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OBITUARY Completes Work On New Album; Artwork Revealed

Florida-based death metallers OBITUARY have completed work on their new album for a tentative May/June release via Candlelight Records. Vocalist John Tardy states, "It came out really sick and I cannot wait for you guys to hear it... it is heavy!!" Check out the album artwork below. The band once ag...

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CRYPTOPSY, Ex-MORBID ANGEL, KRALLICE Members To Jam With Egyptian Artist In NY Museum

Egyptian artist Nader Sadek's new performance piece, B'doun Wag'h (a follow-up to the exhibition "Faceless" in 2007),provocatively incorporates Middle Eastern design, death metal music, and Darfur activism. Death and black metal musicians Steve Tucker (formerly of MORBID ANGEL),Flo Mounier (CRYPTO...

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ROUGH SILK To Release 'A New Beginning' Next Month

German epic/melodic metallers ROUGH SILK will release their new album, "A New Beginning", on March 20 via Dockyard 1 Records. Mastermind Ferdy Doernberg teamed up with André Hort (bass),Mike Mandel (guitars) and Alex Wenn (drums),who are young and hungry musicians from the Hannover area to bring f...

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TARDY BROTHERS Debut Due In April

TARDY BROTHERS — the new project featuring OBITUARY founding members John (vocals) and Donald Tardy (drums) — will release its debut album, "Bloodline", on April 7 via Candlelight Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Bring You Down (3:52) 02. Bloodline (4:50) 03. I'm Alive (4:39)...

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DEICIDE Frontman Talks About Sweden Concert Bombing, Meeting EURONYMOUS; Video Available

Video footage of DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton answering fan questions midway through the band's February 11, 2009 concert at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia can be viewed below. Glen talks about the DEICIDE concert "bombing" in Sweden, meeting Euronymous of MAYHEM, burning the upside down cross i...

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TESTAMENT Singer Performs METALLICA Cover With DEATH ANGEL; Video Available

TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy joined DEATH ANGEL on stage for a cover of METALLICA's "Trapped Under Ice" during the benefit concert for DEFTONES bassist Chi Cheng, which was held on November 29, 2008 at Fat City in San Francisco, California. Also appearing on the bill were WILL HAVEN (with a specia...

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OBITUARY Recording New Album

Florida-based death metal band OBITUARY has entered the studio to begin recording its new album for a tentative summer release via Candlelight Records. Guitarist Ralph Santolla states, "Trevor [Peres, guitar] finished his tracks yesterday, and I'm doing solos now. The new stuff is HEAVY, some of my...

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DEATH ANGEL: West Coast Dates Scheduled

San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL will play two West Coast dates in early March prior to the strart of their Australian tour with ARMORED SAINT: Mar. 01 - Kennel Club - Sacramento, CA (matinee show starting at 3:00 p.m.) Mar. 06 - Key Club - West Hollywood, CA DEATH ANGEL's Australian tou...

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DEATH ANGEL: New Audio Interview With TED AGUILAR Available

Japan's "Metal Moment" podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist Ted Aguilar of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL. The chat is now available for download as an MP3 audio file at this location. DEATH ANGEL last month announced the addition of bassist Sammy Diosdado to the...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN To Enter Studio In March

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by the SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, has issued the following update: "JON OLIVA'S PAIN is deep into pre-production for our fourth release, due out later this year. 13 songs are on the table, with another six still in their infancy. Expect us to deliver another 60-plu...

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NAMM 2009: Video Footage, Photos Posted Online

SatomiMusicumentary has posted an eight-minute report on this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The clip includes footage of more than 50 artists, including the following: Gene Simmons (KI...

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Former DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist Issues Update On Upcoming Essen Performance

On February 3, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord will perform The Concerto for Group and Orchestra with the Philharmonic Orchestra Hagen at Grugahalle in Essen, Germany. He will be joined by special guest vocalists Steve Balsamo and Kasia Laska. Lord commented in a posting on his official web...

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DEICIDE, SAMAEL, VADER, DEVIAN: Photos, Video Footage From Milan Available

Italian news blog Musica Metal has uploaded photos of the Milan, Italy stop (January 18) of the Winterfest '09 tour, featuring DEICIDE, SAMAEL, VADER and DEVIAN. Fan-filmed video footage of DEICIDE and SAMAEL's performances can be watched below. DEICIDE's current touring lineup includes returning gu...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: New Video Interview Available

The members of JON OLIVA'S PAIN offered a track-by-track breakdown of their latest album, "Global Warning", during a recent interview with MetalExpressRadio.com. Watch the chat in five parts below. "Global Warning" was released in the U.S. in May 2008 via Locomotive Records. The CD features a guest...

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Former KORN Guitarist Holding Open Auditions For Bandmembers

The Arizona Review reports that former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has seemingly reconsidered holding closed-only band auditions; opting instead to allow anyone with talent the chance to audition for a spot in his band. For more information, go to www.brianheadwelchband.com. Welch's solo album...