Today Is The Day Add Drummer Derek Roddy

Today Is The Day has officially announced the addition of Derek Roddy to their line-up.

Derek Roddy is renowned by musicians and music fans worldwide for pushing the art of drumming to new heights. Best known for his work with death metal bands such as Hate Eternal, Nile, and Malevolent Creation, Roddy's astonishing speed and finesse have won him international acclaim. He currently endorses Sonor Drums, Sabian Cymbals, Axis Pedals, Remo Heads, and Vater Sticks.

Roddy joins a long legacy of great drummers to occupy the Today Is The Day drum throne, including such heavyweights as Brad Elrod (the band's wildly unique original drummer), Brann Dailor (who would go on to form Mastodon), and Marshall Kilpatrick (currently of The Esoteric).

Roddy will make his Today Is The Day recording debut on the band's eighth studio album, "Axis Of Eden." Recording is planned for February 2007 at Steve Austin's own studio, Austin Enterprise, in Nashville, TN. "Axis Of Eden" will be released on Austin's own label, SuperNova Records, later in the year.

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Kayo Dot Signs To Hydra Head Records

Boston, MA experimental metal ensemble Kayo Dot recently inked a deal with Hydra Head Records for the release of their next album. The group plans to enter the studio in early summer and the album should be out in late 2007 or early 2008.

Additionally, guitarist Greg Massi has parted ways amicably with the group to focus on his own music in a band called baliset, which you can check out here.

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Deicide Post Live Video Of "Desecration" Online

Deicide have posted a new live video for “Desecration,” online on Earache's site and on YouTube (also shown below).

As previously reported, DEICIDE are wrapping up production on their forthcoming live DVD, "Doomsday LA," due out in February 2007. The full length live DVD documenting "The Stench of Redemption" tour was shot at the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles, CA. You can check out the trailer for "Doomsday LA," on YouTube. More...

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Besieged Sign To Blood and Ink Records

Blood & Ink Records has announced the signing of Christian metal/hardcore band BESIEGED to their roster. Hailing from Michigan's tri-cities, BESIEGED draw upon an extremely vast array of influences to create their own devastating sound, combining melodic metal with the more punishing elements of hardcore, while staying true to their passionate musical vision. With several national tours already under their belts, BESIEGED will continue to tour relentlessly and will release their debut album on Blood & Ink Records in the Summer of 2007.

You can check out some of their material on their MySpace page.

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The Cursed Finish Recording New Album

The Cursed have now finished recording their debut album form Screaming Ferret Wreckords entitled "Room Full Of Sinners." The band features Overkill frontman Bobby 'Blitz' Ellsworth, former Hades guitarist Dan Lorenzo, bassist Job The Raver (Murder 1) and drummer Mike Cristi (Non-Fiction).

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Spit Like This Post Four Tracks Online

Retro/experimental metalers Spit Like This have now made four tracks available for free download on their MySpace page. The band, who recently brought in new guitarist Cyndi Rot, have just started recording their debut studio album.

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36 CrazyFists To Tour The UK Extensively

36 CrazyFists are about to get a serious dose of Britain and Ireland. The Alaskans have just confirmed 26 shows so far including:

April 1 - Birmingham Barfly
April 2 - Manchester Academy III
April 3 - Newcastle Northumbria University
April 4 - Glasgow King Tut's
April 6 - Dundee Reading Rooms
April 7 - Aberdeen Tunnels
April 8 - Edinburgh Liquid Rooms
April 9 - York Fibbers
April 10 - Nottingham Rock City
April 12 - Leeds Cockpit
April 13 - Sheffield Leadmill
April 14 - Northampton Soundhaus
April 15 - Cardiff Barfly
April 16 - Oxford Zodiac
April 18 - Colchester Arts Centre
April 19 - Bristol Bierkeller
April 20 - Exeter Lemon Grove
April 21 - Yeovil Ski Lodge
April 22 - Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
April 24 - London Islington Academy
April 25 - Brighton Concorde II
April 26 - Liverpool Stanley Theatre
April 27 - Dublin Music Centre
April 28 - Belfast Spring & Airbrake
April 30 - Leicester Princess Charlotte
May 1 - Stoke Sugarmill

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Interview

Interview With J. William Heitmann of Ninetail

There's only a handful of unsigned metal acts going in America today that I think truly have earned a chance at being signed to a respectable label that can really bring them to the masses as they so justly deserve and have outright earned with their diehard tenacity and composure in the clinch and without flinching to make the first choice, NINETAIL out of York, Pennsylvania is one of them. They have been putting their money where there mouths are at every single venue they've stepped into here in 2006 in support of their debut LP "The Process Of Conversion" and even when they haven't played up to their full potential on a night, the first guy in the room that will admit it is this gentleman right here, J. William Heitmann. This interview is an honor for me and every single one of you that are looking to start up a band or are in the midst of the process, need to take notes from who I plainly see as metalunderground's classiest act going and a true talent who is only starting to find his big stride as a great metal vocalist. More...

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Watch Fireball Ministry Perform "Spill The Demons"

There is a new live video of Fireball Ministry performing the track “Spill The Demons” from their release entitled “Their Rock Is Not Our Rock” available for viewing online. The footage was taken at Mohawk Place in Buffalo NY during the Triple Threat Tour.

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Incubus Celebrates By Re-Enacting "Riverdance"

MTV.com has a lighhearted talk with Incubus talking about their recent #1 album "Light Grenades," the process of writing the album and more. Here's an excerpt:

"Our last two records [2004's A Crow Left of the Murder and 2001's Morning View] debuted at #2 and we were ecstatic about that," Boyd elaborated. "But then we were at rehearsal the other day trying to get good at playing the new songs, and we all got a simultaneous e-mail saying that our record debuted at #1, and we all looked at each other kind of suspicious like ... someone's messing with us. And then we did a little 'Riverdance' thing together, where we like kicked our heels together in a circle, and then there was that moment of uncomfortable silence like, 'That was really lame, what we just did."

Read the full article at MTV.com.

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Gilby Clarke Retrospective Album Due In January

Gilby Clarke is to have a self-titled retrospective album released by Spitfire at the end of January. It includes tracks from all of the former Guns N' Roses guitarist's solo albums. Clarke is now with Rock Star Supernova, also featuring Tommy Lee and Jason Newsted.

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