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coffins, Death Metal, Doom Metal

KING DIAMOND And VOLBEAT Team Up To Give You Free Music!

The album features King Diamond (frontman of the eponymous band) providing vocals alongside Michael Poulsen on the track Room 24.









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Heavy Metal, King Diamond, Volbeat

SLAYER Announce Return Of Paul Bostaph As Full Time Member

Slayer’s Tom Araya and Kerry King have announced that Paul Bostaph has rejoined the band on a full-time basis.









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Watch The New Gory Video From GOD DAMN And Stream EP

Grunge rockers God Damn have released a gory and slightly bizarre new video for their track Heavy Money.









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Ex-PANTERA Frontman PHIL ANSELMO Streams First Ever Solo Track

Walk Through Exits Only is the eponymous track taken from Phil Anselmo’s upcoming solo album, and it’s now available to stream.









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AMON AMARTH Release First Part Of Video Documentary

Amon Amarth have released their first of three videos, documenting and celebrating the upcoming release of their new studio album, Deceiver Of The Gods.









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CLAMFIGHT - I Versus The Glacier

Formed out of the ashes of various bands in existence since 1992, Clamfight are an underground band with a lot of potential. They thrive on Sabbathian riffs and stoner rock motifs, from atmospheric twists to their filthy, trudging, marching, riffs.









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PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION - Pasadena Napalm Division

Pasadena Napalm Division collide thrash and hardcore in their self-titled début, writing an album which whips past you in a blur.









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Matt Brady's BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL Top Three To Watch

Why am I looking forward to Bloodstock Festival 2013? Oh, I don’t know really. Might be something to do with (alongside other huge performances), three that I’m particularly excited to see perform.









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bloodstock, Lamb of God, prog metal, Slayer, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, Voivod

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Stream Another New Song from 'Everblack'

The Black Dahlia Murder have made a second track from their forthcoming album Everblack available to stream for free.
The song is called Goat Of Departure - vocalist Trevor Strnad says that it is about how the goat came to “represent Christian evil and the origins of the infamous...


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Deathcore, Melodic Death Metal, The Black Dahlia Murder

BOSS KELOID - The Calming Effect Of Teeth

What will undoubtedly be seen as one of the albums peaks ‘Winehorse’ both opens the book for what Boss Keloid do and closes it, an idea competed, mastered an overcome, forcefully moving to the next idea as though failure to stay interesting is a black hole they strive to stay away from.









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CARDIFF Rock Bar BOGIEZ Threatened Closure With Student Flat Development

Developers trying to turn Northgate House in the city centre into student accommodation say they have bought basement nightclub Bogiez, which it plans to close if approval is given for the student flats.









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THE POODLES - Tour De Force

“Buckle up baby” declares the opening track, Misery Loves Company. A huge intro rammed full of metal and power vocals all to whet the appetite for what is to come.









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VOLBEAT - Outlaw Gentlemen And Shady Ladies

The album gave me what I love about music – it changed my emotion, it changed the way I feel. It was an uplifting experience with the undertone of being a mainstream rock record.









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TESSERACT - Altered State

TesseracT have proved once more why they are at the forefront of their genre and how they continue to grow. These guys can proudly fly the flag for British Prog Metal and fly it high! This record is faultless, it’s flawless and it’s beautiful.









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The Wounded Kings/Witchsorrow/Huata/Alunah - The Garage, London, 25-5-2013

Four bands each on top of their game. The venue and crowd completed a memorable evening. Further proof that no other musical genre can do it quite the way metal does.









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DEVILDRIVER Confirm 'Winter Kills' As Upcoming Album Title

DEVILDRIVER recorded the album in Florida at Audio Hammer Studios and vocals in Los Angeles, CA at Dez’s home studio with Mark Lewis (Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, All That Remains) handling production duties.









