Cleveland, Ohio-based metallers LICK THE BLADE have replaced Canadian cult metal band THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER (a.k.a. PILEDRIVER) on the billing of this year's Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 23-25, 2009 in in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The following bands are now scheduled to appear at the event: ANGEL WITCH BULLET DEATHRIDERS ENFORCER HELSTAR ...
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Reactivated Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH will perform their only U.S. show on Saturday, May 16 at The Marquee Theatre in Tempe, Arizona. Tickets are only $10. Doors at 6 p.m. There will also be an autograph signing with the band from 7 to 8 p.m. at the venue. Commented the band: "We're busting out a ...
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Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER have posted another new song, "Prey For Death", on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's sophomore album, "Waking Into Nightmares", which is scheduled for release on May 19 via Century Media Records. The CD was mixed by Zack Ohren (SUFFOCATION, ALL SHALL PERISH) and the ...
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Swedish/Texan doom legends CANDLEMASS have been confirmed for the inaugural FortaRock festival, set to take place July 11, 2009 at Park Brakkestein in Nijmegen, Holland. A total of 12 bands will perform at the event, which will feature one open stage and one tent stage. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALL SHALL ...
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A teaser for "Severed Reality", the new video from Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed on February 22 at The Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Dave Brodsky (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, SUICIDE SILENCE) during WARBRINGER's tour with DARKANE and SOILWORK. WARBRINGER last week posted a new song, "Living In ...
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AVENGER OF BLOOD, HEXEN and VEKTOR are among the confirmed bands for the A Day In May-Hem festival, set to take place Saturday, May 2 at Sinister in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will help kick off a series of events (both personal and private) in celebration of Salem Rose Music founder, and former Century ...
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TESTAMENT, KREATOR, ANTHRAX, DESTRUCTION, SODOM and OVERKILL are among the featured bands on the "Thrash 'Til Death" compilation, due on May 15 via Germany's AFM Records. The track listing for the double-CD set is as follows: CD 1: 01. TANKARD - Stay Thirsty 02. OVERKILL - What It Takes 03. KREATOR - ...
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Reactivated Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH will perform their only U.S. show on Saturday, May 16 at The Marquee Theatre in Tempe, Arizona. Tickets are only $10. Doors at 6 p.m. There will also be an autograph signing with the band from 7 to 8 p.m. at the venue. Upcoming SACRED REICH shows: May 16 - ...
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Guitarist Christofer Malmström of Swedish thrashers DARKANE has issued the following update: "We're back in Sweden from what we believe was a very successful tour in North America together with SOILWORK, WARBRINGER and SWALLOW THE SUN. Thanks a lot to the other bands, crew, and all the fans that showed up and made us feel ...
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"Black Angel", the new video from the Swedish metal powerhouse ENFORCER, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's debut album, "Into the Night", which was released last November via Heavy Artillery Records. According to a press release, "Into the Night" sees ENFORCER "summon[ing] the classic metal sounds of IRON MAIDEN and MERCYFUL ...
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Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER have started touring in support of their upcoming sophomore release, "Waking Into Nightmares", which will hit shelves on May 19. Unfortunately, the band has run into a problem as drummer Nic Ritter faced a major injury recently, breaking his elbow after slipping on ice after a recent show. WARBRINGER has vowed ...
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Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER have unveiled the cover artwork — created by esteemed artist Dan Seagrave (MORBID ANGEL, ENTOMBED) — for their sophomore album, "Waking Into Nightmares", which is scheduled for release on May 19 via Century Media Records. The CD was mixed by Zack Ohren (SUFFOCATION, ALL SHALL PERISH). A video for the song ...
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DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — has been confirmed for the inaugural FortaRock festival, set to take place July 11, 2009 at Park Brakkestein in Nijmegen, Holland. A total of 12 bands will perform at the event, which will feature ...
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CHICKENFOOT, UFO, FLY LEAVE, THE RECKONING, CANDLEMASS, KARMA TO BURN, LAUREN HARRIS, STATIC-X and MANIC MOVEMENT are among the newly confirmed bands for the 14th edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium. The festival biling is shaping up as ...
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PESTILENCE, VADER, CRO-MAGS, VOLBEAT, STATIC-X and MASTODON have been confirmed for this year's With Full Force festival, set to take place July 3-4, 2009 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AUGUST BURNS RED BACKFIRE BOUNCING SOULS BRING ME THE HORIZON CALLEJON CARCASS COMEBACK KID CRO-MAGS CRUSHING CASPARS ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of Swedish metallers DARKANE performing the song "Convicted" on March 8, 2009 at the Key Club in Hollywood, California can be viewed below. In a new interview with the Washington Post Express, DARKANE drummer Peter Wildoer stated about the band's current North American tour with SOILWORK, WARBRINGER and SWALLOW THE ...
