Metal news on Megadeth, Sevendust, Deceased and more.

HeavyMetalSource.com daily news, links and bits you should know. Sevendust post a new song online, Dave Ellefson returns to Megadeth, New England Metal and Hardcore Festival dates announced and more inside.

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New England Metal and Hardcore Festival 2010 dates.

The 12th annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival 2010 dates have been set for April 23rd and 24th with a pre-party to kick off the event on the 22nd. No line up has been announced yet but with the recent announcement of  Mastodon’s headlining U.S. tour, the April 23rd date will apparently be headlined by them. . Mastodon announced the date’s on the band’s Myspace page HERE. For more information on NEMHF, stay tuned HERE.
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Sevendust new song posted online.

Sevendust posted the new song, “Forever Dead”, on the band’s Myspace page HERE. The track is off the new album entitled “Cold Day Memory” due out this spring via 7Bros/Asylum Records. The band hits the road on February 18th in Baton Rouge Louisiana, with Drowning Pool and Digital Summer. For more information on the tour, visit this location  HERE.
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Dave Ellefson returns to Megadeth

Megadeth have announced that  Dave Ellefson will be returning to the line up, the band posted this via Myspace, the statement can be seen below.

Megadeth founder and frontman Dave Mustaine has announced the return of original bassist David Ellefson (1983-2002) to the iconic multi-platinum group.  This reunion is appropriately timed toMegadeth’s upcoming historic month-long Rust In Peace 20th anniversary tour which launches March 1 in Spokane, WA.  At these incredibly special shows, Megadeth will play their landmark, genre-defining 1990 album Rust In Peace in its entirety, in addition to other Megadeth favorites.

“This shows the power of brotherly love and forgiveness,” Mustaine says.  “David Ellefson belongs in Megadeth. Next we are going to show you the power of getting your asses kicked…HARD!”

David Ellefson concurs: “This is a huge moment for all of us, band and fans alike. It is a great celebration of the music from one of the biggest landmark albums of our career.”

Ellefson will join Mustaine and Megadeth band members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar) on tour in support of the group’s current CD Endgame, which has received some of the highest critical accolades of the band’s career.

“We’d like to thank James LoMenzo for several years of loyal service on the bass, and wish him the very best,” Mustaine adds.Woe Of Tyrants new album release date.
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Woe of Tyrants announce release date for new album.

Woe of Tyrants new album entitled, “Threnody“, will be released on April 13th via Metal Blade Records. Look for the band on Killfest 2010 25th Anniversary Tour with Overkill, Vader, God Dethroned, Warbringer and Evile. For more information, goto the band Myspace page HERE.
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High on Fire new song posted online.

High on Fire’s new song entitled,“Snakes for the Divine”, has been posted online via Spin.com and can be found HERE. The song is the title track off the band’s fifth studio album due out on February 23rd via E1 Entertainment.
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Deceased announce tour dates.

Deceased have put together a short West Coast tour in early August. Support will come from Rumplestiltskin Grinder. Look at the dates below.

Aug. 06 – Las Vegas, NV @ Cheyanne Saloon
Aug. 07 – Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
Aug. 08 – Mesa , AZ @ U.B.’s
Aug. 10 – Ramona , CA @ Ramona Mainstage
Aug. 11 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
Aug. 12 – West Hollywood , CA @ Whisky A Go Go
Aug. 13 – San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside
Aug. 14 – Portland, OR @ Satyricon
Aug. 15 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
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Deadbird and Burned Up Bled Dry new split 7″ details.

Deadbird and Burned Up Bled Dry long awaited split 7″ with two Arkansas bands will be released on February 24, via At A Loss Recordings. You can order the release here.
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Converge new tour announced.

Converge have announced a headlining North American tour starting at the end of April. The tour will feature Coalesce, Harvey Milk, Gaza, Lewd Acts, and Black Breath on select dates. For more information, visits the band Myspace page HERE.
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Dropkick Murphy’s tour dates announced.

Dropkick Murphy’s are heading out on a short U.S. tour dates are below.

Feb 23 2010 The Norva,Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 24 2010 8:00P Wellmont Theatre Montclair, New Jersey
Feb 25 2010 8:00P House of Blues- Atlantic City Atlantic City, New Jersey
Feb 27 2010 8:00P Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 28 2010 8:00P Beaumont Club Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 1 2010 8:00P House of Blues- Dallas Dallas, Texas
Mar 2 2010 8:00P Warehouse Live Houston, Texas
Mar 3 2010 8:00P Stubb’s BBQ Austin, Texas
Mar 5 2010 8:00P The Ritz Tampa, Florida
Mar 6 2010 8:00P Revolution Live Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Mar 7 2010 8:00P House of Blues- Orlando Orlando, Florida
Mar 8 2010 8:00P The Fillmore Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 9 2010 8:00P  9:30 Club Washington DC, Washington DC
Mar 10 2010 6:00P  Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, Connecticut
Mar 12 2010 6:00P  House of Blues-Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 13 2010 6:00P  House of Blues-Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 14 2010 6:00P  House of Blues-Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 15 2010 6:00P House of Blues-Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 16 2010 6:00PHouse of Blues-Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 17 2010 6:00P House of Blues-Boston, Massachusetts
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New Releases

February 9, 2010
Annotations of An Autopsy - The Reign Of Darkness (Nuclear Blast)
Arsis - Starve For The Devil (Nuclear Blast)
Dark Fortress - Yiem (Century Media)
Dawn Of Demise - A Force Unstoppable (Deepsend)
Daughters – N/A (Digital Only) (Hydra Head)
Dismal Lapse - Eon Fragmentation (Deepsend)
Fear Factory - Mechanized (Candlelight)
HIM – Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice (Reprise)
The Kandidate - Until We Are Outnumbered (Napalm)
Killing Time – Three Steps Back (Dead City)
Lethal Saint - Lethal Saint (Pitch Black)
Marionette - Enemies (Listenable)
Meshuggah - Alive DVD (Nuclear Blast)
Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR (Century Media)
Overkill - Ironbound (E1)
Rammstein – Ich Tu Dir Weh (Digital Only) (Vagrant)
Shining - VI Klagopsalmer (Season Of Mist)
Stygian - Fury Rising (Mortal)
Troll - Neo Satanic Supremacy (Napalm)
Various Artists - Grind Madness At The BBC (Earache)
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Video of the Day

HeavyMetalSource.com footage of Trivium ,”Down From The Sky”, live in New Haven CT, 10/17/08.