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STYGIA Debut To Be Mixed In March Or April

Boston, Massachusetts-based up-and-coming "shred" guitarist Todd Seitz has issued the following update on the debut album from his STYGIA project, entitled "Divine Allegiance": "At the moment, Mike [Vescera; ex-LOUDNESS, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN] is working on getting the vocals recorded. Everything is c...

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SUIDAKRA: More New Album Details Revealed

With the rise in popularity in the pagan/celtic metal scene, one of the true pioneers of the genre is ready to take the United States scene by storm. Over its fourteen-year history, SUIDAKRA has stayed true to its roots and the sound that it has become known for. The German Celtic metallers are retu...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Lead Designer Interviewed; Video Available

GameSpot recently conducted an interview with Neversoft lead designer Alan Flores about the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game. Watch the chat below. METALLICA has revealed the complete track listing Guitar Hero: Metallica, which is due out in North America on March 29. It is as follows: METALL...

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WOLF: 'Voodoo' Video Available

"Voodoo", the new video from Swedish heavy metallers WOLF, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in Umeå, Sweden with director Owe Lingwall of Village Road Film, who previously worked with WOLF on the video for the track "I Will Kill Again". Commented the band: "Both the song and the video has that...

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EYES OF NOCTUM: Two Songs From Forthcoming Debut Posted Online

EYES OF NOCTUM, the California-based black metal band fronted by Weston "Arcane" Coppola Cage (son of actor Nicolas Cage),has posted two songs from its upcoming debut album, "Awakening", tentatively due in April through Morbid Rose Records. One of them is a full version of the track "Renaissance Pr...

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BULLDOZER Explains THRASH ASSAULT 4 Cancellation

According to TrueMetal.it, reunited Italian thrash metal legends BULLDOZER have issued a statement explaining their decision to cancel their appearance at the Thrash Assault 4 festival, set to take place November 14, 2009 at Posthalle in Würzburg, Germany. Thrash Assault 4 organizers, Heiko Krumphol...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica': Complete Track Listing Revealed

METALLICA has revealed the complete track listing for the upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game, which is due out in North America on March 29. It is as follows: METALLICA tracks: * All Nightmare Long * Battery * Creeping Death * Disposable Heroes * Dyers Eve * Enter Sandman * Fade To Black * Fight F...

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ANVIL, OVERKILL Members Pay Tribute To JEFFREY (JETHRO) 'IRONFIST' HIRSCH

Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL and Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of OVERKILL have commented on the passing of Jeffrey (Jethro) "Ironfist" Hirsch, a member of the legendary "Old Bridge Militia," who died January 19 after surviving a devastating fire on December 29 that completely...

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MEMORY GARDEN: Full-Length Debut To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks

MEMORY GARDEN — the Sweden-based band featuring former ABSKTRAKT ALGEBRA guitarist Simon Johansson — has issued the following update: "We are very happy to announce that our first full-length album, 'Tides' [originall released in 1996 through Heathendoom Music], will finally be available again. We h...

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PAIN OF SALVATION Lifts U.S. Tour Embargo

Vocalist Daniel Gildenlöw of the Swedish progressive rock/metal band PAIN OF SALVATION has issued the following update: "We congratulate the people of U.S. on the inauguration of their new President. We have waited for this day a long time, as have most of the world. Obama continually strikes us as...

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'Old Bridge Militia' Member Passes Away After Surviving Fire

Jethro Hirsch, a member of the legendary "Old Bridge Militia," passed away Monday afternoon, January 19, after surviving a devastating fire on December 29 that completely destroyed his apartment and left him in critical condition. According to reports, he had fallen asleep with a lit cigarette, and...

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BULLDOZER Pulls Out Of Germany's THRASH ASSAULT 4 Festival

Reunited Italian thrash metal legends BULLDOZER have cancelled their appearance at the Thrash Assault 4 festival, set to take place November 14, 2009 at Posthalle in Würzburg, Germany. Event organizers, Heiko Krumpholz (Up From The Ground) and Oliver Weinsheimer (Keep It True),explain in a statemen...

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BLACK TIDE Thanks Fans For 'Best New Talent' Honor

Miami metallers BLACK TIDE were recently named "Best New Talent" by the readers of Guitar World magazine. Guitarist/vocalist Gabriel Garcia commented: "I want to say thank you to all of our incredible fans for voting for us in the Guitar World readers' poll; it is pretty awesome that you all voted f...

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WOLF: 'Ravenous' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Ravenous", the new album from Swedish metallers WOLF, can be viewed below. The CD features a guest guitar solo by Hank Shermann (FORCE OF EVIL, MERCYFUL FATE) and guest vocals by Mark Boals (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ROYAL HUNT). For the fierce and bloody artwork, the band once again...

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Servile Insurrection

More quality California tech death… The state is a hotbed of precision brutality with the likes of BRAIN DRILL, DECREPIT BIRTH, ODIOUS MORTEM, EMBRYONIC DEVOURMENT, and a host of others. SEVERED SAVIOR is one band that seems to have grown in stature over time, even though "Servile Insurrection" is t...