Southern California technical death metallers RECIPROCAL have been added to the Los Angeles date of the Relapse Records Contamination Tour featuring ORIGIN, MISERY INDEX, and ABYSMAL DAWN. The concert will take place on August 1 at Safari Sam's in Hollywood, California. Jeff Hughell (ex-BRAIN DRILL) will be filling in on bass for RECIPROCAL for the ...
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Brazilian death metal veterans KRISIUN will release their new album, "Southern Storm", in Europe on July 21 via Century Media Records. The CD was once again recorded at Stage One Studios in Borgentreich, Germany with producer Andy Classen (TANKARD, ROTTING CHRIST, DEW-SCENTED), who previously worked with the group on 1999's "Conquerors Of Armageddon" and 2006's ...
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ORIGIN, MISERY INDEX, and ABYSMAL DAWN will join forces for the 2008 installment of the Relapse Records Contamination Tour. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jul. 21 - St. Louis, MO - Rockstar Nightclub Jul. 22 - Fayetteville, AR - The OPO Jul. 24 - Dallas, TX [to be announced] Jul. 25 - Victoria, TX - ...
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ORIGIN drummer John Longstreth will be the featured artist on the first cover of the newest digital drumming magazine, Sick Drummer. Longstreth's cover feature, which debuts July 1 and can be previewed below, includes an exclusive interview and a video focusing on Longstreth's movements and techniques during a recent live performance. To receive this first ...
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"Kolossus", the new album from Norwegian metallers KEEP OF KALESSIN, is available for streaming in its entirety at the band's MySpace page. Due in Europe on June 6 and in North America on June 10, the CD will feature the following track listing: 01. Origin 02. A New Empire's Birth 03. Against The ...
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Indiana extreme metallers BLOOD TRIBE have inked a deal with Dark Harvest Records. Formed in 2003, BLOOD TRIBE sets out to assault the listener's eardrums with its own blend of varying genres of metal. BLOOD TRIBE has two self-released studio albums and has played well over 300 shows. The group has opened for such bands ...
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MetalSucks recently had a quick chat with ORIGIN guitarist Paul Ryan on the set of the band's shoot for its new video, "Finite". Ryan had some interesting things to say about life on the road, the band's new album "Antithesis" (Relapse Records), and what lies ahead for these death metal masters. Excerpts from ...
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"Finite", the new video from Topeka, Kansas-based death metallers ORIGIN, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in early March in a Brooklyn recording studio with acclaimed director David Brodsky (MyGoodEye), who has previously worked with such bands as GOD FORBID, SUICIDE SILENCE, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and THE RED CHORD. "Finite" comes off ORIGIN's ...
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Canadian extreme metallers CRYPTOPSY have issued the following update: "We are very excited to announce that our first headlining tour for [the new CRYPTOPSY album] 'The Unspoken King' will be a cross-Canada tour with ORIGIN and THE LAST FELONY this upcoming September. It will not only give us the opportunity to demonstrate the brutality in ...
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Metal Injection was on hand at a Brooklyn recording studio in early March to document the filming of ORIGIN's music video for the track "Finite" with acclaimed director David Brodsky (MyGoodEye), who has previously worked with such bands as GOD FORBID, SUICIDE SILENCE, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and THE RED CHORD. In addition to ...
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Preceding their upcoming descent upon the shores of Europe, Oakland, California-based extreme metallers IMPALED have unleashed a new video onslaught. Culling from its latest album for Willowtip Records/Candlelight UK, "The Last Gasp", the band has self-produced a cinematic abortion for the song "G.O.R.E." "Heading to the Old World this summer for our second European tour, ...
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Guitar player/main composer ystein G. Brun of Norway's BORKNAGAR has issued the following statement: "Due to the latest years evolving differences in musical ideas and visions, Asgeir Mickelson [drums] has decided to quit BORKNAGAR. The split happens in friendly manner and with mutual respect for the decision that he has made. He will remain a ...
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An e-card for "Kolossus", the new album from Norwegian metallers KEEP OF KALESSIN, can be accessed at this location. Due in Europe on June 6 and in North America on June 10, the CD will feature the following track listing: 01. Origin 02. A New Empire's Birth 03. Against The Gods 04. The ...
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Video footage of Kansas-based death metallers ORIGIN performing the song "The Aftermath" off their latest CD, "Antithesis", can be viewed below (courtesy of Metal Injection via Metal Nick). The clip was shot at the Baltimore, Maryland stop of the band's tour with DYING FETUS and SWORN ENEMY. ORIGIN shot the first video for ...
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Mark and Sean Broster of UK death metallers SARPANITUM recently hooked up with Canada's HardTimes.ca webzine to discuss recent developments with the band and their future plans. "We are currently writing material for our second album," said Mark. "We don't have any explicit approach to writing; it's simply a case of meeting up ...
