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THE HUMAN CONDITION’s New Lineup To Play First Full-Length Show In Scottsdale

vBoogieMan — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:44:02 +0000

THE HUMAN CONDITION, the group featuring SACRED REICH guitarist Wiley Arnett and vocalist Eric “A.K.” Knutson of the legendary Arizona heavy metal band FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, will play its first full-length show on Saturday, September 18 at club Mardi Gras in Scottsdale, Arizona.

FEAR FACTORY Frontman Discusses CITY OF FIRE Project With Australia’s ‘The Racket’

vBoogieMan — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:22:02 +0000

Vocalist Burton C.

RUSH Guitarist To Raise More Money For Kidney Foundation Of Canada

vBoogieMan — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:04 +0000

For the fifth consecutive year, RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson will auction one of his original paintings on eBay to support The Kidney Foundation of Canada.

MIKE INEZ, BILLY SHEEHAN To Appear At BASS PLAYER LIVE!

vBoogieMan — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:03 +0000

Bass Player LIVE! is back to bring players, manufacturers, and artists together in an intimate environment for hands-on access to the latest instruments, equipment and instruction on playing technique and application.

AVIAN: ‘The Path’ EP Release Date Revealed; New Album Title Annonced

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:44:04 +0000

AVIAN, the melodic metal band featuring guitarist Yan Leviathan, will release a new EP, “The Path”, on September 28.

JIMMY PAGE Discusses Pictorial Autobiography With THE NEW YORK TIMES

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:44:03 +0000

LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page recently spoke to The New York Times about “Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page”, the 500-page collection of images that Page selected to represent his career, to be released on September 27 via Genesis Publications, a British company that specializes in lushly designed rock photo books.

APOCALYPTICA Performs At 99X Studios In Atlanta (Video)

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:22:03 +0000

Video footage of the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA performing an “acoustic” version of Grieg’s “In The Hall Of The Mountain King” for a group of Lassiter High School orchestra students on August 30, 2010 at the studios of the 99X radio station in Atlanta, Georgia can be viewed below.

VITAL REMAINS: Mexican Shows Canceled

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:22:03 +0000

Guitarist Tony Lazaro from U.S.-based death/black metallers VITAL REMAINS has issued the following update:

“As the leader of VITAL REMAINS and on behalf of the whole band, it is with deep regret that I hereby inform all of you that as consequence of information broadcasted through several news media here in the United States last week relating to the violence in México and an alert issued by o

FULLFORCE Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:04 +0000

FULLFORCE — the new Swedish melodic metal project featuring Mike Andersson (CLOUDSCAPE, SILENT MEMORIAL, PLANET ALLIANCE) on vocals, Stefan Elmgren (HAMMERFALL) on guitar, Anders Johansson (HAMMERFALL, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) on drums, Carl-Johan Grimmark (NARNIA) on guitar, and Tommy Larsson (HEED) on bass — is putting the finishing touches on its debut album, tentatively due in early 2011 via an as-ye

EVOCATION: New Album Details Revealed

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:03 +0000

Swedish death metallers EVOCATION will release their third album, “Apocalyptic”, on October 29 via Cyclone Empire Records.

STONE SOUR’s COREY TAYLOR Talks NFL With Canada’s THE SCORE

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:44:03 +0000

TheScore.com recently conducted an interview with STONE SOUR/SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor.

PROCESSION To Release ‘Destroyers Of The Faith’ In October

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:22:05 +0000

Chilean doom metallers PROCESSION will release their new album, “Destroyers Of The Faith”, in October.

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Bassist Schedules Edmonton In-Store Clinic

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:22:04 +0000

Bassist John “J.D.” DeServio from BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will take part in a bass clinic sponsored by Hartke bass amplification on Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.

PAGAN: ‘Bitter’ Audio Sample Featuring RICHARD FORTUS Now Available

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:22:03 +0000

A 40-second audio sample of the single “Bitter” by gothic horror-inspired metal act PAGAN featuring Richard Fortus of GUNS N’ ROSES is now available for streaming in the YouTube clip below.

DESECRESY Signs With XTREEM MUSIC

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:22:02 +0000

Finnish death metallers DESECRESY have inked a deal with Xtreem Music for the release of their recently completed debut album, “Arches Of Entropy”.

STEEL PANTHER: New Audio Interview With MICHAEL STARR

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:00:04 +0000

Valerie Bastien, a contributing editor to The Voice Connection and RockSource360, recently conducted an interview with vocalist Michael Starr of the outrageous and popular ’80s-style “hair” band STEEL PANTHER.

RUSH: ’2112 & Moving Pictures’ DVD/Blu-Ray Due This Month

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:00:03 +0000

It’s been a banner year for the award-winning “Classic Albums” series.

