Reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS will embark on the "Deathcrusher" tour alongside NAPALM DEATH, OBITUARY, VOIVOD and HEROD. This vociferous lineup will be hitting Europe this fall. CARCASS bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker comments: "Off the back of touring the U.S. with OBITUARY and Australia and New Zealand with NAPALM DEATH, we thought it would be ...
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Knotfest returns to the San Manuel Amphitheater & Campgrounds in San Bernardino, California this fall, with an unprecedented lineup of metal and heavy music titans, spread out over three nights. The SLIPKNOT-curated event, now in its third year (and second as a Southern California weekend destination festival), attracted over 50,000 fans in 2014, and looks ...
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A one-minute clip of vocalist Christopher Bailey of long-running Canadian metallers INFERNAL MAJESTY talking about the band's forthcoming album can be seen below. Says Bailey: "As you may or may not know, we have an album coming out later this year. We haven't announced the title yet, but we will be soon. It is our ...
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The 2015 edition of SLIPKNOT's Knotfest festival will take place on October 24-25 at San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore, California. The following bands are set to appear at the event: Saturday, October 24: Main stage: JUDAS PRIEST KORN MASTODON TRIVIUM CORROSION OF CONFORMITY [to-be-announced special guest] Second stage: AT THE GATES BODY COUNT RED FANG ...
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Former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo's SUPERJOINT RITUAL project — now known simply as SUPERJOINT for legal reasons — played its first-ever European show at this year's Hellfest on June 21 in Clisson, France. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below (courtesy of Spain's GoetiaMedia.com). SUPERJOINT will embark ...
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Florida-based extreme metallers HATE ETERNAL will release their sixth full-length album, "Infernus", on August 24 via Season Of Mist. The CD was recorded at HATE ETERNAL founder and principal member Erik Rutan's (guitar, vocals) Mana Recording Studio (CANNIBAL CORPSE, MOUNTAIN GOATS, GOATWHORE) in St. Petersburg, Florida. The cover artwork was created by renowned artist Eliran ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has revealed that he is working with producer/mixer Mark Lewis (CANNIBAL CORPSE, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, COAL CHAMBER, CANNIBAL CORPSE) on a special project to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band's debut album, "Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good!" No further details have yet been revealed. "Killing Is ...
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MikeJamesRockShow.com conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT at the 2015 edition of the U.K.'s Download festival, which was held this weekend in Donington Park. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the progress of the songwriting sessions for TESTAMENT's follow-up to ...
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MikeJamesRockShow.com conducted an interview with drummer Daniel Wilding of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS at the 2015 edition of the U.K.'s Download festival, which is being held this weekend in Donington Park. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if there are plans for CARCASS to record a follow-up to 2013's ...
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On June 6, Austria's Stormbringer webzine conducted an interview with vocalist Dez Fafara of COAL CHAMBER and DEVILDRIVER at the Rock In Vienna festival. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how me manages to stay so angry in his lyrics as he approaches the half-century mark, Dez responded: "You know, man, ...
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Brazilian death metal veterans KRISIUN have finished recording their new album, "Forged In Fury", for an August 7 release via Century Media. Featuring cover artwork by renowned artist Joe Petagno (MARDUK, VADER), the CD was produced by Erik Rutan. As the brain and heart of death metal masters HATE ETERNAL and former guitarist of MORBID ...
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SOULFLY's tenth studio album, "Archangel", will be released on August 14 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The CD was produced by Matt Hyde, who has previously worked with SLAYER and CHILDREN OF BODOM. The cover artwork was created by artist Eliran Kantor (TESTAMENT, ICED EARTH, SODOM) and can be seen below. "I am so proud to ...
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Former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo's SUPERJOINT RITUAL project — now known simply as SUPERJOINT for legal reasons — will embark on its first tour in over a decade this summer. Presented by Anselmo's own Housecore Records, "The It Takes Guts Tour" will commence on July 10 in Oklahoma City and ravage its ...
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Florida-based extreme metallers HATE ETERNAL will release their sixth full-length album, "Infernus", on August 24 via Season Of Mist. The CD was recorded at HATE ETERNAL founder and principal member Erik Rutan's (guitar, vocals) Mana Recording Studio (CANNIBAL CORPSE, MOUNTAIN GOATS, GOATWHORE) in St. Petersburg, Florida. The cover artwork was created by renowned artist Eliran ...
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Montreal-based death metallers KATAKLYSM will release new album, "Of Ghosts And Gods", on July 31 via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the follow-up to "Waiting For The End To Come" was created by up-and-coming dark and macabre artist Art By Surtsey and can be seen below. The song "Thy Serpents Tongue", which appears on ...
