TESTAMENT's February 15 concert at the Paramount Theatre in Huntington, New York as part of "The Dark Roots Of Thrash" tour will be professionally filmed for a 90-minute DVD, to be released via Nuclear Blast. In a recent interview with RockMusicStar.com, TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy stated about the band's current tour: "We have ...
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A year after their takedown of Steven Spielberg's "War Horse", GWAR's Oderus Urungus and Balsac The Jaws Of Death are back to take on Oscar favorite "Lincoln" in NextMovie's hard-hitting review that makes one ask: why wasn't there more Mary Todd nudity? Check it out below. "Lincoln" leads nominees at the 85th Academy Awards, happening ...
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TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson and German metal queen Doro Pesch were interviewed on this past Sunday's (February 3) edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show with Mike "The Big Cheese". You can now listen to the program using the audio player below. TESTAMENT's new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth", sold more than 20,000 copies ...
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"The Divinity Of Purpose", the new album from Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED, has registered the following chart positions around the world: Austria: #28 Australia: #144 Belgium: #75 (first week), #56 (second week) Belgium Flanders: #56 (first week), #38 (second week) Belgium Wallonia: #105 (first week), #92 (second week) Canada: #20 Germany: #25 Finland: #43 Switzerland: ...
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"The Divinity Of Purpose", the new album from Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED, sold 17,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 20 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous, self-titled CD opened with 15,000 units back in 2009 to enter the chart at No. 37. ...
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Jeremy Lafrentz of Backstage Entertainment conducted an interview with guitarist Frank Novinec of Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED before the band's January 28 show at Sokol Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska. You can now watch the chat below. HATEBREED's new album, "The Divinity Of Purpose", was released on January 29 in North America via Razor & Tie ...
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"Tides Of War", the new video from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada-based melodic death thrashers CHARIOTS OF THE GODS, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's full-length album, which was released on January 29. Produced by award-winning producer/engineer/mixer Glen Robinson, who has worked with RAMONES, AC/DC, GWAR, ANNIHILATOR and VOIVOD, the ...
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KASC The Blaze 1330 AM (web site) recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. The chat is now available for streaming using the SoundCloud player below. TESTAMENT played its first show with stand-in drummer Mark Hernandez (ex-FORBIDDEN) on November 27, 2012 at the Garage in ...
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"The Divinity Of Purpose", the new album from Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED, is available for streaming in its entirety at Hatebreed.com. This first-listen opportunity will be available until midnight Sunday, January 27. "The Divinity Of Purpose" is available for pre-order on iTunes (in the United States and Canada). When fans pre-order ...
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Following the success of the inaugural edition in 2012, Dungeon Works Productions and Evenko present En Route To Heavy MTL 2013 and the selected twenty bands that will be battling it out over the next five months to win one of two opening slots at this year's Heavy MTL festival. Battle 2 of the Battle ...
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Metal-Trails.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Frank Novinec of Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED. You can now watch the chat below. HATEBREED's "Put It To The Torch" video was directed by Justin Reich (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY). The song comes off the band's latest CD, "The Divinity Of Purpose", which is available for pre-order
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Season Of Mist has announced the signing of death metal powerhouse CANNABIS CORPSE. The Richmond, Virginia-based band is currently recording its new album for a late spring release. Regarding the new deal, the group said: "CANNABIS CORPSE cannot express how excited we are to join the ranks of Season Of Mist, as so many groundbreaking ...
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A three-minute trailer for "The Divinity Of Purpose", the new album from Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED, in which the band's frontman, Jamey Jasta discusses the CD's songwriting process, can be seen below. "The Divinity Of Purpose" is available for pre-order on iTunes (in the United States and Canada). When fans pre-order the album, ...
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Mirai Kawashima (vocals, keyboards) and Dr. Mikannibal (saxophone, vocals) of Japan's SIGH are expecting their first child. The couple got engaged last October. SIGH released its ninth album, "In Somniphobia", in March 2012 via Candlelight Records. Founded in 1990 in Tokyo, Japan, SIGH is known for its nontraditional approach to metal and music in general ...
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Anna Dave Bertram of Sweden's Access: Rock recently conducted an interview with singer Jamey Jasta of Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED in Stockholm. You can now watch the chat below. HATEBREED's "Put It To The Torch" video was directed by Justin Reich (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY). The song comes off the band's latest CD, "The Divinity Of ...
