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  • Nearly all of the tracks from Metal Hammer’s impending tribute to fallen Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott have surfaced online and can be found below. The tribute will be packaged with Metal Hammer’s upcoming 200th issue, which is due out in stores on December 16th. As previously reported, the track listing for it is as follows:

    01 -- Zakk Wylde -- “Suicide Note, Pt. 1
    02 -- Machine Head -- “Fucking Hostile
    03 -- Malefice -- “I’m Broken
    04 -- Avenged Sevenfold -- “Walk
    05 -- Evile -- “Cemetery Gates
    06 -- Five Finger Death Punch -- “A New Level
    07 -- Biohazard -- “Mouth For War
    08 -- Sylosis -- “Strength Beyond Strength
    09 -- Chimaira -- “Slaughtered
    10 -- Unearth -- “Sandblasted Skin
    11 -- Throwdown -- “Becoming
    12 -- Kiuas -- “This Love
    13 -- This Is Hell -- “Rise

    Zakk Wylde -- “Suicide Note, Pt.1“:

    Machine Head -- “Fucking Hostile“:

    Malefice -- “I’m Broken

    Evile -- “Cemetery Gates“:

    Five Finger Death Punch -- “A New Level

    Biohazard -- “Mouth For War“:

    Sylosis -- “Strength Beyond Strength“:

    Chimaira -- “Slaughtered“:

    Unearth -- “Sandblasted Skin“:

    Throwdown -- “Becoming“:

    Kiuas -- “This Love“:

    This Is Hell -- “Rise“:

  • Helmet entered Entourage Studios in North Hollywood, CA this past October to begin initial recording sessions for their new album which is expected out in the spring. In the meantime (pun not intended,) pictures from the aforementioned sessions can be seen online here.

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    HORSE the band Release New Live DVD, Post Trailer Online

    12.12.09 @ 4:26 am Posted by wookubus 

    HORSE the band have released their new live DVD outing “We Flooded It and There’s Yoghurt Everywhere AKA 48 Hours in Ukraine” through a variety of outlets including Hot Topic and Merchnow.com.

    Furthermore, the band have posted a trailer online for the effort which can be found below:

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    Pathology Sign With Victory Records

    12.12.09 @ 4:17 am Posted by wookubus 

    Pathology have inked a deal with Victory Records and will release their as-yet untitled new album through the label on June 08th, 2010. For now, those unfamiliar with the outfit can check them out here.

  • Full dates have been revealed for the 2010 “Never Say Die! Tour“, which will see Winds Of Plague headline with support from Despised Icon, For Today, Stray From The Path and The World We Knew.

    Dates for the trek can be found below, while Winds Of Plague frontman Johnny “Plague” Cooke had the following to say on the trek:

    “We have just passed the halfway mark on ‘The California Love’ tour and already the tour has proven to be a massive success, as well as a very memorable moment in WINDS OF PLAGUE history. This has been our first sole headliner, which is nerve racking in itself, but the WOP Soldiers have been strong in numbers and have been some of the most insane shows we have played to date.

    It’s been awesome to get back into some smaller clubs that we have played while we were coming up and re-visit our roots. This tour also marks the debut of keyboardist Alana Potocnik to the band. Alana’s positive attitude and hungry work ethic is a breath of fresh air, with her talent and creative writing abilities new material will be nothing short of epic.

    With our return to Southern California for the December Decimation Fest still on the horizon, ‘The California Love’ tour will go down in our history as some of the best times of our lives and we thank our fans for making it all possible. We look forward to taking some time off for the holidays and then 2010 is the year of WOP.

    It all starts with another headliner as we prepare for the Never Say Die! Tour in January with the mighty Despised Icon, For Today and Stray From The Path. We promise you it will be a night to remember, so check out our MySpace page and be sure to come out, get sweaty and party your ass off. See you all soon.”

