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Hail! Issues Lebanon Road Report

Hail!, the band comprised of Andreas Kisser from Sepultura, Ripper Owens from Judas Priest, David Ellefson formerly of Megadeth, and Paul Bostaph from Slayer, has issued the following report from Lebanon:

"We're here! After several months of planning and 25 hour flights, we arrived in Lebanon last night. Long flights but we made it and everybody is in good spirits. Our hosts from RockRing, Roy Naufal and Maher Mardini, were very excited to greet us and I'm not sure they actually thought we were real. LOL It took a lot of work to pull this all together and it's proof that when everybody works together as a team, good things result. The hotel is really nice, large suites overlooking downtown and the ocean. The layout of the coastline is very similar to Santa Monica/Malibu.

"We went out to dinner with our 'entourage' and had a nice meal and nice conversation as we were warmly welcomed with open arms. After dinner we went to a small rock bar and the drinking continued. After a few rounds we moved to another bar and did some shots of Jagermeister and more beers. It was great to have Paul out with us - he's obviously a ridonkulous drummer and a great guy. He understands our HAIL! mentality and fit in immediately. Welcome aboard mate! We got a 3:00 am tour of the city and coast and (after a brief yack stop for one of our local friends LOL) we got back to the hotel where Andreas and I chilled on the balcony with some more beers until about 5:00. Beautiful evening. More...

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Naer Mataraon Announces Greek Shows

Greek black metallers Naer Mataron, who recently finished their "Apocalypse of the Ancient Ones" South American tour, have announced they will be playing the following two upcoming shows:

1/22/2010 Thessaloniki, Harley Club w/CORPUS CHRISTII, SERPENTINE CREATION, ATHOS
1/23/2010 Athens, Sin City w/CORPUS CHRISTII, GOSPELL OF GRIEF

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Decapitated Announces New Members, More Tour Dates

Polish technical death metal band DECAPITATED is back with a new line-up. 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: Rafa Piotrowski – Vocals; Waclaw “Vogg” Kieltyka – Guitars; Filip “Henrich” Ha?ucha – Bass; Kerim “Krimh” Lechner – Drums.

States DECAPITATED guitarist / songwriter / founding member Vogg:

“I am really happy to announce this short message for all DECAPITATED fans: As you all know, two years after the tragedies we had to suffer, I decided to continue the band. There’s no sense in stopping this amazing thing we built up so many years ago together with Witek [Witold Kieltyka, drummer, R.I.P.] , Sauron [Wojciech Wisowicz, the band’s first lead singer], Martin [Marcin Rygiel, the band’s first bassist] and Covan [Adrian Kowanek, second vocalist, still recovering from injuries]. We chose to do our first tour in the U.K. because we have only good memories from this place and we are sure that you guys will support us… We need you!! I am very pleased to announce the new killer line-up of DECAPITATED: Kerim ‘Krimh‘ Lechner on drums – he’s a new blood, very talented and used to playing in bands like THORNS OF IVY and TONE INTIMACY; amazing Rafa? Piotrowski comes from bands like KETHA and FORGOTTEN SOULS and will take over vocal duties; masterous Filip “Heinrich” Ha?ucha from VESENIA, ROOTWATER, UNSUN and MASACHIST will be destroying the bass! See you all soon! We honestly can’t wait!”

DECAPITATED & KATAKLYSM U.K. tour dates
01 Feb - UK - Birmingham - 02 Academy 2
02 Feb - UK - Glasgow - Ivory Blacks
03 Feb - UK - Manchester - Moho Live
04 Feb - UK - Bristol - Blerkeller
05 Feb - UK - Reading - Sub89
06 Feb - UK - Leeds - Rios
07 Feb - UK - Wrexham - Central Station
08 Feb - UK - London - 02 Academy Islington* (*No Kataklysm)

DECAPITATED’s 2010 Australian tour dates and Metalfest Open Air festival appearances are as follows:

2010 Australian Tour Dates
April 1, 2010 The Transmission Room - Auckland, NZ
April 2, 2010 The Esplanade Hotel - Melbourne, AUS
April 3, 2010 The Gaelic Club - Sydney, AUS
April 4, 2010 The Hi Fi Bar - Brisbane, AUS
April 5, 2010 Fowlers Live - Adelaide, AUS
April 6, 2010 Black Betty’s - Perth, AUS

2010 European Festivals
May 13, 2010 METALFEST OPEN AIR AUSTRIA - Mining
May 14, 2010 METALFEST OPEN AIR SWITZERLAND - Pratteln
May 15, 2010 METALFEST OPEN AIR GERMANY - Dessau
May 22, 2010 METALFEST OPEN AIR HUNGARY – Budapest
May 23, 2010 METALFEST OPEN AIR CZECH REPUBLIC – Pilsen

A North American tour is on the horizon for the Summer of 2010.

