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Former POWERMAN 5000 Guitarist To Join NINE INCH NAILS?

According to a posting at Audio Aggression, former POWERMAN 5000 guitarist Mike Tempesta (M.33) is rumored to have joined NINE INCH NAILS as the group's touring guitarist. Tempesta, who is the brother of veteran hard rock/metal drummer John Tempesta (HELMET, ex-ROB ZOMBIE, TESTAMENT, EXODUS),was co...

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TESTAMENT: 'Seen Between The Lines' DVD Details Revealed

More information has surfaced regarding the upcoming DVD release of TESTAMENT's classic "Seen Between the Lines" band documentary. A fan favorite for over a decade, "Seen Between the Lines" was originally released on VHS in 1991 and has been re-recorded in DVD format to enhance picture clarity and s...

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Is Metal Dangerous? DIMEBAG's Murder Blackens Music's Reputation

Katie Vrabel of ValleyAdvocate.com reports: The onstage murder of DAMAGEPLAN guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott on Dec. 8 turned a spotlight on the metal community. The former PANTERA guitarist was shot shortly after his new band hit the stage Dec. 8 at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, Ohio. He and...

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Former THE CROWN Guitarist Launches ANGEL BLAKE

Former THE CROWN guitarist Marko Tervonen has announced the formation of his solo project, dubbed ANGEL BLAKE. An introductory posting from Marko on the project's official web site reads as follows: "ANGEL BLAKE is the name of my present musical direction. "When THE CROWN split up, I took a heavy tr...

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SPIRIT DISEASE: Recording Plans Outlined

Finnish death/thrash band SPIRIT DISEASE have commenced the songwriting process for their full-length debut. "If things go according to our plans, we will start making some preproduction demos of the new songs during the spring, and once that's done we will head to the good old D-Studio to record th...

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Enemy of God

One of the longest running and most respected metal groups around, Germany's KREATOR are back doing what they do best — delivering no-holds-barred thrash that is heavy on sheer aggression and short on frills. To their credit, KREATOR have only released a couple of albums or so over the course of the...

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BEECHER Sign With EARACHE RECORDS

Manchester, U.K.-based hardcore/metal combo BEECHER have inked a multi-album, worldwide deal with Earache Records. Fusing the ethics of primal hardcore with a love for the technicalities and aggression of metal, BEECHER have become known as one of the hardest working bands on the live circuit, tread...

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MEGADETH Drummer On DIMEBAG's Death: 'This Is Just Completely Tragic'

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover (EIDOLON) has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "I get a phone-call at 2 o'clock in the morning from Dave Mustaine, at which I could barely hear him from his very soft-spoken monotone voice. I knew immediately something was wrong — there was...

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DARZAMAT Film 'In Red Iris' Video

Poland's DARZAMAT shot a video for the song "In Red Iris" at the Szyb Wilson art gallery in Katowice. "It took two whole nights but the result is worth of seeing it," the band write on their web site. "The video clip was filmed by students of Faculty of Radio and Television of Krzysztof Kieslowski's...

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STURMGEIST: SOLEFALD Side Project To Release Debut In January

STURMGEIST, the solo project of SOLEFALD mastermind Cornelius von Jackhelln, will release its debut album, "Meister Mephisto", on January 24, 2005 via Season of Mist. According to an official press release, the CD, which features guest appearances by members of BORKNAGAR, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Set North American Release Date For New EP

Finnish thrash titans CHILDREN OF BODOM will release their long awaited "Trashed, Lost & Strungout" EP in North America on February 22, 2005 via Century Media Records. This EP features two new tracks (the title cut and "Knuckleduster"),two covers (ALICE COOPER's "Bed of Nails" and ANDREW W.K.'s...

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TO SEPARATE THE FLESH FROM THE BONES: 'Utopia Sadistica' Release Delayed

TO SEPARATE THE FLESH FROM THE BONES, the Finnish grindcore band featuring Herr Arschstein (Pasi Koskinen, ex-AMORPHIS),Rot Wailer (Niclas Etelavuori, AMORPHIS) and Pus Sypope (Gas, H.I.M.),have been forced to postponed the release date of their full-length debut, "Utopia Sadistica", due to proble...

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RECTIFY Sign With GARDEN OF EXILE RECORDS

Dutch thrash/metalcore band RECTIFY have inked a deal with Garden of Exile Records. The group's recently completed debut album, entitled "Have Mercy…", is scheduled for release in late January/early February. "Have Mercy…" was recorded and mixed by Daan van der Elsken at Stilteloos Studios in Amster...

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STARRATS: Studio Update

Danish rockers STARRATS are in the process of recording guitars for their second album, tentatively titled "Salami Monkey Ape". The music and production will reportedly follow a "heavier and more aggresive" direction than was the case on the group's debut CD, "Broken Halo" (released this fall via Ad...

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GRAVE Announce Deal With Swedish Booking Agency

Legendary Swedish death metallers GRAVE have hooked up with the Swedish booking agency The Agency Group. "Sharing booking agency with such bands as ENTOMBED, THE HAUNTED, HELLFUELED, NASUM etc.. feels like an important and necessary step in the right direction," the band write on their web site. As...