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MANTAS To Record New Album; 'Zero Tolerance' Video Available Online

MANTAS, the new band featuring former VENOM guitarist Mantas, are gearing up to record their second album through Demolition Records. This will be the follow-up to the group's acclaimed debut, "Zero Tolerance". The initial plan was for the group to release a six-track EP, but "after an influx of new...

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Issue VI

It's quite simple really; those who enjoy the razor-sharp, precision thrash of bands like THE HAUNTED (such as myself) should at least be able to appreciate the unbridled fury of Germany's DEW-SCENTED (as I can). On album number six ("Issue VI"),DEW-SCENTED churns out another quality modern thrash...

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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...

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TRIPP EISEN's Parents Are Saddened By Fact That Son Is Spending 40th Birthday In Jail

According to a posting on the Rock N Roll Experience web site, the parents of former STATIC-X guitarist Tripp Eisen attended the SCUM OF THE EARTH/SOCIETY ONE concert at the House of Rock in White Marsh, Maryland on June 29 (Tripp's brother, Berzerk Kirk, is the drummer for SOCIETY ONE). Stated Rock...

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German Heavy Metal Fan Dies After Taking Part In 'Wall Of Death'

A 26-year-old German heavy metal fan died over the weekend from injuries sustained at the Pressure Festival in in Herne (near Dortmund/Bochum),Germany. The accident occured Saturday when 26-year-old — whose named hasn't been released by the German media — took part in the "wall of death," a form of...

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VENOM Are Recording 'Finest Slice Of Black Metal To Date'

VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant has posted the following message on the new VENOM forum launched by the unofficial VENOM fan site Site of the Hydra: "Greetings, legions. "Yes, indeed, the new album is underway. We are laying down the backing tracks and bleeding with every note we play. This is a...

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Punk Rock Tribute To VENOM Now Available

A new VENOM tribute album has been made available through Madskull Records. Entitled "Mayhem Without Mercy - A Hardcore Punkrock Tribute To Venom", the album features punk bands paying homage to the black metal pioneers. The complete track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. THE FELCHERS - Mayhem...

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Pariah

One can debate the merits of NAGLFAR's "Pariah" in comparison to its 2003 release "Sheol", not a wasted exercise given the qualities of the latter. A couple of listens to "Pariah" though and my preference for it over its predecessor is unequivocal. It's really not a question of one being sub-par and...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer: 'Mindcrime II' Will Be Musically Light Years Away From Original

QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist Geoff Tate recently spoke to The Patriot-News about the group's forthcoming CD, the next chapter to the 1988 ground-breaking concept album, "Operation: Mindcrime", tentatively titled "Operation: Mindcrime II". Several excerpts from the interview follow: On the "Mindcrime"'s biti...

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NAGLFAR Complete Work On New Video

Swedish black metal titans NAGLFAR have finished shooting a video for an as-yet-undisclosed new track with director Roger Johansson (DARK TRANQUILLITY, NAPALM DEATH, SAMAEL, HAMMERFALL, THE HAUNTED). The clip will be available at the end of June. NAGLFAR will release their new album, "Pariah", in th...

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RUSH Guitarist Talks About Florida Incident: 'People Cannot And Should Not Be Treated This Way'

A week after slapping three Florida sheriff's deputies with a lawsuit for allegedly using excessive force when arresting him during a 2003 New Year's Eve altercation, RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson is speaking out about the incident yet again. Lifeson's statement, released on Thursday (June 10),reads...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Says 'Operation: Mindcrime II' Is 'A Very Long Record'

QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate recently spoke to the Hershey Chronicle about the group's tour with JUDAS PRIEST and the progress of the recording sessions for the new QUEENSRŸCHE album, the next chapter to the 1988 ground-breaking concept album, "Operation: Mindcrime", tentatively titled "Operation...

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NAGLFAR: 'Pariah' Final Track Listing Revealed

Swedish black metal titans NAGLFAR have announced the final track listing for their new album, "Pariah", due in the U.S. on July 12 via Century Media Records (June 20 in Europe). The follow-up to 2003's "Sheol", "Pariah" is described in a Century Media press release as "a flawless work of iniquitous...

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STRATOVARIUS Reject Accusations That They Have Planted MP3 Viruses

Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS have rejected accustations by some fans that they have planted viruses in illegally downloaded MP3 files of the group's upcoming self-titled album as a way of combating premature leaks of the band's music prior to the album's release. The following are statemen...

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Former EARTH CRISIS Frontman Defends Straight Edge

According to PunkNews.org, Victory Records has provided a statement from former EARTH CRISIS vocalist Karl Buechner's after his appearance on Fox News' "At Large with Geraldo Rivera". Buechner appeared on the program in order to provide a perspective on straight edge contrary to the recent classific...