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THROWDOWN: Singing With MAX CAVALERA And Destroying South America

Frontman Dave Peters of the Orange County, California-based hardcore/metal act THROWDOWN has issued the following update: "Singing with Max Cavalera and SOULFLY… destroying South America... and actually they happened completely independently of each other in spite of the fact that Mr. Cavalera hails...

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KALMAH Completes Recording New Album

Finnish metallers KALMAH entered the studio on October 13 to begin recording their fifth full-length album. An early 2008 release is expected. Commented guitarist Antti Kokko: "Everything is now recorded and we will start mixing at the beginning of 2008. I guess it will take one-two weeks to get all...

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Ravnenes Saga

I find it exceedingly difficult to dislike folk metal, at least when it is done as well as it is by bands like KORPIKLAANI. It is just way too much fun and makes me pine for a gigantic glass of beer. It is the muscle of metal, the jumpy, rollicking tempos and "non-metal" instrumentation of ...

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BRUTAL TRUTH: 10 Songs Written For New Album

Drummer Rich Hoak of the reunited seminal grindcore/extreme metal outfit BRUTAL TRUTH has issued the following update: "BRUTAL TRUTH has been in writing mode for the past few rehearsals: we've got about 10 new songs together so far. The new songs are the most brutal bizarre grinders ever and we are...

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Report: SEBASTIAN BACH Is Finally 'Canadian'

Canada's ChartAttack.com reports: Canadian metalheads have always laid claim to Sebastian Bach, but the Canadian government has never accepted the singer as one of our own until now. For the first time in his 20-year career, Bach is Cancon-approved. Music from his new "Angel Down" album officially q...

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DOWN Bassist Says ANSELMO's 'Vision, Focus And Patience' Made 'Over The Under' What It Is

Roger Lotring of Metal Edge magazine recently conducted a lengthy interview with DOWN/ex-PANTERA bassist Rex Brown. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Edge: Was there a conscious point in the process of getting back together and putting this record together that you can remember as a t...

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KEVIN DUBROW: Audio, Video Interviews Posted Online

"The Hairball John Radio Show" has made a 2004 audio interview with QUIET RIOT vocalist Kevin DuBrow available for free download at this location. Commented the show's host Hairball John: "In August of 2004 I conducted one of several interviews with QUIET RIOT vocalist Kevin DuBrow. During this part...

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Three Years After DIMEBAG's Murder: Missed Opportunities Abound

Rock author, writer and photographer Chris Armold — who penned the book "A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa", which is described as the authorized biography of Jeffery "Mayhem" Thompson, former head of security for DAMAGEPLAN, and two other heroes (audience member Nat...

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SOLEFALD: 10th Anniversary Remix Album Details Revealed

SOLEFALD, the Norwegian avant-garde metal/black metal band consisting of Lars Are "Lazare" Nedland and Cornelius von Jackhelln, is preparing to release a 10th-anniversary remix album entitled "The Circular Drain". Cornelius von Jackhelln has issued the following update regarding the collection: "In...

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CHAD GRAY On Switching Back And Forth Between MUDVAYNE And HELLYEAH

Danielle Hatch of the Journal Star recently conducted an interview with MUDVAYNE/HELLYEAH frontman Chad Gray. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On performing with HELLYEAH at the East Peoria Convention Center on Wednesday: "It's kind of where I spread my wings to get into the music business, it's...

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Waiting for the Flies

The word is that Florida's PAIN PRINCIPLE have been hanging around the scene since 1993, having released two albums prior to this debut full-length, "Waiting for the Flies", on Blind Prophecy Records. The band plays a mix of modern thrash and traditional American metal, in the latter case at times r...

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KING'S X Frontman Releases iTunes-Exclusive EP Featuring Non-Album Cut

KING'S X frontman Doug "Dug" Pinnick has released an iTunes-exclusive EP, entitled "Angel". The three-song release includes two tracks from Pinnick's new solo album, "Strum Sum Up", plus the cut "Blind", which isn't available anywhere else. The track listing is as follows: 01. Angel 02. Life is What...

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MERCENARY Frontman: New Album Is 'F**king Killer!'

Vocalist Mikkel Sandager of the Danish metal band MERCENARY has issued the following update: "So now we have the finished the new album and it is fucking killer!! The best one we did yet, in my honest oppinion. It is much more raw and to the point and still it has the best melodies we ...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Filming 'Best Damn Poker Tournament Ever' For FOX

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has issued the following update: "Played poker for 16 hours [in Las Vegas] yesterday. Online and live tourney and then the Poker Room at the Palms. You can say I'm hooked. Finished sixth in the 'Beauty And The Bet' tourney. Phil Hellmuth was very proud of his pupil. "Film...

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ARCHITECT Pulls Out Of THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Tour

Syracuse's ARCHITECT has issued the following update: "Due to some scheduling conflicts and some miscommunication with agents and promoters, we aren't going to be able to play the THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN tour. "We have only been home from tour for a week and this this fell into our laps, and thoug...