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MASTODON: New Video Interview With TROY SANDERS Posted Online

Troy Sanders of MASTODON was interviewed by the "Rock Circus" video show on August 2, 2008 at the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania stop of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival tour. Watch the chat in two parts below. During a recent video interview with Metal Injection, MASTODON drummer Brann Drailor reveale...

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MASTODON Drummer Reveals Guest Appearance On New Album

During a recent video interview with Metal Injection, MASTODON drummer Brann Drailor revealed that NEUROSIS's Scott Kelly will make a guest appearance on MASTODON's upcoming record. He also stated that the album is currently in the mixing stages and should see the light of day in January. Also discu...

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MASTODON's BRENT HINDS Vs. KING KHAN

Pitchfork reports that MASTODON's Brent Hinds allegedly got himself into another altercation Thursday night (September 18),this time with Arish "King" Khan, the Indian guitar guru who cut his teeth playing guitar in the sloppy Canadian punk band the SPACESHITS and who currently fronts his own band...

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SLAYER's KING, AMON AMARTH's HEGG To Guest On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King and AMON AMARTH frontman Johan Hegg will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, October 3 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the broadcast live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. a...

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BURIED INSIDE Begins Recording New Album

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's BURIED INSIDE has entered Godcity Studios in Salem, Massachusetts with producer Kurt Ballou (DISFEAR, COLISEUM, GENGHIS TRON) to begin recording the follow-up to its Relapse debut, "Chronoclast". Mixing will follow at Red Room Recordings with Matt Bayles (MASTODON, MINUS TH...

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AMON AMARTH: 'Twilight Of The Thunder God' Video Posted Online

The video for the title track off AMON AMARTH's new album, "Twilight of the Thunder God", can be viewed below. The clip was filmed on the old Viking site, Jomsborg, home of the Jomsvikings in Wolin, Poland, with the Polish team Group 13 and director Dariusz Szermanowicz. The song features a guest ap...

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THE RED CHORD: Tour Diary Episode 2 Posted Online

Boston, Massachusetts death metal/grindcore band THE RED CHORD has posted the latest in a series on online tour diary episodes. The new clip, which can be viewed below, focuses on the band's appearance at this summer's inaugural Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival tour and features cameos from MASTODON'...

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16 Competes Work On New Album

Legendary sludge misanthropes 16 have completed work on their new album, "Bridges To Burn", for a January 20, 2009 release (January 26 internationally) through Relapse Records. 16, which has reformed with the original "Dropout" lineup of Cris Jerue (vocals),Tony Baumeister (bass),Bobby Ferry (guit...

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AMON AMARTH: 'Twilight Of The Thunder God' Video To Premier Tomorrow

The video for the title track off AMON AMARTH's new album, "Twilight of the Thunder God", will receive its online permiere tomorrow (Tuesday, September 16) on MySpace. The stream will be available beginning at 10 a.m. CET, 1 a.m. PST, 4 a.m. EST. The clip was filmed on the old Viking site, Jomsborg,...

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MASTODON Drummer Discusses Songwriting Process

MidWest Excess recently conducted an interview with drummer Brann Dailor of the Atlanta progressive metal band MASTODON. An excerpt from the chat follows below. MidWest Excess: When it comes to songwriting, every instrument somehow has room to breathe while there's a lot going on musically. You neve...

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BOKOR To Release 'Vermin Soul' In October

Swedish alternative rock/metal band BOKOR will release its sophomore album, "Vermin Soul", on October 24 via Italy's Scarlet Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Anomia 1" was written, recorded and produced by the band itself at Realtime Recording with the soundcrafting, editing and mixing skills of Da...

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MASTODON: New Interview, Performance Footage Available

MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor and bassist/singer Troy Sanders recently down with Roxwel's "UnCut" to talk about the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival tour, the new record and how the band was formed. The band also performs "Circle of Cysquatch" and "Capillarian Crest" live at the Rockstar Energy Mayhe...

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AMON AMARTH: Swedish Signing Sessions, CD-Release Party Announced

Swedish metallers AMON AMARTH have scheduled the following in-store signing sessions, as well as a CD-release party in Stockholm, for their new album, "Twilight Of The Thunder God": Sep. 18 - Club Distorsion (Pub Anchor) - Stockholm, Sweden (Release Party) Sep. 19 - Bengans - Stockholm, Sweden (Sign...

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Hero Destroyed

Formed in 2005, Pittsburgh's HERO DESTROYED enlisted the help of Eric Klinger (BLOODCLOT, ex-PRO-PAIN) and recorded this self-titled EP at Klinger Studios, self-releasing it in 2007. Based on a recommendation from DON CABALLERO, Relapse Records saw fit to sign the band and re-release the EP to a wor...

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Video Inspired By WYKKED WYTCH's Cover Of 'Bring Me To Life' Posted Online

The uncensored video inspired by WYKKED WYTCH's cover version of the EVANESCENCE smash hit "Bring Me To Life" can be viewed below. The track was recorded by Matt LaPlant (NONPOINT, SIKTH) and Gus Rios (MALEVOLENT CREATION) at Bieler Bros. Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida. Mixing and mastering was h...