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OPIATE FOR THE MASSES Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS
Los Angeles-based quartet OPIATE FOR THE MASSES has inked a deal with Century Media Records. The group's new full-length album, "Manifesto", was recorded by two Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum producers: Ulrich Wild (STATIC-X, DEFTONES) and John Travis (KID ROCK, BUCKCHERRY). The new offering is a...February 4, 2008
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Metal
When you play by your own rules and say what you think you're always going to cause some degree of controversy and piss a handful of people off in the process. The upside (and it's a big upside) is you keep your integrity intact and get the immense satisfaction of knowing that your creation is ...February 3, 2008
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LEGION OF THE DAMNED 'Working Hard' On New Material
Dutch thrashers LEGION OF THE DAMNED have issued the following update: "It's snowing outside right now, which brings no good feelings towards next week shows we are going to do in Finland, haha. It's probably fucking freezing there. But seriously, we are looking forward to play Finland and we can't...February 2, 2008
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ICED EARTH Opens Auditions For Bassist To Complete 2008 Touring Lineup
ICED EARTH is seeking a deeply passionate and motivated bass guitarist to complete the band's touring lineup for the 2008 tour season. If you have the chops to join Jon Schaffer and Brent Smedley in metal's most bulletproof rhythm section, read on. Applicants MUST possess the following: 1. A demonst...January 25, 2008
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SKINLAB Looking For Fan-Submitted Photos For Forthcoming Live Album
Bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel of the veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB has issued the following update: "Now that we've wrapped up the mixing of [the SKINLAB live album] 'SkinnedAlive!' we're getting all the artwork together and thought it would be a cool idea for a little fan parti...January 23, 2008
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Original BIOHAZARD Lineup To Reunite For 20th Anniversary Tour
The original lineup of the highly influential New York-based group BIOHAZARD, whose intense fusion of the aggression of hardcore, punk and thrash metal with the socio-critical commentary and authenticity of hip-hop earned the band extensive international acclaim will reunite for a series of performa...January 22, 2008
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CRADLE TO GRAVE: Two New Songs Posted Online
CRADLE TO GRAVE, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based band featuring ex-AGGRESSION guitarist Denis "Sasquatch" Barthe, has uploaded the songs "Broken God" and "Light", from the group's forthcoming album "Texas Medicine", due out March 18 on Year of the Sun Records. The songs are available online at...January 18, 2008
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MESHUGGAH Guitarist: 'We Wanted To Get Back To The Sheer Intensity Of What We Do'
Guitarist Mårten Hagström of the Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH recently spoke to MTV.com about the group's forthcoming CD, "obZen", due in Germany on March 7, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records (with the U.S. on March 11). The follow-up to 2005's "Catch Thirty Three" will contain nine...January 18, 2008
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SKINLAB Completes Work On Live Album
Bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel of the veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB has issued the following update: "[The SKINLAB live album] 'Skinnedalive!' [which was recorded on June 3, 2007 at The Metro in Oakland, California] is complete and sounds bad-ass!! We've had this on the backburne...January 17, 2008
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KOLDBORN Rejoined By Drummer RASMUS SALSKOV
Danish death metal band KOLDBORN has issued the following update: "We are very proud to announce that original KOLDBORN drummer Rasmus Salskov is back in the band! Rasmus took some time off after the recording of 'The Uncanny Valley' to focus on family life and his first-born son Birk, but now he's...January 16, 2008
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HATCHET Seeks New Drummer
Bay Area thrashers HATCHET have issued the following update: "Due to personal and musical differences we have decided to part ways with our original drummer Slave. That being said, we are actively seeking a new permanent drummer to fill our lineup. We are looking for a talented, serious musician, wh...January 15, 2008
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DISASTERPEACE Confirmed For Florida's NIGHTMARE FEST
DISASTERPEACE, the new band featuring singer Wade Black (CRIMSON GLORY, SEVEN WITCHES, LEASH LAW, BLACK REIGN, LEATHERWOLF),former KING DIAMOND guitarist master Pete Blakk, renowned drummer Jesse Martillo (CRIMSON GLORY) and bassist Chris Baylor, has been confirmed for the Nightmare Fest, a brand n...January 11, 2008
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TERROR SYNDROME: Mixing Update
THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen has issued the following update on the status of the as-yet-unreleased debut album from his Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based band TERROR SYNDROME: "So, here's an update on mixing... Just got a song back from Devin [Towsend, who is mixing...January 11, 2008
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ACROPHET: Classic Albums To Be Reissued
Two albums from the long-defunct thrash metal band ACROPHET — "Corrupt Minds" and "Faded Glory" — will be reissued on February 4 in Europe via Metal Mind Productions (April 15 in the USA via MVD). Each limited-edition CD (limited to 2,000 copies) will be made available on golden disc, digitally rema...January 10, 2008
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Red Harvest
With a pedigree that includes former members of VISION OF DISORDER (vocalist Tim Williams and guitarist Mike Kennedy) and a brother (Kyle) of MASTODON's Troy Sanders on bass, one might be inclined to think the music of BLOODSIMPLE shares at least one thing in common with those bands: aggression. And...December 22, 2007
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