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RESISTANCE Joined By Former HIRAX Guitarist

Los Angeles-based metal band RESISTANCE has announced the addition of former HIRAX guitarist Dave Watson to the group's ranks. According to a press release, "Dave comes to RESISTANCE with a wealth of experience and a ferocious playing style well suited to their brand of metal." RESISTANCE is current...

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INTO ETERNITY To Debut New Video On 'Headbanger's Ball' This Weekend

INTO ETERNITY's video for the track "Severe Emotional Distress" will make its "Headbanger's Ball" debut Saturday night, January 27 on MTV2 at 10:00 p.m. EST/7:00 p.m. PST. The clip, shot by up-and-coming director Kevin Wildt ("Set Your Goals", "The Warriors"),is a conceptual piece with a storyline...

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HIRAX Frontman: 'Thrash Metal Is Back!'

HIRAX are currently rehearsing for their eight-date tour opening for their thrash metal metal brothers DESTRUCTION, which begins on Sunday, January 21, at The Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, California. Although HIRAX and DESTRUCTION have never played a show together, HIRAX vocalist Katon W. De Pena an...

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OBITUARY, SADUS, HIRAX Confirmed For Mexico's METAL LEGENDS FEST

OBITUARY, SADUS and HIRAX have been confirmed for the Metal Legends Fest, set to take place May 4, 2007 in Torreón, Coahuila, México. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Main Stage: OBITUARY TBC SADUS HIRAX Mexican Support Stage: ARMORED (Durango, Mex) HACAVITZ (Queretaro, Mex) CANSERBERI...

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INTO ETERNITY Mainman Comments On DESTRUCTION Tour

INTO ETERNITY will kick off 2007 as direct support to the legendary DESTRUCTION beginning on January 20 at the Seattle Metalfest. This trek also marks the addition of new members Steve Bolognese (ex-BEYOND THE EMBRACE) on drums and Justin Bender on guitars. This is the group's second run for this al...

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HIRAX, ASESINO, NAUSEA, BLOODCUM To Raise Funds For JESSE PINTADO's Family

HIRAX, ASESINO, NAUSEA (L.A.),BLOODCUM, DEMOLITION and INFAMY will take part in a special concert to raise funds for the family of late NAPALM DEATH/TERRORIZER guitarist Jesse Pintado, who passed away at Holland's Erasmus MC hospital on August 27, 2006 due to liver failure. The show will take place...

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SADUS Drops Off DESTRUCTION Tour, INTO ETERNITY Steps In

According to a posting on DESTRUCTION's official web site, veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers SADUS have dropped off the upcoming "Thrash Till Death Over North America" tour featuring DESTRUCTION, MUNICIPAL WASTE and HIRAX. "We are still waiting for an official statement from the band and the...

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BLACK SABBATH In The U.K.'s SUN Tabloid

In an almost unprecedented move for a tabloid newspaper, the Sun — the world's biggest-selling English-language newspaper, with over eight million readers a day — has acknowledged the world of heavy metal by reviewing a BLACK SABBATH biography in glowing terms. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", the new SABB...

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Photos From SLIPPED DISC In-Store Archives Posted Online

The makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted a gallery of Slipped Disc Records "in-store" archives, featuring photos of such artists as MEGADETH, SLAYER,...

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SODOM Discusses Thrash Metal: Video Available

The makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted a video clip featuring German thrashers SODOM talking about thrash metal and punk rock. Check it out at this...

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DEATH ANGEL Added To DESTRUCTION Show In San Francisco

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL have been added as co-headliners to the DESTRUCTION show at Slim's in San Francisco on January 23, 2007. Also appearing on the bill are SADUS and HIRAX. DEATH ANGEL's latest CD, "The Art of Dying", was released in May 2004 through Nuclear Blast Re...

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HIRAX Added To Select Dates On DESTRUCTION Tour

Underground metal champions HIRAX have been added to the following dates on the DESTRUCTION/SADUS North American tour: Jan. 21 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theater Jan. 23 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's Jan. 24 - San Marcos, CA @ Jumping Turtle Feb. 13 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit Feb. 14 - ...

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HIRAX Cancels Six Out Of Ten East Coast Dates

Due to circumstances beyond their control, HIRAX has cancelled six dates out of their 10-show East Coast tour, which will now begin on Saturday, November 11 at North Six in Brooklyn. Vocalist Katon W. De Pena found out one day before HIRAX was leaving for the East Coast that the booking agent, Extre...

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HIRAX: New Song Available For Download

A new HIRAX track, entitlted "Lucifer's Inferno", is available for download at this location. "Lucifer's Inferno" and "City of the Dead" are slated to appear on the compilation "Speed Kills Again", to be released on Heavy Artillery, a subsidiary of Punk Core Records. Three other tracks, "Summon the...

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OVERKILL Frontman Talks About Having A Stroke: Video Available

The makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted a video clip featuring Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth from OVERKILL talking about having a stroke. Check it out at...