Unearth To Tour with The Black Dahlia Murder

Unearth is currently shredding across the US on the Atticus Metal Tour II with Stick To Your Guns, Veil Of Maya, The Ghost Inside and Carnifex.

Following this tour, Unearth will be heading overseas with label mates The Black Dahlia Murder for an April/May tour of Japan, New Zealand and Australia. Unearth will have more overseas tour dates to announce shortly.


Unearth is currently shredding across the US on the Atticus Metal Tour II with Stick To Your Guns, Veil Of Maya, The Ghost Inside and Carnifex.

Following this tour, Unearth will be heading overseas with label mates The Black Dahlia Murder for an April/May tour of Japan, New Zealand and Australia. Unearth will have more overseas tour dates to announce shortly.

Here are the upcoming UNEARTH and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER tour dates:

05/23 Osaka, Japan Club Quattro
05/24 Tokyo, Japan Club Quattro
05/28 Auckland, New Zealand Ellen Melville
05/29 Christchurch, New Zealand The Bedford
05/31 Sydney, Australia The Factory Theater
06/01 Brisbane, Australia Hifi Bar
06/02 Brisbane, Australia Hifi Bar
06/03 Melbourne, Australia Hifi Bar
06/04 Melbourne, Australia The Cornor Hotel
06/05 Adelaide, Australia Fowlers Live
06/06 Perth, Australia Amplifier Bar

Here are the remaining Atticus Metal Tour 2 tour dates, featuring Unearth, Stick To Your Guns, Veil Of Maya, The Ghost Inside and Carnifex:

03/27 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
03/28 Cleveland, OH Peabody's
03/29 Indianapolis, IN Emerson Theatre
03/30 Albany, NY Northern Lights
03/31 Toronto, ON Opera House
04/01 Montreal, QC Tulipe
04/02 Quebec City, QC Imperial
04/03 New York, NY Gramercy Theatre
04/04 Worcester, MA The Palladium

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Dying Fetus Announces Headlining U.S. Tour Dates

Dying Fetus will head out on a month-long US headlining tour beginning in early May. This tour immediately follows the band's headlining European run as part of the "Thrash And Burn Tour" and will also include performances as part of the California Metalfest and Midwest Fuckfest. A listing of confirmed Dying Fetus tour dates can be found below with more to be announced soon.

Prior to the "Thrash And Burn" European tour, Dying Fetus will visit Russia and the Ukraine for the first time. Dying Fetus are touring in support of their new album, "Descend Into Depravity," that was released late last year. "Descend Into Depravity" is currently streaming in its entirety.

Dying Fetus will head out on a month-long US headlining tour beginning in early May. This tour immediately follows the band's headlining European run as part of the "Thrash And Burn Tour" and will also include performances as part of the California Metalfest and Midwest Fuckfest. A listing of confirmed Dying Fetus tour dates can be found below with more to be announced soon.

Prior to the "Thrash And Burn" European tour, Dying Fetus will visit Russia and the Ukraine for the first time. Dying Fetus are touring in support of their new album, "Descend Into Depravity," that was released late last year. "Descend Into Depravity" is currently streaming in its entirety.

