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FORBIDDEN: New Album Update

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN are continuing work on their new album, "Omega Wave", at Sonic Room/Audio Voyage Studios in Livermore, California. The CD artwork has been commissioned from Kent Mathieu (FORBIDDEN, EXODUS, AUTOPSY, EXHORDER). The album is being produced by FORB...

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OPETH's 'Still Life' To Be Re-Released On Double Vinyl With New Artwork

OPETH's "Still Life" album will be re-released on double vinyl on June 7 via Peaceville Records. "Still Life" was OPETH's first outing for Peaceville and armed with renewed enthusiasm, the band delivered a flawless gem of an LP. Originally released in 1999, the enigmatic "Still Life" is an ambitious...

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VOIVOD: Video Interview Posted Online

Robert Williams of Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with Michel "Away" Langevin (drums) and Daniel Mongrain (guitar) of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD after the band's March 2010 headlining performance at the Relapse Records SXSW showcase in Austin, Texas. Watch the chat below. VOIVOD's new...

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VOIVOD: Video Interview, Pro-Shot Performance Footage From SXSW Posted Online

Roxwel has uploaded VOIVOD interview and performance footage filmed in March 2010 during the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Watch the two separate clips below. VOIVOD's new DVD, "Tatsumaki: Voivod in Japan 2008", was released on November 17, 2009 via MVD Entertainment Grou...

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FORBIDDEN: New Album Title Announced

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN are continuing work on their new album, "Omega Wave", at Sonic Room/Audio Voyage Studios in Livermore, California. The CD artwork has been commissioned from Kent Mathieu (FORBIDDEN, EXODUS, AUTOPSY, EXHORDER). The album is being produced by FORB...

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FULL METAL JACKIE To Host Tomorrow Night's 'Headbangers Ball'

Jackie Kajzer, better known as Full Metal Jackie, will guest-host the May 3 episode of "Headbangers Ball" which airs on MTV2 at 3:00 a.m. ET/PT (late Monday night/early Tuesday morning). The episode will feature exclusive audio clips from some of Kajzer's interviews for "Full Metal Jackie Certified:...

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OVERKILL Announces Second Leg Of 'Killfest 2010' Tour With Support From FORBIDDEN

Veteran New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL have announced the second leg of their Killfest 2010 tour. The trek will consist of stops in markets where the band has not been in a long time, including several dates in the North Carolina and Florida. Support on the tour will come from FORBIDDEN, EVILE, GAMA...

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OVERKILL Frontman Talks Politics In New Video Interview

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL when the band played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on April 5, 2010. Watch the chat below. OVERKILL will join forces with reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN for the second leg...

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OVERKILL: Australian Tour Trailer Released

Veteran New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL will embark on their first-ever tour of Australia in September, with MORTAL SIN as main support. The dates are as follows: Sep. 23 - The Hifi - Brisbane, Australia Sep. 24 - The Hifi - Melbourne, Australia Sep. 25 - The Metro - Sydney, Australia Tickets go on sa...

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VOIVOD: New Video Interview Posted Online

Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD were interviewed for an episode of "Hard" on the AUX music channel out of Canada. The nine-minute segment, during which the band takes its fans through the entire chronology of VOIVOD and performs its influential '80s material, can be viewed below. VOIVOD's new DVD,...

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HELLHOUND Announces New Vocalist

San Francisco Bay Area thrash veterans HELLHOUND, who reunited in January 2009, have recruited SICK CELL lead singer and guitarist Joe Liszt to replace ex-vocalist Mike Walish, who left the band in March. Liszt, who fronted and toured with the band D-TRAIN in the early '90s, is also a veteran of the...

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HAMMERFALL, DARK TRANQUILLITY, SAVAGE GRACE Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

HAMMERFALL, DARK TRANQUILLITY, SAVAGE GRACE and DEW-SCENTED have been confirmed for this year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place July 16-17, 2010 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANVIL BULLET DARK TRANQUILLITY DEW-SCENTED DORO...

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Former ANTHRAX Singer DAN NELSON To Begin Rehearsing With TESTAMENT Drummer

Former ANTHRAX vocalist Dan Nelson will head over to the West Coast soon to begin rehearsing with his new band BLACKGATES, also featuring drummer Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, ex-EXODUS, SLAYER, FORBIDDEN),guitarist Jeremy Epp (THE VENTING MACHINE) and bassist Uriah Duffy (WHITESNAKE). "[I] can't wait t...

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SILENT CIVILIAN: Another New Song Posted Online

"Victim Of Fear", a brand new song from SILENT CIVILIAN — the band led by SPINESHANK vocalist Jonny Santos — is available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off SILENT CIVILIAN's sophomore album, "Ghost Stories", which is scheduled for release on May 18 via Mediaskare/Century...

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OVERKILL Frontman: 'Democrats Are Elitists'

On April 6, vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL was interviewed by "The Red Switch" show, which airs on York University's CHRY 105.5 FM radio station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Watch the chat in two parts below. An excerpt follows. The Red Switch: The Bush...