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Bloodstock 2013 New Blood Stage Preview: PROSPERINA

“a giant vortex opened up under our feet and a cloven hoof delivered a scroll with the name ‘PROSPERINA’ scrawled on it in the blood of a virgin.” Well, that explains how Prosperina got their name.









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Bloodstock Festival, Doom, prosperina, Sludge, Stoner

Guitar World Reports That TONY IOMMI To Recieve Life Long Cancer Treatments

“I said, ‘So it’s gone now?’ And he said, ‘No, it’s not going to go. You’re not going to get rid of it…” – Tony Iommi in an interview with Guitar World.









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BLACK STAR RIDERS - All Hell Breaks Loose

‘All Hell Breaks Loose’ succeeds because it’s a great, solid rock record.









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black star riders, Classic Rock, rock

THE DEFILED Reveal Artwork For 'Daggers' And Teaser Video For 'Unspoken'

‘Daggers’ is The Defiled’s second studio album and debut release on Nuclear Blast Entertainment. It follows the bands début ‘Grave Times (2011).









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THINNING THE HERD - Freedom From The Known

The underground New York metallers had the tragic and untimely death of drummer Rick Cimato to contend with before releasing their impressive second long player.









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PTSD - A Sense Of Decay

I’m going to be honest here, I have never actually heard of the band PTSD. But once I realised that they have named themselves after an anxiety disorder brought on by extreme traumatic experiences, I felt I needed to look more in to them.









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alternative metal, Alternative Rock, Dark Metal, Nu metal, PTSD

Interview: SAHG "F*ck That, We're Gonna Make Music That Everyone Hates!"

To get the lowdown on the band, and some other really random stuff, I met with cheeky drummer Thomas Lonnheim very recently and here’s what he had to say.









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Doom, Featured, sahg, stoner metal, thomas lonnheim

Bring The Noise..No, Don't Bring The Noise

I really don’t mind at all people not liking what we do, in fact I respect anyone who says that to me face to face, it means we can start talking about what we do both like without any bullsh*t!









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KAIDEKA, GEHTIKA (And Many More) - Falmouth Rugby Club 18/5/2013

There were some great performances tonight, topped off by a killer set from the headliners. What more could you ask for? Cheers KaiDekA!









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antari, bad channels, gehtika, Heavy Metal, kaideka, Pariah, Transhuman, Xenosis

ORANGE GOBLIN Part Three: "Chris Would Start Tapdancing, And Then I Came To The Conclusion That I Had Died

Read on to see why Baldrick turned into an Alsatian, and horses in nightgowns, amongst other strange happenings. Oh, and don’t mention moths.









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Rising UK Rockers DARK STARES To Release New EP

Dark Stares are geared up to raise the bar with their new EP ‘Octopon’, out Monday 5th August.









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New Single Plus Music Video From BOYSETSFIRE

BoySetsFire have released a new single from their forthcoming album While A Nation Sleeps.









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boysetsfire, hardcore, post hardcore

EXTREME OBSCENE Festival - Czech Republic

Extreme Obscene Festival is celebrating its 15th birthday this year, with festivals taking place in Europe, South America, Indonesia and Australia.









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Cryptopsy, death, Exhumed, Grindcore, Napalm Death, obscene extreme festival, thrash

Kerrang Radio! To Be Replaced With Planet Rock

Planet Rock and Kerrang! owner Bauer Media announced today that Planet Rock will broadcast in the 105.2 FM slot in the West Midlands.
The news comes as part of a bigger announcement that Bauer have realigned its three rock brands – MOJO, Kerrang! and newly acquired Planet...


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INTOXICATED - Rock N' Roll Hellpatrol

This is 9 tracks of fast hungry and angry metal mixed with songs about whiskey, women and Satan, which helps as the band has an interest and that interest is Your Alcoholic Downfall.









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Intoxicated, Power Metal, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal

JON GOMM Defies Chinese Security Staff

JON GOMM is an English singer-songwriter, who uses a single guitar to create drum sounds, bass lines and melodies simultaneously.
He is currently touring China for the first time, which is where he stumbled across some very odd behaviour.

