DRUDGERY the new Guelph, Ontario-based grind/hardcore project spearheaded by drummer Matt Connell (ex-FUCK THE FACTS, EXHUMED) which also features Steve Ferraro, formerly of DEAR BLACK DIARY has inked a deal with Year of the Sun Records for the release of its debut EP, "Rust". "This band started as a side project back in 2006 and ...
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Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL performed their new single "Scorpion Flower" and the group's singer, Fernando Ribeiro, took part in a short interview with the Portuguese TV station RTP1 this past Saturday, May 17. Watch footage of the interview and performance below. MOONSPELL's video for the track "Scorpion Flower" is one of two (along with "Night Eternal") ...
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Dutch progressive metallers TEXTURES have issued the following update: "Due to a situation beyond our contro,l we were forced to cancel the shows in Berlin (May 20) and Copenhagen (May 22). We're verry sorry! We're already in the process of rescheduling, so we'll be back later this year." TEXTURES recently entered the album chart in ...
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Vocalist Fernando Ribeiro of the Portuguese metal band MOONSPELL recently offered a track-by-track breakdown of the group's new album, "Night Eternal", to the German edition of Metal Hammer, explaining the lyrical content of all nine songs featured on the LP. The article can be found here in two versions: English, German. ...
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MOONSPELL members Fernando Ribeiro (vocals) and Ricardo Amorim (guitar) will perform a short acoustic set on the biggest morning radio show on Portugal's national radio on Monday, May 19 beginning at around 7:00 a.m. To listen to the program, go to www.antena3.pt and then look for "Manhs da 3." MOONSPELL's video for the ...
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Dutch progressive metallers TEXTURES have entered the album chart in their home country at position No. 100 with their latest effort, "Silhouettes". This is the band's first chart showing ever. "Silhouettes" was recorded at Split Second Sound studio with the group's guitarist Jochem Jacobs in the producer's chair. Jacobs previously oversaw the recording process for ...
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NECROPHAGIA frontman Frank "Killjoy" Pucci has co-written and contributed guest vocals to a song called "Rituals of Bloodshed" which appears on the forthcoming debut album from INSIDIOUS (formerly INSIDIOUS DISEASE), the international metal project featuring members of DIMMU BORGIR, NAPALM DEATH, OLD MAN'S CHILD and MORGOTH. Currently unsigned, INSIDIOUS (see band photo below) recently spent ...
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MOONSPELL's video for the track "Scorpion Flower" can be viewed below. The clip is one of two (along with "Night Eternal") off the group's new album, "Night Eternal", which were shot by Ivan Colic (TYPE O NEGATIVE, SYMPHONY X, HAMMERFALL) in Belgrade, Serbia. Colic previously worked with the group on the "Memorial" video for "Finisterra". ...
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Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with WHITESNAKE guitarist Doug Aldrich. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: You have been with a lot of different bands. How do you write in the style of Whitesnake? Doug: This is similar to where I started off. ...
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Breda, Netherlands-based metalcore outfit DARK INTENTIONS has inked a deal with Deity Down Records for the release of the band's debut full-length. Entitled "Destined To Burn", the album was recorded at the Artsounds Studio in Belgium with Stefan Van Neerven of BORN FROM PAIN fame in the producer's chair. The CD contains 11 tracks and ...
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MEGADETH is among the artists that have joined forces with the nonpartisan voter registration group HeadCount to sign up new voters at their concerts this year. HeadCount's army of volunteers will stage voter registration drives at over 1,000 concerts this year, with a goal or registering at least 100,000 voters. The non-profit group will have ...
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MOONSPELL's video for the track "Scorpion Flower" will be premiered exclusively on the band's MySpace page on May 5. The clip is one of two (along with "Night Eternal") off the group's new album, "Night Eternal", which were shot by Ivan Colic (TYPE O NEGATIVE, SYMPHONY X, HAMMERFALL) in Belgrade, Serbia. Colic previously worked with ...
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BLABBERMOUTH.NET can exclusively unveil the first photo (see below) of INSIDIOUS (formerly INSIDIOUS DISEASE), the international metal project featuring members of DIMMU BORGIR, NAPALM DEATH, OLD MAN'S CHILD and MORGOTH. The currently unsigned band recently spent time at a studio in Norway recording 12 songs with Terje Andersen (a.k.a. Cyrus) of SUSPERIA in the producer's ...
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Dutch progressive metallers TEXTURES were interviewed on April 3, 2008 in Paris, France at Le Kata-Bar. Watch the chat in two parts below. The new TEXTURES album, "Silhouettes", has had its release date pushed back to May 5 from the previously announced April 21 (via Listenable Records), According to the band, "the reason for this ...