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GWAR has written and recorded a song entitled "Wheel Of Punishment" for a new segment on "The Dan Patrick Show", the renowned sports television show and syndicated radio program starring "Football Night In America" co-host Dan Patrick. You can hear the track starting around the four-minute mark in the YouTube clip below. "The Dan Patrick ...
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GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus was interviewed for the latest edition of "Radioactive Metal". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. In a recent interview with Legendary Rock Interviews, Oderus Urungus stated about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the new GWAR CD, "We've gotten going on that. We've got, ...
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"Put It To The Torch", the new video from Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Justin Reich (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY). The song comes off the band's latest CD, "The Divinity Of Purpose", which is available for pre-order on iTunes (in the United States and Canada). When ...
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SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo joined METALACHI — billed as the first and only heavy metal mariachi band — on stage last night (Friday, January 4) at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California to perform the SLAYER classic "Raining Blood". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. METALACHI is described as "a ...
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"Put It To The Torch", the new video from Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED, will make its online debut on Monday, January 7. The song comes off the band's latest CD, "The Divinity Of Purpose", whicih is available for pre-order on iTunes (in the United States and Canada). When fans pre-order the album, they'll ...
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It's official: California metallers BLEEDING THROUGH are calling it a day. Prior to going their separate ways, they will embark on one final tour spanning North America, Europe and Australia. The Orange County band began 14 years ago, embarking on countless international tours, inspiring multiple logo/lyric tattoos on rabid supporters, releasing no less than seven ...
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Underkill TV conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Skolnick of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT at the Hard Rock Hell festival, which took place between November 29 and December 3, 2012 at Hafan-y-Mor Holiday Camp in North Wales, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. TESTAMENT played its first show with stand-in ...
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After a busy year, culminating with shoots for MEGADETH, COHEED AND CAMBRIA, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, MISFITS, GWAR, ARSIS and EPICA, spreads in Alternative Press, Revolver and Outburn magazines, as well as time well spent raising over $1,500 for late SUICIDE SILENCE singer Mitch Lucker's daughter Kenadee with a legacy print series (all proceeds went to ...
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Bassist Casey Orr (MINISTRY, RIGOR MORTIS, GWAR) has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the passing of MINISTRY and RIGOR MORTIS guitarist Mike Scaccia: "How do I say goodbye to Mike Scaccia? How do I say goodbye to my best friend, my bandmate, my songwriting partner, my mentor, and yes, sometimes my tormentor? How ...
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GWAR frontman Dave Brockie (a.k.a. Oderus Urungus) has posted the following message regarding the passing of MINISTRY and RIGOR MORTIS guitarist Mike Scaccia: "The metal and music world in general lost a true legend this past week after the unexpected death of MINISTRY and RIGOR MORTIS guitar player Mike Scaccia. Mike collapsed during a RIGOR ...
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A three-minute trailer for "The Divinity Of Purpose", the new album from Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED, in which the band's frontman, Jamey Jasta discusses the CD's lyrics, can be seen below. "The Divinity Of Purpose" is available for pre-order on iTunes (in the United States and Canada). When fans pre-order the album, they'll ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of TESTAMENT's December 3 performance at Effenaar in Eindhoven, Holland can be seen below. TESTAMENT played its first show with stand-in drummer Mark Hernandez (ex-FORBIDDEN) on November 27 at the Garage in Glasgow, Scotland. TESTAMENT's drummer of the past year, Gene Hoglan, was unable to make the recent tour due to his ...
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Vocalist Jamey Jasta of Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED took part in an online video chat with fans yesterday (Wednesday, December 19). You can now watch the question-and-answer session below. HATEBREED's new album, "The Divinity Of Purpose" is available for pre-order on iTunes (in the United States and Canada). When fans pre-order the album, ...
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Vocalist Jamey Jasta of Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED will take part in an online video chat with fans on Wednesday, December 19. Everyone using Facebook or Twitter may log in via their account and participate. The fan chat will start at 16.00 CET (10 a.m. EST / 3 p.m. UK time) at this ...
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GWAR will perform at the second annual Cory Smoot Experiment, set to take place on January 18 at the Canal Club in Richmond, Virginia. Commented the band: "It's time for the second annual Cory Smoot Experiment, where we gather to remember our dear friend and colleague, Cory Smoot, who passed away a little over a ...
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