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MEGADETH To Play Special Headlining Show In Charleston

MEGADETH will play a special headlining show at The Plex in Charleston, South Carolina on October 4 with guests INTO ETERNITY and SANCTITY. MEGADETH's Gigantour 2006 officially kicked off Wednesday (September 6) near Boise, Idaho with performances by MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD, OPETH, ARCH ENEMY, OVERKIL...

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TRIVIUM: 'Ascendancy' U.K. Sales Pass 100,000 Mark

TRIVIUM's "Ascendancy" has been officially certified gold in the U.K. for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. Meanwhile, the band's follow-up effort, "The Crusade", looks set to be certifield silver (60,000) the very first day it's released, according to the group's record label, Roadrunner Records....

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: 'As Daylight Dies' Cover Artwork Posted Online

The cover artwork for KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's new album, "As Daylight Dies", has been posted online at this location. Due on November 21 via Roadrunner Records, "As Daylight Dies" is the result of more than a month and a half in the studio with KILLSWITCH guitarist and one of metal's "it" producers, Ada...

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MEGADETH: GIGANTOUR 2006 Opening-Night Setlist Revealed

Gigantour 2006 officially kicked off Wednesday (September 6) near Boise, Idaho with performances by MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD, ARCH ENEMY, OVERKILL, INTO ETERNITY, SANCTITY and THE SMASHUP. MEGADETH's setlist for the opening show was as follows: 01. Blackmail The Universe 02. Skin O' My Teeth 03. The Sc...

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CYNIC To Reunite For European Festival Appearances, Possible U.S. Dates

Long-defunct Florida-based band CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal, is rumored to be planning a reunion tour in the spring/summer of 2007, beginning with possible U.S. warm-up performances and culminating in a number of festi...

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HATEBREED, UNEARTH, FULL BLOWN CHAOS: European Tour Dates Announced

HATEBREED will team up with UNEARTH and FULL BLOWN CHAOS for a European tour in November. Confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 10 - Berlin - S036 - GER Nov. 11 - Essen - Weststadthallen - GER Nov. 12 - Roskilde - Gimle - DK Nov. 13 - Eindhoven - Effenaar - NL Nov. 14 ...

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TRIVIUM: 'Entrance Of The Conflagration' Video Posted Online

TRIVIUM's video for the song "Entrance of the Conflagration" has been posted online at YouTube.com. The clip was shot on August 10 at Eon Loft in Los Angeles, California with director Dale "Rage" Resteghini (MUDVAYNE, HATEBREED, UNEARTH, SHADOWS FALL). An additional video for the song "Anthem (We ar...

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DEICIDE Frontman: Whenever ERIC HOFFMAN Posts Something On BLABBERMOUTH, We Know It's Him

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with notoriously outspoken DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton. Several excerpts from the chat follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What really happened with the Hoffman brothers? Glen: 'Basically, what happened, man, was that for quite a few years now, thei...

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TRIVIUM: New Song Posted Online

A brand new TRIVIUM song, entitled "Entrance of the Conflagration", has been posted online at the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the Florida-based metallers' upcoming third album, "The Crusade", due on October 10 via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2005's "Ascendancy" was recorded at A...

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XENTRIX: 'We Have Decided Not To Do Any More Shows'

Guitarist Kristian "Stan" Havard of the acclaimed late '80s/early '90s U.K. thrash metallers XENTRIX — who recently reunited with their original lineup for a series of gigs in their home country — has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "It's been fun doing gigs again. The...

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HATEBREED: 'Defeatist' Video Posted Online

HATEBREED's video for the song "Defeatist" has been posted online at this location. The clip was shot on July 31 in Naugatuck, Connecticut in an abandoned factory which was also used by Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise for the end sequence of the film "War of the Worlds" and was helmed by acclaimed ....

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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I Have A Much Better Life Right Now Than I Used To Have'

Charlie Steffens of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A few excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: How did you come up with the title for the forthcoming album, "United Abominations"? Mustaine: Traveling as much as you do as an American, people are preju...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: 'The European Invasion' Enters U.K. Chart At No. 4

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's new live DVD, "The European Invasion – Doom Troopin'", has entered the U.K. Music DVD chart at position No. 4. View the whole chart at this location. "The European Invasion – Doom Troopin'" captures BLACK LABEL SOCIETY live on their sold-out European tour last year. Witness the...

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TRIVIUM Frontman Checks In

TRIVIUM frontman Matthew Heafy has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "MKH here checking in while on break here in Holland as our three-week press tour across mainland Europe and the U.K. comes to a close, we have been working promoting our latest release 'The Crusade' whi...

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MACHINE HEAD: Videographer Wanted!

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have posted the following message on their official web site: "Do you live in the Bay Area? Have a lot of free time on your hands? Feel comfortable using a video camera? Wanna film the studio sessions for MACHINE HEAD's new album, 'The Blackening'? If yo...