Monday 31 May 2010

The Last Exorcist trailer

To further the film poster posted a few weeks back, the official trailer for new Eli Roth film The Last Exorcism has been put up on Youtube.

View the trailer below.




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More deaths? It just keeps getting worse.

With the loss of Pete Steele only just over a month ago and Ronnie James Dio not long after, we have now lost 3 other greats.

We have also lost actor Gary Coleman, Slipknot bass player Paul Gray and most recently legendary actor Dennis Hopper. Their numerous accolades are too long to list here but please take a closer look at these peoples achievements.

Gary Coleman - 08/05/68 - 25-05-10

Paul Gray - 08/04/10 - 24/05/10

Dennis Hopper - 17/05/36 - 29-05-10

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::EDIT:: Blabbermouth have been very kind to post a huge update on the the Funeral of Ronnie James Dio. Check it out HERE and Slipknot have posted a video a video tribute to Paul Gray on their Youtube page, view it HERE

Scott Pilgrim VS The world trailer released via Facebook page.

The full HD Trailer for Scott Pilgrim VS The World has been released after their Facebook page gained over 100,000 'likes'.

The film is based around a jobless bass player, played by Michael Cera who meets and wins over his dream girlfriend... Only to have to fight her 7 evil ex-boyfriends who are out to kill him.

Go here to see the trailer.

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Monday 17 May 2010

Robb Flynn comments on the death of Debbie Abono

Sorry to post news on yet more another death but Machine Head's fronman Robb Flynn has commented on the passing of San Francisco's much respected manager extraordinary and music lover Debbie Abono. Abono has been instrumental in the helping bands such as Possessed, Forbidden, Exodus, Vio-Lence & Skinlab get noticed.

For the full interview, head on over to Blabbermouth.


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Ronnie James Dio passes away.

On the 16th May 2010, former singer of Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven & Hell and inventor of the "Devil Horns", Ronnie James Dio passed away from Stomach Cancer.

Our condolences and love to his friends and family. He will live forever in our hearts and minds. 

RIP Ronnie James Dio 10/07/42 - 16/04/2010.




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Poster for Eli Roth's "The Last Exorcism" put up online.

A poster for Eli Roth's upcoming film, The Last Exorcism has been released.. And like usual, it doesn't fail to give people something to talk about.


There will be more on this when details become available.

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Shia LaBeouf comments on Transformers II & Indiana Jones luke warm reception.

I Watch Stuff have posted parts of an interview where Shia LaBeouf has stated his feelings on two of his biggest films to date, Transformers II - Revenge Of The Fallen and Indiana Jones and The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull. Shia doesn't really hold back as his let's his thoughts on both films be heard in public.

Head on over to I Watch Stuff to get the full update.


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New Jonah Hex posters released.

Trailer Park's Myspace page have posted more posters for the upcoming Jonah Hex film featuring stars of the movie Josh Brolin, Megan Fox, John Malkovich and Michael Fassbender.

Director Jimmy Hayward story of Jonah Hex (Brolin) who is a scarred drifter and bounty hunter of last resort, a tough and stoic gunslinger who can track down anyone... and anything. Having survived death, Jonah's violent history is steeped in myth and legend, and has left him with one foot in the natural world and one on the "other side." His only human connection is with Leila (Megan Fox), whose life in a brothel has left her with scars of her own. But Jonah's past is about to catch up with him when the U.S. military makes him an offer he can't refuse: in exchange for his freedom from the warrants on his head, he must track down and stop the dangerous terrorist Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich). But Turnbull, who is gathering an army and preparing to unleash Hell, is also Jonah's oldest enemy and will stop at nothing until Jonah is dead. Based on the legendary graphic novel, "Jonah Hex" is an epic adventure thriller about one man's personal quest for redemption against the vast canvas of the battle between good and evil.





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Monday 3 May 2010

Job For A Cowboy release "Ruination" video.

Metal Blade TV has posted the latest Job For A Cowboy video "Ruination"

Head on over to Metal Blade TV to watch it in full.


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Videos posted of Emmure's set of Rage Against The Machine covers

Footage has hit You Tube of Emmure's set of Rage Against The Machine covers they played on this years Bamboozle festival.

