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Forever In Leather

Old-school metal bands don't get much more authentic than Cleveland, Ohio working-class bruisers DESTRUCTOR. After a well-received 1985 debut, the band signed to Island Records and was hard at work on their major-label debut when their longtime friend and bassist was murdered. The stunned group went...

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EXTREME Guitarist Says LED ZEPPELIN Should Be Allowed To Rock At Any Age

EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt has penned a lengthy response to music industry commentator Bob Lefsetz's recent review of LED ZEPPELIN's reunion concert at the O2 arena in London in which Bob wrote, in part, "LED ZEPPELIN is dead. And one of the reasons it's so revered is that the band didn't ca...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD/ZIMMERS HOLE's JED SIMON Talks Guitars

Guitar Morgue recently conducted an interview with guitarist Jed Simon (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, ZIMMERS HOLE, TENET). Check out the chat at this location. ZIMMERS HOLE, the Vancouver-based project featuring guitarist Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD alongside legendary drummer Gene...

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ZIMMERS HOLE: Canadian Dates Announced

ZIMMERS HOLE, the Vancouver-based project featuring guitarist Jed Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD alongside legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT, DEATH, DARK ANGEL),has scheduled the following dates: Mar. 07 - Vancouver, BC @ Plaza Club Mar. 11 - Victo...

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ANNIHILATOR: Video Interview With JEFF WATERS Available

France's Radio Metal conducted an interview with ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters on June 2, 2007 in Lyon, France. Watch the chat in three parts below. ANNIHILATOR will release its latest album, "Metal", in North America on January 15, 2008 via SPV. "Metal" was released in Europe in April via SPV Rec...

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GENE HOGLAN Joins ZIMMERS HOLE

ZIMMERS HOLE guitarist Jed Simon (also of TENET and STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) has issued the following update: "In August, our drummer Steve [Wheeler] decided that it would be better if he stepped aside. With a successful business to run and lots of other commitments, he thought it would be best for us t...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: 'I Don't Want To Be Seen As The Fool Anymore'

Headbanger's Blog has posted the remaining six clips of the boxing ring footage of DOWN/ex-PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo that was shot for a mid-November episode of "Headbanger's Ball". The first two feature the singer answering questions he's been asked 100 times before. But in the last four segm...

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ANVIL Documentary To Premiere At SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

According to Variety.com, "Anvil! The True Story of Anvil", a mockumentary-like true account of fiftysomething Canadian heavy-metal practitioners Robb Reiner and Steve "Lips" Kudlow who, after a desultory European tour with their band ANVIL, decide to record a 13th album in a final attempt to fulfil...

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CRYSTAL VIPER: VIRGIN STEELE Cover Featuring DAVID DEFEIS Posted Online

Polish female-fronted heavy metal band CRYSTAL VIPER has posted its cover version of the VIRGIN STEELE classic "Blood and Gasoline" on the group's MySpace page. The song features guest appearances by members of VIRGIN STEELE — vocalist David DeFeis (who played keyboards on the song, in addition to t...

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Former SACRIFICE Manager Passes Away After Suffering Brain Aneurysm

Toronto metal icon Ray "Black Metal" Wallace has passed away after being in a coma following a brain aneurysm he suffered on November 15. Ray managed SACRIFICE in the '80s/'90s and had close ties to Canadian metal legends ANVIL and RAZOR. He was also a local promoter, most recently organizing the or...

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Singer JAMES RIVERA Says End-Of-Tour Altercation Led To His Exit From VICIOUS RUMORS

Veteran heavy metal vocalist James Rivera (HELSTAR, SEVEN WITCHES, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM) has confirmed his departure from VICIOUS RUMORS, the long-running San Francisco Bay Area metal band he joined in September 2005. In a statement released to BLABBERMOUTH.NET earlier today, Rivera said about his dec...

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'20 Years Of Nuclear Blast' DVD Trailer Available

A three-minute trailer for the forthcoming "20 Years of Nuclear Blast" two-DVD set can be viewed below. Due on November 30 via Nuclear Blast, the collection — as the title implies — celebrates the 20th anniversary of the German metal label, featuring two DVDs with almost six hours' worth of footage,...

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ANNIHILATOR: European Photo Gallery Available

ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters has uploaded a photo gallery from the band's recent European tour with ICED EARTH and TURISAS. Check it out at this location. ANNIHILATOR will release its latest album, "Metal", in North America on January 15, 2008 via SPV. "Metal" was released in Europe in April via...

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JETBOY To Release 'The Glam Years Movie And CD'

San Francisco rockers JETBOY will release "The Glam Years Movie And CD" on November 20 via MVD. The DVD/CD package includes a 1986 performance at the Whisky A Go-Go in West Hollywood, a slideshow photo movie through the years, plus interviews with each member from 2007. The audio disc includes 21 tr...

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ANNIHILATOR Guitarist Checks In From ICED EARTH Tour

Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR are currently on the road in Europe as the support act for ICED EARTH. Also appearing on the bill is TURISAS. ANNIHILATOR guitarist/mainman Jeff Waters has issued the following update: "Just checking in from awesome Germany; a day off in Berlin. Trying to get rid of a...