COAL CHAMBER singer Dez Fafara — will enter the studio later this year to record its new album for a 2016 release. The CD will mark DEVILDRIVER's first studio effort since the departures of drummer John Boecklin and guitarist Jeff Kendrick and addit...

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BROKEN HOPE: First Photo Of New Lineup

Illinois death metallers BROKEN HOPE recently overhauled their lineup by adding bassist Diego Soria (DISGORGE) and guitarist Matt Szlachta (DIRGE WITHIN, CHIMAIRA). Says BROKEN HOPE guitarist Jeremy Wagner: "I'm far beyond delighted with our new members — Diego and Matt. Both of these guys are old f...

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Former CHIMAIRA Drummer AUSTIN D'AMOND Joins DEVILDRIVER

Former CHIMAIRA drummer Austin D'Amond (pictured) has joined DEVILDRIVER — the California-based band fronted by COAL CHAMBER singer Dez Fafara — as the replacement for the recently departed John Boecklin. Said Austin: "Thanks, everyone, for all the support through my career. Without you all, I would...

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BROKEN HOPE Parts Ways With Bassist SHAUN GLASS, Guitarist CHUCK WEPFER

Bassist Shaun Glass and guitarist Chuck Wepfer have left Illinois death metallers BROKEN HOPE to concentrate on their new band, THE BLOODLINE. Glass tells BLABBERMOUTH.NET in a statement: "We have been very focused and busy with our main band THE BLOODLINE so much that we haven't had any time to be...

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It's Official: CHIMAIRA Calls It Quits

Vocalist Mark Hunter of long-running Ohio-based metallers CHIMAIRA has released the following statement: "After fifteen full-blown ass-ripping years, it is with great honor to announce the end of CHIMAIRA. "Thanks to everyone that supported the group in any way shape or form. "Everyone involved with...

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Guitarist EMIL WERSTLER Quits CHIMAIRA

Guitarist Emil Werstler has decided to leave CHIMAIRA after a three-year tenure with the band. Werstler spent the first few months playing bass for CHIMAIRA, but switched back to his original instrument in 2012 following the announcement that guitarists Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries were leaving the g...

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BORN OF THE STORM Featuring LAMB OF GOD, DEVIDRIVER Members: 'Secrets' Song Available For Free Download

"Secrets", a brand new song from BORN OF THE STORM — the collaborative project featuring DEVILDRIVER vocalist Dez Fafara and LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton — is available for free download at this location. Threee previously released tracks — "The New Rain Blues", "Nowhere Fast" and "Dust" — can...

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ATHEIST Preparing To Record New Album

Florida-based technical metal pioneers ATHEIST will record their fifth studio album later in the year with producer Jason Suecof (DEATH ANGEL, JOB FOR A COWBOY, GOD FORBID, DEVILDRIVER) for an early 2015 release. Comments vocalist Kelly Shaefer: “We are happy to report that the fifth ATHEIST LP is i...

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BLEEDING GODS Signs With PUNISHMENT 18 RECORDS

BLEEDING GODS, the Dutch metal band featuring former and current members of ALTAR, SINISTER, HOUWITSER and SUPREME PAIN, has inked a deal with Punishment 18 Records. The group will enter Soundlodge Studio in Rhauderfehn, Gremany in September with producer Jörg Uken to begin recording its debut album...

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CHIMAIRA: 'Wrapped In Violence' Video Released

CHIMAIRA's video for the song "Wrapped In Violence" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's seventh studio album, "Crown Of Phantoms", which sold around 7,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 52 on The Billboard 200 chart. The record arri...

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RINGWORM To Release 'Hammer Of The Witch' In March

Cleveland's legendary kings of metallic hardcore RINGWORM will release their new album, "Hammer Of The Witch", on March 18 in North America, March 14 in Germany, Benelux and Finland, and March 17 in the rest of the world via Relapse Records. The CD was recorded at Spider Studios in Cleveland with pr...

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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Guitarist: 'Being A Good Band Is Just Being A Good Band'

Anthony Toto of Pop-Break.com recently conducted an interview with THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA guitarist Jeremy DePoyster. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Pop-Break.com: "8:18" really pushes the band's sound into newer territories. This is your heaviest offering yet. What influenced the n...

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THREAT SIGNAL: Teaser For Forthcoming Album

Video footage of THREAT SIGNAL drummer Joey Huma playing one of the songs from the band's forthcoming fourth album, due later this year, can be seen below. THREAT SIGNAL's third, self-titled album was released in October 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Planet Z studios in Hadl...

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SAXON, BUCKCHERRY, CLUTCH, FEAR FACTORY, LACUNA COIL To Be Featured In 'Before I Hit The Stage' Book

Shooting for the forthcoming rock photography book titled "Before I Hit The Stage: Backstage Rock 'N' Roll Moments In New York City, 2013" wrapped when Andrew W.K. partied hard this past New Year's Eve at Manhattan's Irving Plaza. The book is set to become the first ever published that photographica...

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THREAT SIGNAL Guitarist TRAVIS MONTGOMERY Diagnosed With Myocarditis

THREAT SIGNAL guitarist Travis Montgomery has been diagnosed with myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart and the tissue around the heart. He tells Metal Injection: "There's a lot of the same symptoms as a heart attack, and apparently it feels just like one. The difference, though, is that this wa...