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Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER have posted a new song, "Severed Reality", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the band's sophomore album, "Waking Into Nightmares", which is scheduled for release on May 19 via Century Media Records. The CD was mixed by Zack Ohren (SUFFOCATION, ALL SHALL PERISH). A video for the ...
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KORN, NIGHTWISH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, LAMB OF GOD, DRAGONFORCE and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH are among the newly confirmed bands for the 14th edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium. The festival biling is shaping up as follows: ALL SHALL ...
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SATYRICON and WARBRINGER have been confirmed for the inaugural FortaRock festival, set to take place July 11, 2009 at Park Brakkestein in Nijmegen, Holland. A total of 12 bands will perform at the event, which will feature one open stage and one tent stage. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALL SHALL PERISH ...
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Swedish metallers SOILWORK have released a new video update from their North American tour with DARKANE, WARBRINGER and SWALLOW THE SUN. Watch the clip below. SOILWORK guitarist Peter Wichers recently told Christopher Porter of Express Night Out that the band will focus on writing material for its next album following the completion of ...
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DARKANE guitarist Christofer Malmström has issued the following update from the band's North American tour with SOILWORK, WARBRINGER and SWALLOW THE SUN: "We are cruising towards San Francisco as I write this. Such beautiful sights outside the bus windows! "The tour is still going very well for DARKANE although we've had some serious problems with ...
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Reactivated Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH have scheduled the following European dates: May 30 - NL Eindhoven Dynamo May 31 - GER Gelsenkirchen Rock Hard Jun. 20 - F Clisson Hellfest Jun. 21 - UK London Scala * Jun. 24 - NL Zwolle Hedon Jun. 25 - SWI Pratteln Z7 * Jun. 26 - GER Balingen ...
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DOWN, SOCIAL DISTORTION, SOULFLY, GORGOROTH, NARZISS, RENO DIVORCE and SUICIDAL TENDENCIES have been confirmed for this year's With Full Force festival, set to take place July 3-4, 2009 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALL SHALL PERISH AMON AMARTH ANATHEMA ASPHYX AUGUST BURNS RED BACKFIRE BLOODCLOT BOUNCING ...
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About.com has published an extensive investigation of what digital downloads mean for the aesthetics of heavy metal, in particular album art and liner notes. The story features numerous interviews with major metal musicians, graphic artists, representatives at major and underground labels and others. Excerpts follow: King Diamond on listening to metal before the ...
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SEPULTURA, HACKNEYED and ANATHEMA have been confirmed for this year's With Full Force festival, set to take place July 3-4, 2009 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MOTÖRHEAD DIMMU BORGIR HATEBREED DER W CARCASS SEPULTURA AMON AMARTH ALL SHALL PERISH ANATHEMA ASPHYX AUGUST BURNS RED BACKFIRE BLOODCLOT ...
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Austrian blackened death metal outfit BELPHEGOR entered Andy Classen's (LEGION OF THE DAMNED, DEW-SCENTED, NEAERA, ASPHYX) Stage One Studios in Kassel, Germany earlier this week to begin recording their new album. The follow-up to 2008's "Bondage Goat Zombie" will contain nine new compositions and is tentatively scheduled for release in early September via Nuclear Blast ...
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Swedish metallers SOILWORK played the song "The Pittsburgh Syndrome" exclusively at the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania stop on the band's current North American headlining tour on February 18, 2009 at the Rex Theater. Watch fan-filmed video footage of the performance below (courtesy of "trollsmetal"). In a 2007 interview with Metal Maniacs magazine, SOILWORK frontman Björn "Speed" Strid ...
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MOTÖRHEAD, MAROON and BLOODCLOT have been confirmed for this year's With Full Force festival, set to take place July 3-4, 2009 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALL SHALL PERISH AMON AMARTH ASPHYX AUGUST BURNS RED BACKFIRE BLOODCLOT BOUNCING SOULS BRING ME THE HORIZON CALLEJON CARCASS COMEBACK ...
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Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER will release their sophomore album on May 19 via Century Media Records. The CD is currently being mixed by Zack Ohren (SUFFOCATION, ALL SHALL PERISH). WARBRINGER, which presently is on the road with SOILWORK, DARKANE and SWALLOW THE SUN, will shoot a music video for the track "Severed Reality" at the ...
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Swedish metallers SOILWORK have released a new video message from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where they played yesterday (Wednesday, February 18) as part of their North American tour with DARKANE, WARBRINGER and SWALLOW THE SUN. Watch the clip below. SOILWORK guitarist Peter Wichers recently told Christopher Porter of Express Night Out that the band will ...
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