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'Get Thrashed' Director Interviewed On KSUB; Audio Available

Rick Ernst, director 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 — was recently interviewed by Paul Brown of the Seattle radio station KSUB. Download and listen to the intervi...

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'Speed Kills… Again' Details Revealed

Inspired by the legendary 1980s compilation series which showcased some of the era's heaviest hitters such as METALLICA, VENOM, SLAYER, CELTIC FROST, POSSESSED etc., "Speed Kills… Again" stands as a tribute to the past as well as a testament to the return of true heavy metal and thrash that is curre...

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VILE Guitarist: 'The End Of America Is Here'

Colin Davis of the Californian brutal death metallers VILE has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "It's time to gear up people, its time to gear up... "I do a lot of personal research about what is going on in this country and in the world right now. Thank God, ...

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The Golden Plague

Coming to you from Los Angeles, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH clearly have no qualms about keeping their old school influenced black metal punishment raw and cutting. The disc has nothing pretentious about it, nor does it come off as some veiled attempt to jump the black metal bandwagon. A spotty produc...

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'Get Thrashed' Staten Island After-Party To Be Held At New L'Amour Club

The after-party for the New York screening of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" will be held on Friday, June 22 at the new L'Amour rock club on Staten Island, New York. L'Amour, the "Rock Capital of Brooklyn, New York" for over 25 years, recently re-opened its doors at 2354 Arthur Kill Road...

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POSSESSED, MALEVOLENT CREATION, ACHERON Confirmed For GATHERING OF THE BESTIAL LEGION III

POSSESSED, MALEVOLENT CREATION and ACHERON are among the confirmed bands for the Gathering of the Bestial Legion III festival, set to take place August 19, 2007 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California. More than 30 death/black metal acts will perform on three stages. Bands confirmed so far...

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VENOM Performs 'At War With Satan' In Helsinki; Video Available

Video footage of British black metal pioneers VENOM performing their classic song "At War with Satan" on May 27, 2007 at Nosturi in Helsinki, Finland has been posted at YouTube. VENOM and its management are currently discussing other live plans with their agents for later this year. An American tour...

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NECRODEATH To Release 'Draculea' In October

Italian black/thrash metal heroes NECRODEATH will release a new album, "Draculea", in October via Scarlet Records. Commented drummer Peso: "Immediately after the recording sessions for '100% Hell' [2006] I began composing some new material, but it was in November 2006 that I realized that NECRODEATH...

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THROWDOWN Debuts New Song On MySpace

THROWDOWN debuted a new song from its forthcoming album, "Venom & Tears", on its MySpace page this week. The track "Holy Roller" lashes out with thrash metal prongs over the band's established hardcore grit, according to a press release. "This album was a lot more collective in the writing," say...

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AC/DC Drummer Escapes Criminal Conviction

New Zealand's Bay of Plenty Times reports: The drummer of rock band AC/DC has escaped a criminal conviction because it would hurt his career — despite admitting he assaulted his former partner in Mount Maunganui. Phillip Rudd, who was born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis, pleaded guilty to...

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GORGOROTH: More South American Tour Dates Announced

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH have lined up shows in Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Colombia and Argentina in September immediately following their previously announced Brazilian dates. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Sep. 13 - Brazil, Campinas SP - Hammer Rock Bar Sep. 14 - Brazil,...

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EYEHATEGOD Frontman Out Of Jail Again

EYEHATEGOD frontman Mike Williams has issued the following update: "Hey kids — I'm out of jail, AGAIN. Just a minor technicality, though. It's all part of the game. Society fucks us all sooner or later in one way or another; but two months in Orleans Parish Prison really ain't nuthin' compared to th...

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CLUTCH, VENOM To Guest On This Week's 'Tinitus'

CLUTCH frontman Neil Fallon and the British black metal pioneers VENOM will be the featured guests on this week's "Tinitus" radio show, airing Wednesday night (June 6) between 20.00 CET (8:00 p.m.) and 22.00 CET (10:00 p.m.) on Norway's P3. According to a press release, Neil Fallon "discusses his ba...

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VOIVOD: 'Rrröööaaarrr' Reissue To Include PIGGY Audio Collage, Concert Footage From 1986

Canadian metal legends VOIVOD are finalizing plans to re-release their early back catalog. Drummer Michel "Away" Langevin said the band will start with 1986's "Rrröööaaarrr", the following year's "Killing Technology" and '88's "Dimension Hatröss". He said each LP will be remastered and upped with a...

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NIFELHEIM Signs With REGAIN RECORDS

Swedish cult metallers NIFELHEIM have inked a deal with Regain Records. A new album will be recorded during early summer for a September 2007 release. Video footage of NIFELHEIM's May 24, 2007 performance at Klubben in Stockholm, Sweden has been posted at YouTube. Available for viewing are seven son...