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UPON INFLICTION: New Demo Track Posted Online

South Florida's UPON INFLICTION, the brainchild of drummer Gus Rios (MALEVOLENT CREATION, DIVINE EMPIRE) and guitarist Seth Ringler, has posted a "demo version" of a new song for free download on the band's MySpace page. The track marks the group's recorded debut with singer Kyle Symons (ex-MALEVOLE...

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DARKANE: North American Edition Of 'Demonic Art' To Include Bonus Track, DVD

Swedish thrashers DARKANE will release their fifth album, "Demonic Art", in North America on February 10, 2009 via Nuclear Blast Records. The North America version of the CD, which came out in Europe on October 24 via Massacre Records, will contain a bonus track and a bonus DVD. "Demonic Art" track...

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ENSLAVED: North American Tour Cancelled

Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal ENSLAVED have released the following statement: "It is with great regret that ENSLAVED has to announce the cancellation of the North American 'Vertebrae' tour [with SWALLOW THE SUN and KEEP OF KALESSIN] scheduled for May 2009. At the heart of the i...

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DEW-SCENTED Officially Unveils New Lineup

German brutal thrashers DEW-SCENTED have parted ways with guitar players Florian Müller and Hendrik Bache and have replaced them with Michael Borchers and Martin Walczak. The band has also added a new drummer in the shape of Marc-Andrée Dieken who previously worked with the group as a touring/sessio...

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IN FLAMES, DISMEMBER, EVERGREY, MESHUGGAH, OPETH In The Running For Swedish GRAMMIS Award

IN FLAMES, DISMEMBER, EVERGREY, MESHUGGAH and OPETH are among the artists that are competing for the "Best Hard Rock" honor at the Swedish Grammis awards, which will be held January 7, 2009 at Hovet in Stockholm. The bands are all in the running to be nominated for their most recent releases, all of...

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DEATH ANGEL Frontman Comments On Bassist DENNIS PEPA's Departure

San Francisco photographer/writer Raymond Ahner of Ground Control Magazine conducted an interview with vocalist Mark Osegueda of the San Francisco Bay Area metal band DEATH ANGEL on October 28, 2008, prior to bassist Denis Papa's last show with the group. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow be...

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GUNS N' ROSES' Original A&R Man Kicked Out Of 'Chinese Democracy' Listening Party

Tom Zutaut, the man who signed GUNS N' ROSES to Geffen Records back in the mis-'80s, was unceremoniously booted out of the "Chinese Democracy" listening party, held at the Roxy Theater in West Hollywood, California last Tuesday (November 18). Tom tells Classic Rock magazine, "Yeah, sadly it is true...

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Slaves to Society

Ibex Moon head honcho (and INCANTATION leader) John McEntee has gone all out to spread the word of MASTER for the North American release of "Slaves to Society" and current tour with label mates ESTUARY. A self-described MASTER fan, McEntee is genuinely excited to give back to bassist/vocalist Paul S...

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EVOCATION: 'Angel Of Torment' Video Available

"Angel Of Torment", the new video from the Swedish death metal band EVOCATION, can be viewed below. According to the band, the clip "features footage with us taken from the recording sessions along with guest artist Anders Björler from AT THE GATES / THE HAUNTED as well as a bunch of friends from th...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Says He Misses PANTERA, Denies That He's Back On Drugs

Antiquiet recently conducted an interview with DOWN/ex-PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Antiquiet: I don't mean to dredge up old bullshit, but I want to talk about something you've encountered firsthand. When you had that beef with Dime [late PANTERA/...

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DEICIDE: Remaining Central American Tour Dates Cancelled

Vocalist/bassist Glen Benton of the veteran Florida-based death metal band DEICIDE has released the following statement regarding the group's Central American tour dates: "This morning [Sunday, November 23] we went to the airport in Honduras and the fine folks at [the airline] gave our tickets away...

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AXL ROSE Biographer: 'Democracy' Is 'An Over-Reaching, Self-Pitying Piece Of Inspired Lunacy'

British rock journalist Mick Wall, who released a biography of GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose, "W.A.R.: The Unauthorized Biography of William Axl Rose", in February 2008, has posted the following message on his blog: "Seeing as people keep asking: yeah, I think [GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new albu...

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AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE: More Dates Announced

AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE — the side project of AS I LAY DYING singer Tim Lambesis — has scheduled the following dates: Dec. 27 - Chain Reaction - Anaheim, California Dec. 28 - Karma - Victorville, California Dec. 29 - The Clubhouse - Tempe, Arizona Dec. 30 - Jumping Turtle - San Marcos, California AUS...

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CYNIC: Interview With PAUL MASVIDAL

By: Scott Alisoglu Paul Masvidal had an epiphany that it was time to unleash CYNIC and blow minds all over again. For the last 15 years, "Focus" has served as the bench mark for the heavy end of progressive metal (some might say progressive "death" metal, but more on that later) and here we are ...

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MASTER's PAUL SPECKMANN: I Found More Freedom In Czech Republic Than I Ever Found In The USA

By: Scott Alisoglu MASTER's Paul Speckmann has been fighting metal's good fight since 1983. Considered one of death metal's originators, Speckmann has persevered through lineup changes, numerous record labels, and thousands of miles on the road on tours of varying success. One thing is for certain t...