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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Norway's BORKNAGAR has announced that Jens Ryland (guitar) and Erik Tiwaz (a.k.a. Tyr; bass) are back as permanent members of the band. Jens Ryland was a longtime member of BORKNAGAR and contributed to "The Archaic Course", "Quintessence" and "Empiricism" albums before he quit in 2003 due to other priorities in life. Erik Tiwaz joined the ...
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Legendary Swedish death metallers GRAVE will embark on a 20th-anniversary U.S. tour in May. Support on the trek will come from MONSTROSITY, ABYSMAL DAWN and STRONG INTENTION. So far the following dates have been announced: May 08 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade May 09 - Spartanburg, SC - Ground Zero (w/ OBITUARY, DYING FETUS, ...
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Legendary Swedish death metallers GRAVE will embark on a 20th-anniversary U.S. tour in May. Support on the trek will come from MONSTROSITY, ABYSMAL DAWN and STRONG INTENTION. So far the following dates have been announced: May 08 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade May 09 - Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero (w/ OBITUARY, DYING FETUS, ...
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Kansas-based death metallers ORIGIN will shoot the first video for their brand new album, "Antithesis", this weekend in Brooklyn, New York. The video for the track "Finite" will be lensed by David Brodsky for MyGoodEye. ORIGIN will embark on a headlining tour of Europe in May. Support on the shows will come from IMPALED and ...
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Influential alternative rock pioneers HELMET have announced the addition of guitarist Dan Beeman to the group's ranks. Beeman replaces the band's most recent axeman, Jimmy Thompson, who reportedly decided to move back to his native Australia at the end of 2007. In a recent interview with Ultimate-Guitar.com, HELMET mainman Page Hamilton stated about ...
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SOUTH OF DIVINE, the new band featuring ex-AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE guitarist Nick Quijano, former DIRT vocalist Travis Powers, Sean O'Boyle on drums and Cavedogg on bass, has released a three-song downloadable EP via its MySpace page. The CD was tracked at Diamond Recording Studios, owned by Bobby Blotzer from RATT and Greg Gill. ...
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New York death metallers SUFFOCATION have cancelled their appearance at the 2008 edition of the Death Feast Open Air festival, set to take place June 12-14, 2008 in Hünxe, Germany. Commented the band: "SUFFOCATION are trully sorry to announce that at the end we will not be able to participate on the Death Fest Open ...
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MOTÖRHEAD, ROSE TATTOO, ICED EARTH, AIRBOURNE, HELLOWEEN, GAMMA RAY, APOCALYPTICA, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, PORCUPINE TREE, KATATONIA, MORBID ANGEL, KRISIUN and DEATH ANGEL are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's Hellfest festival, set to take place June 20-22, 2008 in Clisson, France. More than 60 groups will perform on two stages. The festival billing is ...
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A brand new ORIGIN track, entitled "The Aftermath", has been posted on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off the Kansas-based death metallers' new album, "Antithesis" (cover artwork), due in North America on April 1 via Relapse Records. The follow-up to 2005's "Echoes of Decimation" brings what is widely ...
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Influential alternative rock pioneers HELMET have scheduled the following dates: Mar. 13 - Red Seven - Austin, Texas Mar. 14 - Viper Room - Austin, Texas Mar. 15 - The Playground - Park City, Utah Apr. 17 - Canes Bar and Grill - San Diego, California Apr. 18 - Key Club - Hollywood, California Apr. ...
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Kansas-based death metallers ORIGIN have completed work on their brand new album, "Antithesis" (cover artwork). The follow-up to 2005's "Echoes of Decimation" brings what is widely considered to be the band's strongest lineup back together: Paul Ryan - Guitar, Vocals Jeremy Turner - Guitars, Vocals James Lee - Vocals Mike Flores - Bass, ...
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The tentative running order has been announced for the Neurotic Deathfest 2008, set to take place May 30-31 at club 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands. It is as follows: Friday, May 30: NAPALM DEATH SUFFOCATION ASPHYX DYING FETUS ABORTED EXMORTEM BLOOD RED THRONE SEVERE TORTURE COLDWORKER DEAD INFECTION HATE DEAD BEYOND BURIED FLESHLESS BENIGHTED INCARNATED HOUWITSER ...
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BORKNAGAR guitar player/main composer Øystein G. Brun recently spoke to Antenna about the group's label switch from Century Media to Indie Recordings, the band's upcoming album, and the status of his CRONIAN project. An excerpt from the chat follows: Antenna: Following what seems like ages at Century Media Records, BORKNAGAR have switched to ...
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The dentist looms above you, the drill begins spinning with that sickly whine as it pierces the tooth and that atrocious burning smell fills the air, and all the while you sit back with every muscle stiffened, holding on to the arms of the chair with white-knuckled intensity. The "drill" referred to in BRAIN DRILL ...
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Kansas-based death metallers ORIGIN have set "Antithesis" (cover artwork) as the title of their new album, due on April 1 via Relapse Records. "Faster, heavier and decidedly more advanced than anyone could have ever envisioned metal becoming, 'Antithesis' is a modern-day death metal classic, which proves ORIGIN stand head and shoulders above their ...
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