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Nov 21.09 | Julian Koster, former member of Neutral Milk Hotel, announces his 2009 Holiday Tour.  Julain Koster and his Singing Saw will bring songs and stories to your house, if you invite them! Last year, Julian and his friends, The Singing Saws released The Singing Saw at Christmastime, filled with Julian’s imaginative creation. more...

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Nov 21.09 | Punk / Metal/ Hardcore Crossover Kings D.R.I. has announced their North American Tour. D.R.I. will return from an official hiatus, The band’s last North American show was September 2004 when a planned winter tour was abruptly canceled by the news that founding member Spike Cassidy was diagnosed with Cancer. more...

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Nov 21.09 | Formed in partnership with Epitaph Records, Alkaline Trio have conceived of a new record label called Heart & Skull.  The band will release their seventh album through their own label in early 2010. The name of the label, Heart & Skull, comes from Alkaline Trio’s longstanding logo and singer/guitarist, Matt Skiba states, “We made the [. more...

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Nov 21.09 | According to The official Scorpion fan site, The German Rock band is planning a two year world tour. The band is currently in their Hannover studio recording their new album set to be released in March of 2010 In January 2010 the band will give an international press conference to announce all news concerning the upcoming World [. more...

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Nov 21.09 | Pearl Jam performed in Melbourne at Etihad Stadium and for anyone who’s ever been to a gig at a venue the size of a football field, you will understand what I mean when I state that it’s comparable to watching a DVD with thousands of friends. You can barely see anything, apart from the [. more...

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Nov 20.09 | 'Blood Guts Bruises Cuts' may not be for the faint of heart, but as the new album title by The Dudes, ears everywhere should take notice and tune in. Out on June 2nd via LOADmusic/EMI, 'Blood Guts Bruises Cuts' stays true to the rock and roll soul sound that has propelled The Dudes out of the Calgary independent music scene and into the national spotlight. more...

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Nov 20.09 | New Jersey progressive death metallers The Binary Code have released the track listing and artwork for their highly-anticipated debut album, 'Suspension of Disbelief', which is slated for a digital-only release through MetalSucks.

Engineered by Paulie Cutri & The Binary Code’s own Jesse Zuretti (who also handles the band's design and artwork), the record is due to drop December 15, 2009, and features a bang-up mixing job courtesy of Kevin Antreassian (Number Twelve Looks Like You, Knife the Glitter). more...

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Nov 20.09 | Poland’s masters of modern technical death metal Decapitated are back. To open the new chapter in the band’s history, Decapitated will embark on a co-headlining U.K. tour with label mates Kataklysm in February 2010 with the following line-up: Rafal Piotrowski – Vocals; Waclaw “Vogg” Kieltyka – Guitars; Filip “Henrich” Halucha – Bass; Kerim “Krimh” Lechner – Drums. more...

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Nov 20.09 | Former M.O.D./S.O.D. frontman Billy Milano joined Municipal Waste on stage at Red 7 in Austin, Texas on November 12, 2009 to perform a version of the S.O.D. classic "United Forces". Check out the footage below.

Drummer Dave Witte had the following to say about the collaboration: “S. more...

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Nov 20.09 | Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce the signing of extreme modern metal act System Divide, featuring Sven De Caluwe (Aborted) and Miri Milman (ex-Distorted) on vocals, Cole Martinez (ex-Years Of Fire, Antenora) and Joseph Spiller (ex-The Binary Code) on guitars, Andrew Lenthe (Antenora) on bass, and Mike Heller (Malignancy) on drums. more...

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Nov 20.09 | Los Angeles’ female-fronted progressive metal band Echoes of Eternity, whose sophomore album recently debuted on the Billboard Top New Artist “Heatseeker’s” chart at #134, comments on the band’s upcoming tour dates with label mates Hammerfall from Sweden:

“We're really excited to get on the road with the legendary Hammerfall. more...

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Nov 20.09 | Abraxas, the new death metal band featuring Makoto Mizoguchi (Pyrexia, Hate Eternal) on guitar and bass, Mike Hrubovcak (Monstrosity, Vile) on vocals and Lance Wright (Vile) on drums, will see the release of its debut EP, 'Wretched Existence', on December 15th via Relapse Records. more...

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Nov 20.09 | Leiana has posted the song “Suffer” featuring guest appearances by Rob Caggiano (Anthrax) and John Tempesta (The Cult, White Zombie) online at www.myspace.com/leiana. The track appears on Leiana’s new album, 'Lucky #3', which lands in stores on February 23rd, 2010. more...

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Nov 20.09 | As reported on Cinema-Suicide.com, Exodus frontman Rob Dukes will be collaborating with Terminal Press on the upcoming zombie anthology comic Zombie Bomb!, edited by Adam Miller and Rich Woodall. Nuclear Blast USA caught up with Dukes on the eve of the band entering the studio to record the follow-up to 2007’s 'The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A' to ask a few questions. more...

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Nov 20.09 | Is it just me or has France been absolutely phenomenal lately with their metal?  French black metallers WAY TO END is the next beast to arise, and their latest, Desecrated Internal Journey, expands evil into unimaginable dimensions.  And that by all means is not an understatement.  The band has such a unique train of thought [. more...