4/3 St. Petersburg, Russia Orlandina
4/4 Moscow, Russia XO
4/5 Rostov-on-Don, Russia Podzemka
4/7 Kiev, Ukraine Bingo
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***All dates from 4/9 thru 30 w/ ORIGIN, BENEATH THE MASSACRE, and REVOCATION ***
4/9 Karlsruhe, Germany Substage
4/10 Essen, Germany Turock
4/11 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle
4/12 Rostock, Germany Zuckerfabrik
4/13 Copenhagen, Denmark The Rock
4/14 Berlin, Germany S036
4/15 Nitra, Slovakia Nova Pekaren
4/16 Leipzing, Germany Theaterfabrik
4/17 Wurzburg, Germany Posthalle
4/18 Wien, Austria Arena
4/19 Munchen, Germany Feierwerk
4/21 Bologna, Italy Estragon
4/22 Milan, Italy Tunnel
4/23 Erstfeld, Switzerland Transilvania Live
4/24 Savigny, France Le Temple Emprunte
4/25 Rennes, France Ubu
4/26 Gent, Belgium Minus One
4/27 London, UK Underworld
4/28 Newport, UK TJ's
4/29 Manchester, UK Club Academy
4/30 Birmingham, UK 02 Academy
5/1 Tilburg, Netherlands Death Fest
5/2 Barroselas, Portugal SWR Metalfest
Metalsucks Presents: The Facemelter 2010 Tour featuring DYING FETUS w/ ARSIS, MISERY INDEX, CONDUCTING FROM THE GRAVE and ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY
5/6 Baltimore, MD Sonar
5/7 Spartanburg, SC Ground Zero
5/8 Tampa, FL Brass Mug
5/9 New Orleans, LA The High Ground
5/10 Houston, TX Wired Live
5/11 Austin, TX Emo's (w/ CANNIBAL CORPSE)
5/12 Ft. Worth, TX Ridglea Theatre
5/13 Albuquerque, NM The Compound
5/14 Mesa, AZ UB's
5/15 Pomona, CA Fox Theatre (as part of California Metalfest)
5/16 San Francisco, CA TBA
5/18 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
5/19 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theatre
5/21 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
5/23 Milwaukee, WI The Rave (as part of Midwest Fuckfest)
5/24 Minneapolis, MN The Rock
5/26 West Dundee, IL Clearwater Theatre
5/27 Louisville, KY Uncle Pleasant's
5/28 Indianapolis, IN Emerson Theatre
5/29 Detroit, MI Harpo's
5/30 Windsor, ON Chubby Pickle
5/31 Toronto, ON Mod Club
6/1 Quebec City, QC Imperial
6/2 Montreal, QC Foufounes
6/4 Cleveland, OH Peabody's
6/5 Pittsburgh, PA Smiling Moose
6/6 Long Island, NY Crazy Donkey

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Megadeth Issues Tour Road Report

Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has checked in from the road with the following update:

"Greetings Everyone! Just finished our show in Austin, TX tonight...was fantastic and huge. The SXSW music convention just finished last week so I figured everyone would still be hung over but the town was alive and our show was full of VERY enthusiastic fans. It was good to be back in town again and we broke out 'The Right To Go Insane' for the first time ever. The new video is looking great and should all be launching as the next single shortly. A ton of great stuff brewing. As you saw on the homepage I conducted an interview for Megadeth Radio with Ron McGovney (original METALLICA bassist) while we were in Asheville, NC this past week. In fact, I've done interviews with our friends in EXODUS and TESTAMENT as well. Those should be airing soon.

Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has checked in from the road with the following update:

"Greetings Everyone! Just finished our show in Austin, TX tonight...was fantastic and huge. The SXSW music convention just finished last week so I figured everyone would still be hung over but the town was alive and our show was full of VERY enthusiastic fans. It was good to be back in town again and we broke out 'The Right To Go Insane' for the first time ever. The new video is looking great and should all be launching as the next single shortly. A ton of great stuff brewing. As you saw on the homepage I conducted an interview for Megadeth Radio with Ron McGovney (original METALLICA bassist) while we were in Asheville, NC this past week. In fact, I've done interviews with our friends in EXODUS and TESTAMENT as well. Those should be airing soon.

"Tune in to hear the SIRIUS 'Liquid Metal' show interview with Dave and I this weekend, too. Our friend Jose Mangin (who conducted the interview) posted his video of us testing out his famous tacos he kindly made and brought to us at the Scranton, PA show. Good backstage fun, especially if you were hungry!

"We are in the final week of the RIP North American tour and it has been a total blast to be back playing for you all and meeting so many of you in the meet n greets, as well as the fun I see you all having from the stage. Chat with ya soon...."

