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Former JUDAS PRIEST Frontman Comments On Upcoming DIMEBAG Tribute Gig

Former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens is one of a number of heavy rock artists who will participate in an all-star jam honoring late PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott this Saturday (January 20) at the Hilton Hotel's Pacific Ballroo...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer Added To DIMEBAG Tribute At NAMM

Former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens will join Vinnie Paul Abbott (ex-PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),Paul Gray (SLIPKNOT) and Nick Bowcott (ex-GRIM REAPER) on stage for a three-song extravaganza on Saturday, January 20 at the Hilton Hotel in...

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RAVENCULT Signs With DARK ESSENCE RECORDS

Greek black metal band RAVENCULT has inked a deal with Dark Essence Records. The group's debut album, "Temples of Torment", will contain "wicked, raw, grim and cold black metal," according to a posting on the Dark Essence web site. The cover artwork was handled by Stephen O'Malley (SUNN O))),KHANAT...

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URKRAFT Added To CANNIBAL CORPSE European Tour

Fast-rising Danish death-thrash wrecking crew URKRAFT is set to slaughter venues around Europe as the main support for CANNIBAL CORPSE. This tour will give fans the chance to check out URKRAFT's own brand of all-out thrashing mayhem that defines their 2006 Earache release "The Inhuman Aberration". C...

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ATOMIZER Mainman Mourns Drummer's Passing

Mainman Jason Healey of the Australian black/death/thrash metallers ATOMIZER has issued the following announcement: "I am saddened to announce that my friend and bandmate, Suds [Aaren 'Suds' Suttil], is no longer of this mortal realm. I knew Suds for the last eight years, during which we played toge...

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6TH AWAKENING Signs With APHOTIC RECORDS

Umeå, Sweden-based, female-fronted metal band 6TH AWAKENING has signed a deal with the Bainbridge Island, Washington label Aphotic Records. The group will enter the studio in early 2007 to begin recording its debut album for a tentative summer release. 6TH AWAKENING's most recent recording was a fou...

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BRAND NEW SIN: Final Appearance Of 2006 Scheduled For Tomorrow

New York's BRAND NEW SIN will play the final show of 2006 on Friday, December 29 at the Country Club in Syracuse. Also appearing on the bill are SEEMLESS, BULLY andFROM RUINS. The show is only $10 and 18 and over are welcome with proper ID. Doors open at 8 p.m. BRAND NEW SIN is ...

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WOLF: 'What Happened In 06(66)????'

Sweden's WOLF has issued the following update: "We've had a great year. We started it by waking up early 2006 with a hangover and a new record deal. We spent the beginning of the year writing the songs for the album, which means fighting about riffs, lyrics, intros, titles, solos, kick-drums, if a h...

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VREID Begins Recording New Album

Bassist Hváll of the Norwegian band VREID has issued the following update: "The second weekend of November we started the recordings of our third album. Steingrim spend four intense days of beating the hell out of his drum kit, and what a job he did. He has always been a great drummer, but on this ....

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MAPLE CROSS To Release New Album In January

Finnish thrash metal band MAPLE CROSS will release its new album, entitled "Heimo", on January 31, 2007. A single, entitled "Journey of a Wolf", is available for download at www.maplecross.net. Commented singer Marco R.J.: "It took us about six months to complete the writing process for the album, b...

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'Black Metal Special' To Air Next Week On OPEN GRAVE RADIO

On Tuesday, December 12 at 9:00 p.m. GMT (4:00 p.m. EST) The Brothers Grim (Ljosalfur and Dokkalfur of PRIMITIVE GRAVEN IMAGE) will host a black metal special on Open Grave Radio. The show will take you through the history, the magic, and the mayhem, of black metal — from VENOM to BATHORY to EMPEROR...

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NOX: New Album Sample Available

Dutch death metal crew NOX, which features former members CENTURIAN and current members of SEVERE TORTURE, has posted an advance MP3 from its upcoming album, "Ixaxaar", on the Wicked World Records MySpace page. Check out the album's opening cut, "Choronzonic Chaos Gods", at this location. According...

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SUN DESCENDS Announces New Lineup

New York City thrashers SUN DESCENDS, who feature in their ranks former EXUMER vocalist Mem von Stein, have issued the following update: "Mem V. Stein has recruited Kristian Shamash on guitars (replacing Sam Awry),and Steve Proios on drums as permanent members for the band's up-coming, second full-...

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Psalm 9

Black sheets of raining doom rock cascade down, Old Testament prophecies come true in vengeful bursts of fire, and the bastards indeed pay! TROUBLE should have knocked the world on its ass in 1984 with this low-budget slab of creepy, ethereal metal, a distillation of the gloom of prime SABBATH, the...

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BRAND NEW SIN: 'Motormeth' Video Available Online

BRAND NEW SIN is currently in the middle of a massive Jagermeister-sponsored tour with MUSHROOMHEAD, SOIL and THE AUTUMN OFFERING in support of its highly acclaimed new album "Tequila". The group recently shot a video for the new track "Motormeth" in its hometown of Syracuse in front of over 2,000 r...