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SLAYER Enlist CANNIBAL CORPSE's Pat O'Brien To Fill In On European Tour

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Looks like the Slayer All-Star Fill In Tour continues. You may recall Gary Holt was called upon to fill in for the injured Jeff Hanneman, recovering from a vicious spider bite. Turs out Gary needs to bail around April 4th for some Exodus shows, so Slayer enlisted somebody equally as adequate… Pat F'N O'brien of Cannibal F'N Corpse (and friend of Moscow Metal Minute). O'Brien will join the band starting with the April 6 show in Croatia. (more…)

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SLAYER, ROB ZOMBIE, EXODUS join forces for "Hell On Earth" Tour

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Slayer and Rob Zombie will co-headline the Hell On Earth tour this Summer, and they're bringing thrashin' veterans Exodus on the road with them. Both headliners will alternate who closes out the evening, with each band playing full headlining sets. I would like to think that Slayer booked Exodus as the openers as a thank you for Gary Holt filling in for the band last month. There was no mention of the health of Slayer in this press release, but it's safe to say they will be well rested by the Summer. Here is the shockingly short itinerary for the tour: (more…)

Fuck Yes!

Gary Holt To Fill In As SLAYER's Guitarist

It was a bit of a bummer to hear that Jeff Hanneman would have to sit out Slayer's upcoming touring commitments after getting a spider bite infection. It almost felt like it shouldn't happen without Jeff, but I think the band has found a more than suitable replacement.

The band has enlisted founding Exodus guitarist Gary Holt, one of the true OGs of the Bay Area thrash scene to fill in for Hanneman. This situation has just went from negative to must-see. Gary will be playing five dates with the band in Australia starting February 26th.

If you live anywhere near one of these dates, go, take a camera with you and share your footage, you selfish bastard! Here are the dates:

Saturday 26th February – Brisbane
Sunday 27th February – Sydney
Friday 4th March – Melbourne
Saturday 5th March – Adelaide
Monday 7th March – Perth

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CD Review: Nuclear – Jehovirus

by: Navjot Kaur Sobti

“The path to salvation is an excuse for aberrations:”

A warm welcoming note on the packaging of Nuclear’s Jehovirus. You could say I was further pleased to see that this pack of carnivorously misanthropic dudes hail from Chile: the cradle to some blisteringly anarchic and primitively brutal thrash. That snarky grin seemed about glued liked plaster to the corpse when the album opened with the epic bass lines and emotive riffs of “Belligerence.” Expecting some kind of explosion of tumultuous death metal sound (a clever but familiar pattern I may attribute to some of my favorite Suffocation or Hate Eternal records), I was met instead with such anthemic calls to blood-boiling thrash as “feel distrust, infect your mind, prepare bloodshed.”

Bridging into an all the more epic opening of “Criminal Solicitation,” for those of you anti-theists, vocalist Matias Leonicio is sure to provide a sufficient Nietzsche-ian dosage of God-loathing, organized religion crucifying criticism, so too hatred of the sheep born of the world he not too lovingly refers to as “a paradise of depravation.” “Acts of Depravity” displays the chops of this six-piece, with a smooth interplay between both guitarists and a gnarly solo to top off the already primal drumbeats.

There’s something to be said about the injections of melodic, near Gothenburg instrumentals in between the Exodus meets Slayer-esque thrash foundations of the tracks on this record; if there’s a stereotype that thrash has got to be a repetitive, mindless loop of 2-3 catchy riffs, testosterone anarchic-fueled lyrics, and the occasional solo, Nuclear breaks it seamlessly. Speaking of Slayer, if you’re looking for a track that screams out the traditional fury of our beloved LA-based and slightly balding legends, “Asphyxia” is your go-to. In the midst of the fury, there’s an upbeat energy to the track, that makes it palpable that in the midst of churning out the tunes, this is a band that knows their metal history, and was damn proud to be in the studio: contributing to its infamy with this 9-track exhumation of all things passionately and irrefutably metal.

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EXODUS announce headlining tour with MALEVOLENT CREATION, HOLY GRAIL, BONDED BY BLOOD

You read that headline correctly! Exodus is going on tour again and they are taking out a band named after their first album release (Bonded By Blood). They have truly come full circle (or something like that). The tour will also feature Malevolent Creation and Holy Grail (no relation to Monty Python). If you are ready to get your thrash fix, this tour is for you. Here are the dates: (more…)

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Brian Posehn to release second comedy album on Relapse

Brian Posehn isn't just "that gay dude" on the Sarah Silverman Program. He's a comedian, and a metalhead. And he's releasing his second comedy CD on Relapse Records. Here is the blurb:

Fart And Wiener Jokes, the follow-up to his is Live In: Nerd Rage debut, was recorded at various live gigs across the US during 2009. The record will also include two musical tracks, “More Metal Than You” and a cover of the Kenny Rogers classic “The Gambler”. Posehn recorded these songs with the help of a number of “metal” all-stars including Scott Ian (ANTHRAX), Jamey Jasta (HATEBREED, KINGDOM OF SORROW), Mark Morton (LAMB OF GOD), John Tempesta (EXODUS, THE CULT), Russ Parrish (STEEL PANTHER), and more. Fart And Wiener Jokes is set for an April 27th North American release date, May 3rd internationally, and is available for pre-order at this location.

