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'Get Thrashed' Documentary To Be Shown At New Haven Underground Film Festival

"Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" — the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — will hit Meriden, CT this Saturday, May 12 as part of the New Haven Underground Film Festival. The movie screens at 5:30 p.m. at the...

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OVERKILL Founder RAT SKATES Revisits Thrash Metal's Old School In New Film

"Born in the Basement", a documentary from filmmaker/OVERKILL founder Rat Skates, will be released on May 12, 2007 by Kundrat Productions. Written and narrated by Skates, this is an autobiographical journey that begins in 1980, when the East Coast of North America experienced a massive culture clash...

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OVERKILL Signs With BODOG MUSIC, TVT Europe

Veteran East Coast thrashers OVERKILL have signed with Bodog Music in the U.S. and TVT in Europe for the release of their follow-up to 2005's "ReliXIV", tentatively due in September/October. A U.S. tour will immediately follow the album's release. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 04 - The...

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OVERKILL, TO/DIE/FOR Confirmed For Romania's MAXIMUM ROCK FESTIVAL

OVERKILL and TO/DIE/FOR are among the confirmed bands for the Maximum Rock Festival, set to take place August 10-12 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: OVERKILL (USA) TO/DIE/FOR (Finland) ORPHANED LAND (Israel) IRON MAIDNEM (Hungary; IRON MAIDEN tribute band) PSYC...

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PARAGON Announces New Bassist

German power metallers PARAGON have announced the addition of bassist Dirk Seifert to the group's ranks. According to a press release, Dirk is "a longtime acquaintance of the band; [he] was in a band with Martin [Christian, guitar] back in the early '90s and has worked on the pre-production of 'Law...

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Makers Of 'Get Thrashed' And Ex-EXODUS Singer ZETRO SOUZA On Hand For L.A. Screening

Director Rick Ernst and associate producer Rat Skates (ex-OVERKILL drummer) will attend the West Coast premiere of "Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal" at the Silver Lake Film Festival in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 5. After the screening, there will be a question-and-answer session with Ernst...

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'Get Thrashed' Producer, Director To Guest On KNAC.COM's 'The Vault' Sunday

Director Rick Ernst and associate producerRat Skates (ex-OVERKILL drummer) of "Get Thrashed" — the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — have been scheduled as the special phone-in guests of DJ Will, host of KNAC.COM's...

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1349, DARK TRANQUILLITY, INTO ETERNITY, UNLEASHED Audio Interviews Available

"Black Night Meditations" radio show has an updated interviews page featuring downloadable audio interviews with 1349, DARK TRANQUILLITY, INTO ETERNITY, UNLEASHED, DARK FUNERAL, ENSLAVED, as well as past interviews with OVERKILL, BLIND GUARDIAN, LEAVES' EYES, METAL CHURCH, and more. "Black Night Med...

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THE CURSED Featuring OVERKILL, Ex-HADES Members: Debut Album Pushed Back To June

THE CURSED, the new band featuring vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL) and former HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo, has pushed back the release date of its debut album, "Room Full of Sinners" (Screaming Ferret Wreckords),to June 26 from the previously announced May 22. The CD was completed at Cr...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary West Coast Premiere Scheduled For SILVER LAKE FILM FESTIVAL

Following successful screenings and rave reviews at film festivals in London, Austin, and Philadelphia, the makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" — the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — have announced...

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SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO: 'I Don't Practice At Home'

The U.K.'s "best-selling drum magazine" Rhythm (web site) recently conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On training his left bass drum foot on his hi-hat: "IRON MAIDEN first did it in the song 'Ghenghis Khan' where the hi-hat is doing w...

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OVERKILL Singer, Ex-HADES Guitarist Schedule THE CURSED Live Debut

THE CURSED, the new band featuring vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL) and former HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo, will play its first-ever — and possibly last-ever — concert on May 20 at the Highline Ballroom (431 16th St.) in New York City. Also scheduled to appear are former ANTHRAX singer Jo...

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THE AGONIST Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

It is extremely rare to find an up-and-coming metal band taking strong political stands, much less one that's led by a dominating, beautiful, edgy female. But it is exactly this unique dynamic that led Century Media Records to sign Montreal's THE AGONIST (formerly THE TEMPEST) to a worldwide deal. T...

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TAD MOROSE Guitarist: The Songs For The New Album Are Written

Guitarist Christer "Krunt" Andersson of Swedish melodic metallers TAD MOROSE has issued the following update: "So what is really going on with TAD MOROSE? The songs [for the new album] are written, pre-production recording done. Planning for the recording of the album has begun. Our goal is to get t...

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REGAIN RECORDS Signs North American Distribution Deal With KOCH ENTERTAINMENT

KOCH Entertainment Distribution has announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution deal with Regain Records and Entertainment, LLC. Under this deal, KOCH will be the exclusive distributor for this leading metal label in North America. Based in the Malmö, Sweden, Regain Records started in 199...