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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING: 'I'm Still 17'

Alan Sculley of Cincinnati CityBeat recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On people's musical tastes mellowing with age: "There's like an unwritten rule, especially in America, to where you reach a certain age and you can't like metal...

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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist On Touring With SLAYER: 'I'm Not Scared'

Bryan Sabella of The Record recently spoke to LAMB OF GOD guitarist Willie Adler about his band's participation in the SLAYER-headlined Unholy Alliance Tour, which is scheduled to kick off at the Tweeter Center in Camden, NJ next Thursday, June 15. "I'm not scared," Adler said recently while preppin...

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SLAYER, MEGADETH, MINISTRY Confirmed For Japan's LOUD PARK 06 Festival

SLAYER, MEGADETH, MINISTRY and IN FLAMES are among the confirmed bands for the Loud Park 06 festival, set to take place October 14-15, 2006 at the Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Halls 9-11 in Tokyo, Japan. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: SLAYER MEGADETH MINISTRY IN FLAMES ARC...

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SLAYER, IN FLAMES, CHILDREN OF BODOM: More European 'Unholy Alliance' Details Surface

According to various Internet reports, the European version of the SLAYER-headlined "Unholy Alliance" tour will take place in October and November under the name "Unholy Alliance - Chapter II", and will feature IN FLAMES instead of MASTODON (who are taking part in the North American edition of the t...

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SLAYER To Release 6/6/06 T-Shirt, Limited To 666 Units, Priced At $16.66

To honor the symbolic date of June 6, 2006 — the sixth day of the sixth month of the sixth year; as in 666, the "number of the beast" or Anti-christ in the Bible's Book of Revelations — SLAYER will release an exclusive t-shirt (see design here),limited to 666 units and only ...

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SLAYER, IN FLAMES, CHILDREN OF BODOM: More European 'Unholy Alliance' Dates Announced

More dates has been announced for the European edition of the Unholy Alliance Tour, set to take place this fall. According to TicketCorner.com anf other outlets, the trek will include performances by SLAYER, IN FLAMES, CHILDREN OF BODOM, LAMB OF GOD and THINE EYES BLEED (as BLABBERMOUTH.NET first re...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, BLEEDING THROUGH Confirmed For U.K.'s READING/LEEDS Festivals

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, BLEEDING THROUGH and MUNICIPAL WASTE have been confirmed for this year's Reading and Leeds festivals. BLEEDING THROUGH will play the Radio 1 Lock-Up stage (curated by BBC Radio 1 "Rock Show" host Mike Davies) in Reading Aug. 25 August/Leeds Aug. 26, while KILLSWITCH ENGAGE play th...

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LAMB OF GOD Give Special 'Sacrament' To Fans On This Summer's UNHOLY ALLIANCE TOUR

LAMB OF GOD and Revolver magazine have announced a series of special backstage fan-only listening events of LOG's highly anticipated album "Sacrament", due out August 22 on Epic. When this summer's Unholy Alliance Tour with SLAYER kicks off on June 15 at The Tweeter Center in Camden, NJ, a limited n...

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European 'Unholy Alliance Tour' Featuring SLAYER, IN FLAMES: First Tour Date Announced

The first date has been announced for the European edition of the Unholy Alliance Tour, set to take place this fall. According to TicketCorner.com, SLAYER, IN FLAMES, CHILDREN OF BODOM, LAMB OF GOD and THINE EYES BLEED (as BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported yesterday) will be teaming up for a concert a...

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SLAYER: Limited-Edition 'Cult' Single Due This Month

Amazon.com is currently taking pre-orders for a limited-editon (5,000 copies) SLAYER "Cult" single featuring the following track listing: 01. Cult 02. Cult (Live Video) 03. Rare Fan Footage (Video) According to Amazon.com, the single is being released on June 15. In other news, Sam Ash has launched...

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THE ACACIA STRAIN To Guest On WAAF's 'Harder, Faster'

New England's purveyors of all things heavy THE ACACIA STRAIN are set to appear on the nightly extreme metal radio show "Harder, Faster" on Boston radio station WAAF on June 6. The program airs Monday–Friday from 11 p.m. until midnight, and fans outside of the station's range can listen online at ww...

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IN FLAMES, CHILDREN OF BODOM, LAMB OF GOD Rumored For European UNHOLY ALLIANCE TOUR

The rumored lineup for the European edition of the Unholy Alliance Tour, set to take place this fall, is as follows: SLAYER IN FLAMES CHILDREN OF BODOM LAMB OF GOD THINE EYES BLEED At this time, there has been **no confirmation** on the billing from any of the acts that are rumored to be involved .....

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SLAYER: New Song Snippet Posted Online

A snippet of a new SLAYER track, entitled "Cult", is available at the band's official web site, www.slayer.net. SLAYER's still-untitled follow-up to "God Hates Us All", which was released on Sept. 11, 2001, is due this summer via American Recordings. The group's first new album with their four origi...

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EYES OF FIRE Part Ways With Keyboardist, Seek Replacement

Orange County ambient-metal quintet EYES OF FIRE have parted ways with keyboardist Pete Truax. "He was released of all his duties within the band and will no longer be representing the band in any way, shape, or form," the group write on their web site. "Unfortunately, Pete's disrespect for fellow b...

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SLAYER: Warm-Up Dates Will Not Be Rescheduled After All

SLAYER's previously announced sold-out "warm-up" dates — June 2 at New Oasis in Sparks, NV and June 3 at Senator Theatre in Chico, CA — will **NOT** be rescheduled to take place following the Denver date at the end of July, despite a previous announcement to the contrary. Scheduling conflicts are be...