The Human Abstract have broken up.

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Stream Lamb of God's new single, "Ghost Walking," here.

This year's Chaos in Tejas (a weekend of punk, metal, doom and hate moshing in Austin) has released its initial line-up. Flyer in the replies.

Greg Karlowitsch of The Great Explainer wants you to bang your head at his Five and Alive today. Check it out here. Discuss in the replies. Let those metal horns rock this weekend.

Chris Harris, formerly of MTV News, has started a metal blog called GushyAssassin.

The big 4 of thrash - Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax - on stage playing together can be seen in the replies.

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AP.net metal fans, this one is for you. I want to compile a list of your questions for Integrity to send over to the band next week. Ask about their influence, their long career or their new album The Blackest Curse.

Dates for the Scream the Prayer III tour, featuring Maylene and the Sons of Disaster and a million more like them, are in the replies.

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Who wants to start 2011 on a Heavy Metal Cruise?

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Ryan Adams will release a metal album next week on vinyl, through his label, PAX-AM. Some info and a song clip can be heard here.

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Jesper Strömblad has left In Flames.

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Ozzfest is back.

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Christopher Lee (the guy who played Count Dooku in Star Wars and Saruman in The Lord Of The Rings) is releasing a symphonic metal album based on the life of the First Holy Roman Emperor called, Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross. Songs samples can be heard here.

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Metal legend Dio has been diagnosed with stomach cancer. Keep him and his family in your thoughts.

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Supposedly Norma Jean ripped them off. Fans can't stop yelling their name out at Minus the Bear, Narrows, and (case in point, last night) These Arms Are Snakes shows. Everyone and your mom wants to see at least one more show from them. Botch are held on the high end by metal heads, post-hardcore nuts and mathematicians/digital fiends. Born in the depths of Tacoma, Washington (not Seattle) bassist Brian Cook, drummer Tim Latona, vocalist Dave Verellen, and guitarist Dave Knudson brought a ferocious sound that was both pummeling...[read more]

The 85-year old grandma that loves Metallica was offered backstage passes by the band.

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"People think I'm weird. But I'm sorry, I like it loud." - Margaret Priebe, 85.

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Mastodon apparently were influenced by Rasputin during the creation of Crack the Skye.

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Think we only feature the soft stuff? Head to Johnny Truant's AP.net Profile to stream two ABSOLUTExclusive tracks from the band's new album, No Tears For The Creatures.

Aeon has signed to Metal Blade.

Norma Jean has a video segment on the latest episode of Metal Injection.

Kelly Clarkson dating Ryan Key of Yellowcard? And Metal Skool? I think so.

The re-formed Shai Hulud has officially signed to Metal Blade Records.

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By watching Brian Posehn's video for his song "Metal By Numbers".

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Metal Injection has posted a mixtape video featuring Between The Buried and Me.

The following metal and hardcore acts have been confirmed to play for The Reading And Leeds Festival this summer in the UK. The event will take place on the following dates: August 25th, 26th, and the 27th.

Hardcore / Metal Acts Confirmed

Slayer
Killswitch Engage
Bullet For My Valentine
Mastodon
Sick Of It All
Rise Against
Boy Sets Fire
Bleeding Through
Municipal Waste
Alexisonfire
The Bled