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ANNIHILATOR Mainman Offers 'Proof' That He Is The 'Fastest-Picking Guitarist In The World'

ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters has posted several audio clips backing up his claim that he is the fastest/tightest-picking guitarist in the world. Check out the clips at this location. Commented Waters: "I was sitting here yesterday thinking of how I could stir up a bit of poop in the good ole ...

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ADRIFT To Finish Mixing Debut Album Next Month

ADRIFT, the Tampa, Florida-based rock band featuring former CANNIBAL CORPSE guitarist Jack Owen, have issued an update on the status of the full-length record they were slated to record in August. Commented drummer Kevin Astl: "It's been a crazy couple of months for ADRIFT. We did finish principal r...

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UNJUST Announce Headlining Show In Alaska

San Francisco Bay Area's UNJUST are taking a quick break from writing material for their fourth album, tentatively titled "To Change A Name", to perform a headlining show at the Egan Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday October 15. Also appearing on the bill will be local openers DELMAG,...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING To Offer Wristbands, Pieces Of Stage Pants

KFK Industries, the clothing company created and owned by Kerry King of SLAYER, is undergoing some redevelopment as things gear up for new products to make their debut online as well as a host of Kerry's Guitar Abuse dates which will be taking place during this fall's Jägermeister Music Tour. A new...

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SUPERJOINT RITUAL Bassist Says PHILIP ANSELMO Is 'The Boss'

SUPERJOINT RITUAL bassist Hank Williams III recently spoke to KNAC.com about the band's appearance at this year's Ozzfest and the group's future plans, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: KNAC.com: How different is it onstage when you are fronting your band versus when yo...

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NUCLEAR ASSAULT Drummer's Solo Album To Be Reissued

In whetted anticipation of the forthcoming NUCLEAR ASSAULT studio effort, Screaming Ferret Wreckords/Escapi Music has delved into the vaults and, on November 16, is issuing a re-mastered edition of "Attitude", the extremely rare sophomore solo effort by NUCLEAR ASSAULT's legendary drummer Glenn Evan...

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GENE SIMMONS Says His TV GUIDE Quotes Were Taken Out Of Context

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has posted the following message on his official web site: "Just a quick note to let those of you who may have read the TV Guide online interview I did recently: I disavow the interview and the context the quotes attributed to me. In simple terms, the writer decide...

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THE DARKNESS Manager: 'America Destroys So Many Bands'

Billboard is reporting that since the July 2003 release of their debut album, "Permission to Land", on Must Destroy/Atlantic, U.K. band THE DARKNESS have sold 637,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and 3 million worldwide, according to Whitehouse Management, which repre...

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IRON MAIDEN Guitarist Admits Band Used Leftover Ideas

According to a posting on the IRON MAIDEN fan site MaidenFans.com, MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith has ended years of fan speculation by revealing that the 2000 album "Brave New World" featured leftovers from the 1998 CD "Virtual XI". Asked in a 2003 interview to identify the four songs that were writ...

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LAMB OF GOD Singer: 'People Are Ready For Angrier Music'

LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe spoke to Canada's Chart Attack last week about their new album "Ashes of the Wake" (Epic),the quick follow-up to 2003's critically acclaimed record "As the Palaces Burn" (Prosthetic). "People are ready for angrier music," he said. "Nu-metal sucks, so that's why that'...

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Ashes Of The Wake

LAMB OF GOD leads the pack in what some are already calling "the New Wave of American Heavy Metal." While we're not quick to start categorizing things again — after all, look what happened to the so-called "nu metal" movement — it seems clear that there's some sort of underground uprising that's bee...

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Bassist JOEY VERA Issues ANTHRAX European Tour Report

Bassist Joey Vera (FATES WARNING, ARMORED SAINT, ANTHRAX) has posted the following message on his web site: "Hey all, I'm in the end stages of tour decompression and feeling like I should write an update. I've been home now for a week but it feels like only a few days. Weird 'cause when I was ...

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SLAYER Guitarist Says Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO Has Been A 'Big Influence' On New Material

SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman recently spoke to RiftRock.com about the group's upcoming DVD release, "Reign In Blood Live: Still Reigning", and their next studio album. Several excerpts from the interview follow: RiftRock.com: The band is putting out yet another live DVD soon that features the albu...

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INTO ETERNITY Tap Touring Drummer

Canada's INTO ETERNITY have announced that Pit magazine's own Adam Sagan has been tapped to tour with the band taking over the drum throne. After the position was vacated by longtime member Jim Austin, a worldwide call was made for a replacement and it was answered by Madison, Wisconsin's Adam Sagan...

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Ex-HALFORD Guitarist Says Touring With TESTAMENT Was 'An Amazing Experience'

Former HALFORD and current TESTAMENT/PAINMUSEUM guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak has posted the following message on his web site: "Goddamn — what a ride !! As many of you know, I was out with the mighty TESTAMENT defending the faith all over Europe for the month of June. What a kick-ass and amazing...