HOGLAN On DARK ANGEL Reunion: 'We Don't Wanna Come Out And Even Be Great; We Wanna Be No. 1'

During an appearance on this past Sunday's (September 8) Heavy Metal Mayhem radio show, drummer Gene Hoglan (TESTAMENT, DETHKLOK, FEAR FACTORY, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) spoke about the status of the planned reunion of his former band, classic late '80s / early '90s California thrashers DARK ANGEL. The interview can now be streamed here:

"We are trying to see if it can be something that we can all pursue. We all are in discussions," Gene said. "[Original DARK ANGEL vocalist] Don [Doty] got a little rambunctious, a little enthusiastic with some of the things that he put there [on the Internet regarding a possible reunion]. And we had to speak to Don for the first time, I guess, to get him to go, 'Hey, wait a minute…'"

He continued: "We all understand - we all should understand - that this isn't really just a matter of calling up the guys, saying, 'Let's put the band back together,' and then doing it. There's a lot more involved with it than that. So we're in talks and we're trying to see the future in it. And things are going well. We're all entertaining the idea, definitely, rather than somebody going, 'Nope. I'm not gonna do it.'

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Turock Open Air 2013 | 13. - 15.09. | Essen, Viehofer Platz

Die Running Order:

Freitag, 13.09. Einlass: 16:00  | Beginn: 17:30

Insomnium 22:50 - 00:00

Dew Scented 21:35 - 22:25

Suicidal Angels 20:30 - 21:15

Mercenary 19:20 - 20:10

Omnium Gatherum 18:20 - 19:00

Essence 17:30 - 18:00

Samstag, 14.09. Einlass: 14:00  | Beginn: 15:00

Powerwolf 23:00 - 00:30

Orden Ogan 21:40 - 22:30

Mustasch 20:25 - 21:20

Obscurity 19:10 - 20:05

Bliksem 18:00 - 18:45

Wolfchant 17:00 - 17:40

My Dominion 16:00 - 16:40

Crosshead 15:00 - 15:40

Sonntag, 15.09. Einlass 13:00 | Beginn 14:00

Grand Magus 20:50 - 22:00

Hell 19:20 - 20:20

Steelwing 18:10 - 19:00

Enforcer 17:00 - 17:50

Blitzkrieg 16:00 - 16:40

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM And HIRAX's Metal Apocalypse European Tour Canceled

Jeff Keller Management LLC, the management company for FLOTSAM AND JETSAM and HIRAX, has announced that due to circumstances beyond the bands' and management’s control, the Metal Apocalypse European tour that was scheduled to feature both artists has been canceled.

Says Jeff Keller: "Unfortunately, it was in both bands' best interest to not continue with the tour at this time. We apologize to the fans for this unfortunate circumstance, and I can assure the fans that both bands will be in Europe in 2014 for other touring and festival appearances."

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM recently returned to Metal Blade Records to release their new album, Ugly Noise. Ugly Noise is FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's eleventh full-length album, their first release on Metal Blade since 2001 and the follow-up to their 2010 album, The Cold.

HIRAX will release its new album, Immortal Legacy, on October 22 (six days later in Europe) via SPV / Steamhammer. It will be made available as a CD, gatefold colored LP and a digital download. Philip Lawvere, the artist behind such classic album covers as KREATOR's Pleasure To Kill and CELTIC FROST's Emperor's Return, has designed the Immortal Legacy cover.

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DEATH ANGEL Present The Dream Calls For Blood Album Trailer

The official trailer for The Dream Calls For Blood, the seventh album from San Francisco Bay Area thrashers DEATH ANGEL, can now be seen:

Due on October 11 in Europe (except for the U.K. where it will arrive three days later) and October 15 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records, the follow-up to 2010's Relentless Retribution was recorded at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, AUGUST BURNS RED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ALL THAT REMAINS, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER), and once again features cover art by Brent Elliot White (JOB FOR A COWBOY, CARNIFEX, WHITECHAPEL). Read more on Blabbermouth.

DEATH ANGEL's North American headlining tour in support of The Dream Calls For Blood will kick off on October 18 in San Francisco. Support on the trek will come from 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, BATTLECROSS, REVOCATION and DIAMOND PLATE. These are the dates:

HAVOK Unleash Worse Than War Video

Denver, CO thrash assassins HAVOK have premiered their new video for Worse Than War:

Directed by Roy Warner who worked on both the From The Cradle To The Grave and Point Of No Return clips, the tune comes by way of the recently unleashed Unnatural Selection full-length and addresses the eight stages of genocide: classification, symbolization, dehumanization, organization, polarization, preparation, extermination and denial.

Released earlier this year via Candlelight Records, Unnatural Selection was produced by Terry Date (PANTERA, OVERKILL) and mastered by James Murphy (TESTAMENT, DEATH).

HAVOK is currently wrapping up a massive North American live takeover that kicked off on July 20th in Juarez, Mexico and included a stop at this year's Heavy Mtl Festival in Montreal, QC. Additional Fall dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

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