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CANNIBAL CORPSE are pleased to announce their U.S. headlining tour! Brought to you by Metal Blade Records, Good Fight Entertainment and dB Drum Shoes, the U.S. Torture Tour 2012 will commence on April 5 in Jacksonville, Florida and level 23 stages before coming to a close on May 3 in Gainesville, Florida. Support on the near month-long trek will be provided by Exhumed, Abysmal Dawn and Arkaik.

Said bassist Alex Webster of the upcoming shows: “We’re psyched to hit the road with Exhumed, Abysmal Dawn, and Arkaik in April! This is a full-on death metal tour that we know all of our fans will love. Prepare for an evening of relentless aural punishment!”

CANNIBAL CORPSE U.S. Torture Tour 2012
w/ Exhumed, Abysmal Dawn, Arkaik
4/05/2012 Freebird Live – Jacksonville, FL
4/06/2012 The Soapbox – Wilmington, NC
4/07/2012 Lincoln Theater – Raleigh, NC
4/08/2012 V Club Live – Huntington, WV
4/09/2012 The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
4/10/2012 The Canal Club – Richmond, VA
4/12/2012 Higher Ground – South Burlington, VT
4/13/2012 The Club At Water Street – Rochester, NY
4/14/2012 The Cincinnati Metal Fest @ Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH

CANNIBAL CORPSE, The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Exhumed, Skeletonwitch, Abysmal Dawn, Hour Of Pennance, Arkaik
4/15/2012 The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
4/16/2012 People’s Court – Des Moines, IA
4/17/2012 Slowdown – Omaha, NE
4/19/2012 The Scene-ary – Wichita, KS
4/20/2012 The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
4/21/2012 Mesa Theater & Club – Grand Junction, CO
4/22/2012 Top Deck – Farmington, NM
4/23/2012 The Rock –Tucson, AZ
4/24/2012 Tricky Falls – El Paso, TX
4/25/2012 Jake’s – Lubbock, TX
4/27/2012 The Blue Note – Columbia, MO
4/28/2012 Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK w/ CANNIBAL CORPSE, Behemoth, Watain, Exhumed, The Devil’s Blood, In Solitude, Abysmal Dawn, Arkaik
4/29/2012 Newby’s – Memphis, TN
4/30/2012 Exit In – Nashville, TN
5/1/2012 Zydeco – Birmingham, AL
5/3/2012 Double Down – Gainesville, FL









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The Godfathers of New York Hardcore, AGNOSTIC FRONT, have uploaded the second of several video blogs chronicling the making of their highly anticipated follow up to their 2007 release, Warriors.

AGNOSTIC FRONT, recently revealed the cover art and track listing to their upcoming record entitled My Life My Way. Cover artwork was brought to life this time by artist Todd Hubber, who also works with vocalist Roger Miret on designing his street wear clothing line American Made Kustom.

Miret commented on the meaning behind the artwork: “The concept was to capture the D.I.Y. ethic and crude themed artistry of the early punk flyers, with a nod to the era of crime and pulp comic themes of the early 50′s. Society deemed those materials as having no social redeeming values, and as a contributor to youth delinquency. Similarly outcasted were punk and hardcore in the early day for its aggressive, anti-authority message, and dangerous aura. My Life My Way is a throwback to the early days, and AGNOSTIC FRONT has proven that what society deems unredeeming, has been, still is, and will continue to be relevant.”

My Life My Way Track Listing:
City Street
More Than a Memory
Us Against the World
My Life My Way
That’s Life
Self Pride
Until the Day I Die
Now and Forever
The Sacrifice
A Mi Manera
Your Worst Enemy
Empty Dreams
Time Has Come

My Life My Way features 13 new powerful and anthemic songs laid down by Erik Rutan (MADBALL, GOATWHORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, etc.) at his Mana Recording Studio in Tampa, FL under the watchful guide of producer Freddy Cricien of MADBALL. The record was mastered by Alan Douches (NILE, MASTODON, etc.) and will be released in Europe of March 4, 2011 and in North America on March 22, 2011.









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AGNOSTIC FRONT has entered Mana Recording Studio in Tampa, FL tomorrow to begin recording the follow up to their 2007 release, Warriors.

15 new powerful and anthemic songs will be laid down by Erik Rutan (MADBALL, GOATWHORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, etc.) under the watchful guide of producer Freddy Cricien of Madball. The band recently wrapped up pre-production with Freddy to tighten up the songs before entering the studio. This will be Agnostic Front’s third release for Nuclear Blast and second produced by Freddy Cricien. The record is rumored to be their strongest to date and an early 2011 release is expected.

Agnostic Front recently completed the final of several headlining tours in support of the 25th year anniversary of Victim In Pain.

Agnostic Front has changed the face of music throughout its 25 year long career. The two records that started it all, United Blood and Victim In Pain, are legendary New York hardcore releases and some of the most sought-after pieces of vinyl for record collectors. Recently, these two releases were re-released via Bridge Nine Records.

