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Devil's Horns: Who Is Responsible For Metal's Famous Hand Signal?

Steve Appleford of LA CityBEAT recently conducted a "survey" of heavy metal musicians regarding the origins of the "devil's horns" hand sign — the horned hand, with index finger and pinkie raised proudly as the sign of the beast, which is being used as the "international greeting to heavy metal ecst...

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Gothic metal has undoubtedly experienced an upsurge in popularity over the last few years, but on the fringes it retains a discernible love-hate status. Given the likes of MY DYING BRIDE and, to a slightly less gloomy extent, DARK TRANQUILLITY, many listeners either revel casually in the moroseness...

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IMPERIOUS Undergo Lineup Changes

Swedish brutal death metallers IMPERIOUS have replaced Emil Fredenmark (guitars, vocals) with Adam Skogvard (MYNJUN, PHANINDRA, ex-SLODUST, BOOK OF HOURS). The band have also found a new bassist in Rickard Thulin (MYNJUN, COERCION). IMPERIOUS are currently writing material for the follow-up to 2003'...

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DAATH: New Album To Be Mixed By Former DEATH Guitarist

Atlanta-based technical death metallers DAATH have recruited former DEATH/TESTAMENT guitarist James Murphy to mix their second album, tentatively titled "The Hinderers". "We are currently in pre-production and expect to start tracking in November," the band write on their web site. "We're going to s...

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SUFFOCATION, DYING FETUS, VEHEMENCE Confirmed For TEXAS MURDER FEST

SUFFOCATION, DYING FETUS, VEHEMENCE and INCANTATION are among the bands confirmed for the first annual Texas Murder Fest, a two-day event set to be held September 11-12 at The International Ballroom in Houston, TX. A complete list of the artists current scheduled to perform at the festival is as fol...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION: Live Album Details Revealed

Arctic Music Group has set a September 21 release date for the MALEVOLENT CREATION live album, "Conquering South America". It was over ten years ago that the metal world first lay witness to the now genre-shaping "The Ten Commandments" by then-little-known band MALEVOLENT CREATION. Eight albums late...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Announce U.S. Tour

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN have announced their second headlining tour of 2004 in support of their new album, "Miss Machine". Hot off the conclusion of their highly successful "F$#king With The Lights On" tour, DILLINGER will kick off a five week U.S. tour on September 29 in New Haven, CT. The tour i...

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BLOOD RED THRONE Commence Work On New Album

Norwegian death metallers BLOOD RED THRONE have finally commenced work on the new album, "Altered Genesis", after a series of drummers failed to deliver the quality the band were looking for. With original drummer Espen Antonsen fired early on in the original recording, the band had to endure two mo...

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THE GREAT DECEIVER: 'Lake Of Sulphur' Video Posted Online

THE GREAT DECEIVER's video for the track "Lake of Sulphur" has been made available online at Launch.com. The clip was directed by Patric Ullaeus (DIMMU BORGIR, IN FLAMES, LACUNA COIL, WITHIN TEMPTATION) of Revolver Film Company, and was shot in the Arizona desert and at The Revolver Ranch. "Lake of...

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The Hauntings Of Alabama's Metal Venue Sloss Furnaces

The Horror Channel has posted an article on the hauntings of Birmingham, AL's creepy metal/hardcore venue Sloss Furnaces. Visitors to the venue, which has held shows for such bands as FEAR FACTORY, MARILYN MANSON and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, have reported a number of ghost sightings, as well as pha...

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TROUBLE: More Delays For 'Unplugged' CD

Reunited doom legends TROUBLE have posted the following message on their web site: "The new TROUBLE unplugged CD 'Simple Mind Condition' has turned out to be anything but SIMPLE. Computer crashes, lost files, and anything else that can stand in the way has (it’s almost as if something is trying to k...

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DAATH Begin Pre-Production On Sophomore Album

Atlanta-based technical death metallers DAATH have begun pre-production on their second album, to be titled "The Hinderers". The follow-up to this year's "Futility" is tentatively scheduled for release in the winter. In other news, DAATH are still looking for a bassist and keyboard player. "We need...

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CHIMAIRA Blame 'Visa' Issues For Drummer's Departure

CHIMAIRA have issued a short statement confirming their split with former SOILWORK drummer Richard Evensand and the addition of ex-MISERY INDEX skinsman Kevin Talley to the group's ranks. "There are many reasons for the split, most of which have to do with visa issues," the band write on their web s...

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CHIMAIRA's Record Label Confirms Drummer Switch

CHIMAIRA's record label, Roadrunner Records, has issued a statement confirming that the band have parted ways with former SOILWORK drummer Richard Evensand and replaced him with Kevin Talley, formerly of MISERY INDEX. Recommended to the band by SLAYER's Kerry King, Kevin will be behind the kit for C...

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MISERY INDEX Drummer Joins CHIMAIRA, Replacement Named

MISERY INDEX drummer Kevin Talley (drums, ex-DYING FETUS, SUFFOCATION, M.O.D.) has quit the band and has joined CHIMAIRA. Filling his shoes in MISERY INDEX is Adam Jarvis from the band ALL WILL FALL from St. Louis, MO. "Adam had sent in a audition video many months ago and has been in the band's fav...