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Florida-based extreme metallers HATE ETERNAL will release their sixth full-length album, "Infernus", on August 24 via Season Of Mist. The CD was recorded at HATE ETERNAL founder and principal member Erik Rutan's (guitar, vocals) Mana Recording Studio (CANNIBAL CORPSE, MOUNTAIN GOATS, GOATWHORE) in St. Petersburg, Florida. HATE ETERNAL has just hit the road in the ...
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"Rivals, the comeback album from COAL CHAMBER, the reformed '90s alt-metal band fronted by current DEVILDRIVER singer Dez Fafara, sold around 7,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 80 on The Billboard 200 chart (which includes stream activity). The band's first CD in over thirteen ...
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San Diego-based deathgrind masters CATTLE DECAPITATION will release their new album, "The Anthropocene Extinction", on August 7 via Metal Blade. The CD was once again helmed by Dave Otero (ALLEGAEON, CEPHALIC CARNAGE), who worked on 2012's "Monolith Of Inhumanity". "Dave is a bonafide producer," says CATTLE DECAPITATION vocalist Travis Ryan. "He's got a lot of ...
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Canadian extreme metallers KATAKLYSM will release their twelfth studio album, "Of Ghosts And Gods", on July 31 via Nuclear Blast. To coincide with the new CD's arrival, the band will release two new KATAKLYSM hot sauces, "Ghost Fire" and "God's Fury". Says KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono: "What better way to celebrate a great new album ...
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COAL CHAMBER and FEAR FACTORY will join forces for a North American tour this summer. Support on the trek will come from DEVIL YOU KNOW (select dates), JASTA (select dates), SAINT RIDLEY and MADLIFE (all dates). The tour kicks off July 24 in Tucson, Arizona and will wrap up on August 22 in Santa Ana, ...
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"I.O.U. Nothing", the new video from COAL CHAMBER, the reformed '90s alt-metal band fronted by current DEVILDRIVER singer Dez Fafara, can be seen below. The song is taken from COAL CHAMBER's comeback album, "Rivals, which will be released on May 19 North America via Napalm. The band's first CD in over thirteen years was recorded ...
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On May 8, Natalie Perez of Natalie's World conducted an interview with COAL CHAMBER and DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked who the "rivals" are that he is talking about in the title of COAL CHAMBER's comeback album, Dez said: "It's really more about the artwork and how ...
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A trailer for the soon-to-be-released music video "House Of War" from long-running Canadian metallers INFERNAL MAJESTY can be seen below. INFERNAL MAJESTY's current lineup: Christopher Bailey - vocals Kenny Hallman - guitar Steve Terror - guitar Kiel Wilson - drums In a 2006 interview with Metal-Rules.com, Bailey blamed his split with INFERNAL MAJESTY ...
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"Open Coffin Orgy", the new video from death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER, can be seen below. The clip was filmed with director Mitch Massie, who has previously worked with WHITECHAPEL and CATTLE DECAPITATION. The track is taken from the band's eleventh studio recording, which was released on May 5 via Metal Blade Records. Titled ...
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Bassist/vocalist Glen Benton of Florida death metal veterans DEICIDE was interviewed on a recent episode of "Radioactive Metal". You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Asked what former CANNIBAL CORPSE guitarist Jack Owen brought to DEICIDE since Jack joined the band in 2005, Benton said: "When those two morons left ...
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Death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER have filmed a video for the song "Open Coffin Orgy" with director Mitch Massie, who has previously worked with WHITECHAPEL and CATTLE DECAPITATION. The track is taken from the band's eleventh studio recording, which will be released on May 5 via Metal Blade Records. Titled "Crypt Of The Devil", ...
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Montreal-based death metallers KATAKLYSM will release new album, "Of Ghosts And Gods", on July 31 via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the follow-up to "Waiting For The End To Come" was created by up-and-coming dark and macabre artist Art By Surtsey and can be seen below. A short video previewing music from "Of Ghosts ...
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FAILURE will release "The Heart Is A Monster", the Los Angeles-based trio's follow-up to 1996's "Fantastic Planet", on June 30 via INgrooves Music Group's artist services division, INresidence. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Segue 4 02. Hot Traveler 03. A.M. Amnesia 04. Snow Angel 05. Atom City Queen 06. Segue ...
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"Gruesome ", a brand new song from death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The track is taken from the band's eleventh studio recording, which will be released on May 5 via Metal Blade Records. Titled "Crypt Of The Devil", the ten-track slab of audio violence was composed ...
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On March 27, COAL CHAMBER frontman Dez Fafara was interviewed by El Prezidente of "The Chainsaw Symphony" radio program in Niagara Falls, New York. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked if he thinks "nu metal" has become a "dirty word," like "hair metal" was, Fafara responded: "I think ...
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