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SHARON OSBOURNE Discusses 'Suicide Pact' With 'Extra'; Video Available

Ozzy Osbourne's wife/manager Sharon has told the "Extra" TV show that she and her husband agree they cannot live without each other, and so they've chosen to go to the grave together. She explains, "Whatever it was, where you know you're going to die, we would want to choose the time where we want t...

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SLAUGHTER: 'Tortured Souls' Box Set Due In December

Brazil's Marquee Records will release the "Tortured Souls" box set from the legendary Canadian death/thrash metla band SLAUGHTER. Acording to the label, the set features over four hours of pure '80s rage split into four CDs, containing demos, rehearsals, live tracks and the hard-to-find STRAPPADO al...

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RUSTY EYE: 'Mr. Cannibal' Video Posted Online

Los Angeles-based metal band RUSTY EYE has posted the video for its song "Mr. Cannibal" on YouTube. According to a press release, the clip "was professionally filmed in the city of Glendale, CA on 16 mm and was directed, co-produced, and financed by noted cinematographer Alejandro Ordoñez. Other ind...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Vocalist DANI FILTH Featured In New 'The Right To Rock' Podcast

TheRighttoRock.com has has issued its latest podcast (episode #34),featuring CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth. Dani took time from his busy schedule to discuss the band's latest CD, "Thornography", as well the group's current tour. The interview lasts approximately 30 minutes and can be heard at...

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MACABRE Announces Eastern Canadian Mini-Tour

Known for their intense live shows, "murder metallers" MACABRE will take the stage again conquering (eastern) Canada from December 7 to December 11 for the first time in many many years. The dates are as follows: Dec. 07 - The Embassy, London Dec. 08 - Fun Haus, Toronto Dec. 09 - Jubilee Hall, Sudbu...

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LOS ANGELES MURDERFEST: Next Year's Event to Be Held In April

Church of the 8th Day, the organizers behind the Los Angeles Murderfest, have announced that next year's event will take place on April 5-6, 2008. The festival promises to feature more exclusive and rare West Coast performances from the top names in the extreme music underground. The event will be h...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Singer Comments On 'DISNEY'-Related Concert Cancellation

CRADLE OF FILTH is spreading ample doses of mayhem, malice and macabre music to the stage as the headliners of Viva La Bands 2007 North American tour, sponsored by MTV personality Bam Margera and Rockstar Energy Drinks. Known for its morbid stage shows and goth-tinged, extreme tragic-romance music,...

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ANAAL NATHRAKH, BLOOD DUSTER, DISFEAR Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST

ANAAL NATHRAKH, BLOOD DUSTER and DISFEAR have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Maryland Deathfest, set to take place May 23-25 at the Sonar in Baltimore. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AFGRUND (Sweden) ANAAL NATHRAKH (England) BEHOLD…THE ARCTOPUS (New York) BLOOD DUSTER...

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FROSTMOON ECLIPSE's CLAUDIO ALCARA Releases Acoustic Album

"Songs of Remorse", the first album from STROSZEK, saw its release this week on the Canadian God Is Myth label. The band is FROSTMOON ECLIPSE guitarist and founder Claudio Alcara's personal project, and the melodic, acoustic work is far removed from the black metal he is more usually associated with...

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MACABRE, PHOBIA Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST

MACABRE, PHOBIA, COPREMESIS and DECRYPT have been confirmed for next year's Maryland Deathfest, set to take place May 23-25 at the Sonar in Baltimore. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AFGRUND (Sweden) BEHOLD…THE ARCTOPUS (New York) COFFINS (Japan) COPREMESIS (New York) DEFEATED SANITY...

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Pittsburgh Thrashers MELTDOWN Release Full-Length Debut

Pittsburgh thrashers MELTDOWN have just released their debut album, "Executioner". Starting in mid-2004, MELTDOWN's sturdy foundations were formed by a group of wayward teenagers. A developing aggression for brainwashed peers met by a growing passion for heavy metal brought the band together. The Eu...

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DIR EN GREY To Release New Single

Japan's DIR EN GREY will release a new single in Japan entitled "Dozing Green". Due on on October 24, it will feature B-side tracks "Hydra 666" — a reworking of the track "Hydra" from the band's second album, "Macabre" — and a live acoustic performance of the song "Agitated Screams of Maggots". The...

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DECAPITATED To Reissue 'Winds Of Creation' With Exclusive Bonus DVD

Polish death metallers DECAPITATED will issue a limited edition version of their "Winds of Creation" debut album on October 8, complete with bonus DVD. Originally issued back in 2000, the album sent shock waves through the scene for its focused and tight arrangement, relentless aggression and suprem...

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DEVOURMENT, DISFIGURED To Perform At San Antonio's THE GOREGROWLER'S BALL

DEVOURMENT, DISFIGURED and FUNERAL RITES are among he confirmed bands for "The Goregrowler's Ball", a two-day underground metal festival set to take place November 3-4 at The Roadhouse Saloon in San Antonio, Texas. Named after its organizer, Aaron "The GoreGrowler" Mendiola, this concert was origina...

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Report: Heavy Metal's Worldwide Ubiquity Rivalled Only By That Of Hip-Hop

Daniel Trilling of the London, U.K.-based magazine New Statesman reports: Heavy metal has long been sneered at by music snobs for being resolutely proletarian, often aggressive, and obsessed with macabre, occult imagery. Over its 40-year history, however, it has achieved a level of worldwide ubiquit...