 

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FILTER Announce 2013 UK Headline Dates

The band will also be confirming UK festival appearances shortly.









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alternative metal, filter, Hard Rock, industrial metal

MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE Return To The UK

The tour will be promoting their new album How I Learned To Stop Giving A S*** And Love Mindless Self Indulgence. It was released on May 14th, 2013.









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SATYRICON Are Back With A New Album And Special Launch Event

Extreme metal titans Satyricon will return with a new album this year, following on from the 2008 release Age Of Nero.









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Stream The New Release From VOODOO SIX

British hard rockers Voodoo Six are gearing up for the release of their new album; and in the interim, the whole thing is available to stream via Spotify.









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Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden, Voodoo Six

DRAGGED INTO SUNLIGHT Kick Off UK Tour This Friday

Sludge metallers Dragged Into Sunlight are ready to get the ball rolling on their UK tour which starts on Friday in Dublin.
The band are touring their most recent album, Widowmaker, was released November 6th 2012. It received considerable attention and praise from the rock and metal...


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Swedish Rockers GRAVEYARD Announce Tour With SOUNDGARDEN

Swedish bluesy psychedelic rock legends in the making, GRAVEYARD, have just been announced to support the US grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN on their upcoming UK / IRE tour dates in September.










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BLACK SPIDERS Reveal Second Album, Pledge Campaign, Plus Tour Dates!

Fancy taking a trip on a private jet for a ‘Hangover’ style weekend together with The Black Spiders?










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Stream The New EP From Doom Metallers BLACK SHEEP WALL

On the 26th of April, Black Sheep Wall also commented on their Facebook page that they were “getting ready to record the next full length” – so they should be hitting the news again soon.










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BOYSETSFIRE Release Album Trailer For 'While A Nation Sleeps'

The band will be touring Europe in June and July, including some UK dates, head on out to see them.










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Dutch Death Thrashers KILL DIVISION Sign To Metal Blade

The bands upcoming album, Destructive Force, was recorded at Toneshed studio, mixed and mastered in Andy Classen”s Stage One studio.










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Tech Metallers NO CONSEQUENCE Announce July UK Tour

Support comes from Milton Keynes tech metallers Invocation and metal all the way from Israel in the form of Linked, on their first ever visit to the UK.










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Invocation, Linked, mathcore, No Consequence, Tech Metal

NO CONSEQUENCE - IO

The dissonant layers of noise accompanying every crunch of the guitars makes this music to feel uncomfortable to. It’ll grab you by the throat, constricting tighter and tighter until the final seconds of the last song.










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mathcore, No Consequence, Tech Metal

Coop's 2013 BLOODSTOCK FESTVAL Preview

So here we are, approaching halfway through the year and no I don’t know where the year went either, but it does mean festival season is upon us, and lets us get excited for what has to be one of the best festivals in the world: Bloodstock.










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Bloodstock Festival, Evil Scarecrow, FOZZY, Gojira, karybdis, King Diamond, Lamb of God, mask of judas, Municipal Waste, scar symmetry, Slayer, Xentrix

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Team Up With ROB HALFORD For New Single

Does the quality of this track bode well for the upcoming album? Let us know what you think.










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New Video And Tour Dates From HEAVEN'S BASEMENT

British hard rockers Heaven’s Basement have made a video for the track Fire, Fire to celebrate their appearance at Download Festival










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JOE SATRIANI - Unstoppable Momentum

Joe Satriani returns to follow up from Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards (2010) with all the fresh aplomb we’ve come to expect him to possess. His fabulous guitar tones return alongside him, remaining inimitable even after all this time.










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KEEP OF KALESSIN To Tour With SOILWORK In November 2013

Extreme Norweigan metallers Keep Of Kalessin are heading out on tour this November, accompanying Soilwork through Europe.










