KINGDOM OF SORROW has debuted the third preview track, ‘Heroes To Dust’, from their new album, Behind The Blackest Tears. ‘Heroes To Dust’ can be…
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KEEP OF KALESSIN Comment On Working With Daniel Bergstrand, NILE Tour
Norwegian extreme metal horde KEEP OF KALESSIN will release Reptilian in North America on June 8th. The follow up to the band?s 2008 release, Kolossus,…
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Isis / Melvins split on the way
Though the band recently called it quits, Isis isn’t going out quietly. The band is currently on their final tour alongside Melvins and Cave In, and have announced plans to release a split with the former through Hydra Head Records.
The Isis side of the split will feature “Way Through Woven Branches,” a track from the Japanese version of their recent full-length Wavering Radiant, as well as an unreleased track entitled “The Pliable Foe.” The Melvins side will feature alternate versions of “Pig House” and “I’ll Finish You Off,” two songs that will first appear in their original incarnations on that band’s new full-length The Bride Screamed Murder.
The split is due out on July 13, 2010.
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TRIOSPHERE: ‘The Road Less Travelled’ Teaser Available
A three-and-a-half-minute video teaser for “The Road Less Travelled”, the sophomore album from TRIOSPHERE, the female-fronted Norwegian band led by former GRIFFIN guitarist Marcus Silver, can be viewed below.
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Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Counter-Strike: Source Beta Update Released
Updates to Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Counter-Strike: Source Beta have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
GameUI
- Fixed the desktop resolution not appearing in the list of valid resolutions when using windowed-mode.
Server Browser
- Fixed a crash caused by leaving the server browser open while playing.
Engine
- Added client/server version check on client connect.
- Fixed a crash caused by hitting ctrl-alt-del while playing.
Counter-Strike: Source Beta
- Added sv_disablefreezecam cvar to turn off the freezecam on a server.
- Added sv_nonemesis cvar to turn off domination/revenge on a server.
- Added sv_nomvp cvar to turn off MVP stars on a server.
- Added sv_nostats cvar to turn off stats on a server.
- Added avatar images to the scoreboards.
- Added stats report to scoreboard to show whether a server has stats enabled or not.
- Fixed achievement tab so it now updates at the time you earn an achievement.
- Fixed bug causing achievements to be listed as earned in July 2009.
- Fixed issue where you couldnt chat during intermission.
- Fixed player stutter while moving in water.
- Fixed player stutter when running into other players.
- Fixed issue that caused footsteps to play when walking.
- Fixed miscellaneous consistency, spelling and grammatical errors in the string tables.
- Fixed grenade velocity problems.
- Updated a few audio effects.
- Updated scoreboard
- Changed layout to make it more readable.
- Changed scoreboard opacity to make the action behind it more readable.
- Supports Unicode and lowercase letters.
- Grayed out the names of dead players.
Team Fortress 2
- Added community submitted deathnotice icons for the community submitted weapons.
- Changed the deathnotice text color to use black instead of white when the local player is involved.
- Fixed domination/revenge messages not using team colors for the player names.
- Fixed an issue where sequences with an activity weight of 0 never get selected.
- Updated Koth_Nucleus:
- Changed side spawn exits to prevent sniping from inside the spawn door.
- Fixed graphical glitch on platform floor.
- Fixed blue-colored models in RED area.
- Updated Tc_Hydro:
- Added respawn time advantages when a team begins to cap any point. Resets when the cap progress resets.
- Fixed various nobuild and playerclip issues reported by the community.
- Removed logic that reduced spawn times based on roundtime.
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WEDNESDAY 13 Pays Tribute To Late SLIPKNOT Bassist Paul Gray
WEDNESDAY 13 (MURDERDOLLS) has issued the following statement in regards to the death of SLIPKNOT bass player Paul Gray, who passed away on Monday, May…
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KUFO’s ‘Metalopolis’ Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO
Portland, Oregon’s heavy metal radio show “Metalopolis”, hosted by former WHITE ZOMBIE drummer Ivan de Prume, paid tribute legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio ? best known for his work with BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW and his own band DIO ? this past Saturday, May 22.
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SIRENIA Interviewed By Mexico’s ‘Familia Perro’
Mexico’s metal podcast “Familia Perro” recently conducted an interview with Morten Veland (guitar, vocals) and Ailyn (vocals) of the Norwegian/Spanish female-fronted gothic metal band SIRENIA.
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JOHN 5 Discusses JCM900 With Marshall; Video Available
Marshall Amplification reports: “We were lucky enough to meet up with JOHN 5 in Burbank, CA where he was preparing for The Gruesome Twosome Tour…
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Aspiga joins Solidarity Recordings
Collingswood, NJ outfit Aspiga have joined Solidarity Recordings. The label will issue the band’s debut full-length, Tense, in July. The band cites Osker, Jawbreaker, Hanalei, Fingers Cut Mega-Machine, and Desaparecidos as influences.
Two songs from the release can be heard at the band’s MySpace page and a third track can be streamed at the label’s MySpace page.
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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Perform On Jimmy Kimmel Live!’; Footage Available
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS performed last night (Wednesday, May 26th) on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! Check out footage of the performance below. According to Billboard.com,…
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BACHMAN & TURNER Announce Rare & Intimate Live Club Dates
Taking the stage for the first time in 20 years, BACHMAN & TURNER will be performing two intimate club dates before heading out across the…
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MÖTLEY CRÜE’s Nikki Sixx Comments On Rock On The Range Festival, Upcoming SIXX: A.M. Release
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx checks in with the following brief update: “The whole gang from Sixx Sense radio had a blast at the Rock…
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