Heavy Metal Music News

Every Time I Die were forced to abandon their set mid-performance on April 13 after gunshots were fired during Day One of the JAMboree festival in Toledo, Ohio.

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DragonForce now have one full album under their belt with new frontman Marc Hudson and are moving full steam ahead toward their second disc with the singer. In a new update, the band reveals that writing has finished on their second album with Hudson and recording will begin in May.

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Amon Amarth are one step closer to their next release, as the band revealed the title and the album art for their upcoming disc. 'Deceiver of the Gods' arrives in June via Metal Blade Records. In addition, the group has moved to fill in some of the space between Mayhem Festival performances by announcing a handful of "off-date" shows for July and August.

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Swedish metal titans Arch Enemy have unfortunately been forced to cancel all of their upcoming European festival dates. The official reason for the cancellation has been attributed to "private family matters" and Arch Enemy will likely stay off the road until 2014.

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Sepultura may have spent a good portion of 2012 on the road, but 2013 finds the band back in the studio working on their next record. The Brazilian metal masterminds are starting to get things in order for their next disc, beginning with the choices of Ross Robinson and Steve Evetts to produce their upcoming release.

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Legendary shredder Gary Holt has been the center of much discussion lately, as the thrash guitarist has continued to split his time between his main band Exodus and his guest spot in Slayer. Exodus were recently forced to cancel their spot at this year's Maryland Death Fest, and of course, the rumors of Holt's departure began to fly. To combat said rumors, the band has posted an official statement about the festival cancellation, revealing that Holt needed to take care of his "seriously ill" father.

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Bringing out the real-life killer in a hardcore horror movie fanatic is a simple practice -- all you have to do is remake an iconic horror film, and suddenly giant men in Jason masks are chasing you with machetes in hand. Remaking a classic horror film is often a practice more evil and psychotic than the genre's most bloodthirsty villains, but the modern adaptation of 'Evil Dead' is said to have broken the tragic cycle of creative failure. In that spirit, several metal musicians recently came together to offer their thoughts on the original 'Evil Dead' films, along with the 2013 re-imagining.

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Swedish extreme metallers Meshuggah have just released a third music video from the band's 2012 full-length, 'Koloss.' This time, 'I Am Colossus,' the opening track from 'Koloss,' has been chosen for a music video, and fans may be surprised by the Tool-like intricacies of the clip.

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A huge lineup has just been announced for the 2013 All Stars Tour. Coming from many different 'core' backgrounds, the package tour will feature Every Time I Die as headliners, along with Chelsea Grin, Veil of Maya, Terror + many more.

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Heavy metal gods Judas Priest have just announced that they will be releasing the new concert Blu-ray/DVD, 'Epitaph.' The upcoming release documents Priest's final 23-song performance of their monstrous 50-week 'Epitaph' world tour, which concluded last year at London's HMV Hammersmith Apollo.

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Extreme metal innovators the Dillinger Escape Plan have posted a new six-and-a-half teaser for the band's upcoming album, 'One of Us is the Killer,' and holy hell it's good. The band's 2013 album is one of the year's most anticipated metal releases, and Dillinger fans have been waiting to sink their teeth into something new since 'Option Paralysis' took off in 2010. How awesome is the trailer? Let's just say it delivers like a cannonball to the gut.  

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Just a few weeks after posting their Harlem Shake video, the boys from Far From Nothing got serious and have released the video for their brutal new song 'Felo De Se'.

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