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VOLBEAT @ House of Blues, Anaheim (08/27/10)

August 30, 2010 – 12:22 am

Denmark’s VOLBEAT rolled into Downtown Disney in Anaheim for their first headlining tour of the U.S. While the turn out for their first Southern California show earlier this year in support of METALLICA at the Troubador was pretty good, tonight’s turnout was absolutely incredible. The House of Blues was packed with only the most dedicated [...]

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NEVERMORE – The Obsidian Conspiracy

August 25, 2010 – 11:17 pm

The arrival of a new NEVERMORE album should always be considered a gift to the metal community and The Obsidian Conspiracy is no exception. Both great and good songs are what make NEVERMORE’s latest another success. And as we’ve come to expect, there are the invaluable, intangible characteristics of powerful emotions, fierceness, and metal spirit. [...]

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VOIVOD and PORCUPINE TREE Members Contribute to MEAN DEVIATION: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal

August 22, 2010 – 9:54 pm

Bazillion Points Books is proud to announce the late 2010 release of MEAN DEVIATION: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal, by Jeff Wagner – a former editor of Metal Maniacs magazine and veteran supporter of metal’s most risk-taking bands. Wagner analyzes the heady side of metal in this exhaustive history of a relentlessly ambitious musical [...]

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TESTAMENT’s Chuck Billy Appearing in Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian Exhibition

August 22, 2010 – 9:38 pm

TESTAMENT vocalist and Native American activist Chuck Billy is pleased to announce his inclusion in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian’s new exhibition, “Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians in Popular Culture.” The exhibition is located on the National Mall on the second-floor level of the Sealaska Gallery, and is open until January [...]

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SLAYER, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX Making Another U.S. Run this Fall

August 18, 2010 – 2:21 pm

SLAYER, MEGADETH, and ANTHRAX, who are currently on tour, will be making an additional run of U.S. tour dates via the 2010 Jagermeister Tour. Tour dates: September 24 Superpages.com Center, Dallas, TX 25 AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX 26 Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX 28 Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA 30 Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN [...]

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X JAPAN Announce First Ever U.S. Tour

August 16, 2010 – 12:30 pm

They’ve sold 30-million records and DVDs, filled the 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome a record-breaking 18 times, they pioneered “Visual-Kei,” the Japanese music movement that helped spark the current world-wide anime craze, and their leader has been referred to as “the Bono of Japan.” But the one thing the band has wanted to do for years but [...]

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Watch the New Video from THE MAN-EATING TREE

August 14, 2010 – 5:53 pm

Finland’s THE MAN-EATING TREE, featuring Vesa Ranta (SENTENCED), have posted a new video for “Out of the Wind.” The song comes from the band’s debut album, Vine, is set for a September 27th release date.

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Release Date Set for ABORYM’s Psychogrotesque

August 11, 2010 – 11:24 pm

Four years after the critically acclaimed Generator, Italian electro/post black metallers ABORYM are back with their fifth album. Set for a November 8th release, the new full-length is entitled Psychogrotesque and is made of one story, a single song written four-handedly by the band’s mastermind Malfeitor Fabban and talented new guitarist Hell:IO:Kabbalus. ABORYM describe the [...]

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SLEEP: Marijuanaut’s Return US 2010 Tour Update

August 11, 2010 – 4:05 pm

Legendary stoner metallers SLEEP, who recently announced their long-anticipated reunion tour, have added several new stops to the impending trek including additional shows in Brooklyn and San Francisco. Dubbed the Marijuanaut’s Return US Tour 2010, the journey will commence on September 3rd. Support will be provided by a revolving roster of bands throughout the tour [...]

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HAIL OF BULLETS Finish Recording for Second Studio Album

August 4, 2010 – 4:21 pm

Dutch death metal masters HAIL OF BULLETS have finished the recordings for their long-anticipated second full-length to be released this October. Comments drummer Ed Warby (GOREFEST): “I don’t think I’ve ever worked this hard on anything in my entire life, but it sure has paid off! Although ‘Of Frost And War‘ is a tough act [...]

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