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DOWN Reunion Caused By WITCHCRAFT

Chris Harris and Jon Wiederhorn of MTV.com report: While they may not be terribly well-known in North America, former NORRSKEN guitarist Magnus Pelander and his bandmates in WITCHCRAFT are owed a debt of gratitude by DOWN fans the world over. After all, the Swedish sludge-rockers are largely respons...

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MISERY INDEX, DESPISED ICON to Team Up For European Co-Headlining Tour

MISERY INDEX and DESPISED ICON will team up for a European co-headlining tour (MISERY INDEX will headline the mainland leg of the tour and DESPISED ICON headlines the UK dates) in January/February. Support at all shows will come from BENEATH THE MASSACRE, with ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY opening in th...

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DISBELIEF Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement

German death metallers DISBELIEF have parted ways with guitarist Tommy Fritsch "due to private and musical reasons," according to a posting on the group's web site. Replacing Tommy in the band's lineup is Witali Weber, who will take part in DISBELIEF's European tour with GRAVEWORM, IN SLUMBER and DE...

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FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING Hard At Work On New Material

German death metallers FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING are currently writing songs for their third album, tentatively due in early 2008 via Metal Blade Records. According to the band, the new material "really sounds killer so far. Four very different sounding songs are already finished and the fifth one is...

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FAIRYTALE ABUSE: 'Perversions Of Angel VI' Track Listing Revealed

Danish black metal act FAIRYTALE ABUSE has revealed the track listing for its new album, "Perversions of Angel VI", due in early 2008 via an as-yet-undetermined label. FAIRYTALE ABUSE's upcoming CD will be the follow-up to "The Spirit Tower", which was released worldwide in May 2006. The group spent...

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DISBELIEF Frontman To Appear On BENIGHTED CD

DISBELIEF vocalist Karsten "Jagger" Jäger has recorded a guest appearance on French grindcore band BENIGHTED's forthcoming album, entitled "Icon". He appears on the track "Human Circles". DISBELIEF will kick off a European tour with GRAVEWORM, IN SLUMBER and DEADBORN on October 19 in Essen, Germany....

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BLINDED BY FAITH: 'The World Has Something To Offer' Video Posted Online

Québec City, Quebec, Canada's BLINDED BY FAITH has posted its video for the song "The World Has Something To Offer" from the band's "Imperial Collapse" DVD. Watch the clip below. BLINDED BY FAITH will perform at the Trois-Rivières Metalfest on November 3 alongside QUO VADIS and AUGURY, among others....

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'Metalocalypse' Co-Creator To Host GUITAR PLAYER's Guitar Hero 2007 Competition

Ten finalists will battle for the international title of "Guitar Hero" at Guitar Player's Guitar Hero 2007 competition to be held Friday, October 12, at 8 p.m. at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Hosting the guitarfest will be "Metalocalypse" co-creator Brendon Small. Now in its secon...

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THE ACACIA STRAIN Announces Headlining Tour

Western Massachusetts purveyors of all things heavy THE ACACIA STRAIN have confirmed most dates for an upcoming fall headlining tour, dubbed Crashing Through the Holidays, to continue supporting the band's latest release, "The Dead Walk". Joining the band on the road will be DESPISED ICON, FULL BLOW...

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HENRY ROLLINS: 'A Lot Of What I Do These Days Is Fact-Based'

Joan Anderman of The Boston Globe recently conducted an interview with punk rock icon Henry Rollins. A few excerpts from the chat follow: The Boston Globe: How do you prepare for a spoken-word show? Henry: Basically, I know the ideas I want to get into, the truth of the story. A lot of ...

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LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT To Headline Pennsylvania's NEARFEST X

LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT — the instrumental progressive rock/metal project featuring DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy (drums),John Petrucci (guitar) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards) alongside progressive rock icon Tony Levin (bass) of KING CRIMSON and PETER GABRIEL fame — will headline the first ni...

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Tattoo Master PAUL BOOTH Writes Blog About Interactions With Metal Bands

Tattoo master Paul Booth, the artist of choice for metal musicians seeking tats, has proven that he's almost as good with a pen as he is with a needle. In August, Booth inked a deal with the MTV2 Headbanger's Blog to write a weekly column about his numerous experiences on tour, and interactions over...

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SUICIDE SILENCE Singer Comments On BILLBOARD Chart Debut

SUICIDE SILENCE made a huge statement to the metal world this past week as their highly acclaimed debut offering, "The Cleansing", entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at #94 (with first-week sales of 7,100),which marks the highest debut ever for a new Century Media artist. SUICIDE SILENCE is defini...

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LIQUID TRIO EXPERIMENT To Release 'Spontaneous Combustion' In October

Magna Carta has set an October 23 U.S. release date (one day earlier internationally) for the new album from LIQUID TRIO EXPERIMENT , the instrumental progressive rock/metal project featuring DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy (drums),and Jordan Rudess (guitar) alongside progressive rock icon Tony...

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DESPISED ICON: New Video Report Posted Online

Montreal metallers DESPISED ICON recently annihilated crowds throughout the U.S. on tour alongside SUICIDE SILENCE, WINDS OF PLAGUE and SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY, garnering a whole new legion of diehard fans. This trek marked the group's fourth North American tour this year in support of the band's lates...