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Third World Genocide
Someone's gonna literally have to shit in my mouth between now and December 31, 2005, to disappoint me more this year than NUCLEAR ASSAULT has. I've been looking forward to another album of blistering, humor-laced, neck-snapping thrash from these guys ever since the day I heard they were getting bac...August 7, 2005
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QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman Says The American Public 'Has Really Dumbed Down'
Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate. An excerpt from the chat follows: KNAC.COM: Don't you have to have a certain expectation about your fans to even attempt a sequel to the record ["Operation: Mindcrime"] that in many ways has defined what QUE...August 3, 2005
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Dirty Diamonds
ALICE COOPER has been making albums for 36 years now, and it's amazing that he's still serving up listenable, better-than-average fare while most of his contemporaries have lost their muse completely or are content to flog the old hits over and over again. COOPER has certainly had his ups and downs...July 31, 2005
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CANNIBAL CORPSE Discuss Illegal Music Downloading, New Generation Of Death Band Bands
Wormwood Chronicles webzine recently conducted an interview with with George Fisher and Alex Webster of CANNIBAL CORPSE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Wormwood Chronicles: What are your thoughts on downloading music for free? Alex Webster: "It's another part of how technology is changin...July 24, 2005
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BEHEMOTH Complete Work On 'Slaves Shall Serve' Video
Polish death/black metallers BEHEMOTH have once again joined forces with Joanna Rechnio, one of the leading video producers in Poland (who also directed BEHEMOTH's "Conquer All" clip),to shoot a video for the song "Slaves Shall Serve" from their latest album, "Demigod". Due to controversial scenes...July 24, 2005
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AMARAN Part Ways With Singer
Vocalist Johanna De Pierre has officially left Swedish progressive metallers AMARAN. Her official statement reads as follows: "Unfortunately, I have some bad news for you. I have decided to leave the band. The reason for this is that I have lost the commitment and ambition that it takes to drive a b...July 24, 2005
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LANFEAR: In Songwriting Mode
Guitarist Markus Ullrich of the German power metallers LANFEAR has issued the following update on the group's current activities: "We're currently in the songwriting process for our still untitled fifth album and — musically — more than half of the material is already done. The songs to me sound as...July 23, 2005
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OZZY OSBOURNE Says 'Super Size Me' Changed His Life
World Entertainment News Network is reporting that Ozzy Osbourne credits fast food documentary "Super Size Me" with changing his life — because he now refuses to put anything unhealthy into his body. Morgan Spurlock directed and starred in the 2004 movie, which studied the effect of fast food on obe...July 20, 2005
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Black Grimoire
Somewhere between nihilistic ambience and crushing brutality, BLOOD RITUAL set up shop in a murky corner of death metal, informed and influenced by early black metal. Sole member Tim Bishop treads the same dark paths of primeval murk as IMMOLATION and INCANTATION, though his music is less technical...July 19, 2005
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OZZY OSBOURNE On OZZFEST: 'Why End Something That People Still Want To See?'
Ozzy Osbourne spoke this week to Steve Morse of the Boston Globe about the 10th anniversary of Ozzfest, which is scheduled to kick off today in Mansfield, MA. Several excerpts from the interview follow: ''I was saying to my wife Sharon, 'How long is Ozzfest going to go on?' And Sharon said, 'Darling...July 15, 2005
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TOMMY THAYER Discusses KISS Tribute Bands, Guitars And His Live Setup
KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer recently answered a few questions from fans via his official web site. A few excerpts from the Q&A session follow: Q: What is your favorite fast food restaurant? What is your favorite candy? Tommy Thayer: "I've been straying away from fast food as much as possible any...July 15, 2005
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SOULFLY Guitarist Slams ILL NINO: 'Enough Of The Lies'
Former ILL NINO and current SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo has hit back at ILL NINO over his assertion that the band use backing tapes during their live performances and that he gave the group's lead singer, Cristian Machado, a "beatdown" after Machado allegedly "talked shit" about Rizzo's current ban...July 9, 2005
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ANATA Prepare To Record New Album
Swedish technical death metallers ANATA will enter StudioMega in Varberg, Sweden later this month to begin recording the follow-up to last year's "Under a Stone with No Inscription". Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Complete Demise", "Downward Spiral Into Madness", "The Great Juggler", "I...July 3, 2005
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Former KORN Guitarist: 'I Hate Religion But I Love God'
Former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has posted the following message on his HeadToChrist.com web site: "I want to clear the air about why I left KORN and how I feel about them. I left KORN because I lost every bit of the love that I had inside my heart, mind, body, soul, and spirit. ...July 1, 2005
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The JUDAS PRIEST Trial: 15 Years Later
Lenita Powers of the Reno Gazette-Journal has issued the following report: Fifteen years ago, Reno became the focus of a high-profile lawsuit that charged the British heavy metal group JUDAS PRIEST with hiding subliminal messages in its music that led to the deaths of two fans. As JUDAS PRIEST retur...July 1, 2005
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