Not sure about this, but anyways...





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This Is Hell post footage of recent Groezrock performance

This Is Hell have posted videos of their recent set at the Groezrock festival.

Check the videos below to watch them tear it up.







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Whitechapel post behind the scenes footage of latest music video

Whitechapel have posted behind the scenes footage from the recent video shoot for “The Darkest Day Of Man” from soon to be released new album “A New Era Of Corruption“, which will see a June 08th release through Metal Blade. The video was directed by David Brodsky (Suicide Silence, The Black Dahlia Murder) and will be online in the coming weeks. “The Darkest Day Of Man” will be the first single from the new release



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Metal Sucks get an interview with Mike Patton

Metal Sucks have landed an interview with Mr Mike Patton.

Head on over to read what he has to say about his career, Faith No More and other projects


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Biohazards Evan Seinfeld helps defend Child porn defendant.

Biohazard co singer and porn actor Evan Seinfeld has got involved with an alleged child pornography case.

For the full story, head on over to The PRP, below is an interview with Evan and his girlfriend Lupe Fuentes.



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Tuesday 27 April 2010

Deftones' Chino Mareno on Star Wars, Pantera & Faith No More.

Artist Direct have conducted an interview with Deftones frontman Chino Mareno.

The interview can be read in full over at Artist Direct


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Photo update from the New England Metal & Hardcore fest

Return To The Pit have posted a rather large photo update of most of the bands that played this weekends New England Metal & Hardcore festival.

The site contains pics of Whitechapel, After Burial, Cro-Mags, The Red Chord, Grave Maker, Cannibal Corpse and most of the other bands that played over the weekend.



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Fozzy frontman Chris Jericho interview posted.

The New York Hard Rock Examiner have interviewed the WWE wrestler and Fozzy frontman Chris Jericho.

From Volcanoes to being a rockstar and wrestler, they cover it. Head on over to read the whole article.


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Whitechaple updates

The very nice people over at Blabbermouth have put up a update on the comings and going of Whitechapel.

Head on over to check out details on their soon to be released "A New Era Of Corruption" and details on why their drummer is having to sit out on their tour with Job For A Cowboy and Cattle Decapitation. 


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Sunday 25 April 2010

Funeral For A Friend guitarist leaves

News is hitting the net that Darren Smith, guitarist with Wales' Funeral For A Friend has left the band. The page Wikipedia page has now listed Darran as an former member and Darran has left a message for the fans over at their offical website


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The iron Man II and Captain America connection explained

In a recent interview with Jon Favreau with the Los Angeles Times on the connection between the soon to be released Iron Man II and the screen version of Captain America.

The interview does contain a clearly marked spoiler for those who don't want to know anything that may harm your enjoyment of the film.

Head on over to the Los Angeles Times site to read the whole article.

An interview with Scarlett Johansson has been posted by Entertainment tonight on how she get into shape for the role of Black Widow


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Deicide's Glen Benton secedes from the United States

In a move that would even throw any one with knowledge of Deicide's history, vocalist Glen Benton, who once burnt an upside down crucifix into his forehead and proclaimed he would kill himself before his 33 birthday, has put it to congress that he is seceding from the US union and is now going to lead the creation of Glen Bentonia, the first official mobile country in the world.

For the full details on this rather insane story and further Deicide news, head on over to The Number Of The Blog for full details.


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3 full length trailers for The Last Airbender online.

3 trailers for M. Night Shyamalan's upcoming live action movie of Nickelodeon's The Last Airbender

These trailers look fantastic and I can't wait to see the film. Head on over to Apple Trailers to see the TV spot and 3 trailers.


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More footage and Super Mario Galaxy 2

More footage has been found of Super Mario Galaxy 2, all side scrolling which makes an old skool games fan skip a beat of two. By reviews, screen caps and videos that have appeared so far, this is gonna be a pretty damn good game and possibly gonna be better than the first.



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Adobe stops using iPhone code tools

Adobe are to stop making software that allow Apple's iPhones and iPads to use their Flash technology.

For the full details on this announcement, head on over to the BBC website


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Friday 23 April 2010

Hatebreed release 'Everyone Bleeds Now' Video

Connecticut's Hatebreed have released their latest video "Everybody Bleeds Now" over at Noise Creep.