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Bullet For My Valentine Announces US Headlining Tour Dates

Bullet For My Valentine has announced the following headlining tour dates with Chiodos and Airbourne:

April 30 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
May 01 - East Rutherford, NJ - Bamboozle
May 02 - Baltimore, MD - Ram’s Head
May 04 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
May 05 - Nashville, TN - Rocketown
May 07 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
May 08 - TBA
May 09 - Tulsa, OK - Diamond
May 11 - Phoenix, AZ- Marquee
May 12 - Las Vegas, NV - House Of Blues
May 14 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove *Main Support TBA
May 15 - San Diego, CA - SOMA *Airbourne not on this date
May 16 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Center Ballroom
May 18 - Salt Lake City, UT - Great Salt Air
May 19 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theater
May 21 - St Louis, MO - The Pageant
May 22 - Chicago, IL - Rivera
May 23 - Columbus, OH - Rock On The Range
May 25 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
May 26 - Minneapolis, MN - 1st Avenue
May 28 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Orbit Room
May 29 - TBA
May 30 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore

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The Strokes Confirm Lollapalooza Slot, Report In on Next Album

With the Strokes in the studio hard at work on their long-awaited follow-up to First Impressions of Earth, frontman Julian Casablancas has reiterated drummer Fab Moretti’s prediction about when the album will be released, telling the Chicago Tribune, “I think it’ll be out in September.” Casablancas added, “I’ve written a lot of melodies for it, but the other guys have also contributed a lot more: melodies, choruses, parts. It’s way more collaborative. So it’ll have a different feel than our other albums.” As Rolling Stone reported last month, Moretti labeled the band’s recent studio sessions a “free for all” of musical ideas.

The Strokes have been rumored to be among the six headliners at this year’s Lollapalooza festival, and Casablancas told the Tribute the news is in fact true. The Tribune predicts the reunited Soundgarden, Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, Green Day and Phoenix will also play Perry Farrell’s annual event, but the festival has yet to confirm this potential lineup. Lollapalooza traditionally unveils its list of performers around April 10th.

It promises to be a busy summer for the Strokes, as the New York rockers have already lined up headlining slots at four European musical festivals this summer: Rockness, South Side, Hurricane and Isle of Wight. Casablancas is also still in the midst of touring in support of his solo album Phrazes for the Young.Multiple Search Engine

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Steven Adler Recording New Studio Album

Original Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler is moving forward with his solo band Adler's Appetite with a new studio album. Here is what he had to tell fans via Myspace blog on Friday:

"We have been in the studio all week putting together new original music for a spring/summer release. The songs sound great! It feels so good to be moving forward! It's been a long time coming, but will be worth the wait.

"We will be debuting some of the new songs at The Key Club on April 10th. I want you all to be there! Plenty of time to plan your trip to Los Angeles."

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Bring Me The Horizon Changes San Diego Tour Date

Bring Me The Horizon has issued the following brief update about changing their previously scheduled June 24th date in San Diego to August 10th:

"Warped San Diego date change. Please note that our date in San Diego at the Cricket Amphitheatre on June 24th will be moving to August 10th. The Vans Warped Tour will now start on June 25th in Los Angeles."

The upcoming Bring Me The Horizon tour dates are as follows:

6/21 2010 Starline Fresno, California
6/22 2010 Jerry’s Bakersfield, California
6/25 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Home Depot Center Los Angeles, California
6/26 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Shoreline Ampitheatre Mountain View, California
6/27 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Seaside Park Ventura, California
6/29 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Cricket Pavilion Phoenix, Arizona
6/30 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - NMSU Practice Field Las Cruces, New Mexico
7/1 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - AT&T Center San Antonio, Texas
7/2 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Sam Houston Race Park Houston, Texas
7/3 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Superpages.com Center Dallas, Texas
7/5 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Verizon Wireless Ampitheater St. Louis, Missouri
7/6 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Verizon Wireless Ampitheater Indianapolis, Indiana
7/7 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - First Niagara Pavilion Burgettstown, Pennsylvania
7/8 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Time Warner Cable Ampitheatre Cleveland, Ohio
7/9 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Arrow Hall Toronto, Ontario
7/10 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Parc Jean Drapeau Montreal, Quebec
7/11 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Comcast Theater Hartford, Connecticut
7/13 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Comcast Center Masfield, Massachusetts
7/14 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Darien Lake P.A.C. Darien Center, New York

