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Guitarist CRAIG LOCICERO Discusses FORBIDDEN Reunion

SPIRALARMS guitarist Craig Locicero has issued the following statement regarding the reunion of his late '80s/early '90s thrash band FORBIDDEN (formerly FORBIDDEN EVIL): "The ball got rolling after I saw the 'Get Thrashed' documentary in San Francisco a few months back in San Francisco. It was reall...

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Legendary Bay Area Thrashers FORBIDDEN To Reunite For Select Shows

Legendary San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN will reunite for several shows in 2008. Russ Anderson (vocals),Craig Locicero (guitar),Paul Bostaph (drums),Matt Camacho (bass) and Glen Alvelais (guitar) will bring something that so many of their peers, old-school fans and especially the youn...

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MEGADETH: DAVE MUSTAINE's Courthouse ESP DV8 Being Auctioned

A one-of-a-kind custom-painted "Courthouse" design ESP DV8 guitar owned and used on tour by Dave Mustaine is being auctioned at the official MEGADETH eBay store. The guitar comes from Dave's personal collection and was used during the Blackmail The Universe tour. According to a posting on the group'...

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MEGADETH: 'Warchest' Delayed One Week

MEGADETH's "Warchest" 4-CD+DVD collection has had its release date pushed back to October 9 from the previously announced October 2. No reason was given for the delay. "Warchest" (Capitol/EMI) features more than six hours of digitally remastered content, hand-selected by Dave Mustaine, including 30...

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MEGADETH Drummer Gets A 'Small But Amazing Dose' Of What NYC has To Offer

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's web site: "Had a great time/show last night in New York, but the thing that sucks for me is that we never have a day off in New York to fully absorb and see so many things that the ...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Frontman Talks Horror Movies

Gore/splatter film fan site OhMyGore.com recently conducted an interview with CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth. An excerpt from the chat follows: OhMyGore.com: Are horror movies, and in particular Italian horror movies, an inspiration sources for CRADLE OF FILTH's imagery, video clip and gigs? Da...

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VOIVOD: 'Polaroids', 'X-Stream' Videos Available

VOIVOD's videos for the songs "Polaroids" and "X-Stream", both of which were directed by Scot McFadyen of Banger Productions, have been released and can be viewed below. The "Polaroids" clip features some of VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin's animation work. As previously reported, VOIVOD won t...

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MEGADETH Drummer: 'We Are Really Hitting A Groove Right Now'

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "To give a brief synopsis of this tour leg, it has been going very well. Each show has been sold out, with band and audience having a good time. We are really hitting a groove righ...

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MEGADETH: Leave Messages For Bandmembers

During MEGADETH's current headlining 2007 U.S. "Tour of Duty" in support of their "United Abominations" (Roadrunner Records) CD, Dave Mustaine is reaching out to fans and inviting them to call his cell and share their thoughts. As part of a collaboration with SayNow — a service that enables celebrit...

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SKINLAB Rejoined By Guitarist GLEN TELFORD

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have been rejoined by guitarist Glen Telford. An eight-minute studio video blog from the current SKINLAB recording sessions for the band's upcoming digital release (tentatively titled the "Digi-Kill" EP) can be viewed below. As previously reported, SK...

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VOIVOD Wins 'Best Metal/Hardcore Album' Award At GAMIQ

Montreal's pioneering metal band VOIVOD won the "Best Metal/Hardcore Album" award for their 2006 LP "Katorz" this past weekend at the annual Quebec Independent Music Awards (GAMIQ) in Montreal, Quebec. Other nominees were GHOULUNATICS ("Cryogénie"),UNEXPECT ("In A Flesh Aquarium"),ANONYMUS ("Chapt...

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SEX PISTOLS Announce One-Off London Gig

BBC News reports that punk legends the SEX PISTOLS have announced a concert to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of their seminal album "Never Mind the Bollocks". Original members John Lydon, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock will play at the Brixton Academy in London on November 8. The...

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RE:IGNITION To Play European Shows In November

RE:IGNITION — the band featuring Steev Esquivel (SKINLAB) on guitar, Snake (SKINLAB) on bass, Dave Moore (ex-MINDBENDER) on vocals, Tim Howell (ex-FUELED, SACRILEGE B.C.) on guitar and Mark Hernandez (ex-TECHNOCRACY, TORQUE) on drums — has issued the following update: "We are going to Europe! Our Eu...

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MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER: 'We're Doing A Lot Of Damage'

Cleburne Times-Review recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH guitarist Glen Drover. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On MEGADETH's new album, "United Abominations": "I think the influence from me and Shawn [Drover, drums], being that we grew up with the old albums, helped embrace th...

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MEGADETH Mainman DAVE MUSTAINE: My Best Work Is Ahead Of Me

Author/journalist Joel McIver recently interviewed MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine, who is promoting the new "Warchest" box set, for Record Collector magazine. Excerpts from the chat follow: Q: How pivotal was the 1990 Clash Of The Titans tour for MEGADETH's career? Mustaine: "Very. I look back with great...