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Between the Buried and Me Giving Away Tickets for Upcoming U.S. Tour
North Carolina's Between the Buried and Me are currently giving away tickets to a handful of upcoming U.S. shows. The extreme prog/metal band just released 'The Great Misdirect' in October and paired up with Going.com for their shows in New Orleans, San Diego, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, New York and Charlotte, N...
Liturgy Define Black Metal in America
Black metal is not a genre based on image, and Scratch the Surface zine emphasizes the contrast between Liturgy's bland fashion and "a minimalist, grim, dissonant and blizzardly fast black-metal sound exhibited in their debut recording 'Renihilation' that could rival with the grimiest and disgustingly-looking band coming out from the depths of Norway...
Remembering Adrian Bromley, One Year After His Death
One year ago, metal enthusiast Adrian Bromley passed away at the young age of 37. Actually, to call him a metal enthusiast is a vast understatement -- he was the metal enthusiast. A major facet of the Toronto scene, he was a music journalist who wrote often for Chart, Unrestrained...
The Atlas Moth Get Real About Recording Contracts
Sludge metal is a strange hybrid of doom metal and hardcore punk that is lauded for its harmony in putting two very different corners of music together. The Atlas Moth also bring synths into the equation, giving their sound a classic '70s touch...
Ronnie James Dio Family Provide Contact Information for Get-Well Cards
In late November, Ronnie James Dio was diagnosed with stomach cancer shortly after Dio fell ill and was hospitalized. The band had canceled their European tour dates, and Ronnie's manager and wife Wendy Dio came forward and announced her husband's condition...
Volbeat Singer Back on His Feet, Opening For Metallica
Volbeat just hit the road with Metallica for an anticipated string of West Coast dates, but not too long ago all eyes were on the band's singer, Michael Poulson. In late November, he'd come down with a bad case of the flu and collapsed on stage during a performance in Tilburg, Holland...
Grand Magus Sign to Roadrunner Records
After a few successful releases on Rise Above Records, Sweden's Grand Magus have signed a worldwide deal with Roadrunner. The forthcoming album will be titled 'Hammer of the North,' and expects a release in spring 2010. Blabbermouth commented that this album has the band perfecting "its own style of full-on metal assault with fantastic heavy riffing and stomping songs, strong hook-lines, epic
Dimebag Tribute Features Evile’s Last Song With Mike Alexander
Later this month, Metal Hammer will be releasing a very special compilation that pays homage to the late and legendary Dimebag Darrell. One of the founding members of Pantera, his death in 2004 is considered a major tragedy in the metal world, much like his life's work is a major influence on metal's evolution over the last 20 years...
A Metal Holiday Gift Guide From About.com
Over in About.com's metal realm, Chad Bowar just put together a holiday gift guide for your favorite metalheads. Music may be an easy go-to, but included are 10 varied ideas that would pique any heavy metal music fan's interest, along with links to compare prices for each item...
Municipal Waste Bassist Soars Above Crowd In Los Angeles
On their recent tour, Municipal Waste played the Key Club in Los Angeles, and bassist Land Phil was sure he'd seen members of Steel Panther flying through the air before. When they arrived at the venue, he discovered that it had a permanent rig that can allow stage members to soar over the crowd, and were given the green light by the stage manager...