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SWORN ENEMY, KATAKLYSM, SUICIDE SILENCE: First 'Trendkiller' Tour Dates Announced

The first dates have been announced for The Trendkiller Tour 2007 featuring SWORN ENEMY, KATAKLYSM, SUICIDE SILENCE, AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK and TOO PURE TO DIE. They are as follows: Feb. 01 - Worcester, MA Feb. 02 - Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall Feb. 03 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Club Deep Feb. 04 ...

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JUNGLE ROT: Director's Cut Of 'Victims Of Violence' Video Posted Online

Wisconsin-based death metallers JUNGLE ROT have posted the "director's cut" version of their video for the track "Victims of Violence" on their MySpace page (scroll down). The clip was filmed in June 2006 at a military vehicle graveyard in Wisconsin with director Dave Paul (DISTURBED, FIREBALL MINIS...

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BRUTAL TRUTH, PIG DESTROYER Confirmed For LOS ANGELES MURDERFEST VERSION 3.0

The Church of the 8th Day has announced BRUTAL TRUTH and PIG DESTROYER as its first two confirmed headliners for the Los Angeles Murderfest Version 3.0, slated for March 24-25, 2007 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California. This will be the exclusive West Coast date as well as one of the two...

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CHTHONIC: Articulate, Thoughtful Face Of Symphonic Black Metal

Alexander Chou of the Taiwan Journal reports: For the majority of young people in Taiwan, the singer called Wubai is considered an icon of rock'n'roll. When it comes to heavy metal, however, there is no doubt that the symphonic black metal band CHTHONIC and its vocalist, Freddy Lin, are at the top o...

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AGHORA Featuring CYNIC Members: New Song Posted Online

A new song, "Atmas Heave", from Miami, Florida-based progressive metal band AGHORA's upcoming CD, "Formless", has been posted at the band's MySpace page. AGHORA's second album, "Formless" was produced in part by Neil Kernon (QUEENSRŸCHE, NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEICIDE) and is scheduled for a De...

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AL PITRELLI: 'We Work Harder Than Almost Anybody In Our Country Works At Their Day Job'

GarageRadio.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Al Pitrelli (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, MEGADETH). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On being TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA's West tour Music Director: "Touring is a weird thing. It beats working. I don't want people to think we d...

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VELVET REVOLVER Frontman Discusses Plans For SOFTDRIVE Label

According to Billboard.com, VELVET REVOLVER/ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland will release the debut album from the Los Angeles rock band THE ACTUAL, "In Stitches", early next year via his Softdrive Records label (originally launched in 2003). Also signed to Softdrive is country singer/s...

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SLIPKNOT Sued For Not Performing

John O'Brien of The West Virginia Record reports that a Huntington, WV concert promoter is suing SLIPKNOT for canceling a 2001 show that he organized. Don Maynard filed the lawsuit Nov. 27 in Cabell Circuit Court against Slipknot Touring and band members Sid Wilson, Nathan Jordison, Paul Gray, Chris...

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Turn In A Gun, Get Tickets To GUNS N' ROSES Concert

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Oakland city officials will reward anyone who turns in a gun this Saturday in Sobrante Park and next week in DeFremery Park with two tickets to the Dec. 15 concert by GUNS N' ROSES at Oracle Arena. "GUNS N' ROSES — the band?" asked Mike Magardo, a ...

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ABYSMAL DAWN Comments On DISMEMBER Tour Cancellation

Guitarist/vocalist Charles Elliott of ABYSMAL DAWN — the Los Angeles-based extreme metal band featuring former members of RISE and INHUMAN VISION — has issued the following statement in regards to the recent cancellation of the band's West Coast tour with DISMEMBER and GRAVE: "For whatever reasons o...

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AUGURY To Headline Third Annual ASHES OF AUTUMN Festival

Montreal tech-death stars AUGURY have been confirmed as the headliners of the third annual Ashes of Autumn concert, set to take place December 2 at The Metal Bar in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Also scheduled to appear are hyper folk-black metal newcomers PROFUGUS MORTIS, THREAT SIGNAL, and ADYTUM. Att...

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HYDROGYN To Perform Acoustic Set On X106.3 This Weekend

West Virginia's HYDROGYN has issued the following update: "HYDROGYN will be live on X106.3 this Sunday, December 3rd at 7:00PM for an interview and live acoustic performance. For people not in the listening area, you can go to www.x1063.com and tune in to hear it live. "HYDROGYN will be shooting a n...

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DISMEMBER Cancels U.S. Tour

Swedish death metallers DISMEMBER have cancelled their previously announced West Coast tour with GRAVE "due to financial reasons." According to a posting on DISMEMBER's web site, "the band is really sorry for this and has already started working on a new U.S. tour for the spring of 2007 to make up f...

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Report: Documents In GREAT WHITE Nightclub Fire Probe Released

The Associated Press reports: The fire marshal who inspected a nightclub a few months before a fire [at a GREAT WHITE concert] killed 100 people there said he failed to notice flammable foam around the stage because after he saw an exit door that swung the wrong way, "I really didn't look anywhere"...

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MACABRE: Live Dates Announced

"Murder metallers" MACABRE have lined up the following dates in December: Friday, December 29: Holiday Of Horror North West Dundee, IL @ Clearwater Theater MACABRE JUNGLE ROT HEWHOCORRUPTS MORGUE SUPPLIER Saturday, December 30: Holiday Of Horror South Mokena, IL @ Pearl Room MACABRE JUNGLE ROT YAKUZ...