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SACRILEGE B.C., SKINLAB Members Join Forces In SLOB

What happens when a bunch of old-school San Francisco Bay Area thrashers get together to do something completely different? Strephon Taylor, former frontman of SACRILEGE B.C., was approached to create some new music and decided to come up with a storyline more in tune with his turning 40 than relive...

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SKINLAB: 'In For The Kill' Video Preview Available

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have posted a short preview of their video for the song "In for the Kill". The clip was filmed in May 2008 at the group's warehouse in Oakland, California with new, up-and-coming director Jourdan McClure and it features an appearance by rebounding UFC...

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TESTAMENT Singer Performs METALLICA Cover With DEATH ANGEL; Video Available

TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy joined DEATH ANGEL on stage for a cover of METALLICA's "Trapped Under Ice" during the benefit concert for DEFTONES bassist Chi Cheng, which was held on November 29, 2008 at Fat City in San Francisco, California. Also appearing on the bill were WILL HAVEN (with a specia...

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DEFIANCE: New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By Ex-FORBIDDEN/TESTAMENT Guitarist

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE have finally completed all the basic tracks for the 11 songs that will appear on their first album in over 15 years. According to the band, "All that is left are some vocals and guitar leads for the last four tunes we recorded at the end of 2008 at Tri...

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DEATH ANGEL: New Audio Interview With TED AGUILAR Available

Japan's "Metal Moment" podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist Ted Aguilar of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL. The chat is now available for download as an MP3 audio file at this location. DEATH ANGEL last month announced the addition of bassist Sammy Diosdado to the...

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SKINLAB Frontman Issues Studio Update

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB recently entered Trident studios in Pacheco, California with producer Juan Urteaga to begin recording their new album. Bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel states, "Drums are done!!! And fuckin sick at that; no doctoring up or fuckin' beat detected... Paul...

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SKINLAB: Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have entered Trident studios in Pacheco, California with producer Juan Urteaga to begin recording their new album. According to bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel, fans can expect "nothing but pure fuckin' heaviness!" Video footage of the drum-recording...

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SKINLAB Begins Recording New Album

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have entered Trident studios in Pacheco, California with producer Juan Urteaga to begin recording their new album. According to bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel, "Paul [Hopkins, drums] has slammed out seven [songs] so far and will return today to crush...

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DEATH ANGEL Announces New Bassist

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL have announced the addition of bassist Sammy Diosdado to the group's ranks. Sammy is a Bay Area native who previously played with the San Francisco hardcore band THE SICK and is a member of the rock and roll outfit ALL TIME HIGHS which is fronted by...

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DEFIANCE Completes Drum Tracks For New Album

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE have finally completed all the drum tracks for their first album in over 15 years. According to the band, "Mark [Hernandez] knocked out the last four songs, and now we are gearing up for completing the guitar and bass tracks. The album will likely be r...

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TESTAMENT Singer Performs METALLICA Cover With DEATH ANGEL; Photos Available

TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy joined DEATH ANGEL on stage for a cover of METALLICA's "Trapped Under Ice" during the benefit concert for DEFTONES bassist Chi Cheng, which was held on Saturday, November 29 at Fat City in San Francisco, California. Also appearing on the bill were WILL HAVEN (with a sp...

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Former SKINLAB/SEBASTIAN BACH Guitarist Launches 9MM DISCO

Former SKINLAB/SEBASTIAN BACH guitarist Adam Albright has launched a brand new Raleigh, North Carolina-based band called 9MM DISCO. The group, which features Albright on guitar and vocals, Ali Lugo on bass and Steve Smith on drums, will enter Volume 11 studios in Raleigh on October 19 with engineer...

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BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY: Self-Titled EP Out Now

Austin, Texas-based metal band BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY has just released a self-titled EP. The CD was recorded this past spring with producer Scott Sargeant (SKINLAB, KILLING CULTURE, LAAZ ROCKIT, M.O.D.) and was followed by a summer-long chain of shows spanning the band's home state. BY ANY MEANS NE...

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SKINLAB: New Audio Interview With STEEV ESQUIVEL Available

Bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel of the veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB was interviewed for a recent episode of the "VM Underground" radio show. The chat is now available for streaming and/or download at this location. SKINLAB recently announced plans to release a digital EP titled "...

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DEFIANCE Signs To CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Candlelight Records has announced the signing of reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE. The band — vocalist Steev Esquivel (SKINLAB),guitarist Jim Adams, bassist Mike Kaufmann and drummer Mark Hernandez (VIO-LENCE, FORBIDDEN) — has started tracking its new album at Trident Studios and Gre...