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WARRIOR: Footage From BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of Southern California metal legends WARRIOR performing the title track off their classic 1985 debut album, "Fighting For The Earth", on June 27, 2009 at the Bang Your Head!!! festival in Balingen, Germany can be viewed below. The song features a special guest appearance by...

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CHTHONIC: New Song Available For Streaming

A new CHTHONIC track entitled "Rise of the Shadows" is available for streaming at the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the group's new album, "Mirror of Retribution", which will be released in the U.S. on September 1 via Spinefarm Records. Formed in 1995, CHTHONIC (a name deriving from a Gree...

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BLOOD OF KINGU Signs With DEBEMUR MORTI PRODUCTIONS

Ukrainian spiritual entity BLOOD OF KINGU has inked a deal with Debemur Morti Productions. The band is planning to record its second, as-yet-untitled opus in the coming months. Meanwhile, the group's first offering, "De Occulta Philosophia", will be reissued in the next few weeks, featuring complete...

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CHTHONIC Members Featured On 'Free Tibet' Billboard In Taipei

Earlier this year, the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said he would love to visit Taiwan anytime when meeting with Freddy Lim, lead vocalist of Taiwanese heavy metal band CHTHONIC. It caught many people's attention when a billboard with huge letters that read "Free Tibet" (see image below)...

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'Brütal Legend' Creator Explains Why RONNIE JAMES DIO Is No Longer Involved With Game

Double Fine studio head and Brütal Legend game creator Tim Schafer has confirmed that the legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) has been cut out of the game's voice cast and has been replaced with Tim Curry, a movie actor best known for his...

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Seven Chalices

"Seven Chalices" from Spain's TEITANBLOOD is evil incarnate. It is old school death metal that drowns the listener in the muck of AUTOPSY and frightens to the point of paralysis with its long sections of bone-chilling atmospherics and terrifying effects — not mere interludes either, but epic exercis...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO No Longer Part Of 'Brütal Legend' Game

The management for legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the producers of the upcoming Brütal Legend game have decided to cut Dio's contributions out of the game, and have replaced him with Tim Curry, a...

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MEGADETH: Snippet Of New Song 'Headcrusher' Now Available To Non-Fan-Club-Members

A six-minute video featuring MEGADETH's British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap (NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY, EXODUS) describing the process of mixing the band's new track "Headcrusher" at his studio in Derbyshire, U.K. can be viewed below. The clip, which was previously only available to members of MEGADETH'...

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ECLIPSE ETERNAL In Writing Mode

Frontman Voldamares of the Canadian epic black metal band ECLIPSE ETERNAL has issued the following update: "ECLIPSE ETERNAL is currently in writing mode. We have five songs written and are working on another two. Current songtitles are: 'Deathbound', 'The Essence Of Hopelessness', 'Ancient Voices On...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman Discusses His Involvement In 'Brütal Legend' Game; Video Available

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford was interviewed by G4tv.com at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3),one of the biggest events in the annual gaming calendar, which was held June 2-4, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Halford spoke about his involvement in the upcoming Brütal Leg...

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Taiwan's CHTHONIC Invents 'Unique' Metal Genre, Unveils New Look

After CHTHONIC's new promotional photo was posted on a number of web sites recently, the Taiwanese band's new look became the subject of much speculation. The inspiration for the new style comes from Taoist magic figures of folklore and the types of facial masks they wore, like "Kuan-Jiang-Shoe," wh...

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FAUST Album Featuring DIMMU BORGIR, ANCIENT, SADUS Members Due In September

Italian death metallers FAUST will release their new album, "From Glory To Infinity", in September via Paragon Records. The all-star project features guest appearances by the following musicians: * Aleister (ANCIENT) - Guitars/Vocals * Steve DiGiorgio (TESTAMENT, SADUS, DEATH, ICED EARTH) - Bass * D...

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MEGADETH Fan Club Members Get Taste Of Forthcoming Album

Members of MEGADETH's official fan club, MegaFanClub, are now able to view a six-minute video featuring the band's British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap (NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY, EXODUS) describing the process of mixing the new MEGADETH track "Headcrusher" at his studio in Derbyshire, U.K. Watch Andy wo...

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CHTHONIC's New Album Package To Be Shot By Fashion Photographer

In addition to his ever-growing work for T for Tibet, the internationally recognized photographer Clive Arrowsmith came to Taiwan to shoot the band for CHTHONIC's new album, "Mirror of Retribution", which is set for an August 18 release date in the US and August 10 release in Europe. The core beauty...

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UNLEASHED: Quality Footage From NEUROTIC DEATHFEST Posted Online

Quality fan-filmed video footage of Swedish death metal legends UNLEASHED performing at this year's Neurotic Deathfest, which was held May 29-30 at 013 in Tilburg, Holland, can be viewed below (courtesy of "letthemetalflow"). UNLEASHED's ninth full-length album, "Hammer Battalion", was recorded in S...