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TESTAMENT Schedule Tacoma Date

TESTAMENT's original lineup — Chuck Billy (vocals),Eric Peterson (guitar),Alex Skolnick (guitar),Greg Christian (bass),and Louie Clemente (drums) — have confirmed a show at the Shipwreck in Tacoma, Washington on July 8. The original TESTAMENT lineup will also headline the Thrash Against Cancer b...
June 13, 2005
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NEIL TURBIN'S DEATHRIDERS And IMAGIKA Confirmed For THRASH AGAINST CANCER Benefit

NEIL TURBIN'S DEATHRIDERS (featuring original ANTHRAX vocalist Neil Turbin) and IMAGIKA have been added to the Thrash Against Cancer benefit, which will be headlined by TESTAMENT, on July 9 at The Pound SF outdoor amphitheatre in San Francisco, California. VICIOUS RUMORS, LAAZ ROCKIT, HIRAX and MUDF...
June 9, 2005
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POWERGOD: 'Metal Lesson II' Tribute Album Track Listing Revealed

Germany's POWERGOD will be releasing their new '80s metal tribute album, "Long Live The Loud – That's Metal Lesson II", in July via Massacre Records. The complete track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Fall Out / Long Live The Loud (originally performed by EXCITER) 02. Screams from the Grav...
June 3, 2005
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Former EXODUS Singer STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA To Emcee THRASH AGAINST CANCER Benefit

Steve "Zetro" Souza, ex-vocalist for Bay area thrash bands LEGACY (pre-TESTAMENT) and EXODUS, will emcee the Thrash Against Cancer benefit concert on Friday, July 9 at The Pound SF outdoor amphitheatre. Headliners TESTAMENT will be joined by HIRAX, LAAZ ROCKIT and VICIOUS RUMORS. "It's great to help...
June 3, 2005
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LAAZ ROCKIT Added To THRASH AGAINST CANCER Show

Recently reunited '80s Bay Area thrashers LAAZ ROCKIT have been added to the Thrash Against Cancer benefit, which will be headlined by TESTAMENT, on July 9 at The Pound SF outdoor amphitheatre in San Francisco, California. VICIOUS RUMORS and HIRAX will also take part in this historic gathering of Ba...
May 27, 2005
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HIRAX Added To TESTAMENT-Headlined Benefit Concert

Reunited California thrashers HIRAX have been added to the upcoming benefit concert on July 9, 2005 at The Pound in San Francisco. Proceeds from the show — which will be headlined by TESTAMENT — will aid in the financial recovery for families dealing with life-altering medical diagnosis. Among the f...
May 25, 2005
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HIRAX Replace SODOM At MINNEAPOLIS MAYHEM 2 Festival

Reunited Los Angeles metallers HIRAX have replaced SODOM on the billing of this weekend's Minneapolis Mayhem 2 festival. As previously reported, SODOM cancelled their previously announced appearance at the festival "due to the fact that they did not get their paper work from the delivery service to...
May 2, 2005
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HIRAX To Headline KUSF's 'Thrash Of The Quintana' Anniversary Show

HIRAX will headline KUSF Rampage Radio's 23rd anniversary concert on Friday, May 13 at The Pound in San Francisco. The show is dubbed "Thrash of the Quintana" in honor of Ron Quintana, who has supported the Bay Area metal scene since the early eighties by promoting bands through his radio show on KU...
April 18, 2005
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HIRAX Singer Says There Was A Lot More Talent In The Old-School Metal

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with legendary HIRAX vocalist Katon W. De Pena. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: You've obviously experience a lot of line-up changes over the years. Has there been one common factor behind these changes? Katon: "Basically, it's b...
March 29, 2005
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Former HIRAX Members Join Forces In WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

Former HIRAX members Gary Monardo (bass),Johnny Tabares (drums, HIRAX's "Raging Violence" album),and Bob Savage (guitar, HIRAX's 1984 demo) have joined forces with ex-WARGOD singer Robbie Perkins in a reformed version of their pre-HIRAX band COLD BLOOD, now going under the moniker WEAPONS OF MASS...
March 28, 2005
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'Extreme Metal II' Guide To Thrash/Black/Death Metal Due In April

A new book, "Extreme Metal II", is due for global publication in April 2005 by Omnibus Press. The author is Joel McIver, whose best-selling 2004 opus, "Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica", was the first book to express in depth the disappointment that thousands of metal fans feel about the b...
February 15, 2005
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REPULSION Added To ARIZONA METAL DEVASTATIONFEST 2005

Death metal/grindcore pioneers REPULSION have reportedly been added to the billing of the Arizona Metal Devastationfest 2005, set to take place April 8-9 at The Brickhouse in Phoenix, Arizona. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as follows: DYING FETUS (MD) V...
February 3, 2005
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DYING FETUS And VEHEMENCE Confirmed For ARIZONA METAL DEVASTATIONFEST

DYING FETUS and VEHEMENCE are the latest artists confirmed for the Arizona Metal Devastationfest 2005, set to take place April 8-9 at The Brickhouse in Phoenix, Arizona. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as follows: DYING FETUS (MD) VEHEMENCE (AZ) HIRAX (CA...
February 2, 2005
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HIRAX, IMPALED Confirmed For ARIZONA METAL DEVASTATIONFEST

HIRAX and IMPALED are among the artists confirmed for the Arizona Metal Devastationfest 2005, set to take place April 8-9 at The Brickhouse in Phoenix, Arizona. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are ENGORGED, LORD GORE, PHOBIA, CATHETER, THE MEATSHITS, BOWELS OUT, ETTS, INDUCING TERROR, BURN...
January 20, 2005
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ANVIL Announce Tentative Title For New Album

Canadian metallers ANVIL have set "This Is Thirteen" (or "TIT" for short) as the title of their upcoming thirteenth studio album. "They plan on having 13 songs on the CD and the cover will be a superstitious theme, as in a broken mirror, black cat and the anvil under a ladder," reads a posting on .....
December 6, 2004