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The readers of Guitar World have spoken, and when it comes to 2009 in terms of extreme metal it gets no better than 'Ruination' from Job for a Cowboy. The Glendale, Ariz. band's album beat out last year's releases from Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth, Immortal and Suffocation...

San Diego deathgrinders Cattle Decapitation have themselves a new bassist, the band's third since forming in1996. They've enlisted Derek Engemann, formerly of Unmerciful, to join the fold. He replaces Rahsaan Davis and will "handle all upcoming touring duties," according to a statement from the group...

Royal Family Clothing creates limited-edition T-shirts for bands like Whitechapel, Iwrestledabearonce, In This Moment, A Day to Remember and Coheed and Cambria, to name a few. And by limited-edition, they really mean limited-edition, with only 300 pieces produced...

The 2010 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival enters its 12th year this spring, returning to Worcester, Mass. Taking place at The Palladium, the event will be held April 23 and April 24 -- a special kickoff party, sponsored by Atticus, will also take place on April 22...

We normally like to let bands work and not interrupt them while they do their thing in the studio, but our friends in Whitechapel were gracious enough to check in. "We're really excited to be in the studio recording a new release," guitarist Alex Wade told Noisecreep...

Part of a great summer music festival is the anticipation that builds around its tour lineup. While most of us are making it through the winter, the third annual Rockstar Mayhem Festival is preparing to unveil its entire cast on Jan. 20, just in time to warm us up...

Through the Eyes of the Dead have titled their new album 'Skepsis,' which loosely translates to a philosophical doubt, according to guitarist and sole original member Justin Longshore. If anything, Longshore has reason to be skeptical, since his band replaces members more often than some bands change socks...

The last few years, Kevin Lyman's Warped Tour has become more metal than your mother's kettle, so to speak. Rather than serve strictly as a platform for punk, ska and emo, Warped has become an all-inclusive affair, featuring bands like Underoath, the Devil Wears Prada, In This Moment and Killswitch Engage...

Reports are currently circulating that "Trivium have acrimoniously parted ways with drummer Travis Smith." While unconfirmed at this point, it appears the Floridian metallers have parted ways with the longtime drummer who sat out the band's most recent tour...

Back from their European headlining run, Chimaira are set to embark on a massive North American tour with headliners Trivium and support from Whitechapel and Dirge Within this fall and winter. Kicking off October 29th in Atlanta, the nearly-40-city trek touches every major U...