Braingell’s “DJ Diamond Sam LaValerie” To Do Special 9/11 Show

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:48:31 +0000

Braingell’s very own DJ Diamond Sam LaValerie will be doing a Special 9/11 Tribute Show on Saturday, September 11, 2010, starting 7 PM EDT with no end time. Join DJ Diamond Sam and other…

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PESTILENCE: Footage From Holland’s ELSROCK Festival Available

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:44:02 +0000

Fan-filmed video footage of PESTILENCE’s performance at the Elsrock festival, which was held August 28, 2010 in Rijssen, The Netherlands, can be viewed below (courtesu of “letthedeathmetalflow”).

4th Annual MetalFest 2010 and Canned Food Drive

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:56:28 +0000

On October 9, Bands4Bands in association with The Hayward Area Recreation and Park District presents 4th Annual MetalFest 2010 and Canned Food Drive to support The Salvation Army at Memorial Park,…

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Blackest of the Black 2010 Tour Dates and Bands

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:22:06 +0000

DANZIG will be bringing his Blackest of the Black Tour back for 2010. Confirmed bands and tour dates are below. BLACKEST OF THE BLACK 2010 DANZIG POSSESSED MARDUK TOXIC HOLOCAUST WITHERED Blackest of…

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THE SORROW: New Song Available For Streaming

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:00:03 +0000

Austrian metallers THE SORROW will release their third, self-titled album in Europe on October 29 via Drakkar Records and in North America on December 7 through Artoffact Records.

ALL THAT REMAINS: Complete 2010 Tour Dates

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:56:00 +0000

ALL THAT REMAINS has confirmed a slew of tour dates that will bring them through November. This will all be in support of ALL THAT REMAINS’ new album…but, the question remains, has ALL…

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PRO-PAIN’s ‘Absolute Power’ To Receive U.S. Release This Month

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:44:07 +0000

“Absolute Power”, the thirteenth full-length album from crossover veterans PRO-PAIN, will now be released in North America on September 28 via Regain Records.

KORN Guitarist Interviewed By REVOLVER TV

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:44:05 +0000

Revolver TV conducted an interview with KORN guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer in early July at the opening show of the recently completed Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival.

CEPHALIC CARNAGE: Footage From The Studio Posted Online

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:44:03 +0000

The first in a four-part series of webisodes featuring footage from the recording sessions for “Misled By Certainty”, the new album from Denver, Colorado-based technical death/grind metallers CEPHALIC CARNAGE, can be viewed below.

UNLEASHED: Confirmed for 70000TONS OF METAL!

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:00:08 +0000

UNLEASHED is the latest band confirmed for 70000TONS OF METAL – The World’s Biggest Floating Heavy Metal Festival! The confirmed 25 out of 40 bands are: Agent Steel Amon Amarth Death…

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SYSTEM DIVIDE: New Song Posted Online

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:00:06 +0000

“Hollow”, a brand new song from SYSTEM DIVIDE — the extreme modern metal act featuring Sven De Caluwé (ABORTED) and Miri Milman (ex-DISTORTED) on vocals, Cole Martinez (ex-YEARS OF FIRE, ANTENORA) and Joseph Spiller (ex-THE BINARY CODE) on guitars, Andrew Lenthe (ANTENORA) on bass, and Mike Heller (MALIGNANCY) on drums — is available for streaming in the YouTube clip below.

SYSTEM DIVIDE: Preview of “Hollow” off Metal Blade Debut

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:00:02 +0000

In conjunction with the upcoming debut full-length release from SYSTEM DIVIDE, The Conscious Sedation, Metal Blade Records has teamed up with BlankTV to premier the extreme modern metal act’s…

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DEATH ANGEL: North American Headlining Tour Announced

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:00:02 +0000

San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL will embark on their first North American headlining tour in support of their new album, “Relentless Retribution”, in early 2011.

DECREPIT BIRTH The Living Doorway live at Summer Slaughter

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:44:04 +0000

Metal Injection was on hand at the Sonar in Baltimore, MD to shoot multi-cam footage of Decrepit Birth as part of their appearance on the Summer Slaughter tour.

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Tags: decrepit birth summer slaughter
Date: 2010-09-07

METHODS OF MAYHEM: Tommy Lee’s “Time Bomb” Video to Premiere on EXTRA! Tonight

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:22:16 +0000

“Time Bomb,” the brand new video from Tommy Lee and his METHODS OF MAYHEM will make its premiere tonight, Tuesday, September 7th, on NBC’s Extra! Tune in at 7:00PM in New York City and Los Angeles,…

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DEFTONES: UK Tour Dates Announced with Coheed and Cambria

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:22:14 +0000

Sacramento’s DEFTONES are to return to UK shores this November for a full set of tour dates – COHEED AND CAMBRIA wills upport: DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno speaks: We’re excited to be…

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ENSIFERUM: South Africa Tour Dates Planned for October 2010

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:22:10 +0000

Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM will embark on a tour to South Africa at the end of October 2010, for the first time in the band’s history, in support of the band’s latest album, From Afar (released…

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DECREPIT BIRTH The Morning Doorway live at Summer Slaughter

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:22:06 +0000

Metal Injection was on hand at the Sonar in Baltimore, MD to shoot multi-cam footage of Decrepit Birth as part of their appearance on the Summer Slaughter tour.

