Minneapolis-based symphonic metallers ECHOTERRA will play their debut headlining concert tonight, Friday, May 21st, at the iconic 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ticket information…
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WE ARE THE FALLEN On 95.1 WIIL ROCK; Interview, Acoustic-Performance Footage Available
On Thursday, May 20, WE ARE THE FALLEN ? the group formed by EVANESCENCE co-founder Ben Moody (guitar) and other former members (John LeCompt on guitar and Rocky Gray on drums) along with “American Idol” powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson and bassist Marty O’Brien (DISTURBED, KELLY CLARKSON, STATIC-X, METHODS OF MAYHEM,TOMMY LEE) ? took part in an acoustic performance and interview on the 95.1 WII
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KINGDOM OF SORROW – Behind The Blackest Tears In-Studio Episode #3 Available
KINGDOM OF SORROW has posted a third video of Jamey Jasta and Kirk Windstein in the studio working on their brand new album, Behind The…
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NEVERMORE: Quality Pratteln Footage Posted Online
Quality fan-filmed video footage of NEVERMORE’s May 15, 2010 performance at the Metalfest in Pratteln, Switzerland can be viewed below.
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HELLYEAH – ‘Cowboy Way’ Video Available; Live Web Chat Scheduled For 6 PM Today
Noisecreep have premiered HELLYEAH’s new video, for the track ‘Cowboy Way’ (see below) and will host a live web chat with the band at 6…
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Week 5

Week 5 of the in game blog: Return of the Gnome and Realism Versus and Pick Your Favorite Infected.
Encore Week
Last Gnome On Earth
Protect the gnome at all cost.
Do you crave attention? Want all the Infected to swarm you and the gnome you are carrying? Then we have the game mode for you. The team needs to carry the garden gnome from start to finish in any campaign. The Infected hate the gnome and will swarm whoever is carrying him. Watch out putting him on the ground, a boomer explosion will send him flying!
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD STOP PUTTING HIM DOWN HE IS THE LAST GNOME ON EARTH!!!
This Mutation is available in Campaign Mode.
Return of the Gnome
Last week was the first of a regular poll we will be running. After every four Mutations, we will have a vote to bring one back for an encore week. Last week The Last Gnome on Earth won handily, followed by Bleed Out and Follow the Liter.
Thanks to voting on a previous poll, Realism Versus has graduated from a Mutation to a permanent Game Mode. On the Xbox 360, owners of “The Passing” just need to connect to the Internet for this update, no Live update is needed.
Favorite Infected
This week’s poll question is simple. Which Special Infected is your favorite?
We will continue the Play with Devs games this weekend. Look for us all this weekend using these Steam names – L4D2_DEV_1, L4D2_DEV_2, L4D2_DEV_3, L4D2_DEV_4, L4D2_DEV_5. And on the Xbox 360 these gamer tags – L4D2 DEV 1, L4D2 DEV 2, L4D2 DEV 3, L4D2 DEV 4, L4D2 DEV 5. Let’s get some games of Realism Versus going!
Next Week’s Mutation: Last Man On Earth
Project Featuring ÅKERFELDT, WILSON, PORTNOY Begins Work On Music
PORCUPINE TREE’s Steven Wilson revealed to Chordstruck Magazine that he has begun work on material for his much-anticipated collaboration with Mikael Åkerfeldt from OPETH and Mike Portnoy from DREAM THEATER.
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ANTIMATTER To Release 10th Anniversary Collection Alternative Matter
This year will see the release of ANTIMATTER’s Alternative Matter, a 10th anniversary collection of rare and unreleased acoustic versions, demos, live versions, remixes and…
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NÀTTSÒL – LP Version Of Debut Album Available For Pre-Order
Norwegian metallers NÀTTSÒL’s debut album Stemning will be released on June 11th in Europe as a digipak CD via Prophecy Productions. You can now place…
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ALICE COOPER Talks About RONNIE JAMES DIO’s Passing In New Video Interview
Legendary rocker Alice Cooper was interviewed on the Lazer 103.3 radio station at this year’s Lazerfest, which took place Sunday, May 16 at Indianola Balloon Grounds in Indianola, Iowa.
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SICKNESS WITHIN Prepare To Release Constructed Hate EP; Artwork, Tracklisting Revealed
Denmark’s SICKNESS WITHIN are gearing up to release a new EP, entitled Constructed Hate, due in early August. The new disc will include three new…
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TESTAMENT’s SKOLNICK Talks About Songwriting Process For Next Album
Joe Matera of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Skolnick of veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT.
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EXILIA – Naked Release Delayed In Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Italy’s EXILIA have issued the following update on their new release, a special limited edition CD for their fans, entitled Naked, which hit stores today,…
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