SKELETONWITCH Playing Two Free Scion Shows This Week

Blackened-thrash overlords, SKELETONWITCH will play two free Scion shows this week; Wednesday the 10th in Atlanta and Thursday the 11th in Los Angeles. The Ohio titans will appear at both shows with Massachusetts' Doomriders, who feature members of Converge and Cave In.
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KILL THE CLIENT Sign To Relapse Records

Relapse Records is proud to announce the signing of Dallas, TX's KILL THE CLIENT.
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Your Demise guitarist gets tased (with video goodness)

Nothing says "welcome to America" like being tased in the neck. Ozzy Porkchop, guitarist of the St. Albans, UK hardcore act, YOUR DEMISE got to experience this now seemingly common American tradition firsthand during a recent stop in South Carolina.
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Between the Buried and Me to tour with Mastodon

Celebrated progressive rock / cutting-edge metal band BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME (BTBAM) has announced that it will team up with like-minded musical heavyweights Mastodon for a spring U.S. tour in support of its critically acclaimed new album The Great Misdirect.
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LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR Launch Record Label; Announce Album, Video, and Tour

Emerging from the caustic burrows of Chicago comes the monolith of metal known as LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR, a sonic "fuck you" to the current trends and sub-genres of metal who carry the torch of metal's roots (Celtic Frost, Slayer, Motorhead) with a death breath of fresh air, and spitting gas on the flames.
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Cancer Bats post new track

CANCER BATS have posted a brand new track on their MySpace titled 'Scared To Death'.
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Woe Of Tyrants Unveil Album Title, Release Date for Third Album

Woe Of Tyrants spent the entirety of 2009 criss-crossing the US on a multitude of tours. After the grueling schedule came to a close, did they head home to rest and take some time off? NOPE!
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Priestess to tour with High on Fire

Electrifying Montreal-based hard rock band PRIESTESS has just released its long-awaited sophomore album, Prior to the Fire. Today, the band announces U.S. tour dates as direct support to Oakland's High on Fire on its just-announced spring headlining tour.
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Dragonforce to release first two studio albums

DRAGONFORCE have their first two studio albums – Valley of the Damned & Sonic Firestorm – re-issued on February 23rd via Spinefarm Records.
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Dave Mustaine Announces Return of Founding Bassist David Ellefson to Megadeth Line-Up

Megadeth founder and frontman Dave Mustaine has announced the return of original bassist David Ellefson (1983-2002) to the iconic multi-platinum group.
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Darkthrone to release new album

The unrelenting Norwegian duo, Darkthrone, will welcome a new decade with a new album, to be released on Peaceville Records. Circle The Wagons, a creative feast of metal and punk, will initially be released on vinyl on March 8th, through the Peaceville Records webstore, as an exclusive taster for the legions of metal supporters out there who still care about great music delivered the classic way.
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SUIDAKRA to tour the U.S.

While so-called "pagan metal" bands seem to be popping up around every corner lately, trying to conform to current trends instead of coming up with ideas of their own, SUIDAKRA have stayed true to the sound that they have become known for.
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Rammstein live photos posted

Live photo's from Rammstein's weekend shows have been posted at The Gauntlet. The shows were the bands return to Germany on their second leg of the tour.
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The Eyes of the Traitor announce new lineup

Brittish metal stalwarts THE EYES OF A TRAITOR have just announced the departure of bandmember Paul Waudby, who decided to choose for a career in life.
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WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM issue tour update

WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM are preparing to embark on their Cascadian Tour 2010, the previously announced four-date all-ages live run within their Pacific Northwest homelands.
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