Experimental rockers the Mars Volta have launched a new interactive website in preparation for their upcoming new album Octahedron. Click here and explore.



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Riff monsters CKY have posted the video for “A#1 Roller Rager,” a track from their latest album Carver City. The video, directed by CKY legacy and high-jinks enthusiast Bam Margera, can be viewed below:

Legendary grindcore group Repulsion are teaming up with grind gods Brutal Truth and Pig Destroyer to play the inaugural Blackened Music Series show. Here’s the important information:

Friday, July 31, 2009
Brooklyn Masonic Temple – 317 Clermont Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Show starts @ 8:00 pm EST (doors at 7:30 pm)
Tickets: $25.00

Repulsion will be playing their classic album Horrified in its entirety. For more information of this fucking awesome event, click here!



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Justin Doucet, the 15-year-old who shot himself after his teacher refused to hail Marilyn Manson, died Saturday morning.

Doucet, who shot at his teacher from Larose-Cut Off Middle School and then shot himself, left behind a suicide note claiming he intended to kill others before committing suicide, authorities said. Other items found in his possession included the lyrics to Slayer’s “Raining Blood” and a self-portrait in which Doucet labeled himself, ‘The LCO Gunman.’



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Stoner-boogie-rockers Clutch have announced an upcoming summer tour with experimental metal troupe Baroness. The following venues will eat the worm, hit the dutch:

07/09 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart’s

07/10 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore

07/11 - Chicago, IL - Kuma’s

07/12 - Sauget, IL - Pop’s

07/14 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues

07/15 - Houston, TX - House of Blues

07/17 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater

07/18 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theater

07/19 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues Las Vegas

07/20 - San Diego, CA - Cane’s Bar & Grill

07/21 - Los Angeles, CA - House Of Blues

07/22 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Center

07/23 - Seattle, WA - King Cat Theater

07/25 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory

07/26 - Missoula, MT - Wilma Theater

07/27 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory

07/28 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom

07/29 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom

07/31 - Calgary, AB - Flames Center

08/01 - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Events Center

08/02 - Saskatoon, SK - Odeon Event Center

08/03 - Winnipeg, MB - Garrick Center

08/05 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave

08/06 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom

08/07 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues

08/08 - Baltimore, MD – Sonar



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Jackson Rathbone, best known for his work in the teen vampire film Twilight, is apparently set to play Burzum mastermind and convicted murderer Varg Vikernes in an upcoming film of Lords Of Chaos, the book on the Norwegian black-metal boom.

When asked about the casting choice, Vikernes blushed and made a comment about what he’d do with his own “wrath-bone.”

Pennsylvania riff masters CKY have posted a slew of summer tour dates in support of their latest release, Carver City. The following towns will become bitter beings:

06/29 - Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room - Seattle, WA

06/30 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR

07/01 - Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA

07/02 - Phoenix Theatre - Petaluma, CA

07/03 - On the Rox - West Hollywood, CA

07/21 - The Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ

07/22 - Gators Bar and Grill- Farmington, NM

07/24 - Granada Theatre - Dallas, TX

07/25 - White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX

07/26 - The Meridian - Houston, TX

07/28 - The Culture Room - Fort Lauderdale, FL

07/29 - The Social - Orlando, FL

07/31 - The Loft at Center Stage Atlanta - Atlanta, GA

08/01 - Pop’s - Sauget, IL

08/02 - The Rave - Milwaukee, WI

08/03 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN

08/05 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL

08/06 - Peabody’s - Cleveland, OH

08/07 - St. Andrew’s Hall - Detroit, MI

08/08 - Mr. Smalls - Pittsburgh, PA

08/09 - Xtreme Wheels - Buffalo, NY

08/10 - Recher Theatre - Towson, MD

08/11 - NorVa - Norfolk, VA

08/13 - Blender Theatre at Gramercy - New York, NY

08/14 - Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA

08/15 - TLA - Philadelphia, PA

Adam “Nergal” Darski, frontman to Polish war machine Behemoth, has been photographed multiple times out on the town with Polish pop star Doda, whose sophomore album Diamond Bitch is certified double platinum in her native Poland.

Revolver would also like to announce that this news items is the beginning of our rivalry with TMZ. Celebrity gossip ist krieg.



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Karyn Crisis, former frontwoman of alternative death-metallers Crisis, is look for musicians to play on her upcoming solo album. Drummers, bassists, and guitarists in the San Francisco Bay Area who think they have what it takes should send music samples to karyncrisisband@gmail.com.

The July 2009 issue of Revolver is on stands and available for your immediate purchase! Check out our full coverage of America’s first heavy-metal awards show, as well as articles on the Devil Wears Prada, Marilyn Manson, Brutal Truth, Lacuna Coil, and more. Don’t delay—get your grubby meathooks on a copy now!