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Florida based death metal legends MALEVOLENT CREATION have uploaded the song “Slaughterhouse” to the bands Myspace page. The track comes from their upcoming 11th studio outing entitled Invidious Dominion, which will be released on August 24 in North America via Nuclear Blast.

Invidious Dominion was produced and recorded by Erik Rutan (CANNIBAL CORPSE, VITAL REMAINS, KRISIUN, GOATWHORE) at Mana Studios in Florida. The cover art was brought to life this time around by renowned artist Pär Olofsson (THE FACELESS, IMMORTAL, ABYSMAL DAWN).

Invidious Dominion Track Listing:
1) Intro
2) United Hate
3) Conflict Finalized
4) Slaughterhouse
5) Compulsive Face Breaker
6) Lead Spitter
7) Target Rich Environment
Antagonized
9) Born Again Hard
10) Corruptor
11) Invidious Dominion

MALEVOLENT CREATION Tour Dates:
07/22/10 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
07/23/10 The Muse – Nashville, TN
07/24/10 The Canopy Club – Urbana, IL (CENTRAL ILLINOIS METALFEST)
07/25/10 Fubar – St. Louis, MO (w/ ORIGIN, GIGAN)
07/26/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH (w/ GIGAN)
07/27/10 Broadway Joe’s – Buffalo, NY (w/ GIGAN)
07/28/10 Championships Bar & Grill – Trenton, NJ (w/ GIGAN)
07/29/10 Club Europa – Brooklyn, NY (w/ GIGAN)
07/30/10 Sonar – Baltimore, MD (SUMMER SLAUGHTER)
07/31/10 Ground Zero – Spartanburg, SC (w/ GIGAN)
08/01/10 Brass Mug – Tampa, FL (w/ GIGAN)

“March Of Brutality” Tour
EXODUS, MALEVOLENT CREATION, HOLY GRAIL, BONDED BY BLOOD
08/10/10 Woody’s Last Resort – Laredo, TX
08/13/10 The Cheyenne Saloon – Las Vegas, NV
08/14/10 Elbo Room – San Francisco, CA MALEVOLENT SOLO SHOW
08/16/10 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
08/17/10 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC – CANADA
08/18/10 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
08/19/10 Neurolox – Boise, ID
08/20/10 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
08/21/10 Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
08/23/10 Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL
08/24/10 The Mod Club – Toronto, ON – CANADA
08/25/10 Les Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC – CANADA
08/27/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
08/28/10 The Gramercy Theater – New York, NY
08/29/10 Club Polaris – Philadelphia, PA
08/31/10 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA
09/01/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
09/02/10 Phoenix Hill Tavern – Louisville, KY
09/03/10 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
09/04/10 The Social – Orlando, FL
09/05/10 Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
09/07/10 The Door – Dallas, TX
09/08/10 Emo’s – Austin, TX
09/09/10 Club 101 – El Paso, TX
09/10/10 The Rock – Tucson, AZ
09/11/10 The Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA
09/12/10 The Avalon – Santa Clara, CA
09/13/10 New Oasis – Sparks, NV
09/14/10 Club Khaos – Amarillo, TX
09/15/10 The Marquee – Tulsa, OK
09/17/10 Big Daddy’s – Tallahassee, FL

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A longer, never-before-heard edit of an interview with late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton, conducted by Ken Kitt of Metal Fanzine on January 31, 1984 in Cortland, New York (after METALLICA‘s show at the Riverboat in Rochester, New York) can be streamed in the Vimeo clip here.

On September 27, 1986, METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton lost his life at the age of 24 in a coach crash near Ljungby, Sweden.

Burton‘s huge talent and achievements were chronicled in book form with the 2009 global publication of “To Live Is To Die: The Life And Death Of Metallica’s Cliff Burton“, written by U.K.-based author Joel McIver and published by Jawbone Press. The foreword has been provided by Cliff‘s close friend in METALLICA, Kirk Hammett. Other interviewees who spoke to McIver for this book, many for the first time on the public record, include Cliff‘s bass teacher Steve Doherty; legendary reporter and photographer Brian Lew; Bay Area headbanger Harald Oimoen, the subject of “The Ballad Of Harald O” by the infamous SPASTIK CHILDREN, in which Cliff played; that band’s frontman Fred Cotton; EXODUS founder Gary Holt; the Metal Blade label founder Brian Slagel; photographer Ross Halfin; Cliff‘s first guitar tech Chuck Martin; METALLICA‘s first fanclub manager KJ Doughton; “Ride The Lightning” and “Master Of Puppets” producer Flemming Rasmussen; the last reporter to interview Cliff, Jörgen Holmstedt; roadie and ex-METAL CHURCH guitarist John Marshall, who was also in the bus crash which killed Burton; Lennart Wennberg, the photographer at the scene of the crash; and Cliff‘s girlfriend for the last year of his life, Corinne Lynn.

After Kirk Hammett‘s foreword, separate introductions are provided by a range of musicians influenced by Burton, including Mikael Åkerfeldt (OPETH), Alex Webster (CANNIBAL CORPSE), Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT), Dave Ellefson (F5, MEGADETH) and a host of other musicians and writers.

Source: Blabbermouth.net