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EXTREME NOISE TERROR, PHOBIA To Headline Pennsylvania's MAY METAL MASSACRE

EXTREME NOISE TERROR, PHOBIA, TOXIC NARCOTIC have been confirmed as the headliners of the May Metal Massacre festival, set to take place Friday, May 18 at the Sterling Hotel in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: EXTREME NOISE TERROR PHOBIA TOXIC NARCOTIC RID OF W...

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A LOWER DEEP: 'Black Marys' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Birmingham, Alabama-based melodic thrashers A LOWER DEEP have revealed the track listing and artwork for their fourth album, "Black Marys", tentatively due this summer. The CD was mixed and produced by Chaz Najjar at DOI Digital Audio and was mastered by James Murphy (DEATH, TESTAMENT, OBITUARY) at...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer: I Thought The Band Would Never Make The Big Time

Dark Starr from Wormwood Chronicles webzine recently conducted an interview with original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins. An excerpt follows: Wormwood Chronicles: Many people may not know that you were the founding member and original lead singer for JUDAS PRIEST. Can you catch the readers up a bit o...

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THRESHOLD To Headline First Night Of U.K.'s FIREFEST IV

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD will headline the first night of Firefest IV, which will take place on October 26-27 in Nottingham, U.K. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Day 1: THRESHOLD DEMON (final U.K. show ever) SOUL DOCTOR (feat. Tommy Heart of FAIR WARNING) STEVE GRIMMETT BA...

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Producer Says New BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE CD Is Full Of 'Pounding Old-School Metal'

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE started recording its new album in January at Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas with producer Colin Richardson (MACHINE HEAD, FEAR FACTORY, NAPALM DEATH). Richardson has issued the following update on the project: "I've had a lot of messages from people asking for more d...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Frontman: 'We Want To Be More Metal All Across The Board'

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE frontman Matt Tuck told Revolver magazine that he is writing meaner, less syrupy melodies for the group's upcoming CD, which the band recently started recording at Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas with producer Colin Richardson (MACHINE HEAD, FEAR FACTORY, NAPALM DEATH)...

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DEMON To Embark On 'Farewell Tour' In October

DEMON has announced the first dates for its "Farewell Tour", which will take place in October. The details are as follows: Oct. 19 - DE - Hamburg @ Ballroom Oct. 20 - DE - Hameln @ Kulturzentrum Regenbogen Oct. 21 - TBA Oct. 22 - TBA Oct. 23 – DE - Augsburg @ Spectrum Oct. ...

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OPEN GRAVE RECORDS Releases 'Sounds From The Grave Vol. 2'

Open Grave Records has announce the second free downloadable label sampler, "Sounds from the Grave Vol. 2". The collection features a lot of the newer artists that were not included on the first sampler, and also features some exclusive tracks that are not available anywhere else. "Sounds from the G...

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GENE SIMMONS And IDW PUBLISHING Announce Joint Publishing Venture

IDW Publishing has announced that it has partnered with rock legend Gene Simmons of KISS fame to create the Simmons Comics Group, an imprint within IDW's stable of comics. Simmons himself will be writing some of the comics, and has fully created and fleshed out a number of new titles that will be ap...

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SHEAVY: New Album Tentative Track Listing Announced

St. John's, Newfoundland "stoner" rockers SHEAVY have entered the studio to begin recording their new album, entitled "The Machine That Won The War". The CD is tentatively scheduled to include the following 11 tracks (in no particular order): 01. One Of Us Must be Dead 02. Aboard the Mothership 03....

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GENE SIMMONS Discusses All Things Comic

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons recently spoke to WizardUniverse.com about all things comic, the status of KISS today and whether he's ever turned down sex to read a comic. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Wizard: Is it safe to say that the name KISS Comics Group is a nod to Marvel's fo...

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METAL BLADE RECORDS' 25th Anniversary Celebration Detailed

In 1982, Metal Blade Records began operating in a young Heavy Metal fan's mom's garage in suburban Los Angeles. The result of that metal fan's enthusiasm was the first Metal Blade Records release, "Metal Massacre", a local band compilation that included METALLICA's first recorded release, BLACK N BL...

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BLOOD ISLAND RAIDERS: Debut CD To Feature Guest Appearance By Ex-CARCASS Guitarist

London-based metallers BLOOD ISLAND RAIDERS have announced the permanent replacement of bassist Seamus O'Hooligan by ex-AKERCOCKE four-stringer Peter Theobalds. The RAIDERS recently split amicably with O'Hooligan who is going on to pursue his other hardcore/punk interests. Theobalds separated from A...

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DIAMOND HEAD Finalizing New Album Artwork, Planning Video Shoot

Guitarist Brian Tatler of the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD has issued the following update: "As you are no doubt aware by now, [the new DIAMOND HEAD album] 'What's In Your Head?' is now musically complete. What started out as home demos on one side of the globe and s...

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HOLYHELL Guitarist JOE STUMP Getting Ready For MANOWAR Tour

REIGN OF TERROR/HOLYHELL guitarist Joe Stump has issued the following update: "Right now, I'm just getting ready for the upcoming MANOWAR/ RHAPSODY OF FIRE/ HOLYHELL tour. Rehearsals start up soon and I'm really looking forward to getting back out there and doing some serious damage when the tour st...