The song is taken from their latest offering "Hatebreed" released back in 2009.


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Thursday 22 April 2010

Evergreen Terrace Guitarist starts acoustic side project.

Josh James of Evergreen Terrace and Casey Jones has revealed his new project, Me and Mark.

"This is a different style than I'm used to writing, but it comes naturally and is a lot of fun," James said. “The songs are about stuff everyone goes through. I think that's why we've gotten such a great response so far. Plus we're not afraid to say things most are only thinking."

Me and Mark keep it fresh with a new brand of pop/punk/rock that will have even the most loyal Evergreen Terrace fans singing along. With humorous songs like "Hey Is For Horses, And You're A Horse" that poke fun at modern-day hipsters to classic break-up songs like "My Friends Say," fans are already praising this EP as the latest edition for the soundtrack of life.

Check it out over on Myspace







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The "Punk Goes..." compilations has a new chapter

Fearless Records are issuing a new compilation, this time to honour Classice  Rock. It features bands such as Hit The Lights, Forever The Sickest Kids and many more.

Head on over the the Myspace to get more details


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Arch Enemy postpone UK tour.

Arch Enemy have had to push back their UK tour till Novemeber 2010. Below is an official statement from the band. 

"Sorry to all our great U.K. fans, but the tour we had scheduled for next week has unfortunately been postponed 'till November 2010. 

"As we all know, it's been a tough time in Europe with the volcanic ash shutting down airspace in 23 countries and causing travel misery for millions of people. One minute airports are open — the next they are not.

"We are determined to make these shows work, but don't want to disappoint our fans, so it has been mutually agreed upon that the best way forward is to postpone the U.K. dates 'till November.

"We'd like to thank all of the promoters who took on the shows, and also the support bands — everything was shaping up very nicely and their professionalism is obvious. We appreciate their willingness to make these shows happen later in 2010 and we're more eager than ever to do so.

"It's important to make it clear that this is not a cancellation — we just have to move the tour to a different time.

"Sorry, again, to all who planned to attend. Hope to see you in November!"

The new Arch Enemy U.K. dates are as follows:


Nov. 23 - Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
Nov. 24 - Glasgow, UK @ Garage
Nov. 25 - Wolverhampton, UK @ Wulfrun Hall
Nov. 27 - London, UK @ The Forum (w/ SABBAT)

All tickets will remain valid for the new dates.



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The Red Chord added to the bill for the New England Metal & Hardcore Fest

Due to the forced cancellation of their European tour with Rotten Sound and Aborted, Boston's The Red Chord have been able to get together a few gigs over this up coming weekend, one being a slot on the main stage of the New England Metal & Hardcore fest on this Saturday April 24th.

For more news on their upcoming dates and a statement on the cancellation of their Euro tour, head on over to Blabbermouth



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The Acacia Strain post studio update

Boston's The Acacia Strain have posted video # 1 of  their time in the studio recording the follow up to 2008's Continent.

Check it out over on Myspace



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Monday 19 April 2010

Ex-Every Time I Die drummer joins new line up of Cute Is What We Aim For?????

Alternative Press have run a interview with Shaant Hacikyan who reveals details on why CIWWAF's original line up fell apart and where the band go from here.

Head on over to Alternative Press to read the whole thing.



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Ubisoft go green, No more paper manuals

In a very green move on their part, Ubisoft are ceasing to give out paper manuals with boxed games. A digital version of the manual will be provided and also during the game itself.

For more on this, head on over to Joystiq


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Parkway Drive, Bleeding Through, Comeback Kid & Emmure for Euro tour

Apparently Parkway Drive, Bleeding Through, Comeback Kid & Emmure are tentatively touring together in Europe around November time.

Parkway have also completed the recording of their upcoming release.

More news on this when it comes around.



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Report on the 4th generation iPhone

The good people over at Joystiq have got hold of some details on the latest generation of the iPhone, details have been revealed that there will be a front mounted camera, 3GS, new casing.... and 80 GB worth of storage, along with a fun little story on how everyone is human and makes mistakes sometimes.

Head on over to Joystiq for more details.