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Argentinean journalist/author Adriana Rubio's biography of late ALICE IN CHAINS frontman Layne Staley, titled "Layne Staley: Get Born Again", will be translated into Spanish. According to a press release, the Spanish version "will contain material related to the upcoming movie 'Get Born Again'. The book will include updated stories and new amazing revelations that are ...
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Revolution-Music.dk recently conducted an interview with TEXTURES guitarist Bart Hennephof. Download the 15-minute audio file at this location (2 MB). The new TEXTURES album, "Silhouettes", has had its release date pushed back to May 5 from the previously announced April 21 (via Listenable Records), According to the band, "the reason for ...
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One month before the release of their new studio album, Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL and SPV have unleashed the "Night Eternal" widget (see below), featuring the entire album stream, a "Making Of the Scorpion Flower" video (featuring former THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen) and a blog from MOONSPELL singer Fernando Ribiero. The widget will be ...
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In the next few weeks, Glenn Danzig will film the Verotik story "She Only Likes Men" that he wrote for issue #9 of that series. Danzig himself will sit in the director's chair for this one. Verotik (a portmanteau created by Danzig from the words "violent" and "erotic") is a mature-themed comic book company founded ...
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SickDrummer.com recently caught up with DEICIDE's founding member Steve Asheim to talk shop about drumming, his influences and how both he and his drum kit choices have evolved throughout his illustrious career: On his pre-show warm-up routine: "I just practice some rudiments and rolls on my knee or a chair or something. I don't like ...
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The new TEXTURES album, "Silhouettes", has had its release date pushed back to May 5 from the previously announced April 21 (via Listenable Records), According to the band, "the reason for this is that there is a manufacturing delay with the complexity of the gold print on the digipack." "Silhouettes" is being streamed in its ...
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The third installment of the U.S. Gigantour the acclaimed traveling heavy music festival launched in 2005 by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine officially launched last night (Saturday, April 12) in Denver, Colorado with headliner MEGADETH, Swedish metal band IN FLAMES, Finland's CHILDREN OF BODOM, Arizona's modern extreme act JOB FOR A COWBOY and Oakland, CA heavy ...
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The new TEXTURES album, "Silhouettes", is being streamed in its entirety on the Dutch band's MySpace page. Due on April 21 via Listenable Records, the CD's cover artwork for "Silhouettes" can be viewed at this location. The album was recorded at Split Second Sound studio with the group's guitarist Jochem Jacobs ...
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UK metalcore behemoths CINDERS FALL have inked a deal with Anticulture Records. The group's full-length debut is being recorded by STAMPIN' GROUND's "musical genius" Scott Atkins and is tentatively scheduled for release in October. CINDERS FALL last year released an EP called "The Bridge Between" on Hangmans Joke Recordings. The EP received a lot of ...
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Another newTEXTURES song, entitled "Storm Warning", has been posted on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the Dutch metal band's upcoming third album, "Silhouettes", which will be released on April 21 via Listenable Records. The cover artwork for "Silhouettes" can be viewed at this location. The CD was recorded ...
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ANGRY CHAIR, the Chicago, Illinois-based ALICE IN CHAINS tribute band featuring FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason B. Ward, has scheduled the following dates: Mar. 29 - The End Zone - Aurora, IL Apr. 05 - Pop's - Sauget, IL May 02 - O'Malleys - Alsip, Illinois Jun. 28 - The Carnival for the Chicago's Boys ...
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The Pulse of Radio reports: Even though FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH is off the road for now so that singer Ivan Moody can rest his battered throat, the band's fortunes continue to soar. Its first single, "The Bleeding", sits at Number Seven on the Active Rock radio chart, with the song's success probably especially sweet ...
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Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Night Eternal", due in Europe on May 19 and in the U.S. on June 10 via SPV/Steamhammer. The follow-up to 2006's "Memorial" was recorded at Antfarm studios in Denmark with producer Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, DARK TRANQUILLITY, HALFORD). There will be, at first, ...
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A brand-new TEXTURES song, entitled "Old Days Born Anew", has been made available for download at VS-Webzine.com. The track comes off the Dutch metal band's upcoming third album, "Silhouettes", which will be released on April 21 via Listenable Records. The cover artwork for "Silhouettes" can be viewed at this location. The ...
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Finland's HardcoreSounds recently conducted an interview with King Diamond. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: HardcoreSounds: It's been a few months now since you injured your back, has it gotten any better and are there any plans to reschedule the canceled tour once healed? King Diamond: Well, it has definitely gotten ...
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Capital Chaos has posted video footage of 36 CRAZYFISTS performing on February 28, 2008 at The Boardwalk in Orangevale, California. Watch the clip below. The show was part of the "Bound By The Road Tour", also featuring DEVILDRIVER, NAPALM DEATH, STRAIGHT LINE STITCH and INVITRO. 36 CRAZYFISTS will release their new album, "The Tide and ...
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