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Less than one week till American Carnage!

As previously announced, the second leg of the lauded American Carnage tour will be steamrolling Universal City's Gibson Amphitheatre this...
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'Murder in the Front Row' author reveals unpublished Slayer interview

Brian Lew, coauthor of MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Shots From the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter (Bazillion Points Books) has just posted a...
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DRI guitarist Spike Cassidy hospitalized after colectomy complications

Spike Cassidy, guitarist of long running crossover thrash act DRI, has been reportedly hospitalized this week from complications following a...
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Melechesh releases video for 'Grand Gathas of Baal Sin'

Black/death metal mystics Melechesh have just finalized an official music video for their song, “Grand Gathas of Baal Sin”, taken from...
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Goreaphobia announces new album

Philadelphia death metal act Goreaphobia has announced a new full-length album for 2011, titled Apocalyptic Necromancy. The current lineup features...
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Metal opinion: Leviathan's Jef Whitehead charged with sexual assault

The Chicago Tribune broke the story of Leviathan mastermind Jef Whitehead's Saturday night attack on his girlfriend. Apparently Whitehead...
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Metal opinion: Meet the new gods, same as the old gods

Last Saturday day night in Würzburg, Germany, Swiss metal warlords Triptykon stunned their audience with a skull-splitting rendition of Hellhammer&...
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Voivod announces new album for 2011

Break out your Körgull shirts! According to drummer Michel "Away" Langevin, Canadian speed/prog pioneers Voivod will have yet untitled...
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25 Years Ago: Revisiting the state of heavy metal music as it was in 1985!

1985 was an interesting year, to say the least. President Ronald Reagan was sworn in for second term, the Night Stalker Richard Ramirez was...
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TYPE O NEGATIVE front man Peter Steele passes away at age 48

Word has been spreading like wildfire throughout the metal community regarding the untimely passing of Type O Negative singer/bassist Peter Steele....
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