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DROWNING POOL Stevie Benton: "So Dave Says, "Give It Up For Satan!" It Was Dead F*cking Silent. You Could Have Heard A F*cking Pin Drop!"

I met with their devilishly sweet Texan bassist, and expert one-liner delivery man, Stevie Benton recently to chat about all manner of things, and this is what went down.










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New Album From WINDHAND Set For Release In Autumn

Windhand, purveyors of psychedelic doom, are set to return this autumn with a second album, following on from their self-titled release in 2012.



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GRAND DESIGN Cover 1978 Hit From PROMISES

Swedish rockers Grand Design have released a new single, Baby It’s You, featuring Susie Päivärinta (of 80s Swedish pop-duo Lili & Susie).
The track is a cover of Canadian group Promises‘ single which was a hit in Europe, hitting #4 in the German charts.

 

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Who Do You Want To See Play DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2013?

Six bands will go through on the public vote. Two ‘wildcards’ will be handpicked by judges from the remaining nine acts.



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akord, Download Festival, falling with style, forever can wait, i'll stay in memphis, lacey, liberty lies, lower lands, press to meco, red bull studios, Searching Alaska, semperfi, sky valley mistress, surrender the coast, tu amore, we are carnivores, we caught the castle

TBFM Internet Radio Celebrates Fourth Birthday

We’re wishing TBFM a very happy fourth birthday, and hope that their party is a roaring success.



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TEN CENT TOY Announce New Band Member

The band promise that incorporating a fifth member will enable them to become more focused and write even heavier music.



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Stream New KYLESA Album 'Ultraviolet' On PitchFork

Kylesa are known for their sludgey sound, and this new release is no exception – Ultraviolet is a heavy dose of hard riffs and swirls of psychedelia.



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Bloodstock 2013 New Blood Stage Preview: NEGLIGENCE

“Our music is strictly made for people who are fans of the Terminator, Conan Barbarian and every other film with Arnold Schwarzenegger (including Junior).” – Alex (Vocals)



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Bloodstock 2013 New Blood Stage Preview: FAHRAN

“…as long as when I wind up naked face-down in a trailer somewhere I’ve still got all four limbs then we’re all good.” – Nick



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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME - The Parallax II: Future Sequence

From peaks to valleys, everything about the music flows so well – another great release from a great band. If you didn’t get this back in October, you’re missing out. Go get hold of it, ASAP!



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EVILE - Skull

Evile bring another thrash pounding in the form of Skull, a speed-driven album which rushes in and kicks you in all the right places.



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RED SEAS FIRE Release New EP

This is a step above their self-titled effort – and that was a very impressive release.



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exposition ep, prog metal, red seas fire, Tech Metal

ERLEN MEYER - Erlen Meyer

A jaw-dropping, scintillating début – which the nervy should steer well clear of. But if you think you’ve got the balls, grab this as soon as you can.



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PALM READER - Bad Weather

The big question then – does Bad Weather live up to the abrasive carnage or the complex, clever creativity of their inspirations?



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DEATH BY KI - The Right Of Might (EP)

A headbangers delight, this is simply some straight-up heavy metal.



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ROTTING CHRIST - Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy

Playing a music normally associated with Scandinavia, it comes as a surprise to many to learn that this is a band which comes from the much warmer climate of Greece.



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Help FALLEN MAFIA Get Back On The Road!

The campaign will only last nine days, as the band is hoping to get out in time to rejoin Crash Diet for the last four shows of the tour



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Kscope Announce Special London 5th Anniversary Events

Kscope reaches its 5th anniversary in 2013 and to celebrate the label are hosting two special evenings at The Garage in London.



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UK Rock Record Label BREW Shutting Down

After 6 years and 27 releases Leeds noise/prog/rock label Brew have called it a day.



