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GOJIRA: Philadelphia Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of GOJIRA's November 17, 2007 performance at the Trocadero in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can be viewed below (courtesy of "impaledonafence1"). In a recent interview with Scott McLennan of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, GOJIRA singer and guitarist Joseph Duplantier sai...
November 20, 2007
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RALPH SANTOLLA Confirmed For CHUCK SCHULDINER Tribute Gig

Guitarist Ralph Santolla (OBITUARY, ex-DEATH, ICED EARTH, DEICIDE) has been confirmed to perform at a benefit concert to honor late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner on December 12, 2007 at the Theatre Imperial in Quebec City, QC, Canada. The concert — which will feature additional gu...
November 20, 2007
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GRIEF OF WAR Signs With PROSTHETIC RECORDS

Los Angeles-based Prosthetic Records has announced the signing of Japan's GRIEF OF WAR. Having formed — in their own words — for the purpose of being the true heir of real heavy metal, GRIEF OF WAR was started from humble beginnings in 2002 based out of Tokyo, and almost immediately after forming, t...
November 19, 2007
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Former ICED EARTH Guitarist Convicted In Rape Of Delaware Student

Esteban Parra of The News Journal reports that former ICED EARTH guitarist Ernie Carletti (mug shot, promotional photo) was convicted today (Monday, November 19) of kidnapping and rape in the abduction of a University of Delaware student in 2003. A Superior Court jury found the 32-year-old musician...
November 19, 2007
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ICED EARTH: More Road Reports From HEAVEN AND HELL Tour Available

ICED EARTH drummer Brent Smedley has posted another couple of entries in the "Road Rage Reports" section of the band's official web site. An excerpt follows: "The next day we traveled to Manchester to play at the M.E.N., which stand for The Manchester Evening News. Another massive venue, as I believ...
November 19, 2007
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And Blood Was Shed in Warsaw

Many death metal bands have been heard discussing a steadfast dedication to a music and lifestyle rarely accepted by those in the mainstream and that is afforded little support outside traditional media outlets. Few of those bands have been able to persevere long enough and truly starve for their ar...
November 19, 2007
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…And Back to Earth Again...

I cannot think of any circumstance in which I would have guessed that I'd be giving a compilation album a perfect score. There are some great collections out there, but one always seems to find a reason, no matter how small, to take the rating down at least a notch. Then again, I never thought ...
November 19, 2007
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Marie's Sister's Garden

The second full-length album from VOODOOSHOCK, "Marie's Sister's Garden" offers the discerning doom fan an ocean of melancholy and expected cues from the likes of CANDLEMASS and, in certain places, TROUBLE. At almost 58 minutes, the uninitiated might think this one would be a grueling endurance test...
November 19, 2007
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SWALLOW THE SUN: 'Hope' Double-LP Vinyl Release Delayed

The double-LP vinyl release of "Hope", the third album by Finnish doomsters SWALLOW THE SUN, has been postponed until early 2008 — most likely January, or February at the latest — "due to some circumstances, mainly concerning the artwork," according to the label, Garden Of Exile Records. The 18-gram...
November 18, 2007
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GOJIRA Frontman: 'We Are Not Just Coming To The Music With Aggression'

Scott McLennan of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports: GOJIRA's singer and guitarist Joseph Duplantier said that after making its first two records — "Terra Incognita" and "The Link" — the band approached its third album, "From Mars To Sirius", with more confidence and with more ideas. "Whe...
November 18, 2007
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Former ICED EARTH Guitarist Denies Raping Delaware Student

Esteban Parra of The News Journal reports: A 32-year-old heavy metal musician on Friday (November 16) admitted to abducting a University of Delaware student in 2003, shackling her arms and legs then hogtying her at his Maryland home until she began crying. Ernie Carletti (mug shot, promotional photo...
November 17, 2007
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ABSU Signs With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Texas-based mythological occult metal outfit ABSU has announced the signing of a new contract agreement with Candlelight Records. Drummer/mastermind Proscriptor says of the deal, "With the launch of the new ABSU lineup (members Aethyris and Vastator) and a new studio album in the works, I felt it wa...
November 16, 2007
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TOXIK: 'Dynamo Open Air 1988' DVD Due Next Month

Displeased Records will release a new DVD from recently reunited progressive thrashers TOXIK in December. Entitled "Dynamo Open Air 1988", the set will include the group's performance at the Dynamo Open Air festival in Eindhoven, Holland on May 23, 1988 as well as the band's concert at the Dynamo cl...
November 16, 2007
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ICED EARTH Drummer Checks In From HEAVEN AND HELL Tour

ICED EARTH drummer Brent Smedley has posted another couple of entries in the "Road Rage Reports" section of the band's official web site. An excerpt follows: "The [UK tour with HEAVEN AND HELL and LAMB OF GOD] began in Newcastle, England at a place simply called the Arena. We were treated with much...
November 16, 2007
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CRADLE OF FILTH: 'Thornography Deluxe – Harder, Darker, Faster' Artwork Revealed

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH will release "Thornography Deluxe – Harder, Darker, Faster" on January 29 via Roadrunner Records. In addition to the album's original 12 tracks, the deluxe edition features new artwork, six new songs, live material and videos ("The Foetus Of A New Day Kickin...
November 15, 2007