7/15 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Toyota Pavilion Scranton, Pennsylvania
7/16 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, New Jersey
7/17 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale, New York
7/18 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Monmouth Park Racetrack Oceanport, New Jersey
7/20 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, Maryland
7/21 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Verizon Wireless Ampitheater Virginia Beach, Virginia
7/22 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Verizon Wireless Ampitheater Charlotte, North Carolina
7/23 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Vinoy Park Petersburg, Florida
7/24 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Cruzan Ampitheater West Palm Beach, Florida
7/25 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Firestone Amphitheater Orlando, Florida
7/26 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Lakewood Ampitheater Atlanta, Georgia
7/28 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, Ohio
7/29 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Marcus Ampitheater Milwaukee, Wisconsin
7/30 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Comerica Park Detroit, Michigan
8/1 2010 8:00PSONISPHERE FESTIVAL, KNEBWORTH PARK Knebworth, UK
8/5 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Northlands Grounds Edmonton, Alberta
8/7 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Utah State Fairground Salt Lake City, Utah
8/8 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Invesco Field Denver, Colorado
8/10 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Cricket Ampitheatre San Diego, California
8/11 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Pomona Fairplex Pomona, California
8/12 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Sleep Train Ampitheater Wheatland, California
8/13 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Idaho Center Ampitheater Nampa, Idaho
8/14 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Gorge Ampitheater George, Washington
8/15 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR - Washington County Fairgrounds Hillsboro, Oregon

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Children Of Bodom Writing For New Album

Children Of Bodom give us an insight into how things are going on their brand new album!

Finnish riff-lords Children Of Bodom are hard at work on the follow-up to 2008’s ‘Blooddrunk’. Bodom bassist Henkka Seppälä has offered the following update on how things are going:

“It is great to have a new rehearsal space. We can rehearse whenever and as long as we want. And this is a new thing for us as a band. So making new songs is now really different than before.

“It’s been really exciting, once again, to gather at the rehearsal space and start jamming the new ideas Alexi (Laiho) has in mind for. I’m really excited now, and looking forward every day to get there again to see what’s new this time.

“Soon we will jam some old songs too, since we have these three shows in Finland next month.

“It s been quite a long time since last live show, so that is a fresh thing to do also, the small Fenno-tour. And we’ve never played in Sotkamo area!!!

“We will enter the studio in the middle of next summer. And then we will take our time to track the stuff, then mix it and master it. Then the labels need their time to prepare the release… so unfortunately the release won’t be this year, that’s for sure. We will let you know as soon as we know the date.

“When the tracking is done, the rest of the summertime we will spend at some summer festivals in Europe. And, we will put some footage, diary thingies, from the studio, that’s for sure!”

Children Of Bodom have already been confirmed as co-headliners of this year’s Bloodstock with Fear Factory. Heaven & Hell and Twisted Sister are the other night’s headliners.

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Bring Me The Horizon To Release Remixed Deluxe Edition Of "Suicide Season" Album

Bring Me The Horizon, who are currently in the process of working on a new album, have announced they will release a new three disc version of their 2008 album "Suicide Season." The collection will feature the original album, 14 remixed songs, and a DVD with four music videos and a live show from Mexico City. A teaser trailer for the new version of the album can be viewed below.


The "Suicide Season" deluxe edition track listing is as follows:

Disc One
1. The Comedown - 4:09
2. Chelsea Smile - 5:03
3. It was Written In Blood - 4:03
4. Death Breath - 4:21
5. Football Season is Over - 1:56
6. Sleep with One Eye Open - 4:16
7. Diamonds Aren't Forever - 3:48
8. The Sadness Will Never End - 5:22
9. No Need For Introductions, I've Read About Girls Like You On The Back Of Toilet Doors - 1:00
10. Suicide Season - 8:17

Enhanced Content
• "The Comedown" music video
• "Pray For Plagues" music video
• 2 wallpaper designs (album cover, photo of band)

