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CHAINSAW To Release 'Evilution' In February

Polish melodic thrashers CHAINSAW will release their new album, "Evilution", on February 23 in Europe via Metal Mind Productions and April 7 in the U.S. via MVD. According to a press release, the new LP is a concept album featuring lyrics that were written by a native Scotsman, Alex Summers. It cons...

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MEGADETH, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, OVERKILL Featured On 'Metalmania 2008' DVD

MVD has set a March 10 U.S. release date (January 26 in Europe via Metal Mind Productions) for a DVD+CD set featuring footage from the 22nd edition of the Metalmania Festival, the biggest and the most prestigious metal festival in Central-Eastern Europe. Every year, Metalmania's main stage hosts som...

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METALLICA, ANNIHILATOR: New Audio Interviews Available

CBC Radio 3 has launched a new installment of its metal podcast, "Full Metal Podcast 2". "Full Metal Podcast 2" features interviews with METALLICA's Robert Trujillo, ANNIHILATOR's Jeff Waters and U.K.'s Joel McIver, author of "The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists". There is also a feature on Calgary's...

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WITCH, EARTHLESS To Team Up For North American Tour

WITCH, the band featuring J. Mascis of DINOSAUR JR. on drums alongside members of FEATHERS, and Tee Pee Records labelmates EARTHLESS will team up for a set of tour dates starting in late February. Feb. 20 - Toronto, ONT - The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern Feb. 21 - Montreal, QUE - Les Saints Feb. 22 -...

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ALL SHALL PERISH: Footage From The Road Posted Online

Oakland, California extreme metallers ALL SHALL PERISH have posted a three-and-a-half-minute tour-diary video featuring some of the highlights from the band's November/December 2008 North American tour with JOB FOR A COWBOY, HATE ETERNAL, ANIMOSITY and ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY. Watch the clip below...

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SAMAEL: New Album Artwork, Track Listing, Audio Sample Available

A new SAMAEL track, "Illumination", is currently being streamed on the Swiss metal veterans' MySpace page. The song comes off the band's new album, "Above", which is scheduled for release in Europe on March 6 via Nuclear Blast Records. "Above" track listing: 01. Under One Flag 02. Virtual War 03. Po...

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DIAMOND HEAD: New Triple-CD Release To Include Remastered Early Titles

Universal Records will release a triple-CD from New Wave of British Heavy Metal legends DIAMOND HEAD in March. It will contain remastered versions of "Borrowed Time" (1982),"Canterbury" (1983) and "Live at the Reading Festival". The release will also include some bonus material, some of which has p...

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RUNNING WILD Mainman's TOXIC TASTE: Debut Album Now Available

TOXIC TASTE, the "space-punk-glam-rock" side project of RUNNING WILD mainman Rolf "Rock'n'Rolf" Kasparek (who goes by the name T.T. Poison in the new group),has made its debut album, "Toxification", available for purchase exclusively via the band's MySpace page. The CD can be ordered for 13.95 euro...

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BORKNAGAR Mainman Discusses Upcoming Album

Blogger Schizo! recently conducted an interview with BORKNAGAR mainman Øystein G. Brun. A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow below. Blogger Schizo!: As a guitarist and founder of the supergroup BORKNAGAR, what's your favorite BORKNAGAR record? And why? Øystein G. Brun: Al...

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ALL SHALL PERISH Seeks Touring Guitarist

Oakland, California extreme metallers ALL SHALL PERISH are seeking a temporary replacement for guitarist Chris Storey for upcoming touring commitments. The band has released the following statement: "Our lead guitarist Chris Storey will be taking some time off to deal with some family issues and wil...

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PEGAZUS To Headline Australia's METAL ON METAL Festival

Long-running Australian heavy metal band PEGAZUS will headline the Metal On Metal festival on January 31, 2009 at The Lewisham Hotel in Sydney, Australia. The band will hit the stage at 11:30 p.m. This will be PEGAZUS' first live appearance in nearly two years. The festival billing is as follows: AE...

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GODHEAD Performs At Vlazemetal.com Studio; Video Available

GODHEAD's recent four-song performance at the studios of Vlazemetal.com can be viewed below. GODHEAD released its sixth studio album, "At The Edge Of The World", on October 7 on Driven Music Group (distribution by Ryko/Warner Music Group),the label owned by ex-KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch and...

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Fulfill the Curse

Doom acts have by and large not been a staple of the Razorback Records roster; that distinction has gone mainly to old school, gory death, thrash, and to some extent grind. However, two of the three new releases have fit the doom mold: the macabre psychedelic doom swirl of ACID WITCH's "Witchtanic H...

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NINE INCH NAILS Mainman Slams Military Use Of His Music As Torture

NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor has commented on the reports that the band's music has been used to prepare detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay for interrogation. "It's difficult for me to imagine anything more profoundly insulting, demeaning and enraging than discovering music yo...

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DISAFFECTION Signs With BOMBWORKS RECORDS

Old-school thrashers DISAFFECTION have inked a deal with Bombworks Records. Hailing from Brazil, this five-piece plays old-school thrash/speed metal in the vein of EXODUS, KREATOR, ULTIMATUM, SLAYER ("Reign in Blood" era),FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, and AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE. The music is chock-full of fa...