Posehn is bringing out the big guns to guest on his album. If the above Slayer clip is any indication, this album is going to rule. Also, if you have been living under a rock and have never his Posehn's "Metal By The Numbers" video, I urge you to do so.

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MEGADETH announce dates with TESTAMENT, EXODUS; to play Rust In Peace in-full

Well, it isn't the American Carnage tour, but it's close. Since SLAYER had to cancel, MEGADETH is still going out on the road, and they are taking TESTAMENT and EXODUS with them. Also, MegaDave has announced that they will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their seminal album Rust In Peace, by playing it in it's entirety. In addition to Rust In Peace, the band will play a second set of other tunes. Not to be outdone, TESTAMENT just announced they will play their first album Legacy, in it's entirety on this tour. That sounds fucking amazing. This is offically a can't miss tour. To all you American Carnage ticket holders, word is there will be an announcement about that tour next week.

Here are the dates for MEGADETH's Rust In Peace tour:

March 01st Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
March 02nd Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
March 03rd Medford, OR – Medford Armory
March 06th Calgary, AB – Big Four (Testament with special guests)
March 07th Edmonton, AB – Shaw Conference Centre (Testament with special guests)
March 08th Saskatoon, SK – Prairieland Exhibition Hall
March 11th Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theater
March 12th Pittsburgh, PA – Palace Theater
March 13th Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
March 15th Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
March 16th Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
March 18th Scranton, PA – Scranton Cultural Center
March 19th Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
March 21st Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
March 22nd Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
March 23rd Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
March 25th Houston, TX – Verizon Wireless Theater
March 26th Austin, TX – Stubb’s Amphitheater
March 27th Lubbock, TX – The Pavilion
March 28th El Paso, TX – Club 101
March 30th Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater
March 31st Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Palladium (Testament with special guests)

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ARCH ENEMY, EXODUS, ARSIS, MUTINY WITHIN: Tour dates revealed

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So one of the biggest Swedish death metal bands in the world, some storied thrash metal pioneer, a widely acclaimed technical metal band and one of Roadrunner's newest signees all walk into a venue…

Stumped? Our Broman Polanskis at Metalsucks have the answer. ARCH ENEMY, EXODUS, ARSIS and MUTINY WITHIN are bringing Christmas to North America a month late, in the form of an absolutely sick, must-see tour. Arch Enemy and Arsis will be promoting their upcoming albums (The Root of All Evil and Starve for the Devil, respectively,) Mutiny Within will be giving a taste of their 2010 debut and Exodus might make KIRK HAMMETT wish he'd never quit his first job. Don't even think about missing it. Dates are on the top image, as well as after jump: (more…)

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KREATOR Announce Spring 2009 Tour With EXODUS, BELPHEGOR, WARBRINGER and EPICUREAN

German thrash legends KREATOR will embark on a North American headlining tour in April/May in 2009 with fellow old-schoolers EXODUS, Austrian black/death metal horde BELPHEGOR, and promising young thrashers WARBRINGER and EPICUREAN. Kreator have finished recording their new album, Hordes of Chaos, which is being mixed by Collin Richardson.

According to the band's mainman Mille Petrozza, "KREATOR is very excited to come to the USA and Canada again to play for all our fans overseas! This will be a killer tour and we're expecting total chaos at the shows. We're honored to have such a great bands as EXODUS on the bill, they have been — and still are — a huge inspiration for us. It'll also be cool to see BELPHEGOR and WARBRINGER every night. It's been way too long since we've been among the North American metal hordes!"

Tour dates below:

Apr.07 – Sonar – Baltimore MD
Apr.08 – Nokia Theatre – New York NY
Apr.09 – Trocadero – Philadelphia PA
Apr.10 – Palladium – Worcester MA
Apr.11 – Medley – Montreal QUE
Apr.13 – Imperial – Quebec QUE
Apr.14 – Opera House – Toronto ONT
Apr. 15 – Peabody's – Cleveland OH
Apr.16 – Rave – Millwaukee WI
Apr.17 – House Of Blues – Chicago IL
Apr.18 – The Rock – Maplewood MN
Apr.19 – Garrick Centre – Winnipeg MB
Apr.20 – The Distrikt – Regina SK
Apr.21 – Warehouse – Calgary AL
Apr.22 – Starlite Room – Edmonton AL
Apr.24 – Plaza Club – Vancouver BC
Apr.25 – Sugar – Victoria BC
Apr.26 – El Corazon – Seattle WA
Apr.27 – Hawthorne Theatre – Portland OR
Apr.28 – Slims – San Francisco CA
Apr.30 – House Of Blues – Las Vegas NV
May 01 – House Of Blues – San Diego, CA
May 02 – House Of Blues – West Hollywood CA
May 04 – Gator's – Farmington, NM
May 05 – Bluebird Theater – Denver CO
May 06 – Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City OK
May 07 – Ridglea Theater – Ft Worth TX
May 08 – Scout Bar – San Antonio TX
May 09 – Scout Bar – Houston TX
May 11 – The Garage – St.Petersburg FL
May 12 – Culture Room – Ft Lauderdale, FL
May 13 – Masquerade – Atlanta GA
May 14 – Headliner – Louisville KY
May 15 – Orange Peel – Ashville NC
May 16 – Volume 11 – Raleigh NC
May 17 – Jaxx – West Springfield VA

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