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EVILDEAD Calls It Quits; New Band FAEOST Is Launched

Veteran Los Angeles thrashers EVILDEAD have decided to disband due to "personal differences." The group states, "We thank all the fans, journalist, promoters, and supporters worldwide, this has not been an easy decision to make for us who worked hard to rebuild and regain our loyal fan base." Former...

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist: 'For Me, There's No Higher Spiritual Deity Than Myself'

Leja Siv Harju of HailsWebzine.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Silenoz (real name: Sven Atle Kopperud) of Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. HailsWebzine.com: Many people automatically perceive black metal bands such...

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Cryptopsy

Often a veteran band comes off as uninspired when they take the easy way out by self-titling an album well into their careers. Said maneuver suggests an in-house restructuring or a rebirth, but often self-titling is trite and it's a cheat. Montreal death grinders CRYPTOPSY, however, suffered the tor...

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DORO To Tour North America With SISTER SIN

German metal queen Doro Pesch will join forces with Swedish female-fronted heavy rockers SISTER SIN for a North American tour in February 2013. SISTER SIN and Doro have toured Europe together before and are now bringing their united metal mission to North America. Commented SISTER SIN frontwoman Liv...

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THE LAST STAND Signs With EULOGY RECORDINGS

New York hardcore has an undeniable past, present and future within the ranks of all of the members of THE LAST STAND. The Brooklyn-based band features Mike Scondotto of the long-running INHUMAN on vocals, along with Dion De Nardo on bass, Stephen Della Croce on guitar and Jimmy McCormack on drums,...

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LED ZEPPELIN Among 2012 Kennedy Center Honorees

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced the selection of the seven individuals who will receive the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors. Recipients to be honored at the 35th annual national celebration of the arts are: bluesman Buddy Guy, actor and director Dustin Hoffman, comedian a...

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CENTURIAN Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

Reunited Dutch death metallers CENTURIAN are putting the finishing touches on their much-anticipated new album, "Contra Rationem", for a winter release on Listenable Records. The CD is being recorded at the We Are (Music) Junkies studio in Eindhoven with producer/sound engineer Jo Peeters (ABORTED,...

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CRYPTOPSY: New Video Interview With MATT MCGACHY

UltimRadio.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Matt McGachy of Canadian extreme metallers CRYPTOPSY. You can now watch the chat below. The self-titled new album from CRYPTOPSY will be released in the U.S. on November 20 via Cryptopsy/Defen Society in association with Revulotion Harmony...

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CRYPTOPSY: New Album To Receive U.S. Release In November

The self-titled new album from Canadian extreme metallers CRYPTOPSY will be released in the U.S. on November 20 via Cryptopsy/Defen Society in association with Revolution Harmony/Candlelight Records. Pre-orders for the album are available through the band at Cryptopsy.ca. The cover artwork for "Cryp...

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TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD Members To Guest On HATRIOT Debut

HATRIOT, the new San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band led by former EXODUS frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza, has completed recording its debut album, "Heroes Of Origin", for a January 2013 release via Germany's Massacre Records. The CD was recorded with producer Juan Urteaga (MACHINE HEAD, EXODUS, T...

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BLACK LIGHT BURNS: 'The Moment You Realize You're Going To Fall' First-Week Sales Revealed

"The Moment You Realize You're Going To Fall", the long-awaited sophomore album from BLACK LIGHT BURNS, the avant-garde alter ego of LIMP BIZKIT/ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist Wes Borland, sold around 900 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 20 on the...

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CRYPTOPSY: Another New Song Available For Streaming

"The Golden Square Mile", a brand new song from Canadian extreme metallers CRYPTOPSY, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below (courtesy of Decibel magazine). The track will appear on the band's self-titled album, which will be released on September 14. Commented CRYPTOPSY: "The song deals...

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CRYPTOPSY: Two New Songs Available For Streaming

"Two-Pound Torch" and "Red-Skinned Scapegoat", two brand new songs from Canadian extreme metallers CRYPTOPSY, can be streamed below. Both tracks will appear on CRYPTOPSY's forthcoming self-titled album, which will be released on September 14. The cover artwork for "Cryptopsy" was created by Mircea G...

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Clockwork Angels

1985 was the year RUSH broke mega with their pop-prog commercial juggernaut, "Power Windows". The year also represents an apparent point of no return as RUSH broke away from their spellbinding math rock rhapsodies from "Grace Under Pressure" on back through their venerable catalog. "Roll The Bones",...

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BLACK LIGHT BURNS: First 'The Moment You Realize You're Going To Fall' Video Chapter

The first of three video "chapters" introducing "The Moment You Realize You're Going To Fall", the long-awaited sophomore album from BLACK LIGHT BURNS, the avant-garde alter ego of LIMP BIZKIT/ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist Wes Borland, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Agata Alexander. "The...