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Castrofate Issues Recording Update

New York thrashers Castrofate have issued the following recording update:

"Hey everyone, just an update on what's going on, we'll be in Florida tomorrow working with James Murphy in pre-production for the new album. The focus right now is doing this record which is pretty much costing everything the band has right now, so we've had to put off playing shows until the record is finished. We've had some offers to open up for bands like Life of Agony and Otep in some ballrooms, and although I don't feel we'd fit with any of those kinds of bands, we always wanna play shows no matter who's on the bill, but unfortunately we couldn't afford those shows, everything's going into this new record. Following the record we'll be shooting a few music videos, and booking tours for the rest of 2010 and into 2011. So that's whats going on right now, working hard on the new music. See you all on tour next year!!"

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Deathriders Announces Internet Radio Appearance

Deathriders have announced they will be making a live interview appearance on HeadbangersFM. The interview will broadcast this upcoming Friday (Nov 20) at 19.45 CET. The broadcast can be heard at this location.

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Hacride Posts Metal Ride Festival Footage

French metallers Hacride have posted footage online from their performance at the 2009 Metal Ride Festival. The first video can be viewed below and the second video can be found after the jump.

HACRIDE - Phenomenon ( Live at Metal Ride Festival 2009 )

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System Divide Signs To Metal Blade Records

Ohio extreme metallers System Divide, which features members of Aborted, Malignancy, and Antenora, have inked a record deal with Metal Blade. System Divide has already completed a video for the song "The Apex Doctrine" off the bands current EP, which will also be on the System Divide’s full-length Metal Blade debut. A trailer for the video can be viewed below. System Divide's upcoming full-length album will be titled "Conscious Sedation."

Vocalist Sven De Caluwe comments: “We couldn't be more thrilled to be part of the Metal Blade roster, a label that has been pushing the boundaries of extreme music and putting lots of great new acts in the spot light. We know System Divide is in the hands of a competent team of driven music FANS in the first place who believe in what we do, and we're going to give them their money's worth!! We are completing the songwriting for our first album The Conscious Sedation and are about to enter the studio to start tracking by the end of the month, for those who checked out our EP, get ready for some surprises and more extreme modern metal madness! Rock 'n roll!!” More...

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Valkyrja Reveals New Album Details

Swedish black metallers Valkyrja have announced their upcoming album will be titled "Contamination." The album was recorded in June and July of 2009 in Necromorbus Studio. "Contamination" will be released on January 18th in Europe and January 19th in North America via Metal Blade. The track listing is as follows:

1. Advent...
2. Oceans to Dust
3. Catharsis (Contaminate the Earth)
4. Solstice in Withdrawal
5. Laments of the Destroyed
6. Ambience of the Dead
7. The Womb of Disease
8. Welcoming Worms
9. A Cursed Seed in the World
10. The Adversarial Incentive Within All

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Isis Changes Milan Tour Date Venue

Isis have announced that their tour date in Milan, IT on November 23rd has switched venues. The show will now take place at the Tunnel due to the previous venue being shut down due to fire security issues.

Isis has the following upcoming tour dates: More...

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Ahoora Readies Second Single, "Closure"

"Closure" will be the new single from Ahoora's upcoming third album, "Awkward Diary." The single will be available for free download on November 25th. After "Crimson Baby," "Closure" marks the second single off our their soon-to-be-released third album.

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Megadeth Frontman Slams Roadrunner Records

In a recent message to the band's fans, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has spoken in a highly critical manner of Roadrunner Records, the label of which Megadeth is currently signed to. The full message reads as follows:

"I hope that everyone that is in a band and has been watching how things have transpired are taking notes. This record has been out for weeks and weeks, and no radio play from the radio person at Roadrunner, nothing. Zero.

"But that should be expected; this is the same guy I HAD TO ASK to get me interviews. Talk about a Gomer moment!

"Now, I am going to be forced to rely on my own radio station to play Megadeth, but that's ok, I seem to be doing the label's job everyday, in every city, and I am used to it after these last two records. More...

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Alice In Chains Posts New Video Teaser Online

Alice In Chains has posted a new teaser video online for their forthcoming music video, "Your Decision." You can check it out below. The song is the third track from the bands new album, "Black Gives Way To Blue" to receive the music video treatment following on from, "A Looking In View" and "Check My Brain." Expect the video to debut on December 1st. More...

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Suffocation To Support Devildriver

New York death metal legends Suffocation has announced that they will be touring as the direct support act to Devildriver on a North American tour next year. A message from the band reads as follows:

"Suffocation is very excited to be touring with DevilDriver. We know this will be an incredible tour, and encourage the fans to come out and see this amazing lineup!"

The initial tour dates are as follows: More...

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The Rockstar Ramblings: Breaking News

BREAKING NEWS: This week starts with rumors swirling of an Aerosmith break-up and Steven Tyler considering auditioning for Velvet Revolver, more to come as this story develops… More...

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