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Friday 16 April 2010

Reports and video on Super Mario Galaxy 2

As one of the reports on Joystiq is a bit long, I'll leave it to you to read it.

Here is the VIDEO with a round up of 2 levels  and here is the other REPORT on some fun new power ups.


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Like women who can shred and better death metal vocals than you? Check this...

After trawling the net, I found these gems about the place. First video is of an unknown person, there is speculation that it is a man, either way, they shred like a bastard (and have killer legs), skip to the 1:55 mark, you'll see what I mean. The second is of a 18 year old Dutch girl who have lower vocals than Dying Fetus and others. Her video is a compilation of lots of Death, grind and deathcore tunes.





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Terror have entered the Studio to record with Chad Gilbert.

LA Hardcore titans Terror have entered the studio to record the follow up to 2008's The Damned, The Shamed with New Found Glory's Chad Gilbert.

The band have set up a recording blog to be updated with all the recording infor they have to give through out the process.


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Roadrunner Records comment on the passing of Pete Steele

Former home of Type-O-Negative, Roadrunner records, the label that they gave thier first taste of success to have commented on his passing.

Read their comments HERE

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Like to cook? Like Metal? This is for you!

Loud Trax have reported on a long time rocker Steve "Buckshot" Seabury who has written "Mosh Potatoes - The Rock & Roll Cookbook".

Zakk Wylde, Lita Ford and members of Pantera, Lamb of God, Type O Negative, Guns & Roses, Anthrax, Megadeth, Overkill, Testament, Queensryche, Bison BC, Steel Panther, Mudvayne, Life of Agony & Dream Theater have all contributed and the list is to get longer.

The book is due to be released in November 2010, for the full interview with the author


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Killswitch Engage frontman rejoins the band

Killswitch Engage frontman Howard Jones is to rejoin the band after exiting to attend to "personal matters". Howard along with the rest of the band members have remained silent to the reasons of the exit but with a basic knowledge of Google, you can dig up a little bit of information as to a possible reason for his recent departure.



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Type-O-Negative and family release statement on death of Pete Steele

Type-O-Negative frontman Pete Steele passed away on the 14th April and the band and his family have had this to say...

"It is with great sadness that we inform you that Type O Negative front man, bassist, and our band mate, Peter Steele passed away last night of what appears to be heart failure.

Ironically Peter had been enjoying a long period of sobriety and improved health and was imminently due to begin writing and recording new music for our follow up to “Dead Again” released in 2007.

The official cause of death has yet to be determined pending autopsy results. The funeral services will be private and memorial services will be announced at a future date. We’d like to share our thoughts and those of Peter’s family below.
We are truly saddened to lose our friend and appreciate the tremendous outpouring today from around the world.

Sincerely,

Josh, Kenny and Johnny

Josh Silver: “Peter, My endless source of frustration, (as I’m yours) you have really done it this time. You have changed and touched countless lives through music, comedy and often brutal honesty. You’ve made life both interesting and irritating and I could not imagine not having known you for 37 years. It still isn’t true in my mind but in time I will miss you and the creating that we all endured together. We certainly disagreed constantly and I believe (and hope) we all learned from each other. Should I call you my brother, friend or neighbor? I can only call you Peter (and usually after 2 PM). We laughed at ourselves more times then I can count. Knowing humans are preposterous creatures and I know we reveled in that fact. I will miss you in time, but at this moment your premature departure seems surreal and has pissed me off to no end. Though I never told you that I harbor a deep respect for you, I do. Goodbye my friend.”

Kenny Hickey: “Peter Steele was one of the most brilliant and funny personalities in music and it was all for real. Half the time people thought he was joking, but he was actually telling the truth. Part of me died with him.”

Johnny Kelly: “It’s impossible for me to put into a few sentences what I am feeling at the moment Peter. I’m not sure if I should eulogize or roast you. Both good and bad, we went on one hell of a ride together and sadly, the ride has come to an end. You truly were a unique person. Your music touched many people. Myself included. Whether it was talking about The Beatles, power tools, how Pluto was no longer considered a planet or calling me at 3am asking me to drive to your house to have a fistfight with you, you always kept it interesting. It was a privilege to have been your bandmate. It’s something that I will always cherish.”

