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NUCLEAR ASSAULT Confirmed For Toronto's GATES OF HELL Festival
Reunited New York thrash metal veterans NUCLEAR ASSAULT have been confirmed for the Gates of Hell 2005 festival, set to take place Saturday, September 17 at the Reverb/Kathedral club (651 Queen St.) in Toronto, Ontario. Also scheduled to appear at the event are ANVIL, RAZOR and EXCITER. More informa...August 9, 2005
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ICED EARTH Singer TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'Saying I'm Not A Songwriter Is Wrong'
Former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens has defended himself against accusations that he is not a "songwriter" following comments made by ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer in a recent interview. Speaking to LocalMetal.com, Schaffer spoke about his decision to...August 9, 2005
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RAVAGE Sign With Germany's KARTHAGO RECORDS
Boston, Massachusetts-based heavy metal act RAVAGE have signed a deal with Germany's Karthago Records to release the band's debut album, "Spectral Rider". The CD will be released worldwide on October 4, 2005, with distribution by Twilight Distribution. The album is the follow-up to the band's 2003 d...August 9, 2005
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Third World Genocide
Someone's gonna literally have to shit in my mouth between now and December 31, 2005, to disappoint me more this year than NUCLEAR ASSAULT has. I've been looking forward to another album of blistering, humor-laced, neck-snapping thrash from these guys ever since the day I heard they were getting bac...August 7, 2005
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Moment of Reckoning
One gets the feeling that Texas-born JACKNIFE were once a lot more basic and hardcore-oriented, perhaps cut from the same cloth as PISSING RAZORS or HATEBREED. Then they discovered the likes of SHADOWS FALL and heard some "new wave of American metal", and that influence (or perhaps the same Swedish...August 7, 2005
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NILE Drummer Launches New Web Site
George Kollias, drummer for NILE and SICKENING HORROR, has launched a new official web site, www.georgekollias.com. The site features videos and audio from both NILE and SICKENING HORROR, plus tips and contact. NILE's "Annihilation of the Wicked" album was released in late May via Relapse Records. A...August 6, 2005
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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Working On Live DVD, Compilation CD
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman Zakk Wylde has told MTV.com that he's got two projects in the works he needs to finish once the band's current touring commitments are over. The first is a DVD with live footage from several recent shows BLACK LABEL SOCIETY played over in Paris and London; that, he said,...August 5, 2005
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Former THE CULT Guitarist To Join KORN Frontman In Horror Film
According to a posting at Bloody-Disgusting.com, former THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy is in talks to lay down some heavy guitar work on the soundtrack of "Sin-Jin Smyth". The film — which follows two federal marshals assigned to a midnight prisoner transfer (over Halloween weekend) of a mysterious...August 4, 2005
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MORTIIS To Release First-Ever DVD In September
Norway's legendary eccentric artist MORTIIS will release his first-ever DVD, entitled "Soul in a Hole" on September 26 via Earache. "Soul in a Hole" contains a full live set filmed during MORTIIS' mammoth seven-week European tour in support of "The Grudge" album, released last year. It also includes...August 3, 2005
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ICED EARTH Mainman Says Singer TIM OWENS Will Have Little Songwriting Input On New Album
ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer recently spoke to LocalMetal.com about his decision to record a concept album based on the "Something Wicked This Way Comes" story first touched up on the 1998 album of the same name. Asked what made him decide to do a second part of "Something Wicked This W...August 3, 2005
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EXMORTEM Add Session Bassist
Danish death metallers EXMORTEM have announced the addition of session bassist Rune Koldby (SPECTRAL MORTUARY) to the group's ranks. The band's current lineup is as follows: Martin "Sigtyr" Thim (guitar) Andreas Schubert (guitar) Rune Koldby (bass) Simon Petersen (vocals) Morten Siersbaek (drums) EX...August 2, 2005
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ICED EARTH Guitarist Says Next CD Will Be A Three-Hour, Two-Part Concept Album
On Track Magazine recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH/DEMONS & WIZARDS guitarist Jon Schaffer. An excerpt from the chat follows: On Track Magazine: How are you doin' health-wise? Jon: "Well, I had another procedure this past November which is the third surgical procedure that I've ha...August 1, 2005
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Former ANNIHILATOR Bassist Continues Work On Solo EP, Lines Up Guest Appearances
Former ANNIHILATOR bassist Russell Bergquist has posted the following message on his official web site: "[I] have a few recording projects that I will be participating in over the next six months or so. First off, the drums will be recorded for my solo project starting on August 1. Unless, of course...July 28, 2005
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MANDY LION Invites Fans To Take Part In Video Shoot
The following message was posted on vocalist Mandy Lion's (WWIII, ex-WICKED ALLIANCE) official web site: "Important news! Right after the completion of the latest Mandy Lion CD, a video shoot will follow. We urge everyone interested in being a part of the shoot to contact us either here or on Myspac...July 26, 2005
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ANATA: Studio Update
Swedish technical death metallers ANATA have entered StudioMega in Varberg, Sweden to begin recording the follow-up to last year's "Under a Stone with No Inscription", tentatively titled "The Conductor's Departure". Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Complete Demise", "Downward Spiral Into...July 26, 2005