Disc Two
1. The Comedown (Robot Sonics remix) - 5:17
2. Chelsea Smile (KC Blitz remix) - 4:12
3. It Was Written In Blood (L'Amour La Morgue remix) - 4:58
4. Death Breath (Toxic Avenger remix) - 4:33
5. Football Season Is Over (After The Night remix) - 3:57
6. Sleep With One Eye Open (Tek-One remix) - 4:41
7. Diamonds Aren't Forever (I Haunt Wizards remix) - 3:55
8. The Sadness Will Never End (Skrillex (AKA Sonny) remix) - 6:03
9. No Need For Introductions (Benjamin Weinman remix) - 2:46
10. Suicide Season (The Secret Handshake remix) - 2:56
11. Football Season Is Over (Utah Saints remix) - 5:02
12. Sleep With One Eye Open (M. Shawn Crahan remix) - 5:55
13. Chelsea Smile (Travis McCoy remix) - 3:42
14. Suicide Season (Outcry Collective remix) - 5:05

DVD
1. Live In Mexico City (full concert)
2. Live In Siberia (3 live songs)
3. The Comedown (video)
4. Chelsea Smile (video)
5. Diamonds Aren't Forever (video)
6. The Sadness Will Never End (video)

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PHIL ANSELMO AUTOBIOGRAPHY TO BE CO-AUTHORED BY METALSUCKS’ OWN COREY MITCHELL

Just wanted to give you guys the first official heads-up that I just signed a contract with former Pantera lead singer Phil Anselmo to help him pen his autobiography. Be on the lookout for an official press release next week.

This one has the MetalSucks handprints all over it, as MS co-head cheese Vince Neilstein hooked me up with Anselmo through the most unlikely of sources — Vince’s dad’s girlfriend and Phil’s aunt and uncle.

Rest assured, MS Maniacs will be privy to many exclusives as I help Phil tackle his incredible story. I will do my best to take you behind the scenes of the making of the book, post advance chapters before the book hits the stores, and post deleted material that won’t make the final cut but will be worth reading nonetheless.

Stay tuned to MetalSucks for more details.

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Foof Fighters Team Butch Vig For Heaviest Album Yet

Forget all that talk of a hiatus. The Foo Fighters are getting ready to head back into the studio, Dave Grohl revealed at the Independent Spirit Awards on Friday night. Swigging from a bottle of Jameson Irish Whiskey, the Foos frontman and Them Crooked Vultures drummer, who had just introduced a performance by Best Documentary subjects Anvil, said his band will work with Butch Vig on their seventh album, in part to mark the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind, which Vig produced in 1991. “Me and [Foos drummer] Taylor [Hawkins] have already started demoing songs,” Grohl told Rolling Stone.

But unlike the Foos’ previous two efforts, which were recorded at Studio 606 (a cutting edge recording complex/rehearsal space/party den that the band owns in Northridge, California), this forthcoming album will be recorded entirely in analog — and out of Grohl’s garage. “We’re doing a test on Monday,” he said when asked about potential noise complaints from his Encino neighbors (and the missus). Indeed, the father of two added, “I think this could be our heaviest album yet.”

With no firm timeline for release (though the month September was bandied about), the follow-up to 2007’s Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace will also be accompanied by a documentary film, said Grohl, that will celebrate the Foos’ 16 years together and chronicle the making of the album. No doubt he was inspired by the movie Anvil! The Story of Anvil. For his Independent Spirit introduction, Grohl went off script and urged not just all musicians, but every person in the room to watch the movie that made him cry.

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Mudvayne Banned

Mudvayne are the latest band to drum-up publicity by producing a controversial video that was guaranteed to be banned by major video outlets. Here is the official announcement about the ban: Mudvayne continues to push the envelope with the video for their second single "Beautiful and Strange" off their self-titled album Mudvayne. "Beautiful and Strange" is directed by Frankie Nasso and is the latest installment of three conceptually linked videos that were filmed to promote the band's self-titled album. "Scream With Me", the first single off the album saw great success becoming #2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Chart.

