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MALEVOLENT CREATION: European Tour Cancelled
Long-running Florida-based extreme metallers MALEVOLENT CREATION have announced the cancellation of their "Death Before Dishonor" European tour which was scheduled to kick off in November. According to the group, "The situation was beyond the band's control as they never received the contracts or pl...October 8, 2008
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EVERGREY: 'Broken Wings' Video To Premier On 'Headbanger's Ball'
"Broken Wings", the new video from Swedish metallers EVERGREY, will debut on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" this Saturday night, October 11 between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. (technically Sunday morning). A brand new audio interview with EVERGREY frontman Tom S. Englund conducted by Elena Mihailidou of Met...October 7, 2008
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TEXAS IN JULY To Release Digital-Only EP
In an increasingly digital world, more and more labels have begun to eschew the old business model and release digital-only albums. Never the type of label to ignore the signs of the time, CI Records has announced the first signing to its digital-only imprint, CI Digital, in the form of Lancaster, P...October 7, 2008
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KRISIUN: Photos From 'Combustion Inferno' Video Shoot Available
Brazilian death metal veterans KRISIUN recently shot a video for the song "Combustion Inferno" from their new album, "Southern Storm". Photos from the video shoot can be viewed below. Released in the U.S. on August 5 via Century Media Records, "Southern Storm" was once again recorded at Stage One St...October 7, 2008
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SYLOSIS: Fourth 'Conclusion Of An Age' Trailer Available
The fourth trailer for "Conclusion Of An Age", the new album from UK-based modern thrash hopefuls SYLOSIS, can be viewed below. An e-card for the CD is available at this location. "Conclusion Of An Age" is scheduled for release on October 24 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Grindsto...October 7, 2008
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Funeral Service For SLAUGHTER/STRAPPADO Drummer Scheduled For Tomorrow
A funeral service for Brian Lourie, the former drummer of the legendary Canadian band SLAUGHTER and a member of the post-SLAUGHTER outfit STRAPPADO, will be held tomorrow (Tuesday, October 7) at 11 a.m at Jerrett Funeral Home, 660 Kennedy Road, Scarborough (between Eglinton and St. Clair Aves. E.),...October 6, 2008
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MESHUGGAH Guitarist On Songwriting, Touring And Influencing Younger Bands
Michael O'Brien of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with guitarist Mårten Hagström of the Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the response to the band's latest album, "obZen": "We're really happy with it so...October 6, 2008
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SCAR SYMMETRY Announces Two New Singers
Swedish melodic death metallers SCAR SYMMETRY have issued the following update: "When things went from bad to worse and we realized that it wasn't going to work out with Christian [Älvestam, former SCAR SYMMETRY vocalist], we were faced with two options; either calling it quits, or seizing the oppor...October 6, 2008
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INSANITY: A New Chapter Begins
Guitarist/vocalist Dave Gorsuch of the long-running San Francisco Bay Area death metallers INSANITY has issued the following update: "The weekend of October 4-5, 2008 marked the first full band rehearsals since the bands long hiatus following original drummer Bud Mills diagnosis of blood clots and c...October 6, 2008
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TRIVIUM Guitarist Talks About Songwriting Process For 'Shogun'
Simon Milburn of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with guitarist Corey Beaulieu of the Florida-based metal band TRIVIUM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the songwriting process for TRIVIUM's new album, "Shogun": "The previous record, we had so much tour...October 6, 2008
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AMON AMARTH Frontman Checks In From The Road
Vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH has issued the following update: "Three shows into our North American tour and so far it's been a blast. We started out at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA on October 1st. And what a tour kick-off it was! Already before the show we knew .....October 6, 2008
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NECRONOMICON Seeking New Label Home
Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based black/death metallers NECRONOMICON are currently seeking a new label home. According to a posting on the band's MySpace page, "some talks have started with some of them already but nothing as been officially decided or signed." NECRONOMICON this past spring shot a vide...October 6, 2008
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ÁSMEGIN To Release 'Arv' In November
Norwegian folk/viking metal band ÁSMEGIN will release its long-awaited new album, "Arv" (Heritage) at the end of November via Napalm Records. Acording to a press release, "Arv" "offers an extraordinary mix of sweeping metal riffs and melancholic folk melodies. Fragile violin arrangements collide wit...October 6, 2008
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Southern Storm
Some things are good because they deliver an expected thing well. We don't want a bunch of pecans in our chocolate chip cookies, or excess plot and dialogue in our porn, and when people start talking about KRISIUN evolving, or (even worse) "maturing", we get nervous. What do we want from this lethal...October 6, 2008
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Necrology: A Complete Anthology
There was a time when Century Media was a shoebox of a record label, with typo-ridden cassette releases, dismal distribution, and no guarantee they wouldn't end up next to JL America on the scrap heap of metal history. For their maiden foray into the United States, in addition to releasing imported...October 6, 2008
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