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New Jersey's seasoned thrash warriors Overkill are getting ready to launch the North American Killfest Tour, which features Overkill, Vader, Warbringer and Evile. The tour starts in Philadelphia on April 1 and runs through April 30 in Springfield, Va...

Even though he was busy with his side project Ex Deo for much of 2009, that didn't delay Kataklysm frontman Maurizio Iacono from digging into songs for his main band's next album. Kataklysm have just finished the writing process for the record, 'Heaven's Venom,' which is tentatively scheduled for release in the fall of 2010...

"Bow down to the thrashers" is how Evile frontman Matt Drake started off the band's mighty set at New York City's Nokia Theater on March 6. For a band that hasn't even been around for a decade, they received an intense crowd response. As soon as lights hit the band, people literally ran from the merch area to the center of the venue...

Following a 12-year hiatus, Dutch technical death metal veterans, Pestilence, reformed in 2006 and now they're finally making it back to North America to tour for the first time in 16 years. The band will launch a 17-date trek with Warbringer, Vital Remains, Enfold Darkness and Sacrificial Slaughter, which starts May 30 in Baltimore and runs through June 17 in New York City...

Over the past couple of years, countless '80s thrash bands, including Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Testament, Exodus and Overkill have experienced career resurgences and released some of their best material since before the dawn of grunge...

"With the beginning of a new decade comes a new beginning for us as well: We're about to hit the road with our new bass player Joel Graham, and we've only had three weeks to teach him two albums worth of songs, it's a giant undertaking and a weird situation for both him and ourselves because as always, it's something you never see coming," Evile vocalist Matt Drake exclusively tells Noi

They've played various shows in Canada, Europe and Asia since the release of their 2009 album 'Infini,' and now, after six years, Voivod's live show has again been deemed States-worthy. The Canadian prog-thrash legends will launch a three-week North American tour, starting March 3 in Springfield, Va...

In 2009, the heavy metal community suffered a number of devastating losses. Current and former members of Evile, Sweet Cobra, 3 Inches of Blood, Cobra Clutch, Faith or Fear, StrydegoR, Space Eater, Maserati and Candiria were all taken from us too early in 2009...

The members of British thrash outfit Evile have found a new bassist following the untimely passing of the band's late bassist, Mike Alexander, more than two months ago. The band received hundreds of emails from bassist interested in the gig, and even jammed with a few before finding a match in Joel Graham...

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...