With the release of the video for "Beautiful and Strange" came the unwillingness of networks, and media sources to play the video due to its disturbing and thought provoking imagery that is meant for mature audiences. The video contains sexually explicit acts that take place in a graveyard and some scenes that involve acts of sadism that is part of a storyline that is linked to the other two videos. The exact definition of the video is left to interpretation and flows beautifully with the other two videos that complete the concept. It has been banned from every outlet except for one; the only place where this video can be seen is on the social networking site vampirefreaks.com.

Mudvayne has been praised for changing the landscape of metal music through their songwriting and now they continue to broaden that landscape with their provocative new video for "Beautiful and Strange". The song is extremely dynamic and is an example of the bands technical abilities as musicians. The release of the third and final video "Heard It All Before" is set to premiere next month.
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Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood to score film of Haruki Murakami novel

Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood will reportedly return to film scoring, writing music for an adaptation of Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood. The score will be based on a composition Greenwood wrote for the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Greenwood's last foray into feature films was his Grammy-nominated soundtrack for Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood. Just as that score was derived from an earlier work, Popcorn Superhet Receiver, Greenwood's composition expands upon an orchestral piece called Dogwood, which debuted last month.

The maverick musician announced the project at BBC's Maida Vale studios, following Dogwood's premiere. "I wrote [the] piece mostly in hotels and dressing rooms while touring with Radiohead," he told TwentyFourBit. "This was more practical than glamorous – lots of time sitting indoors, lots of instruments about – and aside from picking up a few geographical working titles, I [don't] think that it had any effect where, on tour, it was written." Greenwood is also listed on the film's Imdb page.

Murakami's 1987 novel, translated into English in 2000, follows Toru Watanabe's nostalgic recollections of the late 60s. These memories are spurred by the sitar-strung sound of the Beatles' Norwegian Wood. The film version is directed by Anh Hung Tran, and will be released in Japan in December.

In the meantime, the Maida Vale performance of Dogwood will be re-broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 19 March. Greenwood's first movie score, for the 2003 documentary Bodysong, will also soon see an encore: it will be released on DVD on 22 March.

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As I Lay Dying Reveal New Album Details

The Powerless Rise’ has a release date and you can see the album cover inside?

As I Lay Dying will release their 5th album, ‘The Powerless Rise’, through Metal Blade on May 11th. It’s been recorded and produced by Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam D and is currently being mixed by Colin Richardson.

Check out the cover art below. Pretty gnarly, huh?

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Iron Maiden Singer Bruce Dickinson Loses Radio Show

Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson's radio show "Masters Of Rock" is to be axed, according to the BBC. He will reportedly broadcast his last show at the end of April. Dickinson has been presenting shows for BBC 6 Music since it's launch in 2002 and his current show goes out at 9pm on fridays and finishes at midnight.

A 6 Music spokeswoman says, "6 Music is currently reviewing the way it reflects the Rock/Heavy Metal genres across the network and has decided to decommission the Friday Night Rock Show. The network, however, remains committed to reflecting both genres throughout the schedule as part of its core music offering. We would very much like to thank Bruce Dickinson for the hard work and commitment he has shown to 6 Music over the past eight years."

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The Word Alive kicks out drummer

The Word Alive has booted drummer Tony Aguilera from their line-up. The most telling portion of his remarks seem to be the following:

"On our last tour I messed up when the click track I play to off of an iPod Nano started a click late and an 808 was off. Apparently those little mistakes were enough because I was told shortly after we got home from our last tour that they were going to be looking for a new drummer. I had no idea this was going to happen, and had no warning that I was in danger of being kicked out and prior to being told this I would have called them my best friends. I had no problems with anyone in the band, and based on what I thought we were all still good friends and were stoked to write our upcoming full length together. Even though we hadn't practiced or jammed together a single time since before we recorded our CD in March, over 10 months ago, (we played over a hundred shows since then), I am not going to be given the opportunity to show my talent and improvement on the new CD, and even though I've done all the work as a drummer to get them where they are. (Warped Tour, Bamboozle, whatever other tours they've gotten) I guess I can't suck THAT bad..right? So to sum it up this all goes to getting fucked over by the few friends I thought I had."

