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Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour sampler.

Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival has released a FREE, 9-song 2010 Tour digital sampler, featuring Mayhem artists Rob Zombie, Lamb of God, Five Finger Death Punch, Hatebreed, Winds of Plague, 3 Inches of Blood, In This Moment, Norma Jean and Atreyu. Download the 9 songs HERE.

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The Showdown studio footage.

The Showdown have released the bands first studio video blog from the recording sessions for their new album, “Blood In The Gears“. The bands new album will be released on August 24th via Solid State Records.

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Death Angel new album details.

Death Angel have announced the title to the bands sixth studio album to be, “Relentless Retribution”, artwork for the album can be viewed on the bands Myspace page HERE. “Relentless Retribution” will be released on September 14th and will be the first Death Angel album done without longtime drummer Andy Galeon as well as its first done without either of the Pepa brothers since the band’s inception.

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Zoroaster release new music video.

Zoroaster has released the new music video for the song,“Odyssey”, online and can be viewed below. The song is off the bands new album, “Matador“, which will be released on July 13th via E1 Music.

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Sonic Syndicate behind the scenes footage.

Sonic Syndicate recently finished shooting the new music video for the song, My Own Life, and have posted some behind the scenes footage from the making. “My Own Life” is off the bands new album, “We Rule The Night”, which will be released in Europe on August 27th via Nuclear Blast Records.

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Dimmu Borgir open for Korn.

Dimmu Borgir has announced some new Live dates starting in September, the band will be opening for Korn. Dates can be viewed below

9/19   HMH, Amsterdam, NETH
9/23   Eishalle Seutweg, Winterthur, SWI
9/24   Zenith, Munich, GER
9/26   Gasometer, Vienna, AUT
10/01   Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, BEL
10/02   Rosengarten, Mannheim, GER
10/03   Palladium, Cologne, GER
10/05   Haus-Auensee, Leipzig, GER
10/06   C-Halle, Berlin, GER

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Howl announce new tour.

Howl, Valient Thorr and Junius will have announced a tour together to start in September. Dates can be viewed below.

9/9 Wilmington, NC – Soapbox Laundrolounge
9/10 Charlotte, NC – Milestone Club
9/12 Birmingham, AL – The Nick
9/13 Nashville, TN – Exit/In
9/14 St. Louis, MO – The Firebird
9/15 Newport, KY – Southgate House
9/16 Indianapolis, IN – Rock Lobster
9/18 Erie, PA – The Crooked I
9/19 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
9/20 Pittsburgh, PA – The Smiling Moose
9/21 Washington, DC – Black Cat
9/27 Montreal, QC – Foufounes Electriques
9/28 Toronto, ON – Sneaky Dee’s
9/29 Hamtramck, MI – Smalls
10/3 Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar
10/5 Salt Lake City, UT – Burt’s Tiki Lounge (no Junius)

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Headbang Across America II tour details.

Abolish have announced that they will headline the “Headbang Across America II” tour that will begin in July. Supporting the band on the tour will be Forty Winters, dates announced can be viewed below.

7/16 Pembroke Pines, FL – The Talent Farm
7/17 Miami, FL – New Vintage Music Hall
7/18 Orlando, FL – H20 Live
7/19 Tampa, FL – Transitions Art Gallery
7/20 Pearl, MS – The Shop
7/23 Corpus Christi, TX – The Compound
7/24 Mcallen, TX – Nikki Rowe VFW
7/25 San Antonio, TX – The White Rabbit
7/26 El Paso, TX – Zenmeister Bar
7/27 Albuquerque, NM – The Fusion Factory
7/28 Phoenix, AZ – Old World Brewery
7/29 Mesa, AZ – The Underground
7/30 Tujunga, CA – Mosaic Cafe
8/1 Sacramento, CA – The Fire Escape
8/5 Las Vegas, NV – The Farm
8/7 Witchita, KS – Eagles Lodge
8/10 Detroit, MI – The 734
8/12 Rochester, PA – The Blue Violet Cafe
8/13 Amityville, NY – Boadway Bar
8/14 Queens, NY – Club Luxe
8/15 Boston, MA – Anchors Up
8/16 New Haven, CT – Heirloom Arts Theatre
8/17 Wilkes-Barre, PA – The Cafe-Metro
8/18 Erie, PA – Forward Hall
8/19 Baltimore, MD – The SideBar
8/20 Roanoke, VA – Ramada Conference Center
8/21 Spartanburg, SC – Ground Zero
8/23 Augusta, GA – Sector 7G
8/24 Marietta, GA – Swayze’s
8/25 Pensacola, FL – The Vault
8/26 Tallahassee, FL – The AF Haus.
8/27 Orlando, FL – Wills Pub
8/28 Fort Myers, FL – TBA
8/29 Pompano Beach, FL – Solid Sound

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New releases.

June 29,2010.

Anaal Nathrakh - The Codex Necro/Where Fire Rains Re-Release (Earache)
And Hell Followed With - Proprioception (Earache)
Angelus Apatrida - Clockwork (Century Media)
Candlemass - Ashes To Ashes (Nuclear Blast)
Emarosa - Emarosa (Rise)
Glyder - Yesterday Today and Tomorrow (SPV)
Haste The Day - Attack Of The Wolf King (Solid State)
Hirax - Noise Chaos War (Season Of Mist)
Iwrestledabearonce - It’s All Happening Re-Release (Century Media)
Nidingr - Wolf-Father (Vendlus)
Parkway Drive - Deep Blue (Epitaph)
Rhapsody Of Fire - The Frozen Tears Of Angels (Nuclear Blast)
Sabaton - Coat Of Arms (Nuclear Blast)
Severe Torture - Slaughtered (Season Of Mist)
Societys Plague - The Human The Canvas (Stand And Deliver)
Triosphere - Road Less Travelled (AFM)
Witchery - Witchkrieg (Century Media)

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