In a statement issued today by Steele`s family: “Legendary Goth/Heavy Metal musician Peter Steele died suddenly Wednesday, April 14, 2010, after a short illness at the age of 48. He wrote and orchestrated the music for the Brooklyn-based band Type O Negative, a groundbreaking group known for its dramatic lyrical emphasis on the themes of romance, depression, and death.

Steele, renowned as much for his striking physical appearance as his musical talent, was the creative force behind the bands 20-year success writing most of the material for the their albums. Type O Negative and Steele have been lauded as a major influence by numerous alternative and metal bands. The band gained a worldwide following through touring and recording seven studio albums, two best-of compilations, concert DVDs and music videos. Their 1993 album “Bloody Kisses” went platinum, and the 1996 follow-up “October Rust” went gold.

The music world has lost a great talent, and music fans worldwide are mourning, but for our family we are mourning a beloved brother, uncle, cousin, friend and funny man. Peter Steele was a complex man, known for his brooding looks, his self-deprecating sense of humor, unique view of the world, and most of all his loyalty to his fans, friends and family. Survived by five sisters, the eldest living sister notes that he was more than our brother, he was our son. His untimely death is tragic – a great loss to us and to music. The official cause of death has yet to be determined pending autopsy results, and funeral plans at present remain unknown. The family thanks fans for their loyalty to Peter and band members, but request that fans and media respect their wishes for privacy.

In addition to his success in music, Peter Steele also tried his hand at acting, appearing in HBO`s Oz and the cult classic film Bad Acid. He also composed music for the film soundtracks “Freddy vs. Jason” and “Mortal Kombat”, the television movie “Nosferatu: The First Vampire”, and the soon-to-be released “Living the American Nightmare.”

R.I.P


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Thursday 15 April 2010

Peter Steele JANUARY 4th 1962 - April 14th 2010 R.I.P!

RIP PETRUS T. RATAJCZYK AKA PETER STEELE

Bring Me The Horizon Guitarist gives us a studio update.

Jona Weinhofen has been very kind to give Noise Creep an update on their progress in recording thier forthcoming release.

Head on over to Noise Creep for the full thing.



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Brandan Bleeding Through talks through each track on their latest self titled album.

Brandan Schieppati, vocalist for Orange County's Bleeding Through has spoken to Alternative Press and given a full run down on each track on the album. 

Head on over to the Alternative Press page for the full thing. 






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He-Man and The Master Of The Universe Remake & more?!?!

Dast mine ears (eyes, what ever!) deceive me, getting some good news about some upcoming movies.

News is also bouncing around the net that not only He-Man and The Masters Of The Universe (Wiki / IMDB) is getting a remake / reboot but also The Dark Crystal (Wiki / IMDB) is getting a long over due sequel? News is that they will be called Grayskull and The Power Of The Dark Crystal respectfully, but I would say that Grayskull will more than likely change at some point.

Head on over to Beyond Hollywood to get more on the new He-Man.

The Dark Crystal 1982


Masters Of The Universe 1988


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GLIMPSE OF THOR AND CAPTAIN AMERICA!!

EXCITED MUCH? News is hitting the internet today that as per the last few Marvel movies, there will be a scene after the credits of Iron Man II that will feature Captain America (Wiki / IMDB) and Thor (Wiki / IMDB).

This is GREAT news and makes the released of Iron Man II even more needed as soon as possible.


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Jerry Bruckheimer comments on why movie games suck

Jerry Bruckheimer, Producer of blockbusters like the Pirates Of The Caribbean trilogy (and upcoming ... On Stranger Tides), Bad Boys II and Gone In Sixty Seconds has given a pretty frank interview with Gamasutra on his views on why movie games tend to suck quite bad.

Either way really, quite excited about the Prince Of Persia film itself, never been much of a fan of the games, but I love me some Gemma Arterton!

Hit the Gamasutra link to read this whole interview.


This link also a talk and some footage of the upcoming Prince Of Persia - The Sands Of Time film

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Nintendo being sued by IA Labs

After a lengthy battle with Anascape, InterAction Laboratories are taking Nintendo to court... Over thw Wii Wheel??