The band's remaining members have subsequently released the following:

"We will announce the real reasons behind everything soon, all we can hope is that people will be understanding and patient enough to wait, as well as understanding enough to know we would never do something we didn't feel was the best for TWA. All decisions are made as a group, and there's so much misinformation floating around. It's disheartening to see several fans attacking us without having heard the full story. Hopefully our true fans will understand; the ones who don't, we apologize."

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Avenged Sevenfold recruits Mike Portnoy

Avenged Sevenfold has recruited Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy to play on their forthcoming album. Portnoy steps in for Avenged Sevenfold drummer James "The Rev" Sullivan, who passed away in December. The group explains:

"I want our fans to know that with Jimmy in our hearts, our journey to record has officially began. Jimmy helped leave this world an amazing gift and now it's our job to make sure to deliver that gift to our fans. We asked Jimmy's all time favorite drummer Mike Portnoy to record on behalf of him. Mike said it would be an honor and without question that's what Jim would have wanted. It's comforting to us that someone like Mike, who is undoubtedly revered as one of the best drummers in the world, held such respect and adoration for the Rev's abilities. Even though it will never be the same without our brother by our side, his essence lives in our hearts and through the music he helped create. He was a legend before any of the success or any of that bullshit and we are fucking excited to lay this down for our fans, and especially for Jimmy."

Update: Portnoy has now issued the following:

"Even under normal circumstances, I would've been happy to help the guys out in any way I could as I think Avenged Sevenfold are a great band...but under these incredibly sad and tragic circumstances, I must say I am truly honored to have been asked to play with them and I didn't even have to think twice about saying 'yes.'

"These guys are a true family and it is an incredibly emotional experience to be here with them for the first time without their lost brother. But they have welcomed me into the family with open arms and there's a real excitement to make the record they had set out to make.

"I am treating my participation on this album with the utmost respect for Jimmy's memory and am remaining as true as possible to the drum parts that he wrote for the songs and the record he wanted to make.

"I want their fans to realize that I'm not trying to step into or fill The Rev's shoes...I'm just merely lacing 'em up for him!"

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Top 40 Live Albums Of All Time Poll Released

The folks at gigwise.com have announced their pick for the best live album of all time. It’s not Iron Maiden, AC/DC or Metallica FYI.

Thin Lizzy’s classic ‘Live And Dangerous album has been named the greatest album of all time in a new survey. The legendary Irish rockers beat out competition from some of the biggest names to ever grace rock music in the chart which you can see in its entirety below.

UFO are a bit high in this, aren’t they?

1. Thin Lizzy – Live & Dangerous
2. Deep Purple – Made In Japan
3. UFO – Strangers In The Night
4. The Who – Live At Leeds
5. AC/DC – If You Want Blood, You Got It
6. Iron Maiden – Live After Death
7. Pink Floyd – PULSE
8. Peter Frampton – Frampton Comes Alive
9. KISS – Alive
10. Genesis – Seconds Out
11. Status Quo – Live!
12. Yes – Yessongs
13. Jethro Tull – Bursting Out
14. Hawkwind – Space Ritual
15. Cheap Trick – At Budokan
16. Wishbone Ash – Live Dates (1973)
17. Led Zeppelin – The Song Remains the Same
18. Queen – Live Killers
19. Rush – All The World’s A Stage
20. Rush – Exit Stage Left
21. Lynyrd Skynyrd – One More From The Road
22. Motorhead – No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith
23. Humble Pie – Rockin’ The Filmore
24. Uriah Heep – Live 1973
25. Led Zeppelin – How The West Was Won
26. Queen – Live at Wembley ‘86
27. Asia – Fantasia
28. Rory Gallagher – Irish Tour ‘74
29. Whitesnake – Live in the Heart of the City
30. Allman Brothers Band – Live at Fillmore East
31. Slade – Slade Alive
32. Metallica – S & M
33. Rolling Stones – Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out
34. Free – Live
35. Rush – Rush In Rio
36. Thunder – 20 Years And Out: Hammersmith Apollo July 2009
37. Rainbow – On Stage
38. Woodstock Soundtrack
39. David Gilmour – Live in Gdansk
40. Judas Priest – Unleashed In The East

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Eyes Set To Kill Posts "Deadly Weapons" Music Video

Arizona's Eyes Set To Kill has posted a new music video online for the song "Deadly Weapons." The video clip can be viewed below. "Deadly Weapons" is off the band's 2009 album "The World Outside."