    January 23rd Tucson, AZ – The Rock
    January 24th El Paso, TX – Chics
    January 25th Amarillo, TX – The War Legion
    January 26th Oklahoma City, OK – Bricktown Live
    January 27th Austin, TX – Emo’s
    January 28th Little Rock, AR – The Village
    January 29th Birmingham, AL – Five Points
    January 30th Orlando, FL – Club Firestone
    January 31st Douglasville, GA – 7 Venue
    February 01st Nashville, TN – The Muse
    February 02nd Raleigh, NC – The Brewery
    February 03rd Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
    February 04th Long Island, NY – Crazy Donkey
    February 05th Reading, PA – The Silo
    February 06th Manchester, NH – Rocko’s
    February 08th Buffalo, NY – Xtreme Wheels
    February 09th Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s
    February 10th Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
    February 11th Indianapolis, IN – Emerson Theatre
    February 12th Dayton, OH – The Attic
    February 13th St. Louis, MO – Fubar
    February 14th Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
    February 15th St. Paul, MN – Station 4
    February 16th Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mews
    February 17th Omaha, NE – Sokol Underground
    February 18th Ft. Collins, CO – Aggie
    February 19th Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
    February 20th Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
    February 21st Boise, ID – The Venue
    February 22nd Spokane, WA – The Blvd
    February 23rd Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
    February 24th Portland, OR – Hawthorne
    February 25th Roseburg, OR – Riversdale Grange

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    Suffokate Set February Release Date For New Album

    11.12.09 @ 3:32 pm Posted by wookubus 

    Suffokate are planning to release their new album “No Mercy, No Forgiveness” through Mediaskare/Century Media on February 23rd.

  • Killswitch Engage have officially announced their upcoming U.S. tour with The Devil Wears Prada and Dark Tranquillity. Full dates for the trek run as follows:

    February 04th Boston, MA – House Of Blues
    February 05th Atlantic City, NJ – House Of Blues
    February 06th Norfolk, VA – The Norva (no The Devil Wears Prada)
    February 08th Lake Buena Vista, FL – House Of Blues
    February 10th Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
    February 11th Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend
    February 12th Baltimore, MD – Sonar
    February 13th Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues
    February 15th Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
    February 18th Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
    February 19th Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom
    February 20th Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
    February 21st Indianapolis, IN – The Egyptian Room
    February 23rd Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
    February 24th Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater (Killswitch Engage, Dark Tranquillity and special guest)
    February 25th Houston, TX – Warehouse
    February 26th Dallas, TX – The Palladium Ballroom
    February 27th Corpus Christi, TX – Concrete Street Amphitheatre (Killswitch Engage, Dark Tranquillity and special guest)
    March 01st Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
    March 03rd Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues
    March 05th Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
    March 06th Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
    March 07th San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
    March 09th Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre
    March 10th Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
    March 12th Magna, UT – The Great Salt Air
    March 13th Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
    March 14th Kansas City, MO – The Midland
    March 15th St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
    March 16th Nashville, TN – Rocket Town (Killswitch Engage, Dark Tranquillity and special guest)
    March 18th New York City, NY – Irving Plaza
    March 19th New York City, NY – Irving Plaza
    March 21st Wallingford, CT – The Dome

  • The third webisode in Soulfly’s ongoing series documenting the recording of their new album “Omen” has been made available online and can be seen below. The latest to be posted features footage of Prong frontman Tommy Victor recording guest vocals for a track titled “Lethal Injection“.

    Footage of Greg Puciato of The Dillinger Escape Plan in the studio recording his guest vocals on an unspecified track is also included in the episode. Furthermore, band frontman Max Cavalera reveals that Soulfly plan to hit the road with Prong in February.

    Omen” is expected out early next year through Roadrunner. Tentative track titles from it are as follows:

    Bloodbath And Beyond
    Soulfly VII
    Off With Their Heads
    Omen
    Rise Of The Fallen
    Great Depression
    Apocalyptic Clash
    Vulture Culture
    Lethal Injection
    7 Daggerz

    B-side tracks:

    Four Sticks” (Led Zeppelin cover)
    Refuse/Resist” (Sepultura cover) (feat. Zyon Cavalera on drums)
    Your Life, My Life” (Excel cover) (feat. Igor Cavalera on drums)

    As previously reported, both of the aforementioned b-sides feature drumming done by band frontman Max Cavalera’s sons (not to be confused with his brother Iggor Cavalera.)