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THE KARMA PARTY - Dark Matters EP

The Karma Party sing from the heart, are as honest as they come, and are speaking for those without a voice.



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SACRED MOTHER TONGUE Post Acoustic Revisit From Debut Album

Strikingly different to the original and showcasing the softer side of the band, this new take on ‘A Final Idea’ is a chilled out offering from Sacred Mother Tongue.



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Celebrating Ronnie James Dio

Three years ago today we collectively mourned the passing of a true legend, and arguably the world’s greatest Heavy Metal singer.
Ronnie James Dio, aged 67, was called up to the great gig in the sky on May 16th, 2010.

 

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JEFF HANNEMAN US Memoriam Celebration Announced

The Jeff Hanneman Memorial Celebration will take place on Thursday, May 23 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles from 3:30 – 7:30PM.  Hanneman passed away on May 2 at the age of 49.
The Memorial Celebration will be free and open to the public on a first-come, first-in basis. Bear in...


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Watch The New CHILDREN OF BODOM Video

‘Transference’ is the first single to be taken from the up and coming album ’Halo Of Blood’ set for release June 10th via Nuclear Blast.
The band have also announced a competition that rewards their fans with ‘ScratchBacks’ using newly launched promotions...


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Win One Of Five Scott Ian Signed Jackson Guitars

Five Jackson JS32RT Dinky in Transparent Black are up for grabs when you purchase a ticket to Scott Ian’s Speaking Word Tour 2013.



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Mighty French Facecrushers GOJIRA Announced For Bloodstock Festival

Gojiraaaaaaaaaaaa!



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Video: AS I LAY DYING's Tim Lambesis Charged In Court With Solicitation To Murder

Lambesis is currently being detained on a three million dollar bail.



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Reading Festival Set For Club Tour - Chance To Win Tickets

On-the-night prizes including official merch giveaways, and takeover wristbands for everyone on the door.



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Video: Heavy Metal University Degree Course Launched!

Heavy metal music is about to go academic with the launch of the UK’s first degree course on the subject.
From September, students at New College Nottingham will analyse music from Megadeath to Metallica with the help of tutor Liam Maloy.
 
Check out the BBC News report below.





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Reading Festival Adds Another Sixty Bands

Added on the main stage are Skindred, Lower Than Atlantis, We Are The In Crowd and Bury Tomorrow, who join headliners Green Day, Eminem and Biffy Clyro.



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WHITESNAKE To Release Live Double Album After UK Arena Tour

The live release coincides with Whitesnake’s UK Arena Tour with Journey and Thunder which kicks off at Glasgow SECC on Saturday 18th May.



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BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL Announces Facebook Ticket Lottery, TCT Raffle, And Limited Ed T-Shirts

BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL has started a weekly Facebook lottery, enabling a lucky winner to grab a pair of festival tickets (with camping) every week from now through to the festival in August.



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AUGUST BURNS RED Set To Release Fifth Album 'Rescue & Restore'

Almost exactly two years since the release of ‘Leveler’, AUGUST BURNS RED return with their highly anticipated fifth album entitled ‘Rescue & Restore’, available via Solid State Records on June 25th.



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SLAYER Issues JEFF HANNEMAN Cause Of Death Update

Slayer, via their spokesperson, have issued a statement about co-founder and friend, Jeff Hanneman, who passed away earlier this month from what was initially believed to be complications of a spider bite in 2011.
The cause of death has now been revealed as alcohol related cirrhosis of the...


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CHTHONIC Release New Video For 'Defenders Of Bu-Tik Palace'

Taiwanese ‘orient metalers’ CHTHONIC have released their brand new video for ‘Defenders of Bu-Tik Palace’ taken from their upcoming album ‘Bu Tik’, out June 3rd.



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SOULFLY Sign With Nuclear Blast Entertainment

SOULFLY are pleased to announce that they have inked a deal with a new division of Nuclear Blast formed by label owner Markus Staiger and former Roadrunner A&R chief Monte Conner.



