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BYZANTINE: 'Jeremiad' Video Posted Online

West Virginia-based "tech-metal" band BYZANTINE have uploaded their video for the track "Jeremiad" at this location (Quicktime, 23 MB). The song comes off the group's sophomore album, "...And They Shall Take Up Serpents", which was released in July 2005 via Prosthetic Records. The follow-up to "The...

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SHADOWS FALL Announce Headlining Shows; Prepare To Attend NAMM

SHADOWS FALL have lined up a string of headlining shows in March with AGNOSTIC FRONT, STILL REMAINS and BYZANTINE in the support slots. Look for the band to possibly debut some of their highly-anticipated new material at these shows. Also, be sure to check out their latest DVD, entitled "The Art of...

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AGNOSTIC FRONT To Release Live DVD, Hit The Road With SHADOWS FALL

New York hardcore legends AGNOSTIC FRONT have signed a deal with Nuclear Blast Records for the release of their first-ever DVD, "Live at CBGB", tentatively due in early 2006. The DVD includes a 52-minute, intense live set (19 songs) filmed with five Digital 24p cameras at the legendary New York City...

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'New Wave Of American Heavy Metal' Book Documents Over 600 Bands

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector has just published "New Wave of American Heavy Metal", a 376-page book with over 90 photos, featuring over 600 U.S. and Canadian alternative metal, emocore, hardcore, math metal, metal, metalcore, neo-thrash and screamo bands. In the mid-'90s, in the wake of grunge...

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BYZANTINE Part Ways With Guitarist

West Virginia-based "tech-metal" band BYZANTINE have parted ways with lead guitarist Tony Rorhbough. "Tony is a founding member and has been an integral part of BYZANTINE since its conception in 2000," the band write on their web site. "Tony's musical ability, technical prowess and overall mastery o...

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UNDER THE UNDERGROUND TOUR: First Dates Announced

The first dates have been announced for this fall's "Under The Underground Tour", featuring BYZANTINE (Prosthetic Records),HALO OF LOCUSTS (fronted by D. Randall Blythe of LAMB OF GOD),and THE DREAM IS DEAD (Escape Artists Records). This trek will be a three-week run through the Midwest, South, an...

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BYZANTINE, HALO OF LOCUSTS, THE DREAM IS DEAD To Team Up For UNDER THE UNDERGROUND TOUR

BYZANTINE (Prosthetic Records),HALO OF LOCUSTS (featuring D. Randall Blythe of LAMB OF GOD),and THE DREAM IS DEAD (Escape Artists Records) are teaming up this fall for the "Under The Underground Tour". This trek will be a three-week run through the Midwest, South, and Northeast and will kick off O...

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Booking Agent Responds To BYZANTINE's Internet 'Threat'

Booking agent Jeffrey Churchwell of Digger International has issued a response to a scathing statement posted by the band BYZANTINE (via their guitarist, Tony Rorhbough) on their official web site in which they appeared to encourage their fans to physically assault Churchwell over the removal of BYZ...

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MANNTIS Replace BYZANTINE On INTERNATIONAL EXTREME MUSIC FESTIVAL Tour

Southern California quintet MANNTIS have replaced BYZANTINE on the billing of this fall's "International Extreme Music Festival" North American tour. The five-week trek, which is scheduled to begin in September, will include additional appearances by GOD DETHRONED, NIGHTRAGE, EPOCH OF UNLIGHT, HELL...

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BYZANTINE Drop Off INTERNATIONAL EXTREME MUSIC FESTIVAL Tour

According to a posting on the Prosthetic Records web site, West Virginia-based "tech-metal" band BYZANTINE will not be performing as part of the upcoming International Extreme Music Festival tour. The group's non-appearance on the trek is being attributed to "circumstances beyond our control." No fu...

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NIGHTRAGE Descend Into Chaos

Swedish metallers NIGHTRAGE will be invading North America with GOD DETHRONED, BYZANTINE, EPOCH OF UNLIGHT, HELL WITHIN, THINE EYES BLEED, and LILITU. Supporting 2005's "Descent Into Chaos", their second recording, the band is now ready to storm North American shores. Incorporating a blistering twin...

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INTERNATIONAL EXTREME MUSIC FESTIVAL: More Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been announced for this fall's "International Extreme Music Festival" North American tour. The five-week trek, which is scheduled to begin in September, will include appearances by GOD DETHRONED, NIGHTRAGE, BYZANTINE, EPOCH OF UNLIGHT, HELL WITHIN, THINE EYES BLEED and LILITU. Confir...

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THINE EYES BLEED Drop Off MORTICIAN Tour

Canadian thrash/metalcore act THINE EYES BLEED, featuring former KITTIE guitarist/technician Jeff Phillips and bassist John Araya (brother of SLAYER's Tom Araya),have dropped off the upcoming MORTICIAN tour that was scheduled to kick off August 12. Earlier this week, the other act on the tour, Oakl...

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THINE EYES BLEED Added To INTERNATIONAL EXTREME MUSIC FESTIVAL Tour

Canadian thrash/metalcore act THINE EYES BLEED, featuring former KITTIE guitarist/technician Jeff Phillips and bassist John Araya (brother of SLAYER's Tom Araya),have been added to the 2005 installment of the International Extreme Music Festival. The tour – which features such diverse acts as GOD D...

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…And They Shall Take Up Serpents

West Virginia's BYZANTINE may have crafted that rare album in "…And They Shall Take Up Serpents" that will appeal to the tech-heads without alienating the straight-up thrash bashers. It's as though LAMB OF GOD got bored and one day decided to spice up the arrangements with the instrumental madness o...