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BORKNAGAR: New Song Posted Online

A brand new BORKNAGAR track, entitled "Earth Imagery", has been made available for streaming at this location. The song comes off the Norwegian avant-garde black metal band's upcoming acoustic album, "Origin", due on October 31 via Century Media Records (one day earlier internationally). Commented m...

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Blood Mountain

MASTODON fully lives up to its name and cements its status as one of the best newer American metal bands out there with, of all things, its major label debut. The band's third studio offering is an immense slab of brutally heavy rock that veers wildly between all-out thrash on cuts like opener "The...

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A Twist In the Myth

BLIND GUARDIAN started on a mighty quest with the "Nightfall In Middle Earth" record, going ever more overboard with layers upon layers of choirs, keyboards, and overdubbed sonic madness. A band that once parlayed its unique power metal with a manic, thrashy energy grew gradually more encased in tec...

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ICED EARTH Mainman Says 'Alive In Athens' DVD Is 'Money Grab' On Part Of Former Label

ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the upcoming release of the band's "Alive in Athens" DVD via their former record label, Century Media Records: "I've been asked recently about the release of the 'Alive in Athens' DVD and I want my positio...

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CELLBOUND Completes Work On Debut EP: Audio Available

Akron/Cleveland, Ohio-based metal act CELLBOUND has posted several tracks from its upcoming EP, "Nothing to Die For", on its MySpace page. Formed in February of 2006, CELLBOUND consists of Jozey on guitar, Dave Borowske (ex-DOWNTROD and currently in GADFLY) on guitar, Eric "Zitch" Mitchell (ex-LIQUI...

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DEICIDE's SANTOLLA Spotlighted In GUITAR WORLD Magazine

The December issue of Guitar World magazine features DEICIDE guitarist Ralph Santolla (ex-ICED EARTH, DEATH) in their "Betcha Can’t Play This" section as well as on the accompanying CD-ROM. Ralph presents a sweeping guitar piece that is both complex and melodically pleasing, stamping the signature R...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Guitarist 'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK: China and Australia Were 'Amazing'

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH) has issued the following update: "Just returned from China and Australia — amazing experiences all around. We [SEBASTIAN BACH] were the second rock/ metal band to ever play China, following the legendary DEEP PURPLE. Australia sh...

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THESYRE Frontman Wins CELTIC FROST 'Roadie For A Die' Contest

Eric M. Syre, vocalist/bassist for Quebec-based black metallers THESYRE has posted the following update on his official blog: "On September 16th, in Montreal, I had the great opportunity to act as a CELTIC FROST roadie thanks to a contest the band organized on their website. "I first thought about p...

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DEFTONES To Tour With DEADSY In The Fall

DEFTONES will embark on a headlining tour in the fall, with DEADSY supporting. So far, the following dates have been announced: Oct. 29 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre Nov. 02 - Seattle, WA - The Fenix Nov. 04 - Chico, CA - Senator Theater Nov. 07 - Ventura, CA - Majestic Ventura Theatre Nov. ...

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KARION: S.A. SLAYER, RIOT, HELSTAR Members' Early Works To Surface

San Antonio, Texas underground metal cult faves KARION have announced the release of "Iron Shadows", a collection of re-mastered demos recorded at Sound Cube Studios in Converse, Texas with engineer Ron Thomas during the band's brief three-year tenure in the mid-'80s. Contemporaries of such Texas le...

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DEICIDE Schedules New York Meet-And-Greet

Legendary death metal outfit DEICIDE will be participating in a post-performance meet-and-greet event at Duff's Brooklyn — the heavy metal bar located at N. 3rd St & Kent Ave in Williamsburg, New York — on October 20. The gathering will take place immediately following DEICIDE's performance at D...

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ICED EARTH Guitarist ERNIE CARLETTI Faces Rape Charges

Terri Sanginiti of Wilmington, Delaware's The News Journal reports that a 31-year-old Elkton, Md., man by the name of Ernie Carletti — believed to be the same Ernie Carletti who joined ICED EARTH in July as the group's second guitarist — is awaiting extradition to Delaware to face charges in a ...

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DEFTONES Struggled To Make New Album

Launch Radio Networks reports: DEFTONES will finally release their new album, "Saturday Night Wrist", on October 31 after a nearly three-year struggle to get the CD finished. Guitarist Stephen Carpenter told Launch that writing and recording the project was more complicated than anyone could have ex...

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DEICIDE: More European Tour Dates Announced

DEICIDE will team up with VISCERAL BLEEDING and PSYCROPTIC for a European tour in January. The group's updated schedule is as follows: Jan. 05 - Eindhoven, Netherlands at Effenaar Jan. 06 - Nijmegen, Netherlands at Doornroosje Jan. 07 - Aarhus, Denmark at Voxhall Jan. 08 - Rotterdam, Netherlands at...

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SEBASTIAN BACH In-Store, Concert Photos From Sydney Posted Online

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach was on hand for an in-store at Utopia Records on Thursday (September 14) in Sydney, Australia. The rocker later performed at Selina's in the Coogee Bay Hotel. Check out pictures from Getty Images and Wire Image (in-store / concert). AS previously reported, Sebas...