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GOD FORBID To Debut New Material At East Coast Shows

New Brunswick, New Jersey's melodic, thrash-metal warriors GOD FORBID will debut some of their brand new material at the following East Coast shows in February: Feb. 18 - Brooklyn, NY - St. Vitus Feb. 24 - Clifton, NJ - Dingbatz Commented GOD FORBID guitarist Doc Coyle: "With only one show in 2011 a...

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SYMPHONY X Bassist To Appear On METAL MIKE's 'The Metalworker' Album

HALFORD guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak has tapped Mike LePond of progressive metallers SYMPHONY X to play bass on Chlasciak's solo album, "The Metalworker". "I am really excited to have once again being able to work with Mike," said Chlasciak. "Mike's ability as a musician and bassist are hard to...

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MOLOTOV SOLUTION Parts Ways With Founding Guitarist

Las Vegas, Nevada-based metallers MOLOTOV SOLUTION have parted ways with founding member/guitarist Robbie Pina. Cody Jarvis, who appeared with the band during the recent national UNEARTH/CHIMAIRA tour, will now assume the guitarist role until a full-time replacement is announced. MOLOTOV SOLUTION ha...

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CHIMAIRA Frontman Sprains Ankle At 'Christmas' Homecoming Concert; Video Available

During the opening song of CHIMAIRA's "Chimaira Christmas" concert last night (Friday, December 30) at the House Of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio, CHIMAIRA guitarist Matt DeVries jumped off the drum riser and crashed into bassist Emil Werstler, who then bumped into singer Mark Hunter, knocking Mark down...

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CHIMAIRA Announces New Guitarist, Bassist

Cleveland, Ohio-based metallers CHIMAIRA have issued the following update: "We are proud to announce the addition of Matt Szlachta [DIRGE WITHIN] and Jeremy Creamer [DAATH] to CHIMAIRA. "The plan was to build an undeniable string section and we have done just that. "Jeremy will be pounding on the ba...

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BLACKOUT SUPERSTAR Signs With RADIUM RECORDS

BLACKOUT SUPERSTAR, the Cleveland, Ohio-based rock band featuring guitarist Ken Obloy (RIKETS),vocalist Jonny Sayre (ERASE THE GREY),bassist Kenny Irizarry (GATLIN),guitarist Jeff Butchko (ERASE THE GREY) and drummer Holly Manning (REBEL GIRL),has inked a deal with Radium Records. The group is c...

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EMIL WERSTLER To Play Guitar For CHIMAIRA

Emil Werstler (DAATH) will handle the guitar duties for CHIMAIRA in 2012. Werstler (pictured below),who has spent the last few months playing bass for CHIMAIRA, will switch back to his original instrument following the recent announcement that guitarists Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries will be leaving...

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CHIMAIRA Releases Free 'The Age Of Remix Hell' Digital EP

Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA have released a free digital EP, "The Age Of Remix Hell", via Multiupload.com. The track listing for the effort — which, as the title suggests, contains remixed versions of songs from CHIMAIRA's latest album, "The Age Of Hell" — is as follows: 01. Year Of The Snake...

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GOD FORBID: New Video Footage From The Studio

New Brunswick, New Jersey's melodic, thrash-metal warriors GOD FORBID recently entered the studio to begin recording their new album for an early 2012 release via Victory Records. The bulk of the production on the CD is being handled by Mark Lewis (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER,...

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CHIMAIRA: New Audio Interview With SEAN ZATORSKY

MetalsPeak recently conducted an interview with CHIMAIRA keyboardist Sean Zatorsky. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Guitarists Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries will be leaving CHIMAIRA at the end of 2011. Vocalist Mark Hunter says, "We understand that life invades art, everyt...

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ATHEIST In Mexico: Interview, Performance Footage Posted Online

Search & Destroy conducted an interview with vocalist Kelly Shaefer of reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST on April 6, 2011 before the band's concert in Mexico City with KATAKLYSM. You can now watch the chat below. ATHEIST canceled its European tour in August due to the fact tha...

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DEVILDRIVER, THE FACELESS, JOB FOR A COWBOY, DYING FETUS: 'Metal Alliance Tour' Dates

DEVILDRIVER, THE FACELESS, DYING FETUS, JOB FOR A COWBOY, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD and IMPENDING DOOM will join forces for the Metal Alliance Tour in March/April 2012. The dates are as follows: Mar. 15 - Austin, TX @ SXSW / Scoot Inn Mar. 16 - New Orleans, LA @ The Hangar Mar. 17 - St ...

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THE CONTORTIONIST To Enter Studio In February

Indianapolis, Indiana's prog-metal prodigies THE CONTORTIONIST will enter AudioHammer Studios in Sanford, Florida in February with producers Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, CHIMAIRA, DEVILDRIVER) and Eyal Levi (AUGUST BURNS RED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER) to begin recording their sophomore album for a late spr...

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DEVILDRIVER, THE FACELESS, JOB FOR A COWBOY, DYING FETUS Set For 'Metal Alliance Tour'

According to Lambgoat, DEVILDRIVER, THE FACELESS, DYING FETUS, JOB FOR A COWBOY, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD and IMPENDING DOOM will join forces for the Metal Alliance Tour in March/April 2012. So far, the following dates have been released: Mar. 17 - St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre Mar. 22 - Danvers, MA @...

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Guitarist MATT DEVRIES Explains Decision To Leave CHIMAIRA

Guitarist Matt DeVries has released the following statement to ThePRP.com regarding his decision to leave Cleveland metallers CHIMAIRA: "I wanted take a moment away from the road and personally reach out to each and every one of you to reflect on my recent decision to leave CHIMAIRA. "I've been with...