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    Inhale Exhale Cancel Some Dates

    11.12.09 @ 1:54 pm Posted by wookubus 

    Inhale Exhale have cancelled a number of their dates with Iwrestledabearonce and Of Machines as a result of a death in the family. The band had the following to say on the matter:

    “Hey all. We are regretful to say that we will not be making the Canada dates on this tour. So far we will be doing MI, OH, and both, IN dates for sure. We will have another update after that.

    All this is do to a death in the family and we had to head home the day it happened from the Allentown show. We love playing but when it comes down to it, there are more important things in life than music. We will try our best to do what we can. We appreciate any prayers, and thank you a ton for the support. The tour so far has been a blast.”

    As mentioned above, shows the band will be playing are as follows:

    December 14th Pontiac, MI – The Pike Room
    December 16th Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s Downunder
    December 17th Indianapolis, IN – Emerson Theatre
    December 18th Evansville, IN – Boney Junes

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    Entire Earth Crisis Live Set Available Online

    11.12.09 @ 1:45 pm Posted by wookubus 

    An entire live set of Earth Crisis performing at The Lost Horizon in Syracuse, NY earlier this year has now been posted online and can be viewed here.

  • The Abominable Iron Sloth and Armed For Apocalypse will hit the road together for some Californian shows starting this weekend, dates are as follows:

    December 12th Los Angeles, CA – Ultra Violet Social Club (feat. Eyehategod)
    December 13th Pasadena, CA – Lochness Old Towne Pub
    December 14th San Diego, CA – The Kraken
    December 15th Santa Maria, CA – O’sullivan’s Pub
    December 16th TBA, CA – TBA (feat. Early Graves)
    December 17th Santa Rosa, CA – The Casbar (feat. name)
    December 18th Chico, CA – Monstros (feat. The Makai)

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    We Came As Romans To Tour Canada In January

    11.12.09 @ 1:31 pm Posted by wookubus 

    We Came As Romans will be touring Canada in January of next year with Michael Froh as direct support. Dates for the trek run as follows:

    January 08th Windsor ON – Blind Dog
    January 09th Guelph, ON – Vinyl
    January 10th St. Catharines, ON – Level 3
    January 11th Kingston, ON – Next Church
    January 12th Ottawa, ON – Mavericks
    January 13th Montreal, QC – Underworld
    January 14th Toronto, ON – Reverb
    January 15th London, ON – CTO
    January 16th Hamilton, ON – Casbah
    January 17th Oshawa, ON – Groove Lounge

  • Asking Alexandria will be premiering their new video for their track “The Final Episode (Let’s Change The Channel)” on Myspace Metal on December 15th. The video was shot with director Robby Starbuck (A Skylit Drive, Silverstein).

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    Underoath Add Architects, Additional Dates To European Tour

    11.12.09 @ 1:05 pm Posted by wookubus 

    Underoath have tapped Architects to support them on their upcoming mainland European headlining run which will kick off in March. Dates for that trek now run as follows:

    March 11th London, UK – Koko
    March 12th Manchester, UK – Academy
    March 13th Leeds, UK – Met University
    March 14th Glasgow, UK – ABC1
    March 15th Wolverhampton, UK – Wulfrun Hall

    With Architects:

    March 17th Amsterdam, NET – Melkweg
    March 18th Brussels, BEL – VK Club
    March 19th Berlin, GER – Lido
    March 21st Copenhagen, DEN – Pumphuset
    March 22nd Lund, SWE – Mejerit
    March 24th Stockholm, SWE – Stockholm Arenan
    March 26th Helsinki, FIN – Tavastia
    March 27th St. Petersburg, RUS – Glavclub
    March 28th Moscow, RUS – Club Tochka
    March 31st Prague, CZE – Lucerna Music Bar
    April 01st Vienna, AUT – Arena Wien
    April 02nd Chemnitz, GER – Talschock
    April 03rd Munich, GER – Ampere
    April 04th Cesena, ITA – Vidia Club
    April 05th Rome, ITA – Blackout Club
    April 06th Milan, ITA – Alcatraz Club

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    Mudvayne Stream Entire New Album Online

    11.12.09 @ 12:54 pm Posted by wookubus 

    Mudvayne’s entire new self-titled album has been made available online in streaming audio form for a limited time. You can preview the outing here. The album is scheduled to see a December 22nd release date through Epic.

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