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SOCIETY 1 Frontman Talks About Being Dropped By EARACHE RECORDS

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with outspoken SOCIETY 1 frontman Matt Zane. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What led to you being dropped by Earache Records? Matt: "We originally signed with Earache for a three record deal and they decided not to pick up the o...
March 8, 2006
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Entering the Diabolic Trinity

Long-running underground U.S. black metal act SATHANAS drop their fifth album courtesy of Singapore's Pulverised Records (pay attention to this label). Blackened thrash is more like it, with an emphasis on the thrash part. The secret to "Entering the Diabolic Trinity" is in its non-nonsense, in-your...
March 6, 2006
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GENE SIMMONS: ACE FREHLEY Is 'The Laziest, Most Self-Destructive Person I've Ever Met'

Britain's Uncut magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with KISS mainmen Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Simmons: "What was the first sign that we'd made it? Simply, the girls. As soon as we'd started KISS, girls were turning up backstage and wa...
March 1, 2006
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MASTODON Cover METALLICA's 'Orion' For 'Master Of Puppets' Anniversary CD

Atlanta's MASTODON have recorded a cover of METALLICA's "Orion" for Kerrang! magazine's forthcoming 20th anniversary tribute to METALLICA's "Master of Puppets" CD. A number of other top metal acts are expected to contribute to the compilation, including MACHINE HEAD, who have recorded a version of "...
February 18, 2006
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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: How To Play 'Master Of Puppets' The Right Way

Video footage that was included on the bonus disc that came with the January 2006 issue of Guitar World magazine — featuring a lesson from METALLICA's Kirk Hammett on how to properly play the band's classic "Master of Puppets" album — has been posted online at YouTube.com. Hammett was interviewed an...
February 16, 2006
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LARS ULRICH: METALLICA Might Debut New Material At Upcoming Festival Appearances

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently spoke to Kerrang! magazine (web site) about the band's upcoming headlining appearance at this year's Download festival. The three-day event, which takes place at Donington Park in England on June 9, 10 and 11, will see the metal titans closing the proceedings o...
February 15, 2006
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ANTHRAX, DROWNING POOL, LIFE OF AGONY Members Pay Tribute To METALLICA's 'Master Of Puppets'

Members of ANTHRAX, DROWNING POOL, SOIL, SWORN ENEMY, LIFE OF AGONY, DRY KILL LOGIC and MADBALL are among the musicians that pay tribute to METALLICA's classic "Master of Puppets" album in the April 2006 issue of Metal Edge magazine to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the album's release. Relea...
February 12, 2006
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'We're Not In Super-Record Mode'

"It was the size of a shower stall, it was 250 degrees in there with 100 percent humidity, and we were at 8,000 feet of altitude, but for seventy-five minutes, it was a fucking blast," METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich told Rolling Stone magazine about the band's surprise Sundance throwdown in Park City...
February 9, 2006
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Darkness Foretold

Sometimes critics (myself included) get so wrapped up in picking the perfect words in a desperate attempt to accurately convey the feeling of a metal album that the important stuff goes gets shoved aside. Sometimes you've just got to cast that tattered and coffee-stained Thesaurus aside and keep it...
February 6, 2006
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Ex-SCORPIONS Drummer Doesn't Rule Out Reunion With Former Bandmates

Herman Rarebell played drums for Germany's No. 1 rock export the SCORPIONS from 1977 until 1996. He wrote lyrics to many of the band's classics, including "Rock You Like A Hurricane", "Blackout" and "Another Piece of Meat". In an interview with Jeb Wright, Editor of Classic Rock Revisited, Rarebell...
February 2, 2006
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METALLICA: Official SUNDANCE Video, Photos Posted Online

METALLICA's official web site has been updated with photos and a video clip of the band's performance at a private party for the film "The Darwin Awards" following the movie's Sundance Film Festival premiere on Wednesday, January 25 at Harry O's on Main Street in Park City, Utah. Check it out at Met...
January 31, 2006
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MACHINE HEAD Cover METALLICA's 'Battery' For 'Master Of Puppets' Tribute

MACHINE HEAD drummer Dave McClain has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "What's up fuckers?!! Thought I'd take a minute to fill you all in on what we've been up to this week. "So Kerrang! magazine is doing a tribute to METALLICA's 'Master of Puppets' — being that it's th...
January 31, 2006
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METALLICA At SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: Video Clips Posted Online

Several video clips of METALLICA's performing at a private party for the film "The Darwin Awards" following the movie's Sundance Film Festival premiere on Wednesday, January 25 at Harry O's on Main Street in Park City, Utah have been posted online at YouTube.com. The group's setlist was as follows:...
January 27, 2006
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METALLICA At SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: Photos Posted Online

Several dozen pictures of METALLICA's performing at a private party for the film "The Darwin Awards" following the movie's Sundance Film Festival premiere on Wednesday, January 25 at Harry O's on Main Street in Park City, Utah have been posted online at Wire Image. Photos of the band at the movie pr...
January 27, 2006
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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Singer RIPPER Comments On ROADRUNNER Anniversary Concert

Former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens has commented on his appearance at last month's Roadrunner Records 25th anniversary concert, during which he sang MERCYFUL FATE's "Curse of the Pharoahs", KING DIAMOND's "Abigail" and ANNIHILATOR's "Alison Hell". Said...
January 25, 2006