Read up on this over at Joystiq



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Xbox Live used to threaten a crime witness.

Yep, you read correct. A very clever (??) Connecticut man out on bail for drugs and guns charges thought it would be a good idea to threaten a witness via Xbox Live.

Check the report over at the New Haven Register for the full details,

What a plank, seriously hahaha.


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Faith No More perform with Chuck Mosley

with Faith No More finally playing some of the more northern American cities in their comeback American tour, they saw it fit to do something a little bit left wing (Faith No More, take people by surprise???) and invite their former singer Chuck Mosely out for a few songs.

Head on over to New Faith No More to take a closer look at the set list and a video of Mike & Chuck performing "Introduce Yourself"



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Pete Steele from Type-O-Negative has died... Or not?

Pete Steele of New York's most sarcastic and brilliant metal band, Type-O-Negative has died of apparent heart failure..... Or he hasn't and it's another attempt to pull the wool over everyone's eyes??

The linked Wikipedia page above says he has passed, Entertainment & Showbiz  has said Kenny Hickey has confirmed it, Zakk Wylde posted on his Twitter but Blabbermouth are saying it's still a joke.

The rumours of his death are gaining more and more weight but I guess we will see either way, very very sad news if it is true.



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Tuesday 13 April 2010

Excited much?


Get in with the Nightmare On Elm Street reboot, what makes it better is Jackie Earle Haley (Rorschach from Watchmen) is the man that makes us afraid to fall asleep!



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Monday 12 April 2010

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW! Sven from Belgium's Aborted. Joke filled & gore obsessed on recording, labelling bands and a hatred of Twlight

Aborted's vocalist Sven very kindly had a chat with me about their up coming tour, writing music about gore and generally making ears bleed the world over.

Q1, Please introduce yourself to those who don't know you
Hi, My name is Sven, I make barfy noises in a microphone for a band called Aborted, I live in a house.

Q2, Please give us a brief history of the band.
The band was founded by myself in 1995, had a shitton of members, some left, some got fired, as time goes by we are nearly doing 15 years of this death metal thing, and we realised its not getting us chicks, bummer.

Q3, Why should people buy your latest release, The Coronary Reconstruction EP?
Because it destroyes the last 2 releases by far, and will make you look awesome with your friends, scare your parents and piss off your teachers.



Q4, Do you have a certain process when recording a new release, if so how do you feel the latest compares to the previous?
Yeah, we usually just start with the drums, as most bands, then gutiars, bass and vocals, pretty standard really, been the same nearly every release we did and it went much smoother and easier this time around than the last couple records to be honest.

Q5, What is so appealing to you about the kind of music that Aborted produce?
Its very loud, and fast and portrays wonderful things in life.

Q6, Do the remarks about Aborted "selling out to become a Metalcore band" get to you, when clearly you’re the same kind of band you have always been?
Not really, we have been called metalcore, deathcore, and whatever else, it doesn't really matter
everyone has an opinion, if we would care about all that shit we would have stopped playing ages ago.

Q7, While on the subject of Metalcore, would you mind being on the same bill as some of the more mainstream Metalcore bands?
Don't really care about things like this, if its a good show, its a good show. We once were on the same festival
as beyonce, if you start caring about this kind of stuff then you are limiting yourself into a small box. I also do not hate metalcore, we are open minded people and listen to alot of different things, even outside of metal.

Q8, Do you like or think that there is anything positive about the more “pop” side of Metal?
It certainly made the whole genre and extreme music more popular with alot of people, which in the end also benefits the more underground music styles and smaller bands. Am I a fan of it? Not really, but as said, we are open minded and there are good bands and bad bands in every style of music.

Q9,  So, Twilight or Blade and why?
Blade, FUCK this twilight bullshit, straight up the ass, worst thing that has ever been made.I cannot even come up with a reason why anyone would like this crap.

Q10,  In your free time (if you have any), what web sites would you recommend to waste your time on?
Life, a real one, outside of a computer, is nice.

Q11, Who would you say was the lynchpin of Aborted’s creation and if they had not existed, there would be no Aborted?
I would guess seeing I am the only one left that would be me hahaha.

