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KONKHRA Announce New Drummer; Demo Song Posted Online

Danish extreme metallers KONKHRA have issued the following update: "We have found ourselves a drummer [to replace Johnny Nielsen]. His name is Mads Lauridsen. He is Danish, a true talent on the drums and now we can finally start getting album number six together. We also have a MySpace profile up wh...

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ALL THAT REMAINS To Guest On WAAF's 'Harder Faster' Tomorrow

ALL THAT REMAINS, the Massachusetts-based act featuring former SHADOWS FALL vocalist Philip Labonte, will be the featured guests on tomorrow night's (Thursday, June 8) edition of the "Harder Faster" show on 107.3 WAAF (Boston's Rock Radio). The band will talk about their upcoming album, "The Fall of...

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SLAYER, MEGADETH, MINISTRY Confirmed For Japan's LOUD PARK 06 Festival

SLAYER, MEGADETH, MINISTRY and IN FLAMES are among the confirmed bands for the Loud Park 06 festival, set to take place October 14-15, 2006 at the Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Halls 9-11 in Tokyo, Japan. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: SLAYER MEGADETH MINISTRY IN FLAMES ARC...

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The Dead Walk

Heavy is good, angry is good, and unrelenting pummel is just super. Too bad those elements alone do not define metal excellence. No, I'm not going to rip THE ACACIA STRAIN's "The Dead Walk"; there are some fine cinderblock-to-the-head moments. It is just not something I can rave about. Now down to t...

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OVERCAST: New Live Video Posted Online

OVERCAST, the reunited Massachusetts band which features in its ranks KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio and SHADOWS FALL singer Brian Fair, played to a massive crowd at Club Hipnotic (formerly the El N Gee) in New London, CT on Saturday, June 3. Check out a video of the group performing the s...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, BLEEDING THROUGH Confirmed For U.K.'s READING/LEEDS Festivals

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, BLEEDING THROUGH and MUNICIPAL WASTE have been confirmed for this year's Reading and Leeds festivals. BLEEDING THROUGH will play the Radio 1 Lock-Up stage (curated by BBC Radio 1 "Rock Show" host Mike Davies) in Reading Aug. 25 August/Leeds Aug. 26, while KILLSWITCH ENGAGE play th...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Cover PANTERA, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Tackle DIO: Audio Samples Available

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's version of PANTERA's "Walk" (mp3 clip) and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's take on DIO's "Holy Diver" (mp3 clip) are among the exclusive tracks available on a special CD accompanying Kerrang!'s 25th anniversary issue, which hit the newsstands in the U.K. this past Wednesday (May 31). Entitle...

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THE ACACIA STRAIN To Guest On WAAF's 'Harder, Faster'

New England's purveyors of all things heavy THE ACACIA STRAIN are set to appear on the nightly extreme metal radio show "Harder, Faster" on Boston radio station WAAF on June 6. The program airs Monday–Friday from 11 p.m. until midnight, and fans outside of the station's range can listen online at ww...

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BRAND NEW SIN: Time For Evolution

BRAND NEW SIN have uploaded a five-minute video clip offering an update on the recording sessions for the band's follow-up to their "Recipe For Disaster" album, which is being tracked with producer Joey Zampela (LIFE OF AGONY guitarist) at Zampela's Method Of Groove recording studio in Brooklyn, New...

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The Living Dead

Originally released in 2000 under the title "Nomad" (with minor track alterations),PAUL DI'ANNO's "The Living Dead" renewed my interest in a man that I revered for his work on the first two IRON MAIDEN albums, but whose subsequent projects (GOGMAGOG, BATTLEZONE, and KILLERS) passed me by with littl...

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SHADOWS FALL Guitarist MATT BACHAND Schedules More Acoustic Dates

SHADOWS FALL guitarist Matt Bachand has added more dates to his solo acoustic tour, which kicked off earlier in the week. Joining Matt at all dates is Mark Schwaber, a songwriter and musician from western Massachusetts. Commented Bachand: "These will NOT be acoustic SHADOWS FALL shows. These are all...

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HELMET: New Album Details Revealed

Forefathers of the post-hardcore/punk genre, HELMET will return July 18 with "Monochrome", marking their first release on Warcon Records, one of the leading post-hardcore/punk labels in the industry today. This summer, the band — founding vocalist/guitarist Page Hamilton, guitarist Chris Traynor and...

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ALL THAT REMAINS To Film 'This Calling' Video Next Week

ALL THAT REMAINS, the Massachusetts-based act featuring former SHADOWS FALL vocalist Philip Labonte, will hit the Jersey shore (the now-abandoned Hancock Naval Base in Sandy Hook) on Tuesday, May 30 to film the video for "This Calling", from their forthcoming album "The Fall of Ideals", with directo...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Release Free Download on MySpace, Prep New Album

ALL THAT REMAINS have released a free download of "This Calling" from their upcoming album "The Fall of Ideals". The CD will be released July 11 on Prosthetic Records, and was recorded by Adam Dutkiewicz (KILLSWITCH ENGAGE) and Peter Wichers (ex-SOILWORK) at Zing Recording Studios in Massachusetts....

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MACHINE HEAD, CONVERGE Added To Select Dates On SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND Tour

MACHINE HEAD, CONVERGE, VISION OF DISORDER, HORSE THE BAND and other special guests have been added to select dates on the Sounds of the Underground tour, featuring AS I LAY DYING, IN FLAMES, TRIVIUM, CANNIBAL CORPSE, GWAR, TERROR, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, BEHEMOUTH, THE CHARIOT, THROUGH THE EYES OF...