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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reunite for new comedic sci fi - The World’s End - exclusive trailer

It looks hilarious!

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Tim Lambesis Of AS I LAY DYING Arrested On Suspected Hitman Charge

Tim Lambesis, 32, of Christian metalcore band As I Lay Dying has been arrested on suspicion of hiring an ex-policeman to kill his wife.
The Grammy-nominated vocalist was arrested at a shop in Southern California yesterday according to a statement released by the San Diego County Sheriff’s...


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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH To Release Two Albums In 2013

Five Finger Death Punch have announced they will release their fourth AND fifth studio albums this year.
Vol. 1 hits the stores on July 23rd and Vol. 2 is scheduled for later this year via Eleven Seven Music.



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DEMORALISER Announced As Main Support For HEART IN HAND Tour

Following their appearance alongside Hatebreed on their recent UK tour, Northern hardcore outfit DEMORALISER have just announced that they have been added to the forthcoming UK dates with label mates HEART IN HAND.
 
Demoraliser’s debut album ‘A Living Nightmare‘ is...


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Rap Metallers ONE MINUTE SILENCE Return After Ten Year Hiatus With New EP

Returning to the ring after a 10 year hiatus, legendary British Rap Metal band ONE MINUTE SILENCE will release their highly anticipated new EP “Fragmented Armageddon” on 17th June.



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HIM Premiere Of New Video For 'All Lips Go Blue'

Finnish rockers HIM have premièred the new music video for “All Lips Go Blue”
The track is from the band’s new album, Tears On Tape (Cooking Vinyl) .
 
The video for “All Lips Go Blue” was created by award winning director Eugene Riecansky who also directed HIM’s video...


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80's Rock Revivalists SANTA CRUZ Set To Release Debut Album

FORMED IN Helsinki in 2007, Finnish four-piece Santa Cruz draw their inspiration from bands such as Skid Row & Guns ´n Roses, blending influences from ’80s & early ’90s hard rock with elements of modern metal.
The result is rock ´n´ roll topped off with energy &...


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Italian Prog Metallers GARDENJIA Sign To Memorial Records And Reveal First Single

Italian tech/prog metallers Gardenjia have signed a deal with Memorial Records for the release of their debut album entitled “EPO” which is set for digital release on May 23rd.
The band have also revealed their first single, which can be viewed below.
 
Say’s the band of the...


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SCALE THE SUMMIT - The Migration

Scale The Summit are well entitled to be named among the masters of progressive metal, alongside technically gifted modern bands such as Animals As Leaders and Between The Buried And Me.



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TESSERACT - Altered State

Altered State has a concept which brings a unity to their song-writing, while at the same time exploiting as many musical spheres as they feel the need to.



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THE PSYCHO SEASON - Unwilling EP

They have been constantly touring and building their base for a short time, so instead of jumping off this ride, just get on it and enjoy the journey, for this reviewer I am excited to see what else they can do



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LUNARSEA - Hundred Light Years

Hundred Light Years features a brand of boundless energy which could probably propel a spaceship for a thousand light years. Brash melodies, crashing drums and lightning quick leads mark out Lunarsea as one to watch for fans of death, power, and progressive metal.



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SACRED MOTHER TONGUE Seek New Bassist

After their amicable split from bassist, Josh Gurner, Sacred Mother Tongue are now actively seeking a permanent replacement.
In the short term, the British metal quartet – signed to EMI and Transcend Records – have engaged long time friend Des Jones to fill the spot, but this is not...


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Third CYNIC Album Hinted At For Release In Autumn 2013

Despite having only two studio albums to their name, Cynic are an oft-cited source of inspiration among progressive and experimental bands. It’s been a long time coming, but new tracks from these artisans are always welcome.



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ENOCHIAN THEORY - Life... And All It Entails

Enochian Theory are about to embark on a UK tour alongside The Algorithm, under headlining act TesseracT. That’s a killer line-up, and you should definitely consider going!



