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DESERTFEST LONDON 2014 : Monkey 3 and War Wolf confirmed

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Two very cool bands were just added to the DESERTFEST LONDON 2014 lineup. Two bands who have pretty much nothing to do with each other, musically speaking, and who’ll...

DESERTFEST LONDON 2014 : The Machine, Black Rainbows and Grandloom confirmed

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We’ve been soooooo awaiting for the first DESERTFEST LONDON 2014 announcements… Well, you were probably expecting more than three names, but hey! When you see how...

After Pat Bruders quit CROWBAR to focus on Down, Kirk Windstein quits DOWN to focus on Crowbar…

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The most disconcerting news was reported by Metal Insider a few hours ago. Big news in the heavy metal market. As we heard about PAT BRUDERS resignation as CROWBAR’s bass...

Early bird tickets for DESERTFEST 2014 on sale this week !

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What’s more exciting news than DESERTFEST LONDON news, folks ? Nothing. So we’re very thrilled to announce that early bird tickets for the 2014 edition of the coolest...

Everything you need to know about the new RED FANG record “Whales and Leeches”

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After the unanimously acclaimed “Murder The Mountains” and two years of an extensive worldwide touring, Portland’s heavy rock revelation RED FANG are about to...

We picked SCION ROCK FEST 2013 best live footages for you

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US metal festival SCION ROCK FEST (in Memphis, Tennessee) went through 32 metal, hardcore, doom, and grindcore performances and uploaded a few of them on their Youtube channel....

Everything you need to know about the new EARTHLESS record “From The Ages”

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As you probably already know, cosmic jammers EARTHLESS will finally release a new record this fall. “From The Ages” will be out on one of our favorite music labels,...

UP IN SMOKE 2013 lineup is announced ! And the winners are…

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The now very renowned road festival UP IN SMOKE (brought to you by thee awesome promoter Sound Of Liberation) has just announced the headliners of its fourth edition, which will...

VISTA CHINO (formerly KYUSS LIVES!) : boom, check out the dates of the European tour !

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The desert mafia is back ! John Garcia, Brant Bjork, Nick Oliveri and Bruno Fevery, formerly known as KYUSS LIVES! (also formerly KYUSS, but you’d check all the history by...

BLACK TUSK announce release date for their blazing new EP “Tend No Wounds” !

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As you probably know, The Heavy Chronicles loves BLACK TUSK and every announcement regarding a release or a tour is always welcomed here like the perspective of something huge,...

ORANGE GOBLIN will stop by in France for their European summer tour !

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Ben Ward promised us, The Heavy Chronicles is the first to break the news : ORANGE GOBLIN will be in France this summer for a bunch of gigs that will surely irritate the...

DESERTFEST BERLIN : limited edition 1-day passes are on sale!

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DESERTFEST BERLIN just released their limited edition daily passes! The 2013 lineup is almost complete and the festival will take place in Berlin’s Astra Kulturhaus from...

More exciting bands confirmed for DESERTFEST Berlin 2013!

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I’ve been blabbering a lot about the British edition of DESERTFEST 2013 (the excitement of being in London in two months is obviously hard to handle). But you must know that...

Clutch, Orange Goblin, Truckfighters and Karma To Burn to headline KRISTONFEST 2013 !

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In 2011, we celebrated the birth of a brand new festival in Bilbao (Spain) with four legendary bands from across the oceans. Southern sludgers Down, followed by their brothers of...

Venezuelan sludge pride CULTURA TRES about to release their third album “Rezando Al Miedo” this spring

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It may sound a little bit narrow-minded, but I don't know if many people here in Europe are really aware of the existence of a metal scene in Latin America (except when it comes...