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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
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BACKMASK: Former DEVILDRIVER Guitarist Resurfaces In New Project
BACKMASK, the new project featuring lead vocalist/guitarist Shane McFee (son of DOOBIE BROTHERS guitarist John McFee),drummer Dan Bellinger (ex-HIRAX, TCHILDRES),and guitarist Evan Pitts (ex-DEVILDRIVER) have posted their new five-song industry promo CD in streaming audio at their official web sit...December 4, 2004
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INFERNAL MAJESTY And HIRAX To Tour Europe In February
INFERNAL MAJESTY and HIRAX will be teaming up for a European tour beginning in February 2005. The tour is now being booked through Metallysee and tour dates will be announced shortly. As previously reported, INFERNAL MAJESTY will be supporting Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON on their "The Return...November 10, 2004
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NAPALM DEATH Members To Guest On SIRIUS' 'Bloody Roots'
Uncover "Bloody Roots" of metal this Sunday (Oct. 24) at 2:00 p.m and 10:00 p.m. EST as host Ian Christe interrogates Barney Greenway and Mitch Harris of NAPALM DEATH about their new "Leaders Not Followers 2" CD, a collection of covers of groundbreaking death metal, grindcore, and punk songs by DISC...October 22, 2004
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Illness Forces NEVERMORE To Pull Out Of SEATTLE METAL FEST
NEVERMORE have been forced to cancel their previously announced appearance at this year's Seattle Metal Fest due to "an illness in the band," according to a posting on the group's web site. "The band would like to apologize to all of their fans that had planned to come out and see them, and they wil...October 11, 2004
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ANVIL In Talks To Tour Canada, Europe
Canadian metallers ANVIL are in talks about doing a tour of Eastern Canada with I HATE SALLY and BOBNOXIOUS (featuring Bob Reid of RAZOR). Also being discussed is a possible European tour with AGENT STEEL, HIRAX and INFERNAL MAJESTY beginning in January 2005. More information will be made available...October 6, 2004
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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE, HIRAX Interviewed For 'Get Thrashed' Documentary
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and HIRAX have been added to the list of bands interviewed for "Get Thrashed", the upcoming documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene. "Get Thrashed" is currently being edited for a late 2004 release. A four-mi...September 28, 2004
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