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Memories Of SLAYER's Jeff Hanneman

Jeff Hanneman, guitarist and founding member of the thrash metal band Slayer whose career was irrevocably changed after a spider bite, died Thursday of liver failure at a Los Angeles hospital with his wife by his side, according to spokeswoman Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald.
He was 49 years...


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Thief Steals Vintage And Rare Guitar Collection From THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT Guitarist's Home.

Luke Potashnick, guitarist of UK blues Rockers, The Temperance Movement has been the victim of a burglary that has robbed him of practically all of his guitars.
As a professional musician who uses his instruments to earn his living, the theft is a substantial blow. It’s taken many years to...


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Jeff Hanneman Reported To Have Died

Lead guitarist, and founding member of American thrashers Slayer, is reported to have passed away at his home today.
Hanneman contracted necrotizing fasciitis, commonly known as flesh-eating disease, in early 2011, with doctors suggesting it originated from a spider bite.

 

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Spotlight Band: RED SEAS FIRE

Red Seas Fire are a band who sit on the cutting edge of modern progressive metal, but often don’t seem to gain the recognition they deserve along with their contemporaries.
I only say this because they always seem to be less well known than their peers in the same scene, overshadowed...


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SAHG Reveal New Single 'Firechild' Ahead Of October Album

Psych doom rock quartet Sahg have announced the release of a new album in October.
Today they release the new single “Firechild” as a taste of what’s to come.
 
The 70′s infused rockers have been doing their thang on UK tour with Audrey Horne over the last couple of weeks, and...


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RADIANCE - Undying Diabolyca

Radiance are a progressive metal group hailing from Palermo, Italy. They were formed in 2004, and during their early years featured an all female line-up.
Before the release of their first EP in 2008, the band was no longer comprised entirely of women, but had found new strength including both...


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70000Tons Of Metal 2014 On Sale And Already Selling Out

Public Sales for 70000TONS OF METAL 2014 has begun.
If you are keen on going, it’s worth securing your place as a lot of the cabin categories have already sold out.
 
Just one of the highlights of the 2014 includes the fact that 20 years after recording their masterpiece, FEAR FACTORY...


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ESCAPE THE FATE - Ungrateful

Clad in tight leather and strutting forward with all the androgyny of glam, Escape The Fate came hurtling out of Las Vegas during the screamo uprising of the 2000s.
They might be an 80s throwback in looks (though with a bit more black), but have moved forwards with the musical time – even if...


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Cumbrian Prog Rockers THE SUN EXPLODES Reveal Album Release And New Video

Cumbrian rockers The Sun Explodes have announced that they will release their second studio album, We Build Mountains on 22nd July 2013.
Crossing a multitude of genres, We Build Mountains can be generally described as prog. Although the band touts influences as diverse as Queen, Periphery,...


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Debut Album Due From Brecht Led Texan Thrashers PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION

Fronted by Kurt Brecht, vocalist of thrash legends D.R.I, and completed with pals from DEAD HORSE, PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION are set to release their eponymous début album on 27th May.
PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION kick off the album with a brilliantly titled, and infinitely listenable ’100...


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Prog Rockers SOUND OF CONTACT To Release Debut Concept Album And Kick Off Euro Tour

Sound of Contact are set to release their début concept album ‘Dimensionaut’ on the 20th May 2013.
The brainchild of Simon Collins (son of musician Phil Collins) and keyboardist/co-producer Dave Kerzner, Sound of Contact marks the beginning of something that Collins had always wanted to put...


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DAMNATION FESTIVAL 2013 Adds More Bands

Damnation Festival will host two rare live outings this year, as extreme metal ‘supergroup’ VALLENFYRE and experimental rock ensemble CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX perform at the event.
They will be joined in Leeds University Union on Saturday, November 2, by Romanian progressive black...


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