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KIRK HAMMETT Jamming With TOOL: Video Available

A low-quality video clip of METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett performing with TOOL during their headlining appearance at the Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu, Hawaii on Friday (August 18) has been posted online at YouTube.com. According to one TOOL fan's eyewitness account posted at the ToolNavy.co...

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Sacrament

Consistency has been the name of the game for Richmond, Virginia's LAMB OF GOD. As one of the undisputed leaders of the American metal movement, expectations have always run high for the band to top its last release and so far LAMB OF GOD has risen to the challenge. Few can argue that 2004's "Ashes...

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Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part I

In the present day, when HELLOWEEN fans argue about the band's continued relevance or lack thereof, and debate which album or era holds the most merit, it's easy to forget the time when this band could absolutely do no wrong. They pretty much wrote the rule book in 1987 with "Keeper of the Seven Key...

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ANGER AS ART Gutarist Issues Update

ANGER AS ART guitarist William Rustrum (also of HANGAR 18 and RAVEN MAD) has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We performed a couple of shows in San Francisco. The first night was at the infamous Pound. The response was fantastic, and it was great to meet the guys in POT...

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METALLICA Guitarist Jams With TOOL In Hawaii

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett reportedly joined TOOL onstage during their headlining appearance at the Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu, Hawaii on Friday (August 18). According to one TOOL fan's eyewitness account posted at the ToolNavy.com web site, TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan introduce...

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SHADOWS FALL To Begin Recording New Album In September

Drummer Jason Bittner of SHADOWS FALL has issued the following update: "Well, it's been a few weeks since our last update, but forgive us, we were busy on the road bringing the rock!!! The Sthress tour came to an almighty close this past weekend in Worcester, Massachusetts to a dynamite crowd. The s...

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LACUNA COIL Frontwoman: 'I'm Not Pregnant'

LACUNA COIL frontwoman Cristina Scabbia has issued the following update: "Ozzfest is done. A great tour as usual, full of great people and good, good times. I'll miss everybody. I miss them now. "Now I definitely need a small vacation, as does every one of you, I bet. I'll see you around Europe in S...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA Wants To Sue DEMIRICOUS For Plagiarism

Metal Maniacs magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with SLAYER members Kerry King and Tom Araya. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Maniacs: Kerry, you're notorious for keeping up with many of thew new extreme bands… Kerry: "I like to know more about who we should be tou...

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The Faithless

Fucking punishing! NIGHTS LIKE THESE take up the mantle of aggressive, technical, brutal death-inflected hardcore on this debut album, and leave little but rubble in their wake. Wearing their RED CHORD, CONVERGE, THE END and DEADGUY influences on their sleeves, this Tennessee band produce an unholy...

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BEATALLICA Parts Ways With Guitarist, Seeks Replacement

Milwaukee-based BEATALLICA, a satirical mashup act whose hilarious schtick marries the songwriting prowess of the BEATLES to the deep-throated rock growl of METALLICA, has issued the following update: "We've been busy working on several different things over the last month: shows for the U.S. and Eu...

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TED NUGENT To Release New Solo Album In The Spring

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that Ted Nugent lit up VH1 this summer with the "SuperGroup" reality show. But the Motor City Madman says not to expect to hear much more from DAMNOCRACY, his 12-day collaboration with ex-SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach, ANTHRAX's Scott Ian, BIOHAZARD's Even Sein...

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BRUTAL TRUTH: 'Animal Kingdom' / 'Kill Trend Suicide' Reissue To Include Bonus Video Footage

Relapse Records has set an October 17 release date for the reissue of the post-Earache material from influential '90s extreme metallers BRUTAL TRUTH, "Sounds of the Animal Kingdom" (1997) and the preceding "Kill Trend Suicide" mini-CD (1996). According to a posting on the Relapse web site, "'Sounds....

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MARTY FRIEDMAN: 'I Knew I Wanted To Make The Most Aggressive Album Of My Career'

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman recently gave an interview to his official web site regarding his recent and upcoming activities. A few excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Q: Was there a main concept or theme in making the ["Loudspeaker"] album? Marty: "If anything, I knew...

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BLOODBATH Parts Ways With DAN SWANÖ

Swedish death metal supergroup BLOODBATH has issued the following update: "Dan Swanö is no longer part of BLOODBATH. The reason being restrictions on his behalf to devote more time and effort to the future of this project that it would require by taking things to the next level i.e. touring and play...

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METALLICA's HAMMETT: DRAGONFORCE Are 'Fastest Guitar Players I Think I've Ever Seen'

Steve Baltin of AOL Music recently asked METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett which new guitarists have impressed him of late. "I really like this absurd band called DRAGONFORCE," Kirk said. "Those are the fastest guitar players I think I've ever seen. They're like Yngwie [Malmsteen] on steroids. No, th...