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Forged by Fire

Greek Guitar God Gus G. (damn, that's a lot of Gs!) never rests. Even after leaving DREAM EVIL to focus more attention on his pride and joy, FIREWIND, he still does time with NIGHTRAGE and MYSTIC PROPHECY. All these bands have benefited greatly from his massive chops; his chunky riffs and ferocious...

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KORN Singer Says New Songs Are 'Heavy, With Some Funky Grooves Thrown In'

KORN fan site KornUnleashed.net has posted a transcript of an interview KORN frontman Jonathan Davis gave to the Huntsville, Alabama radio station Rocket 95.1 Sunday night (Feb. 20). Read on: Rocket 95.1: Tonight we are joined by Jonathan Davis, lead singer of KORN once again. What's going on, Jon?...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'Prince Of Darkness' Box Set Changes Detailed

According to Black-Sabbath.com, several changes have been made to the track listing for OZZY OSBOURNE's forthcoming "Prince of Darkness" four-CD box set, due on March 22. Here's a summary of the changes: * Originally, Disc 1 was to include the Randy Rhoads instrumental, but it was deleted. * Origina...

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Alien

"Well, aren't you just a traveling shitstorm?" A more appropriate quote couldn't be found for Devin Townsend, nor STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's new one, "Alien". This release has untouchable frenetic speed, fuming and frenzied honesty at its purest, a radical shift in what we've come to know as "extreme" me...

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GOD FORBID Embark On First Headlining U.S. Tour; Begin Writing New Album

New Jersey thrash titans GOD FORBID will enter the studio in May to begin recording their highly anticipated new album, "IV: Constitution Of Treason". The recording and mixing sessions will be overseen by Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM) at Audiohammer Studios in Florida and Eric Rachel (ATREYU, THE DILLINGER...

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Altered Genesis

It's one thing for a guy like Tchort (ex-EMPEROR, GREEN CARNATION, CARPATHIAN FOREST) to be involved in so many different extreme music projects, it's quite another for every one of them to be quality acts. Such is the case with the man's rabid American-style (read: Floridian) death metal band, BLOO...

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Harnessing Ruin

There is death metal and then there is IMMOLATION. By that I mean the 17-year veterans are New York-style death metal to the bone, but create quality songs that sound like no one else. The menacing sound, those layered riffs, textured rhythms, and evil-ass Ross Dolan (decipherable) growl came togeth...

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DOWN THE DRAIN: Former MALEVOLENT CREATION Frontman Returns With New Demo

DOWN THE DRAIN, the new Buffalo, NY-based quintet featuring former MALEVOLENT CREATION singer Brett Hoffmann, have made two demo tracks available via their MySpace.com page. The tracks available for download are "Dying Inside" and "Your Demise". According to the group's official biography, "DOWN THE...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES: CD, DVD Releases Planned

The following message was posted at SUICIDAL TENDENCIES' official web site: "Last year was gonna be the year of the Cyco. "We had taken a lot of time to plan all the various projects, CD releases, tours, etc, and how to make them all work together. "We got the studio up and running and started ...

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Former WHITESNAKE Guitarist Completes Work On Solo Album

Former WHITESNAKE/current M3 guitarist Bernie Marsden has posted the following message on his official web site: "The new album is finished, the working title of 'Stacks' seems to have become the finished title. I'll explain: "I wanted to record some of the songs of people that really influenced me....

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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...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Talks About His New Band

Former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson recently spoke to KNAC.com about the formation of his new project and the differences between his previous group and F5. Several excerpts from the interview follow: KNAC.com: How would you say this relates, musically, to MEGADETH? David Ellefson:...

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Blah…Blah…Love Songs For The New Millenium

Now that ROB ZOMBIE has graduated to a new career as film director, with a return to music questionable, it wouldn't be surprising if other bands out there make a grab at his throne as modern metal's premier horror rocker. As a matter of fact, ZOMBIE's own guitarist, Riggs, makes a go of it with ...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES: Recording Update

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES have posted the following message on their official web site: "Monday was another drum session for the 'Return to Venice' project. As you probably have read in the past, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES has been working on and at its new studio. This has been a major highlight, proud spot and...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: Box Set Track Listing Revealed

The complete track listing has been revealed for the upcoming OZZY OSBOURNE box set, which has apparently been re-titled "The Prince of Darkness", according to IGN.com. The 52-song set, due on February 8, chronicles Ozzy's career via his biggest hits and most memorable collaborations, but the clinch...