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GORGOROTH To Re-Record 'Under The Sign Of Hell' Album

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH have issued the following update: "GORGOROTH will spend the following week in [drummer] Tomas Asklund's Monolith Studio to put the finishing touches on a project which has been kept secret until now: a complete re-recording of the band's third album, 'Under The Si...

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JAMES MURPHY To Guest On AC/DZ Album

James Murphy (DEATH, OBITUARY, TESTAMENT, DISINCARNATE) has been added to the list of guitarists who will lay down guest solos on the forthcoming debut album from AC/DZ, the San Francisco Bay Area-based AC/DC tribute band formed by legendary thrash singer Steve "Zetro" Souza (TENET, DUBLIN DEATH PAT...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Interviewed By 'Metalheadz' (Video)

Peter Bailey of the "Metalheadz" radio show conducted an interview with Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 13-15, 2010 at Catton Hall in Derbyshi...

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New RANDY RHOADS, MOTÖRHEAD Biographies To Arrive In The Spring

Joel McIver, the author of 16 books on rock and metal including the bestselling "Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica", announced the release of two new books at his web site today. Both are set for publication in spring 2011. McIver writes: "'Crazy Train: The High Life And Tragic Death Of Ran...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Issues 'Ghost', 'Deconstruction' Video Update

Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) has released a new video message regarding the status of the recording/mixing sessions for "Deconstruction" and "Ghost" — the third and fourth in a series of albums to be made available under...

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NEVERMORE, SANCTUARY Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

NEVERMORE and the pre-NEVERMORE cult band SANCTUARY have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as f...

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SYSTEM DIVIDE: 'The Conscious Sedation' First-Week Sales Revealed

"The Conscious Sedation", the full-length debut from SYSTEM DIVIDE — the extreme modern metal act featuring Sven De Caluwé (ABORTED) and Miri Milman (ex-DISTORTED) on vocals, Cole Martinez (ex-YEARS OF FIRE, ANTENORA) and Joseph Spiller (ex-THE BINARY CODE) on guitars, Andrew Lenthe (ANTENORA) on ba...

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MEMORAIN Signs With PULVERISED RECORDS

MEMORAIN, the project led by Greek guitarist Ilias Papadakis, has inked a deal with Pulverised Records. The band's fourth full-length effort, entitled "Evolution", is tentatively due in early 2011. Guest musicians on the CD include Ralph Santolla (guitar; OBITUARY, DEICIDE, DEATH, ICED EARTH),Gene...

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GAMMA RAY, CRIPPER Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

GAMMA RAY and CRIPPER have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGENT STEEL AMON ...

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Bassist FRANK WATKINS: 'I Am NOT Playing With OBITUARY Anymore'

Bassist Frank Watkins has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that he is no longer a member of the veteran Florida death metal act OBITUARY. SIX FEET UNDER/ex-MASSACRE bassist Terry Butler has been playing bass for OBITUARY on some of the band's most recent dates, leading to speculation that Watkins had l...

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OBITUARY Wants TERRY BUTLER To Be Band's New Permanent Bassist

Contraband Candy's René Ackermann conducted an interview with Trevor Peres and Ralph Santolla of Florida death metal legends OBITUARY at this year's edition of the Hole In The Sky festival (a.k.a. Bergen Metal Fest XI),which was held August 25-28 in Bergen, Norway. You can now watch the chat below....

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TÝR Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

Faroese Viking metallers TÝR have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGENT STEEL AMO...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: We Owe DEBBIE ABONO 'A Lot Of Respect And Gratitude'

Video footage of the short speech METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield gave at a special event to celebrate the life of Debbie Abono — a well-respected and much-loved manager and promotional machine behind some of San Francisco Bay Area's strongest metal bands (POSSESSED, FORBIDDEN, EXODUS, V...

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SYSTEM DIVIDE: New Song Posted Online

"Hollow", a brand new song from SYSTEM DIVIDE — the extreme modern metal act featuring Sven De Caluwé (ABORTED) and Miri Milman (ex-DISTORTED) on vocals, Cole Martinez (ex-YEARS OF FIRE, ANTENORA) and Joseph Spiller (ex-THE BINARY CODE) on guitars, Andrew Lenthe (ANTENORA) on bass, and Mike Heller (...

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UNLEASHED Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGENT STEE...