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WINTERS IN OSAKA Signs With HAUNTED HOTEL RECORDS

Chicago, Illinois' premier noise terrorists WINTERS IN OSAKA have struck up a deal with Haunted Hotel Records for the release of their next album. "Molded to Crawl" features guest appearances by Rich Hoak (BRUTAL TRUTH, TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION),Topon Das (FUCK THE FACTS),DEATH AGONIES (a.k.a. TH...

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CARCASS To Support IRON MAIDEN In Mexico

Reactivated British extreme metallers CARCASS will support IRON MAIDEN on the following dates: Feb. 25 - Monterrey, Mexico - University Stadium Of Monterrey Feb. 28 - Mexico City, Mexico - Foro Sol CARCASS guitarist Bill Steer recently hinted in the press that a new studio album from the band was a...

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CARCASS Frontman 'Waiting' For Confirmation Of New Studio Album

Guitarist Bill Steer recently hinted in the press that a new CARCASS album was a possibility. Revolver magazine contacted vocalist/bassist Jeff Walker for the scoop. I'm waiting for Bill to confirm it, just like you!" he said. "It's gone from 'No' to 'Maybe' to 'Never say never' — just spit it out,...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND Schedules NAMM Signings

Guitarist Chris Poland (MEGADETH, DAMN THE MACHINE) and bassist Robertino Pagliari of OHM: have announced their appearance schedule for next month's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is being held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. * Yamah...

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MEGADETH Mainman Comments On Former Co-Manager's Passing

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has commented on the passing of the band's former co-manager Bud Prager (pictured below). The president of E.S.P. Management, Inc., Prager co-managed MEGADETH from 1995 to 2001, helping the group to its first major commercial radio success and co-writing a number of so...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'I Feel Very Energetic And Passionate About Making Extreme Music'

David E. Gehlke of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Blistering.com: You were inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk this past October. How did it feel? Yngwie Malmsteen: It was surreal. And...

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Former MEGADETH Co-Manager Dies Of Esophageal Cancer

Bud Prager, president of E.S.P. Management, Inc. — who co-managed MEGADETH from 1995 to 2001, helping them to their first major commercial radio success and co-writing a number of songs — lost his year-plus long battle with esophageal cancer at his home in Montauk, N.Y. on December 22. Born in New Y...

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REDEMPTION: DVD Title, Release Dates Announced

REDEMPTION — the Los Angeles-based progressive metal band led by guitarist/songwriter Nicolas van Dyk and featuring vocal legend Ray Alder of FATES WARNING — has set "Frozen in the Moment: Live in Atlanta" as the title of its new concert DVD, which will be released on the following dates: Germany, A...

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METALLICA's 'Death Magnetic' Is REVOLVER Magazine's 'Album Of The Year'

Revolver magazine has named METALLICA's "Death Magnetic" the "Album of the Year," and recently talked to frontman James Hetfield about the record and the critical acclaim it's been winning. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Revolver: What did it take, personally, between the four of your to ma...

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DOWN, HANK WILLIAMS III, EVIL ARMY, WEEDEATER Tour To Kick Off In February

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on November 12, DOWN will team up with hellbilly rocker Hank Williams III (ASSJACK, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ARSON ANTHEM) for a U.S. tour in February/March. Also scheduled to appear on the bill are EVIL ARMY and WEEDEATER. DOWN bassist Rex Brown has told Billboard.com t...

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A Spell for the Death of Man

As far as one-man black metal projects go, WOE's "A Spell for the Death of Man" stands on solid ground. Xos (a.k.a. C. Grigg) does a commendable job with the guitars, vocals, and perhaps most pleasantly surprising, the drums. The engineering job of Xos and Joe Smiley is far better than a lot of blac...

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Your Drug of Choice

Here we have the (eighth? ninth? do we count that remix album?) full-length effort of muscled down, grown up thrash metal from these Swiss scene veterans (anyone remember POLTERGEIST, besides me and whoever empties the dumpsters at Century Media?). GURD may have zero profile here in the States, but...

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The Fathomless Mastery

Swedish "superstar" death metallers BLOODBATH have been the critical darlings of extreme metal for quite some time now, even more so since the release of the "Unblessing the Purity" EP and the "The Wacken Carnage" CD/DVD. At least some of that has to do with the now widely accepted role of OPETH's M...

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Shogun

Far be it from me to defend the likes of a band who has achieved such a high level of success by doing little more than filtering the highlights of METALLICA's career into a watered-down glass of Kool-Aid for the metalcore kids to slurp down like they were rockin' it in Jonestown. On top of ...

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CHICKENFOOT Resumes Work On Debut Album

According to bassist Michael Anthony (ex-VAN HALEN),work has resumed on the debut album from his new collaboration with Sammy Hagar (ex-VAN HALEN),guitar legend Joe Satriani and drummer Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS). "Chad and I just got back this week from recording in the San Francisco area...