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Drummer GENE HOGLAN: 'STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Is Not Disappearing Anytime Soon'
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has rejected reports that the band will split up shortly after completing their current second-stage slot at this year's Ozzfest. In a recent interview with Finland's Imperiumi webzine, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend revealed that the band's upc...July 5, 2006
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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'I Don't Have Anything To Say With STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Anymore'
Niko Kaartinen of Finland's Imperiumi webzine recently conducted an interview with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend. A few excerpts from the chat follow (translated from Finnish by Mike Portnoy forum member "tommidt"): Imperiumi: "The New Black" is STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's fifth and final...July 4, 2006
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10 YEARS' Tour Bus Attacked By Suitcase-Stealing Marines?
10 YEARS guitarist Matt Wantland has claimed that the group's tour bus was attacked by two U.S. marines in Pensacola, Florida recently. The rockers apparently were asleep at around 5 a.m. when the assailants attempted to enter the bus and steal a suitcase. The band and its crew allegedly fought off...July 1, 2006
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ESCAPI MUSIC To Release First All-New CACTUS Studio Album Since 1972
Escapi Music, home to DIRTY RIG, DISSECTION, DRAGONLORD, SPEED\KILL/HATE, BODY COUNT, TOKYO DRAGONS, THE DICTATORS, WARRIOR SOUL and TROUBLE, announces the July 18 release of "V" by classic electric blues-rockers CACTUS. Original members Carmine Appice (drums),Jim McCarty (guitar) and Tim Bogert (b...June 30, 2006
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A Higher Form of Killing
Nashville, Tennessee was never known as a hotbed of metal insanity. In fact, when a thrash band came from the country music capitol of the world in the mid-1980s, their hometown was the most novel thing about them. "The band that turned Nashville into thrashville!" read the magazine ads for INTRUDER...June 26, 2006
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THE HAUNTED Complete New Album; Post Studio and Video Report
Swedish thrash titans THE HAUNTED have just completed the recording process for the highly anticipated follow-up to 2004's critically acclaimed "rEVOLVEr" album. The new effort was recorded in Denmark at Antfarm Studios with renowned producer Tue Madsen (HIMSA, KATAKLYSM) and it looks to be their mo...June 23, 2006
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Former CARCASS Frontman Talks About Solo Album, Possible Reunion
Lords of Metal e-zine recently conducted an interview with former CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Lords of Metal: "Welcome To Carcass Cuntry" is your first solo album. How did you get the idea of releasing a solo album? And moreover, an album full of country and bl...June 23, 2006
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BRUTAL TRUTH Schedule Reunion Show In Chicago
Influential extreme metallers BRUTAL TRUTH have scheduled a reunion show on September 3 at the Double Door in Chicago, IL as part of the second annual Electric City Rockfest. Also appearing on the bill are PIG DESTROYER. More information is available at www.doubledoor.com. With regards to how the re...June 21, 2006
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VINNIE PAUL Jams With THE OTHER HALF In Dallas: Photos Available
Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul has posted the following message on his official MySpace page: "Well, I just got back from Canada where I was promoting REBEL MEETS REBEL, 'DimeVision' and my new signature snare drum from Pearl Drums. First stop was Toronto. "Canada has always been good...June 14, 2006
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Report: U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival Ends With Violence
BBC News is reporting that about a dozen people have been detained by police after trouble broke out at the Download Festival at Donington Park, England Sunday night (June 11). Leicestershire Police were called to the site of the festival on Sunday after reports of fires being started. When officers...June 12, 2006
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Producer Comments On New THE HAUNTED CD: 'This Is A Killer Album'
Producer Tue Madsen has commented on the recording sessions for the new THE HAUNTED CD, due in October on Century Media Records. Said Madsen: "THE HAUNTED have just left the studio [Antfarm studios in Aarhus, Denmark]. We finished recording yesterday [Friday, June 2]. Now only mix and mastering rema...June 5, 2006
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CRUMBSUCKERS Begin Rehearsing For Reunion Show
Legendary New York hardcore/metal act CRUMBSUCKERS have begun rehearsing for their much-anticipated reunion show on August 3 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City to mark the 20th anniversary of their classic "Life of Dreams" release. Original members Chris Notaro (vocals),Chuck Leni...June 5, 2006
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Reinkaos
I've always firmly believed that reviewers should stay in the background, and that excessive use of "I" and "me" in a review is bullshit — talk about the album, not yourself. That said, I have to express the doubts I have about critiquing a new DISSECTION record. I've never been faced with the fact...June 5, 2006
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says BEYOND FEAR Is A 'Serious Band', Not A One-Time Project
Chad Bowar of About.com recently conducted an interview with former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: About.com: Do you have any specific expectations for the [BEYOND FEAR] album? Tim: "No. I want it to do well. I...May 29, 2006
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French LORDI Fans Demand Apology For TV Hosts' Disparaging Remarks
According to the Helsingin Sanomat, some 15,000 French LORDI fans have signed an Internet petition demanding an apology from French TV Eurovision hosts for what were claimed to be disparaging remarks about the artists during the Athens show. At the end of LORDI's performance on May 20, one of the Fr...May 29, 2006
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