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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE, HIRAX Interviewed For 'Get Thrashed' Documentary

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and HIRAX have been added to the list of bands interviewed for "Get Thrashed", the upcoming documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene. "Get Thrashed" is currently being edited for a late 2004 release. A four-mi...

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CHIMAIRA Guitarist Talks About New Drummer, Upcoming Album

CHIMAIRA guitarist Matt DeVries recently spoke to the U.K.'s Live 4 Metal about the group's tour with MACHINE HEAD, their new drummer, Kevin Talley (ex-MISERY INDEX) and their upcoming DVD, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Live 4 Metal: The big recent news is the addit...

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CONTRIVE To Support MACHINE HEAD, Begin Recording Debut Album

Melbourne metal trio CONTRIVE have been personally chosen by MACHINE HEAD as main support in Sydney for their upcoming Australian tour kicking off in October. In a relatively short time CONTRIVE have earned touring opportunities with acts such as SEPULTURA, SOILWORK, DESTRUCTION, MAYHEM and SKINLAB....

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SOILWORK Begin Recording New Album

Swedish melodic death thrashers SOILWORK have entered Dug-Out Productions in Uppsala, Sweden with producer Daniel Bergstrand (MESHUGGAH, IN FLAMES, STUCK MOJO) to begin recording their sixth album, tentatively due in early 2005 through Nuclear Blast Records. Next week, the recording sessions will be...

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DARKEST HOUR: Canadian Tour Dates Announced

DARKEST HOUR will be hosting MTV2's "Heabanger's Ball" on Saturday, September 18. In other news, DARKEST HOUR will tour Canada with CURSED in October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 07 - London, ON @ Embassy Oct. 08 - Toronto, ON @ Kathedral Oct. 09 - Kingston, ON @ Clark Hall Pub Oct. 10 - .....

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DARKANE To Begin Recording Next Month

Swedish thrashers DARKANE will enter the studio October 1 to begin recording the follow-up to 2002's "Expanding Senses", tentatively due in early 2005 through Nuclear Blast Records. In other news, the band are scheduled to play this year's Aalborg festival, set to take place November 5-6 at Studente...

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DARKEST HOUR: 'Border Complications' Force Ontario Cancellation

DARKEST HOUR were forced to miss their scheduled performance with DIMMU BORGIR in Kitchener, Ontario Friday night (August 27) "due to complications at the [USA/Canada] border," according to a posting on the group's web site. "This will not affect our scheduled tour in October," the band write. "We a...

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SCARVE: Debut Album Reissue To Include Bonus DVD

France's SCARVE will have their debut album, "Translucence" (originally released in 2000),reissued in 2005 with a bonus DVD. The band, who released their third album, "Irradiant", earlier in the year through Listenable Records, are presently in negotiations for a European tour. No further informati...

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CONSTRUCDEAD Announce New Bassist

CONSTRUCDEAD, the Swedish band featuring TERROR 2000 drummer Erik Thyselius, have announced the addition of bassist Johan Magnusson (ex-CARNAL FORGE guitarist) to the group's ranks. "The band has started rehearsing new material, and they are planning to enter the studio in the beginning of 2005 to r...

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'Get Thrashed' Thrash Metal Documentary: Trailer Posted Online

A four-minute video trailer for "Get Thrashed", the upcoming documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, has been posted online at this location (Windows Media, 8 MB) (right-click and "Save Target As" and download the file to your hard drive)...

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NAGLFAR Confirmed For Sweden's MALMÖFESTIVALEN 2004

Swedish death/black metallers NAGLFAR have been confirmed for Malmöfestivalen 2004, a one-week festival being held August 13-20 in Malmö, Sweden. Also set to appear are SOILWORK, EVERGREY, MISTELTEIN, THE FORSAKEN and DEBASE, among others. All the above-mentioned acts will perform on Monday, August...

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CHIMAIRA Blame 'Visa' Issues For Drummer's Departure

CHIMAIRA have issued a short statement confirming their split with former SOILWORK drummer Richard Evensand and the addition of ex-MISERY INDEX skinsman Kevin Talley to the group's ranks. "There are many reasons for the split, most of which have to do with visa issues," the band write on their web s...

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CHIMAIRA's Record Label Confirms Drummer Switch

CHIMAIRA's record label, Roadrunner Records, has issued a statement confirming that the band have parted ways with former SOILWORK drummer Richard Evensand and replaced him with Kevin Talley, formerly of MISERY INDEX. Recommended to the band by SLAYER's Kerry King, Kevin will be behind the kit for C...

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STORMLORD Filming New Video

Italian "extreme epic metal" act STORMLORD are currently filming a video for the track "Under The Boards (195, M.A.)" with director Brigida Costa. "The story will speak about a psycho/medical serial killer who come out at night to stalk his victims and then trap them in his clinic of horror," the ba...

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SOILWORK, EVERGREY, MISTELTEIN Confirmed For MALMÖFESTIVALEN 2004

SOILWORK, EVERGREY, MISTELTEIN, THE FORSAKEN and DEBASE have been confirmed for Malmöfestivalen 2004, a one-week festival being held August 13-20 in Malmö, Sweden. All the above-mentioned acts, plus TOTALT JÄVLA MÖRKER, will perform on Monday, August 16. The schedule is as follows: Bastionen I 18.40...