Metal Injection attended CONVERGE's show at Club Europa in Brooklyn, NY this past Saturday and taped the entire set, which will be fully released over the course of the next few days. Currently, there are four songs online - including 2 never-bef

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"As a special gift to our fans.... Our friends at DiNG are offering you the ability to get a great discount on protective decals for your electronic devices and this includes cell phones, laptops, MP3 Players and Gaming systems and controlle

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Guitarist Doc Coyle of New New Jersey metal titans GOD FORBID has released the following statement: "There have been a barrage of rumors and questions on whether or not Dallas [Coyle, guitar] has left GOD FORBID. It's true that Dallas has left the

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A new network reality TV show is seeking attractive female "super-fans" who have a history of hooking up with musicians. This is a mainstream documentary-style show in need of real-life interviewees willing to share some of their stories on camer

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California-based Christian death metallers IMPENDING DOOM will film a new music video on Sunday, April 5 in Orange County, California. The band says, "We're looking for 125 fans to be a part of it. You must be at least 18 with proof of ID. If you are

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Five years after the released of the band's acclaimed comeback album, "The Art Of Dying", and the follow-up effort, "Killing Season", influential Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL will release a DVD with two full-length concerts filmed in Germany. Entit

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Coming off a whirlwind of shows at SXSW in Austin, Texas, MIRANDA LEE RICHARDS has announced a European and U.K. headlining tour launching May 2 in Germany and wrapping with a pair of shows in London (May 18 and 20). Before heading overseas, the

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"Wake up! Everyone wake up!" belts out lead vocalist Brook Reeves who not only came onstage already pumped, but also came ready to throw it down. The menacing Jesus Christ pose matched with his deep growls took on another life of it's own. "I wan

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Ally P of Street TV conducted an interview with vocalist Randy Blythe of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD in late February when the band was on tour in Australia. Watch the eight-minute chat uptop. Will (guitar) and Chris Adler (drums)

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Mastodon Crack the Skye from Yahoo! Serious on Vimeo. Video footage of MASTODON's first-ever performance of "Crack The Skye", shot on February 28, 2009 at the Scion Rock Fest at The Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia, can be viewed uptop. The band was

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Video footage of OPETH's March 28, 2009 concert at Café Iguana in Monterrey, Mexico can be viewed uptop. OPETH will take part in the European installment of DREAM THEATER's Progressive Nation tour, set to take place throughout September,

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Radiohead have spoke exclusively to NME.COM about making their return to the Reading And Leeds Festivals after 15 years. The band played the festival – back when there was no northern leg – in 1994, but will return this year to top the bill at

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The bill for this year's Underage Festival has grown, with The Horrors, Santigold, Mystery Jets and Patrick Wolf now added to the bill. Underground Heroes, Flash Guns, Lion Club and Lo-Fi Culture Scene have also been confirmed to play the August 2

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Jason Newsted’s 15-year stint playing bass for one of heavy metal’s biggest acts came to an end nine years ago, when he exited METALLICA for “private and personal reasons and the physical damage I have done to myself over the years while playin

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Miamiherald.com is reporting: Some Panhandle residents looking forward to the new variety show hosted by OZZY OSBOURNE and his family might be out of luck. Panama City Fox affiliate WPGX has decided not to air Osbournes: Reloaded, which premi

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"Down's been offered a great amount of festivals all over Europe this summer, so here we come (see dates below). We also have a couple of dates on our own with the mighty ST. VITUS! We're in the final stages of the documentary and it shou

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DEATH ANGEL guitarist Ted Aguilar has joined San Francisco thrashers SCARECROW. The band recently issued the following update: "After last year's departure of original guitarist/vocalist Matt Harvey, Scarecrow have recruited the talents of Ted Ag

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The Smashing Pumpkins have issued a statement saying that they are seeking a drummer to replace Jimmy Chamberlin, who left the band last week. Billy Corgan and company will hold auditions next Friday (April 10) in Los Angeles. They have asked that

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With the release of OCEANO's highly anticipated debut album, Depths just over a week away, the buzz on Chicago's deathcore heavyweights is amping up considerably. Already a #1 death metal act on MySpace, the band reached a #4 position on Last

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BEHEMOTH has tapped Colin Richardson (MACHINE HEAD, SLIPKNOT, NAPALM DEATH, CARCASS) to mix their new, as of yet untitled album due out late summer 2009. The CD is now being recorded in Radio Gdansk in Poland with Behemoth, Daniel Bergstrand and Woyt

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Opeth has issued the following announcement about a website offering fake tickets to their upcoming live shows: "It has been brought to our attention that the website http://www.opethtickets.com/ is offering tickets for upcoming Opeth shows. "T

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Nashville Pussy recently experienced some drama on their tour bus in Europe. A tour diary from guitarist Ruyter Suys reads as follows: "Okay!! Day motherfucking one! Yee haw! Back in Europe, back in France!! Kick ass show in Strasbourg. Stellar audie

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Los Angeles street-punk crew Left Alone will release their new self-titled album on April 7, via Hellcat Records. Combining three-chord punk rock with ska and just a dash of country to create a unique sound all their own, Left Alone has used their D

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ISIS will embark on a six week US tour in support of Wavering Radiant (Ipecac, May 5) on May 15, kicking off in San Diego. The band's latest release finds the LA-by-way-of-Boston quintet teaming up with producer Joe Barresi (Queens of the Stone Age

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Scale The Summit Title: Carving Desert Canyons Label: Prosthetic Records Year: 2009 Rating: 3.5 / 5 Arpeggios, Scales, Variations, Hard Rock, Sweeps, Chops, Groove, Shred, Melodies, Thumps, Ambitious, Hammer-Ons, More Sweeps,

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