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CHIMAIRA's 'The Infection' On Track To Sell 15-20K First Week

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, CHIMAIRA's new album, "The Infection", is on track to move between 15,000 and 20,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. CHIMAIRA's previous album, "Resurrection", opened with 16,000 copies...

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RAVEN Frontman Discusses New Album

Pat Prince of Powerline A.D. recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist John Gallagher of the legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Powerline A.D.: In your opinion, what makes this new album, "Walk Through Fire", different from the o...

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CHIMAIRA To Guest On 'Liquid Metal'

Mark Hunter and Jim LaMarca from Cleveland bruisers CHIMAIRA will destroy and dominate the Liquid Metal studios today at 5:00 p.m. EST on Sirius 27 / XM 42 satellite radio with host Jose Mangin for a raw audio gathering session full of new music and select cuts from Mark and Jim's favorite metal act...

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EXODUS To Play Entire 'Bonded By Blood' Album On 'Thrash Domination 2009' Japanese Tour

San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends EXODUS will perform their classic debut album, "Bonded By Blood", in its entirety each night of their Thrash Domination 2009 tour in Japan. Also appearing on the bill are KREATOR, TESTAMENT and HEATHEN. The dates are as follows: * Sep. 16 - Osaka - Shangri-La (E...

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DISTURBED Frontman Interviewed In Portland, Maine; Second And Third Parts Available

Rob Riccitelli of the Portland, Maine radio station 94.3 WCYY conducted an interview with vocalist David Draiman of Chicago heavy rockers DISTURBED when the band played the Civic Center in Portland on April 18, 2009. Watch the second and third parts of the chat below. DISTURBED has taken out its big...

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HATEBREED Frontman Completes 'Two Blazing Metal Demos' For SEBASTIAN BACH

HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta has just finished tracking "two blazing metal demos" for former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach. Nick and Charlie Bellmore of the Connecticut band PHANTOMS played on the recordings and "they rip," according to Jasta. Bach recently revealed plans to release two full-leng...

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ANGER AS ART Parts Ways With Guitarist, Drummer

Los Angeles thrashers ANGER AS ART have parted ways with guitarist William Rustrum and drummer Dave Chedrick. Vocalist/guitarist Steve Gaines states, "There is no ill will or shitstorm. We all knew the chemistry wasn't right. We wish them the best with whatever other projects they do." He adds, "On...

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ANTHRAX To Begin Mixing New Album Next Week

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has revealed via a posting on his MySpace page that the band will begin mixing its first new studio album in six years, "Worship Music", the first week of May. "We're gonna give birth to a really heavy baby," he writes. ANTHRAX will bring its brand of New York metal to .....

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KARMA TO BURN: Quality Columbus Footage Posted Online

Quality video footage (three-camera mix) of KARMA TO BURN's April 18, 2009 concert at the Ravari in Columbus, Ohio can be viewed below (clips shot and uploaded by Digitallive). KARMA TO BURN, the acclaimed West Virginia instrumental heavy rockers, recently put their differences aside and reformed fo...

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DISTURBED Frontman Interviewed In Portland, Maine; Video Available

Rob Riccitelli of the Portland, Maine radio station 94.3 WCYY conducted an interview with vocalist David Draiman of Chicago heavy rockers DISTURBED when the band played the Civic Center in Portland on April 18, 2009. Watch the first part of the chat below. (The second part will follow soon.) DISTURB...

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'Brütal Legend' Action Game Gets Release Date

The Brütal Legend game — which features the voices of a number of metal superstars, including Rob Halford from JUDAS PRIEST, Lemmy Kilmister from MOTÖRHEAD and Ronnie James Dio from BLACK SABBATH — will be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and the PlayStation computer en...

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DEVILDRIVER Frontman On New CD: 'I Could Not Be More Pleased With The Way It Is Coming Out'

Vocalist Dez Fafara and guitarist Mike Spreitzer of Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER have issued the separate updates via MySpace on their upcoming studio album, "Pray For Villians", and touring activity in support of the effort. Dez: "We are listening to the final mixes which Logan Mader [pr...

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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist Performs 'Peace Sells' With SIN CITY SINNERS; Pro-Shot Video Available

Professionally filmed video footage of former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson performing a cover version of MEGADETH's "Peace Sells" with SIN CITY SINNERS on April 4, 2009 at Ovation @ Green Valley Ranch in Las Vegas, Nevada can be viewed below. SIN CITY SINNERS consists of Brent Muscat (formerly of...

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QUEENSRŸCHE, CARBON 9 Featured On 'Rockin' Metal Revival'

QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate and lead vocalist Stacey Quinealty of the Los Angeles band CARBON 9 are featured on the latest edition of the "Rockin' Metal Revival" show. The program is now available for download in three parts at this location. (Note: The Geoff Tate interview can be heard during t...

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ANTHRAX Confirmed For Germany's SONISPHERE

ANTHRAX has been confirmed for the German edition of the METALLICA-headlined Sonisphere festival, set to take place July 4 at Hockenheimring. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANTHRAX DIE TOTEN HOSEN DOWN IN EXTREMO LAMB OF GOD MASTODON METALLICA As previously re...