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MALEVOLENT CREATION: New Album To Include Guest Appearance By SLIPKNOT Guitarist

Veteran Florida-based extreme metallers MALEVOLENT CREATION have completed work on their tenth full-length album, "Doomsday X", at Mercury Recording Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida for an early summer release via Nuclear Blast Records. "Recording sessions went very well and the band is very satisf...

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SCAR SYMMETRY Officially Added To DARK TRANQUILLITY North American Tour

Sweden's SCAR SYMMETRY has confirmed that it will participate in the upcoming North American tour featuring DARK TRANQUILLITY, THE HAUNTED and INTO ETERNITY. "We're really glad and excited to be a part of this great package, as well as getting the chance to play on American soil for the first time!"...

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Vulcanus

Germany's FEAR MY THOUGHTS has been honing their musical form on each release, making the term "progression" a most fitting description for what has occurred on the basically traditional thrash of "The Great Collapse" to the more varied work (keys, melodic development) of "Hell Sweet Hell", both rel...

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A Raining Sun of Light and Love...

You miss those organ-drenched, fuzzed out, space rock jams of the '70s, don't you? Tee Pee knows that, which is why TITAN's "A Raining Sun of Light and Love, for You and You and You…" will be released on February 6. As it turns out, "stoner rock" is not an ill-fitting descriptor for this band ...

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AEROSMITH Frontman To Speak For Peace

On February 5, AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler will be participating in a campaign to establish a United States Department of Peace. Tyler will be speaking as part of a lobbying effort hosted by the Peace Alliance, "a nonpartisan citizen organization advocating for legislation that supports a cultur...

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Snowboarding Film Narrated By METALLICA's HETFIELD Honored At X-DANCE FILM FESTIVAL

"Let it Ride", a full-length film about legendary snowboarder Craig Kelly narrated by METALLICA frontman James Hetfield, was honored with "Best Picture" and "Best Soundtrack" awards on the closing night of the 2007 X-Dance Film Festival in Park City, Utah (January 23, 2007). The X-Dance Festival run...

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INHUME: New Album Samples Available

Dutch grindcore act INHUME will releasing its third album, "Chaos Dissection Order", soon via Osmose Productions. The track listing is as follows: 01. Superior Existence 02. Plague Injected 03. Oppressing The Weak 04. Chaos Dissection Order 05. Retaliate 06. Severely Deteriorated Flesh 07. Dismal 08...

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Report: How One California Death-Metal Fan Became Al Qaeda Spokesperson

The article in the January 22 issue of The New Yorker magazine by Raffi Khatchadourian entitled "Azzam the American" discusses Adam Gadahn (video of Adam describing the 9/11 pilots, photo) — a U.S. citizen from Southern California and a member of Al Qaeda's "media committee" who wrote in a ...

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'Global Metal' Documentary Expected In September

According to Metal Israel, the makers of the documentary "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" have set a tentative September 2007 release date for their follow-up film, "Global Metal", which will explore the global spread of heavy metal music and culture. "The goal of this film is to discover what is hap...

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'Extreme Metal' Book-Length Study Coming From BERG PUBLISHERS

Berg Publishers has issued the following press release: Extreme metal — one step beyond heavy metal — can appear bizarre or terrifying to the uninitiated. Extreme metal musicians have developed an often impenetrable sound that teeters on the edge of screaming, incomprehensible noise. Extreme metal c...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY, THE HAUNTED, INTO ETERNITY: More Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been released for the upcoming North American tour featuring DARK TRANQUILLITY, THE HAUNTED, and INTO ETERNITY (plus one more, as-yet-unannounced act). The schedule is shaping up as follows: Mar. 19 - Orlando, FL @ The Social Mar. 20 - St Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre Mar. 21 - Atla...

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DIO, SLASH, TERRY BOZZIO: Video Footage From HOLLYWOOD'S ROCKWALK Induction Available

Artisan News has posted video clips of legendary metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio, VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash and new KORN drummer Terry Bozzio speaking at the Hollywood's RockWalk induction, which took place Wednesday night (January 17) in Los Angeles. The ceremony was held in front of the Guit...

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WHITE SKULL Confirms Singer's Departure, Announces Replacement

Long-running Italian metallers WHITE SKULL have finally confirmed that they have parted ways with singer Gus Gabarrò (as BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on Oct. 19, 2006). Replacing Gabarrò in the group's current lineup is female vocalist Elisa "Over" De Palma. WHITE SKULL released its latest album,...

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SEBASTIAN BACH To Make His Return To 'Gilmore Girls' Next Week

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach will make his return to the "Gilmore Girls" TV show next Tuesday, January 23 in an episode titled "Santa's Secret Stuff". For more information on the program, which airs on the new CW network, click here. In a recent interview with The Edmonton Journal, Bach s...

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SEVENDUST: More U.S. Dates Announced

SEVENDUST has announced more shows for its 57-date North American tour, scheduled to begin on February 8 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Also appearing on the trek will be DIECAST. The tour will be in support of the Atlanta-based band's sixth studio album, "Alpha", which arrives on March 6. SEVENDUST / DIEC...