Added by: metalinjection

Tags: decrepit birth summer slaughter
Date: 2010-09-07

AUGUST BURNS RED: ‘Home’ DVD Trailer Available

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:22:03 +0000

A trailer for “Home”, the new DVD/CD from the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based Christian metalcore quintet AUGUST BURNS RED, can be viewed below.

KAMELOT Postpones North American Tour

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:22:03 +0000

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT have released the following statement:

“As many of you know, [KAMELOT vocalist] Roy [Khan; full name: Roy Sætre Khantatat] has fallen ill and could not make the North American tour.

FORBIDDEN: ‘Omega Wave’ Cover Artwork Revealed

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:22:02 +0000

The cover artwork for “Omega Wave”, the much-anticipated new album from reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN, can be viewed below.

CRADLE OF FILTH Launches “Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa” Mini-Site

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:09:16 +0000

ENGLAND – One of the most infamous and notorious names in metal, Cradle Of Filth, continue to shock, excite, disgust and inspire in equal measures. Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa, the latest chapter…

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DISTURBED Bassist: ‘Asylum’ Is ‘Our Most Epic Record To Date’

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:44:02 +0000

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with DISTURBED bassist John Moyer.

WE ARE THE FALLEN: First Episode Of ‘Interrogation Video Blog’

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:22:04 +0000

The first episode of the WE ARE THE FALLEN “Interrogation Video Blog,” featuring a question-and-answer session with the band’s guitarist, Ben Moody, can be viewed below.

VEGA Signs With FRONTIERS RECORDS

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:22:02 +0000

Frontiers Records has announced the signing of VEGA, the new U.K.-based melodic rock band featuring former KICK vocalist Nick Workman alongside the successful and respected songwriting partnership of Tom and James Martin (HOUSE OF LORDS, TED POLEY, KHYMERA, SUNSTORM) and drummer Dan Chantrey.

DISBELIEF Parts Ways With Drummer, Guitarist

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:22:02 +0000

German death metallers DISBELIEF have parted ways with drummer Kai Bergerin and guitarist Witali Weber.

MEGADETH’s DAVE MUSTAINE: Video Footage From San Francisco Book-Signing Session Available

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:00:04 +0000

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine signed copies of his newly published autobiography, “Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir”, on August 31, 2010 at Borders in San Francisco, California.

NIKKI SIXX: KAT VON D Told Me I Was The Love Of Her Life

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:00:03 +0000

MÖTLEY CRÜE/SIXX: A.M.

Volbeat’s Michael Poulsen Talks About Napalm Death’s Barney Guesting On ‘Evelyn’

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:44:05 +0000

Watch the video of Volbeat’s Michael Poulsen talking about Barney from Napalm Death guesting on track ‘Evelyn’ from the new Volbeat album ‘Beyond Hell/Above Heaven’ out September 13. (more…)

ABYSMAL DAWN Interviewed At TIDAL WAVE Festival (Video)

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:44:03 +0000

Bassy Stacy of BayAreaRocks.com conducted an interview with Los Angeles, California’s ABYSMAL DAWN when the group played the 2010 edition of the Tidal Wave free outdoor metal festival at John McLaren Park’s Jerry Garcia Amphitheater in San Francisco, California on July 25.

AFTER ALL Added To ‘Killfest’ European Tour

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:22:02 +0000

Belgian metallers AFTER ALL have been added to the European Killfest 2011 Tour, also featuring OVERKILL, DESTRUCTION and HEATHEN.

Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth – The Big Four DVD

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:21:11 +0000

That’s right, the Big Four Sonisphere set from Bulgaria was captured on film! There’s also a limited edtion collectors box… Check out all the details. (more…)

ACCEPT: More ‘Blood Of The Nations’ First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

vBoogieMan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:00:03 +0000

“Blood Of The Nations”, the new album from reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT, has registered the following first-week chart positions so far:

Germany: #4
Sweden: #7
Hungary: #7
Finland: #9
Billboard European Chart: #12
Austria: #19
Czech Republic: #27

Commented guitarist Wolf Hoffmann: “This really swept us off our feet! Of course, you dream about being on top of the charts,