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OVERKILL, NUCLEAR ASSAULT, KREATOR Members Discuss Band Unity: Video Available

The makers of "Get Thrashed", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted a 71-second video clip featuring former OVERKILL members Rat Skates (drums) and Bobby Gustafson (guitar),plus NUCLEAR ASSAULT/ex-ANTHR...

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MOTÖRHEAD Frontman To Guest On ALICE COOPER's Radio Show

MOTÖRHEAD mainman Lemmy Kilmister will be Alice Cooper's special guest on Cooper's radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper" airing on Wednesday, May 10. The program is a classic-rock format and is nationally syndicated on the United Stations Radio Networks. Air times differ, so make sure to check out N...

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BIOMECHANICAL Announce Stand-In Bassist For U.K. Tour

Currently rehearsing for what is set to be an incendiary tour supporting Earache labelmates DECAPITATED, the U.K.'s own BIOMECHANICAL have confirmed that bass duties will be handled on the tour by BOWLRIDER four-stringer and sometime Kerrang! scribe Dom Lawson. Dom will be standing in for Jon Collin...

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IN FLAMES To Film 'Come Clarity' Video

Sweden's IN FLAMES will be shooting a video later this month in California for the title track from their latest album, "Come Clarity". The clip will be directed by Lex Halaby, who has previously worked with MUDVAYNE, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and AS I LAY DYING, among others. In other news, IN FLAMES will...

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BRAND NEW SIN: Debut Album To Be Reissued

BRAND NEW SIN's long-out-of-print debut album (originally released in June 2002) is being reissued by Century Media Records on May 16, featuring all-new artwork and videos for the tracks "My World", "SPP" and "Judgement Day". You can pre-order the CD at this location. BRAND NEW SIN is featured on "W...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Record DIO Cover For Upcoming Compilation

MTV.com is reporting that KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will begin writing fresh material in July for the follow-up to 2004's "The End of Heartache" — an album Roadrunner Records hopes to be able to release in November, the group's bassist Mike D'Antonio said. He added that the band's also just recorded a cover...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Bassist Talks About OVERCAST Reunion

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio spoke to MTV.com about the reunion of OVERCAST — his influential, erstwhile Massachusetts metal band that counted among its members SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair. The band originally split up a week or so after the band's first U.S. tour (with DISEMBODIED...

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'National Day Of SLAYER' To Be Held On June 6

National Day of Slayer, LLC, which is described as "a non-profit corporation in the State of Wyoming," has launched a web site urging as many SLAYER followers as possible to take part in "the National Day of Slayer" on June 6, 2006. A posting on the site reads in part, "6.6.06 isn't a date that ...

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OPETH Frontman Defends His Anti-'Metalcore' Comments

OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has commented on the negative reaction to the remarks he made to Australia's Time Off magazine about the state of today's metal scene. In an interview posted at TimeOff.com.au, Åkerfeldt is quoted as saying, "Most of the bands today, I don't really like them. When I g...

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OPETH Frontman Says 'Manufactured' American Groups Are Like 'Boy Bands With Guitars'

OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt recently spoke to Australia's Time Off magazine about the inspiration for his band's occult lyrical themes. "It started out as a fascination for these type of lyrics and that's something that's deeply rooted in heavy metal," he explained. "It's always been there, ever...

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Reunited OVERCAST Perform In Massachusetts: Photos Available

OVERCAST, the reunited Massachusetts band which features in its ranks KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio and SHADOWS FALL singer Brian Fair, performed at Cabot Street in Chicopee, MA on April 23 with CANNAE and THE ACACIA STRAIN. Check out pictures from ReturnToThePit.com. As previously report...

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The Undying Darkness

Germany's CALIBAN proved how popular this style of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, Swedish-influenced, growl 'n' croon can be with the success of "The Opposite from Within". In fact, I rather enjoyed the band's most recent split with the far more inflammatory HEAVEN SHALL BURN, though that may have had more to d...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD: IN FLAMES Interview To Air This Weekend

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward will feature part three of his interview series with IN FLAMES on the April 22 edition of his "Rock 50" radio show, which airs on WPMD, a college radio station at Cerritos College in California. Also on deck are tracks from ROB ZOMBIE, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, IMMOR...

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RISE TO ADDICTION Continue Work On Debut Album

RISE TO ADDICTION, the British band featuring former BLAZE members John Slater (guitar) and Steve Wray (guitar),will return to the studio next week with producer Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE) to track another five songs to go with the seven already recorded for the band's de...

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OVERCAST Begin Recording 'Reborn To Kill Again'

OVERCAST, the reunited Massachusetts band which features in its ranks KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio and SHADOWS FALL singer Brian Fair, have entered the studio to begin re-recording 10-14 classic tracks and laying down two previously unreleased songs for a full-length album entitled "Rebo...