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CARCASS Frontman JEFF WALKER Breaks Foot

Bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker of British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS broke the the proximal fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot prior to the band's March 19 concert in Seattle, Washington as the support act for SLAYER and TESTAMENT. Walker has received medical treatment for his injury and is ex...

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Video Premiere: CREMATORY's 'Misunderstood'

"Misunderstood", the new video from the German gothic metal act CREMATORY, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's thirteenth studio album, "Monument", which will be released on April 15 via Steamhammer/SPV. "Monument" track listing: 01. Misunderstood 02. Haus Mit Garten 03. Die So Soon...

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Bottom of the Morning

Texas synth dirge duo PINKISH BLACK (once known as the trio THE GREAT TYRANT, prior to the suicide of bassist Tommy Wayne Atkins) release its third album "Bottom of the Morning". It's the band's first for Relapse Records, home to the kings of synth-prog revival, ZOMBI. Relapse is also simultaneously...

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CANDLEMASS To Release 'Death Thy Lover' EP In June

Legendary Swedish doom metallers CANDLEMASS will release a special 30th-anniversary EP titled "Death Thy Lover" on June 3 via Napalm. The four-track effort — which features Mats Levén on vocals — was recorded during September/October and will be made available as a four-page digipack, one-LP gatefol...

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CREMATORY Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

German gothic metal act CREMATORY has parted ways with longtime bassist Harald Heine and has replaced him with Jason Matthias. Heine, who was in CREMATORY for over 20 years, decided on short notice to give up music for personal and health reasons, to spend more time with his family and children. CRE...

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CARCASS's JEFF WALKER: There's Been A Demise In Quality Of Death Metal Since Mid-'90s

Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker of British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On CARCASS...

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CREMATORY: 'Monument' Album Details Revealed

German gothic metal act CREMATORY will release its thirteenth studio album, "Monument", on April 15 via Steamhammer/SPV. Infinitely more strongly than on its predecessor, "Antiserum" (2014),the twelve tracks on "Monument" are based on brute guitar riffs and hard-as-nails drum grooves, replete with...

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EXUMER: New Song 'Sinister Souls' Available For Streaming

German thrash metallers EXUMER will release their fourth full-length album, "The Raging Tides", on January 29 via Metal Blade Records. Recorded with producer/engineer Waldemar Soychta at Waldstreet Sound in Dortmund, Germany, "The Raging Tides" is a deliberate and violent thrash attack that stays tr...

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EXUMER To Release 'The Raging Tides' Album In January

German thrash metallers EXUMER have set "The Raging Tides" as the title of their fourth full-length album, due on January 29 via Metal Blade Records. Recorded with producer/engineer Waldemar Soychta at Waldstreet Sound in Dortmund, Germany, "The Raging Tides" is a deliberate and violent thrash attac...

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SLAYER, TESTAMENT, CARCASS: North American Tour Dates Officially Announced

In support of "Repentless", the band's twelfth studio album and its career-highest chart debut, SLAYER will launch 2016 by pillaging and marauding its way across North America, headlining some two dozen dates over a five-week period. With special guests TESTAMENT and CARCASS on all dates, the tour s...

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Ex-SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO: Video Recap Of Australian Clinic Tour

A video recap of Dave Lombardo's (SLAYER, PHILM) October 2015 "The Repercussion Of Dave Lombardo" clinic tour of Australia can be seen below. Lombardo is deemed one of the most influential drummers of our time. Born with extraordinary musical aptitude, Lombardo was intuitive to rhythm at a very earl...

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Unauthorized Biography Of ROB ZOMBIE Now Available

Joel McIver, the U.K.-based author of biographies of METALLICA, SLAYER, BLACK SABBATH, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, MACHINE HEAD and many other artists, has released an unauthorized biography of Rob Zombie via Backbeat Books. "Sinister Urge: The Life And Times Of Rob Zombie" is the first in-depth, caree...

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SLAYER To Tour U.S. With TESTAMENT And CARCASS

SLAYER will embark on a U.S. tour early next year with support from TESTAMENT and CARCASS. So far only one date has been leaked: March 3 at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Additional details, including all the dates and venues, are expected to be revealed in the coming days. SLAYER's new...

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ENTOMBED A.D. To Release 'Dead Dawn' Album In February

Swedish metallers ENTOMBED A.D. will release their second album, "Dead Dawn", on February 26, 2016 via Century Media. A single will precede the full-length effort in mid-December. ENTOMBED A.D. guitarist and co-producer Nico Elgstrand states: "After festering an eon inside the belly of the beast, it...

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CARCASS: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Gothenburg Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of CARCASS's November 8 performance at Trädgår'n in Gothenburg, Sweden can be seen below. CARCASS is currently taking part in the "Deathcrusher 2015" European tour with NAPALM DEATH, VOIVOD and OBITUARY. CARCASS released a special edition version of its latest album, "Surgic...