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(Reuters) – Tim Lambesis, lead singer for the heavy metal band As I Lay Dying, has been arrested over accusations he sought the help of an undercover detective to have his estranged wife killed, police said. Lambesis was taken into custody on Tuesday in Oceanside, California, after he solicited help from the detective, the San …
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The most famous metal festival, Wacken Open Air, is bringing their largest metal contest, Wacken Metal Battle Canada to Canada! The contest will find one independent Canadian band to play at Wacken Open Air in Germany this year. Metal Battle Canada will be held in Toronto, ON and Montreal, QC during May and June. Submissions for Metal …
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Music Industry Entrepreneurs Brandon Spearman and Ryan Helm (former guitarist of Solid State Records, Demon Hunter and The Ascendicate) have officially announced the launch of Infamous Empire Records. After one and a half years of building up Infamous Empire as a multipurpose entertainment company, the two have formed a record label that is unique to …
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New record label, new album, The Acacia Strain are going from strength to strength and seem to be progressing quite nicely. Originally formed in 2001, a relatively new band when compared to some of the other big boys who have been doing this since the 70’s and 80’s, have gone through a few band members …
Def Leppard are reportedly going to rerecord all of their hit singles after failing to reach an agreement to release the original tracks. The band, who recently rolled out new versions of Pour Some Sugar on Me and Rock of Ages, will be giving other songs in their catalog the same treatment. Singer Joe Elliott …
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Paul Kuhr and Mike Feldman of Novembers Doom have officially launched Charred Owen, a record label catering to vinyl enthusiasts and collectors. Below is a statement from Paul about the label. Having a mutual love for what is collectable and a vinyl format now considered classic, Novembers Doom members Paul Kuhr and Mike Feldman have …
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Power-thrash metal underdogs Sacred Oath have released the video “Blood Storm” on YouTube to celebrate their exclusive digital release “Spells and Incantations” on iTunes today. The video contains rare performance clips and photos from the band’s personal archives spanning a 25-year tenure in the metal underground. Check out the video here. “I think perseverance is …
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According to MetalInjection.net, Roadrunner Records is closing their UK, Canadian and possibly German offices. There are rumors that some people in the U.S. offices have been let go as well. Roadrunner has been pretty quiet about the whole thing. Some Roadrunner artists are pissed, namely Trivium’s Matt Heafy, who went on a mega-rant on Twitter: …
Benedictum are proud to announce their continued collaboration with Jeff Pilson on the development of their next release via Frontiers Records!!!! The result will bring back the magic Benedictum and Jeff Pilson captured during their earlier releases from “Seasons of Tragedy” and their 2006 debut “Uncreation”. This year and 2013 will be an exciting year …
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Huntress is one of the latest artists to sign a contract with the U.S. metal record label Napalm Records, and this Spring the female fronted melodic death thrash quintet will stop by to Hog Town to seduce Toronto metal heads and expand its growing Canadian fan-base. Huntress’ very first concert on a Canadian stage will …
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