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Seventh Rule Recordings has announced the signing of Tampa, Florida's LIGHT YOURSELF ON FIRE. The group, which consists of four veterans of Tampa's metal and hardcore scenes, hailing from such bands as REVERSAL OF MAN, SCROG and BRUTALITY, will release its new album, "Intimacy", in the fall. The CD was recorded by Mark Nikolich (TORCHE, ...
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Queens, New York-based hardcore/metal act SWORN ENEMY has toured the world relentlessly throughout 2008 and continues adding onto its schedule as the band prepares to embark on a North American run alongside DYING FETUS, ORIGIN and THY WILL BE DONE. This trek, which kicks off on May 9, marks the group's third trek of North ...
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After years of (near-)unavailability, the 1998 brutal death metal classic "Killing On Adrenaline" by DYING FETUS will finally be reissued on June 15 by Displeased Records. The CD will be remastered and will feature upgraded layout plus a bonus DVD containing 100-plus minutes of live footage from 2000. As previously reported, DYING FETUS, SWORN ENEMY, ...
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Relapse Records has announced the signing of South Carolina's GRAVES OF VALOR. The band is currently writing material for the follow-up to last year's "Famine" EP, which was released through Tragic Hero Records. GRAVES OF VALOR vocalist Damon Welch commented: "We are very happy and excited to join the Relapse family. We've always been huge ...
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Reactivated death metal band MASSACRE consisting of DENIAL FIEND members Sam Williams (guitar), Curt Beeson (drums; NASTY SAVAGE), along with ex-MASSACRE/current DENIAL FIEND members Terry Butler (bass), Steve Swanson (guitars) and Kam Lee (vocals) has been confirmed for this year's Central Illinois Metalfest, set to take place July 18-20 at the Canopy Club in Urbana, ...
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Vocalist Wally Wood of the Jacksonville, Florida-based hard rockers ALLELE has issued the following update: "I am BACK along with the original members, Keith OG (drums) and Ryan St John (bass) as well as Kelly Hayes (guitar; ex-COLD). Sorry I have been away a while and glad to hear you all have been still rockin ...
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Drummer John Longstreth of the Kansas-based death metallers ORIGIN will take part a live phone interview with Fat Jake next Monday, April 21 at 8:00 p.m. CST on 88.5 FM WIPZ. If you live outside the Kenosha, Wisconsin broadcast area, you can listen to the program online at www.wipzradio.com. You can also submit ...
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Spain's brutal death metal act HUMAN MINCER has inked a deal with Brutal Bands. The group's third full-length album, "Degradation Paradox", is scheduled for release this summer. The CD was recorded at Sadman Studios and was mastered at West West Side (SUFFOCATION, CANNIBAL CORPSE, ORIGIN). "Degradation Paradox" will feature eight tracks with cover art by ...
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New York's SWORN ENEMY will continue to bring the metal to the masses via a slew of North American touring activity to support the release of their new album "Maniacal". Having toured Europe, Japan and the U.S. in recent weeks, they will continue their unrelenting schedule on April 14 with a series of headlining dates ...
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SEVENDUST' new album, "Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow" (7Bros/Asylum), sold 25,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land at position No. 19 on The Billboard 200 chart. This is substantially less than the opening number of its predecessor, "Alpha", which registered a first-week tally of 42,000 copies in March ...
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DEATH ANGEL, GOD FORBID, SOILENT GREEN, DYING FETUS, ORIGIN and SWORN ENEMY are among the confirmed bands for the Virginia Death Fest, set to take place May 10-11 at Steppin' Out in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, May 10: DEATH ANGEL GOD FORBID SOLIENT GREEN HALO OF LOCUSTS ...
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DYING FETUS, SWORN ENEMY, ORIGIN and THY WILL BE DONE will team up for the "Beaten Into Submission Tour" in May. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 09 - Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero May 10 - Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11 May 11 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Steppin Out May 12 - Yonkers, ...
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Hailing from the city that boasts zip codes beginning with 666 (you just don't get anymore metal than that), Topeka, KS-based ORIGIN have been raising the bar for brutal death metal since the release of their self-titled debut in 2000. By pushing themselves beyond the limits, each release has seen the band become more punishing ...
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SLAYER, VENOM, CANDLEMASS, DANKO JONES, ROTTING CHRIST, KRISIUN, SHAI HULUD, BLEEDING THROUGH, THROWDOWN, DISFEAR, BLACK TIDE and PUNISH YOURSELF have been confirmed for this year's Hellfest festival, set to take place June 20-22, 2008 at Clisson, France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: SLAYER MOTRHEAD VENOM CAVALERA CONSPIRACY NOFX IN FLAMES DIMMU BORGIR ...
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Legendary Florida death metallers OBITUARY have issued the following update: "We regret to inform you for reasons beyond our control we must cancel this May tour. We wanna thank everyone for their hard work and dedication for this tour and we WILL reschedule this for September 2008... Look for updates." OBITUARY's May tour was scheduled ...
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