Eyes Set To Kill also have the following upcoming tour dates:

The Royal Family Tour - Eyes Set To Kill w/ From First To Last and Confide and Sleeping with Sirens
3/12 2010 Ground Control - West Palm Beach, Florida
3/13 2010 Sluggo’s - Siren Pensacola, Florida
3/15 2010 Life Church - El Paso, Texas
3/16 2010 The Phix - Siren Phoenix, Arizona
3/17 2010 Whiskey-A-Go-Go - West Hollywood, California
3/18 2010 Jerry’s Pizza - Bakersfield, California
3/19 2010 Epicentre - San Diego, California
3/20 2010 Chain Reaction - Anaheim, California
3/21 2010 The Boardwalk - Orangevale, California
3/23 2010 Studio 7 - Seattle, Washington
3/24 2010 The Grange - Clarkston, Washington
3/25 2010 icon - Pocatello, Idaho
3/26 2010 Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, Utah
3/27 2010 The Marquis Theatre - Denver, Colorado
3/28 2010 Oz Cafe - Wichita, Kansas
3/29 2010 Fubar - St. Louis, Missouri
3/30 2010 tattersalls - Lexington, Kentucky
4/1 2010 Reggies Rock Club - Chicago, Illinois
4/2 2010 mix tape cafe - East Grand Rapids, Michigan
4/3 2010 Eagle Theatre - Pontiac, Michigan
4/4 2010 Peabodys - Cleveland, Ohio
4/6 2010 Rocko’s - Manchester, New Hampshire
4/7 2010 The Loft - Poughkeepsie, New York
4/8 2010 Crocodile Rock Cafe - Allentown, Pennsylvania
4/9 2010 champion ship - Lemoyne, Pennsylvania
4/10 2010 Hangar 84 - Vineland, New Jersey
4/11 2010 The Canal Club - Richmond, Virginia

Eyes Set To Kill w/ I am Ghost and Confide and Lower than Atlantis
4/30 2010 CARODEJALES open air Brno
5/1 2010 Vidia Cesena
5/2 2010 Tunnel Milano
5/3 2010 Arena Wien
5/4 2010 Böllerbauer Haag
5/5 2010 Universum Stuttgart
5/6 2010 Alter Stattbahnhof Schweinfurt
5/7 2010 Juha Rosswein
5/8 2010 Undergroud Köln w/ Four Letter Lie
5/8 2010 Undergroud Köln
5/10 2010 Feierwerk München
5/11 2010 Dynamo Zürich
5/12 2010 TBA Lyon, Rhône-Alpes
5/13 2010 Glazart Paris
5/14 2010 Ex-Haus Trier
5/15 2010 joiners southampton
5/16 2010 O2 Academy 3 Birmingham
5/17 2010 O2 Academy 2 New Castle
5/18 2010 Rios Leeds
5/19 2010 O2 Academy 2 - Breaking Distance Tour Bristol
5/19 2010 O2 Academy 2 - Breaking Distance Tour Bristol
5/2 2010 The Underworld London, London and SouthEast
5/21 2010 The Met Lounge Peterborough
5/22 2010 Blackstarfest Leopoldsburg
5/23 2010 Het Kasteel Alphen aan de Rijn
5/24 2010 TbA Hamburg w/ Confide
5/25 2010 Magnet Berlin w/ Four Letter Lie
5/25 2010 Magnet Berlin

6/5 2010 Stramler Park - ROCKIN ROOTS FEST 2010 Bakersfield, California

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Bullet For My Valentine ‘Fever’ Tracks Online

Youtube are hosting two videos of brand new track’s ‘Your Betrayal’ and ‘The Last Fight’. Now check out the tracks below and let us know what you think!

FYI – anyone saying ‘dats not da metulz’ will be flicked in the eyeball. Hard.

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