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ONCE DEAD Confirmed For Switzerland's ELEMENTS OF ROCK FESTIVAL
ONCE DEAD, the Christian metal band featuring former members of VENGEANCE RISING and ex-HIRAX guitarist Glenn Rogers, have been confirmed for the Elements of Rock Festival, set to take place April 21-23 at Stadthofsaal in Uster, Switzerland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ROB ROCK (U...January 18, 2006
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Former HIRAX Guitarist Joins ONCE DEAD
Former HIRAX guitarist Glenn Rogers has officially joined ONCE DEAD, the Christian metal band featuring former members of VENGEANCE RISING. "Glenn, as most of you know, was one of the original founding members of VENGEANCE, and had written many of the songs with us prior to Roger Martinez, Larry Far...January 12, 2006
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Long-Running Thrashers LETHAL AGGRESSION Working On New EP
Long-running New Jersey thrashers LETHAL AGGRESSION are currently working on an EP, tentatively due later in the year. According to the band's official bio, "LETHAL AGGRESSION has been thrashing for 20 years now with various lineup changes. They have played with some of the undergrounds finest bands...January 9, 2006
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'Get Thrashed' Documentary Nearing Completion
The makers of "Get Thrashed", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have issued the following update regarding the project's current status: "In the year since the last news update, we have made giant strides toward...January 9, 2006
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HIRAX Pulled From KEEP IT TRUE Warm-Up Show
Los Angeles thrashers HIRAX have been thrown off the billing of the the Keep It True VI warm-up show, dubbed "Metal Knights", set to take place on April 7, 2006 at Sporthalle in Dittigheim, Germany. According to the festival organizers, the entire HIRAX band — with the exception of singer Katon W. D...December 21, 2005
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Puerto Rico's DANTESCO Confirmed For KEEP IT TRUE VI Warm-Up Show
Puerto Rico's DANTESCO have been confirmed as the opener of the Keep It True VI warm-up show, dubbed "Metal Knights", set to take place on April 7, 2006 at Sporthalle in Dittigheim, Germany. Also scheduled to perform at the warm-up concert are HIRAX and DRIFTER. The Keep It True VI festival, which i...December 6, 2005
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Former HIRAX Guitarist Explains His Departure
Former HIRAX guitarist Glenn Rogers has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "It seems there is some confusion on who cancelled the HIRAX tour of Japan. So to set the record straight, here is the story: "On Saturday, Nov. 19th I received a message from Katon W. Depena [HIRAX frontman]....November 25, 2005
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HIRAX: End Of The Road?
California thrashers HIRAX have cancelled their previously announced Japanese tour following the apparent departure of Glenn Rogers (lead guitars),Angelo Espino (bass),Dave Chedrick (drums) and Dave Watson (lead guitars). "Our deepest regrets that the Japan tour is cancelled," Glenn said in a stat...November 23, 2005
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EXCITER To Co-Headline Germany's KEEP IT TRUE VI Festival
Canadian metal legends EXCITER have been confirmed as the co-headlienrs of the Keep It True VI festival, set to take place April 8, 2006 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: RIOT (USA) EXCITER (Canada) ROSS THE BOSS (USA) (a night of...November 14, 2005
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Ex-MANOWAR Guitarist ROSS THE BOSS Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE VI Festival
Former MANOWAR guitarist Ross The Boss has been confirmed for the Keep It True VI festival, set to take place April 8, 2006 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: RIOT ROSS THE BOSS SOLITUDE AETURNUS PARADOX AXEHAMMER SILVER FIST DARKN...November 6, 2005
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SADISTIC INTENT Schedule L.A. Date, Explain Recording Delay
Long-running Southern Californian death metal band SADISTIC INTENT will be performing live at the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, December 2. Also appearing on the bill will be MORTICIAN and HIRAX. In other news, SADISTIC INTENT have posted the following update on their official web s...November 1, 2005
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Halloween Wedding For HIRAX Member
HIRAX bassist Angelo Espino will marry his girlfriend of three years, Shannon Breshears, on October 31. The ceremony will take place in a graveyard setting and will be performed by former REVEREND drummer Jason Ian (brother of ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian). HIRAX are preparing for their first-ever to...October 31, 2005
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WEAPON Featuring Former HIRAX, WARGOD Members: Demo Available For Free Download
WEAPON 13, the new band featuring former HIRAX members Gary Monardo (bass),Johnny Tabares (drums; appeared on HIRAX's "Raging Violence" album) and Bob Savage (guitar; played on HIRAX's 1984 demo),along with ex-WARGOD vocalist Rob Perkins, have made their three-song self-titled demo available for f...October 15, 2005
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I, Infidel
My first reaction to the vocals on the new RITUAL CARNAGE was a startled "What the fuck???" It'd been a while since I heard this Japanese band in action — I worship their first two albums, "The Highest Law" and "Every Nerve Alive", as masterful and devastating neo-thrash classics free of any influen...September 25, 2005
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The New Age of Terror
You may recall that HIRAX released two Metal Blade albums — "Raging Violence" (1985) and "Hate, Fear, and Power" (1986) — before finally calling it quits in 1989. Playing a kind of thrash/crossover fast blast style, given a twist by wild man Katon W. De Pena's classic metal vocal style, the group li...August 15, 2005
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