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SLAYER: Video Interview With TOM ARAYA Posted Online

Cristiane Richardson, a Brazilian who presents the weekly heavy metal radio show "Sonic Attack" from London, conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya on October 31, 2008 when the band visited the U.K. as part of the "Unholy Alliance: Chapter III" tour with MASTODON, TRIVIUM and...

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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Begins Writing New Material

Bassist Dan Briggs of the Raleigh, North Carolina-based progressive metalcore quintet BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME has issued the following update: "As most of you know, we finished up our U.S. run for 'Colors' last weekend with four shows with some of our good North Carolina friends' bands. We then pr...

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Producer BRENDAN O'BRIEN Talks About Working With AC/DC

Jonathan Williams of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently conducted an interview with acclaimed Atlanta music producer Brendan O'Brien (PEARL JAM, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, AC/DC, MASTODON). An excerpt from the chat follows below. Atlanta Journal-Constitution: You've worked...

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PRIESTESS: New Video Interview With MIKEY HEPPNER Available

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikey Heppner of the Montreal, Quebec, Canada foursome PRIESTESS on December 13, 2008 in the band's hometown. Watch the eight-minute chat below. PRIESTESS recently finished recording its second album in Los Angeles with producer Dave Schiff...

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MASTODON: New Album Concept Revealed

Patrizia Mazzuoccolo of the "Tinitus" radio show, which airs every Wednesday on Norway's NRK P3, spoke to MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor in late November prior the band's concert in Oslo as part of the "Unholy Alliance: Chapter III" tour with SLAYER, TRIVIUM and AMON AMARTH. Although MASTODON's new a...

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Beware The Circling Fin

A metaphorically appropriate name on many levels, EARLY MAN is a musical translation of that scene from "2001: A Space Odyssey" where the prehistoric ape-man discovers that the leg bone of his fallen comrade made for a handy weapon and proceeded use the blunt instrument to bash the living fuck out m...

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Fogcutter

Reading the Canadian press statements on Windsor's FIFTYWATTHEAD you would think that they are in fact the second coming of Jesus Christ. Calm down, "Fogcutter" has got a lot of juicy guitar riff wreckage going on, but let's not get carried away here. Much of what is heard on the album is listenable...

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METALLICA Reveals More Details About 'Guitar Hero' Game

METALLICA's web site has been updated with the following message: "Yes, we know, it's the worst-kept secret in rock 'n' roll but we're here now to finally confirm that there will indeed be an all-METALLICA Guitar Hero game released in the first half (!?) of 2009. Guitar Hero: Metallica allows you to...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica': First Rumored Details Surface

The new issue of Game Informer magazine, which has made its way to subscribers, has reportedly offered an exclusive first-look at the upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica. According to 1UP.com, the METALLICA-branded game follows the World Tour philosophy by allowing for full band play — drums, guitar, vo...

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RUDRA Prepares To Film New Video

Singaporean metallers RUDRA have issued the following update: "We are currently preparing for the shooting of our first professional music video for the upcoming 'yet-to-be-titled' album. This epic video will be for a track titled 'Hymns From The Blazing Chariot', directed by Jacen Tan. "We are work...

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MASTODON, TRIVIUM: New Interviews To Air On Tonight's 'The Moshpit'

MASTODON's Brann Dailor and Troy Sanders, along with TRIVIUM's Travis Smith, were interviewed for tonight's (Thursday, December 11) edition of 103.2 Dublin City FM's "The Moshpit". You can listen to the program live via the Internet at www.dublincityfm.ie. For more information, visit www.myspace.com...

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METALLICA, MASTODON, PEARL JAM Featured On 'Live From Bonnaroo 2008' DVD

METALLICA, MASTODON and PEARL JAM are among the artists that are featured on the "Live from Bonnaroo 2008" DVD, due in January on DVD from Superfly Presents and A.C. Entertainment. According to Billboard.com, the DVD was originally offered only to 2008 festival ticket-buyers, but is now being made a...

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ALLHELLUJA Parts Ways With Singer JACOB BREDAHL; New Lineup Announced

ALLHELLUJA, the Italian project featuring Stefano Longhi from Scarlet Records, has issued the following update: "ALLHELLUJA are busy in the studio in Milan completing their new album, a sonic apocalypse rising from the most brutal and corrosive death and roll with groovy stoner/doom influences and t...

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MASTODON: New Video Interview With BRENT HINDS Available

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with MASTODON singer/guitarist Brent Hinds. Watch the chat in three parts below. MASTODON has set "Crack the Skye" as the title of its new album, due in early 2009 via Reprise Records. The seven-song, 50-minute effort was recorded at Southern Tra...

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MASTODON Drummer Talks About Upcoming Album

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with drummer Brann Dailor of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: What's it like playing as a trio? Did you have to work everything out and rearrange stuff? Brann Dailor: Not really. We pl...