In support of "Repentless", the band's twelfth studio album and its career-highest chart debut, SLAYER will launch 2016 by pillaging and marauding its way across North America, headlining some two dozen dates over a five-week period. With special guests TESTAMENT and CARCASS on all dates, the tour starts on February 19 in Chicago and wraps ...
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Michael Denner and Hank Shermann, the original Danish guitar players of MERCYFUL FATE's legendary "Melissa" and "Don't Break the Oath" albums, have created a new classic in the "Satan's Tomb" EP, which was released on October 2 via Metal Blade Records. These songs were crafted with the MERCYFUL FATE worldwide legion of fans at the ...
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Tonight's (Wednesday, December 2) KING DIAMOND show at Brady Theater in Tulsa, Oklahoma has been canceled because the band's lead singer and namesake is "suffering from a severe case of acute laryngitis." An official statement reads as follows: "[King] was examined by a doctor [Tuesday] afternoon, and during the exam an anesthetic was used together ...
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SLAYER will embark on a U.S. tour early next year with support from TESTAMENT and CARCASS. So far only one date has been leaked: March 3 at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Additional details, including all the dates and venues, are expected to be revealed in the coming days. SLAYER's new album, "Repentless", was released ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of KING DIAMOND's November 13 performance at the Aztec Theater in San Antonio, Texas can be seen below. As previously reported, Philadelphia (November 25 at The Fillmore) and Detroit (November 28 at The Fillmore) have been selected as the cities on the "Abigail In Concert 2015" tour at which KING DIAMOND will ...
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Former ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin recently conducted an interview with KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque for Canada's The Metal Voice. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about when KING DIAMOND will officially start working on material for the follow-up to the band's 2007 album "Give Me Your Soul...Please", Andy said: ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of KING DIAMOND's November 5 performance at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, California can be seen below. As previously reported, Philadelphia (November 25 at The Fillmore) and Detroit (November 28 at The Fillmore) have been selected as the cities on the "Abigail In Concert 2015" tour at which KING DIAMOND will film ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of CARCASS's November 8 performance at Trädgår'n in Gothenburg, Sweden can be seen below. CARCASS is currently taking part in the "Deathcrusher 2015" European tour with NAPALM DEATH, VOIVOD and OBITUARY. CARCASS released a special edition version of its latest album, "Surgical Steel", on CD and digitally on October 30, and on ...
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Rock 'N' Load conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker of British extreme metal veterans CARCASS on October 25 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. You can now watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether CARCASS is actively working on material for the follow-up to 2013's "Surgical Steel": "Not really. We're ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of KING DIAMOND's November 2 performance at The Warfield in San Francisco, California can be seen below. As previously reported, Philadelphia (November 25 at The Fillmore) and Detroit (November 28 at The Fillmore) have been selected as the cities on the "Abigail In Concert 2015" tour at which KING DIAMOND will film ...
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Philadelphia (November 25 at The Fillmore) and Detroit (November 28 at The Fillmore) have been selected as the cities on the "Abigail In Concert 2015" tour at which KING DIAMOND will film the live shows for the band's forthcoming DVD. The massive, multi-camera shoot will be directed by Denise Korycki (CANNIBAL CORPSE, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE), and ...
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Kerry King of SLAYER and legendary Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND) recently sat down for the latest episode of Noisey's "Back & Forth" series. Watch the two go into full nerd-out mode over how they got into heavy metal, making instruments out of rubber bands, and carving logos ...
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Progressive death metallers FALLUJAH are currently at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California with producer Zack Ohren (ANIMOSITY, SUFFOCATION, ALL SHALL PERISH, DECREPIT BIRTH) recording the follow-up to their highly praised 2014 release, "The Flesh Prevails". The as-yet-untitled-album is set to be mixed and mastered next month with Mark Lewis (DEVILDRIVER, CANNIBAL CORPSE, WHITECHAPEL, BLACK DAHLIA ...
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Drummer Chason Westmoreland has left HATE ETERNAL due to "family matters." Stepping in for him during the band's North American headlining tour with MISERY INDEX, BEYOND CREATION and RIVERS OF NIHIL will be Hannes Grossmann (OBSCURA, NECROPHAGIST). Commented HATE ETERNAL's Erik Rutan: "Hannes is an incredible drummer, amazing person and absolute professional. "We had the ...
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"Holocaust", the brand new video from Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, "Aggressor", which will be released on October 23 via AFM. The CD was once again produced by Tue Madsen at Denmark's Antfarm Studio (DARK TRANQUILLITY, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, SICK OF IT ALL). ...