Q12, What 3 records by other bands / artists would you recommend to the people out there?
Anything by Impaled, Hemdale, Burnt By The Sun, Converge, Suffocation, ...



Q13, What will be the best thing about seeing Aborted live on the upcoming Machines Of Grind tour?
We are damn sexy and smell fabulous and also play a good bunch of death metal songs.

Q14, Aborted always have a large amount of merchandise while on tour and even on your web page. How long does it take from idea to sale of a new item of your merch and who does your designs?
Depends really, I do alot of the designs, then we hire other people so its really depending on
the designers that are used. recently we have worked with Dan Mumford, Godmachine etc
who are all great designers. printing takes up to 3 weeks, give or take.

Q 15, If you weren’t in Aborted, what would you be doing for a job?
I am a graphic designer actually, so I would be doing that, making some more album designs and merch designs for bands and what not.

Q16, What are your guilty secrets when it comes to music, film and TV?
Desperate housewives, paramore and i don't watch shit movies, those two are already bad enough as it is hehe


Q17, Which 3 Aborted releases should a new fan invest in?
Coronary reconstruction, goremageddon, the archaic abattoir

Q18, Any recommendations on new bands out there that people must know about?
New bands eh? We like Dr Doom, System Divide :), Nervecell,...

Q19, What can we expect from Aborted in 2010?
We are doing some tours for coronary reconstruction and some festivals, but mainly working on writing our
next fullength which is to be recorded end 2010 and will melt your faces off, guaranteed!

Q20, Legs, Bums or Boobs?
Limbs, preferably severed

Well, I should have guessed that was coming. Thanks for chatting with me. 

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Darkest Hour sing to E1 music, issue press release.

Darkest Hour have inked a new deal with E1 music and hope to release a new record on the imprint by early next year. 


The band had this to say...

“Washington, D.C. heavyweights Darkest Hour have signed with E1 Music in North America, joining artists such as Hatebreed, High On Fire, Overkill, among others. The band will enter the studio to record new material to be released early next year. “We couldn’t be more excited to announce that Darkest Hour has found a new home with E1 Music,” says founding guitarist Mike Schleibaum. Formed in 1995, the band has seen their share of experiences over the years. “When we started the band we were just a couple of rejects with one collective dream, rock the world with our bastard combination of punk and metal!”
Darkest Hour reflect back on their humble beginnings. Schleibaum continues, “It has truly been the ride of a lifetime. From playing our first punk shows in the basements of Washington DC to touring all over the world, the band has really grown up across generations of punk, metal, and hardcore kids.”
After spending nearly a decade with Victory records, the band looks forward to the next chapter in their already full impact history. Schleibaum concludes, “It’s time for the next metamorphosis: enter our new partners, the good people at E1 Music. We have been hard at work on our E1 debut for months now. More news will follow but rest assured we have found a new home with E1 and can’t wait to open the next chapter!”
E1’s VP of metal Scott Givens adds, “Adding Darkest Hour the ever growing E1 Metal roster shows the company’s continued commitment to the genre. They are an amazing band with an amazing future.”
The band is currently finishing up a highly successful tour with The Dillinger Escape Plan and Iwrestledabearonce. Remaining tour dates can be found here:http://www.myspace.com/darkesthour.
“The Eternal Return” was released in June of last year. The CD was produced by Brian McTernan (Senses Fail, Thrice, From Aautumn To Ashes) at his Baltimore, Maryland studio, Salad Days.”


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The Ghost Inside talk about latest video shoot

California's The Ghost Inside have commented on their latest video shoot for "Unspoken" which is off the forth coming album "Returners" which is to be release June 8th on Mediaskare. 


Guitarist Aaron Brooks had this to say...


“We also just shot a new video for the song ‘Unspoken.’ We wanted the video to be a rager because the song sounds like a party in itself. We were throwing around ideas and didn’t want to do the standard house party theme so we decided to do the next best thing. Pool Party!!! Our good friendJohnny Plague (Winds Of Plague) was nice enough to let us and 40 of our friends take over his backyard for a day. The video came out amazing! Scott Hansen (A Day To RememberAlesana,Skylit DriveCarnifex) is the man and put together a great cut. Look for that video online in May sometime.”




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