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Florida-based death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE have teamed up with Munster, Indiana's Three Floyds Brewing Company to produce the Amber Smashed Face beer. A release date for the ale has not yet been announced. Founded by three Floyds — brothers Nick and Simon, and their father, Mike — the company started out in 1996 with ...
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Video footage of Pennsylvania-based singer/songwriter Sarah Kane (Facebook page) performing a piano-based cover version of PANTERA's song "Cowboys From Hell" can be seen below. The clip was directed by Brad Podray (web site). Kane first made headlines in 2013 when a clip was released of her performing a piano-based cover version ...
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Next month, Corpse Flower Records will unveil "Morbid Tales: A Tribute To Celtic Frost", a maniacal 12-inch compilation featuring the likes of PERSEKUTOR, ACID WITCH, TEMPLE OF VOID, MUNICIPAL WASTE, HAYWARD featuring Scott Kelly and Jason Roeder of NEUROSIS, EVOKEN and COFFIN'S SLAVE featuring Scott Carlson of REPULSION all paying tribute to one of extreme ...
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"Black Winged Torment", the new video from Austrian death/ black metal metallers BELPHEGOR, can be seen below. The cli was filmed and edited in Aveiro, Portugal by director Guilherme Henriques. "Black Winged Torment" is taken from BELPHEGOR's tenth album, "Conjuring The Dead", which was released in August 2014 in Europe via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up ...
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In a brand new interview with Stereoboard, TRIVIUM guitarist Corey Beaulieu defended the band's decision to steer completely away from "screaming" vocals on their new album, "Silence In The Snow". "Screaming isn't the thing that defines heaviness," Beaulieu explained. "We've done screaming on every record and we don't want to write the same ...
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British extreme metal icons CARCASS will release a special edition version of their latest album, "Surgical Steel", on CD and digitally on October 30, and on vinyl on November 20 via Nuclear Blast. The "Complete Edition" includes the whole album "Surgical Steel", along with the entire "Surgical Remission / Surplus Steel" EP. Track listing: 01. ...
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Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with MERCYFUL FATE and DENNER/SHERMANN guitarist Hank Shermann. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked if there is a chance that MERCYFUL FATE will record a new studio album or play any shows in the not-too-distant future, ...
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Michael Denner and Hank Shermann, the original Danish guitar players of MERCYFUL FATE's legendary "Melissa" and "Don't Break the Oath" albums, have created a new classic in the forthcoming EP "Satan's Tomb", coming on October 2 via Metal Blade Records. These songs were crafted with the MERCYFUL FATE worldwide legion of fans at the forefront ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Evil By Nature" from Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF can be seen below. The track, which features a guest appearance by CANNIBAL CORPSE vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher, is taken from EKTOMORF's new album, "Aggressor", which will be released on October 23 via AFM. The CD was once again produced ...
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Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with CARCASS and GENTLEMANS PISTOLS guitairst Bill Steer. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for CARCASS's follow-up to 2013's "Surgical Steel", Steer said: "It really hasn't been possible to ...
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KING DIAMOND will film a feature-length live concert video while on tour this fall for a future Blu-ray, DVD and digital release. Director Denise Korycki (CANNIBAL CORPSE, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE) has been enlisted for the project, which will include footage from multiple shows throughout the entire "Abigail In Concert 2015" tour. KING DIAMOND will perform its ...
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In the short clip below, director Eli Roth and composer DJ Ashba (SIXX: A.M., ex-GUNS N' ROSES) introduce a first look at the music video for "Escape From The Green Inferno", from the official soundtrack for "The Green Inferno", in theaters September 25. The song was written by Ashba, while the music video — which ...
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Yell! Magazine conducted an interview with COAL CHAMBER's Nadja Peulen (bass) and Miguel Rascón (guitar) at this year's Heavy Montreal festival, which was held last month in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how the COAL CHAMBER members' different projects away from the band affected the sound of ...
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Michael Denner and Hank Shermann, the original Danish guitar players of MERCYFUL FATE's legendary "Melissa" and "Don't Break the Oath" albums, have created a new classic in the forthcoming EP "Satan's Tomb", coming on October 2 via Metal Blade Records. These songs were crafted with the MERCYFUL FATE worldwide legion of fans at the forefront ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Another Nail In The Coffin" from COAL CHAMBER, the reformed '90s alt-metal band fronted by current DEVILDRIVER singer Dez Fafara, can be seen below. The track is taken from COAL CHAMBER's comeback album, "Rivals, which sold around 7,100 copies in the United States in its first week of ...
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