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KAM LEE: 'MASSACRE Will NOT Be Touring The U.S. And That Is FINAL!'

Former MASSACRE/DEATH frontman Kam Lee, who will be touring Europe this fall with both MASSACRE and his new band DENIAL FIEND, has issued the following statement in response to requests from fans for MASSACRE to do some U.S. dates: "MASSACRE will NOT be touring the U.S. and that is FINAL! "This has...

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PROTEST THE HERO To Release 'Fortress' In November

PROTEST THE HERO, a radical five-piece band from Whitby, Ontario, has confirmed a November 13, 2007 release date for "Fortress", the group's second full-length album on Vagrant. The 10-song set was produced by Julius "Juice" Butty and recorded at Silo Studios in Hamilton, Ontario. "This album is not...

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SILENT FORCE Guitarist Putting Finishing Touches On Solo Album

SILENT FORCE guitarist Alex Beyrodt is putting the finishing touches on his first solo album which will be released under the VOODOO CIRCLE banner. Due next year, the CD will feature contributions from vocalist David Readman (PINK CREAM 69),drummer Mel Gaynor (SIMPLE MINDS, GARY MOORE, BRIAN MAY, E...

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EXCITER Begins Recording New Album

Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER have commenced the recording sessions for their new album, "Thrash Speed Burn", due on November 9 via Germany's Massacre Records. "The [first-day] session [on Sunday, August 26] went very smoothly, and we managed to get set up and record the drums, bass and fir...

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In Life & In Death/Verden og Fanden

Split discs sometimes work, sometimes don't, and always provide more exposure to a band's music than it may get otherwise. Here is a case of a split on which the music of the two acts, CURSE and SYKDOM, flow seamlessly and almost seem like it was written during a coordinated session, which is, of co...

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SAPREMIA To Enter Studio In September

South Jersey death metallers SAPREMIA will enter the studio in September to begin recording their full-length debut for an early 2008 release via Open Grave Records. SAPREMIA's "Hollow" EP is scheduled for an August 28 release via Open Grave Records The CD is limited to 500 copies that will only be...

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DEVOURMENT, DISFIGURED To Perform At San Antonio's THE GOREGROWLER'S BALL

DEVOURMENT, DISFIGURED and FUNERAL RITES are among he confirmed bands for "The Goregrowler's Ball", a two-day underground metal festival set to take place November 3-4 at The Roadhouse Saloon in San Antonio, Texas. Named after its organizer, Aaron "The GoreGrowler" Mendiola, this concert was origina...

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OBITUARY: Starting Over Again

FMQB recently conducted an interview with OBITUARY frontman John Tardy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: FMQB: The album is called "Xecutioner's Return" and the original name of your band was XECUTIONER, so is the title supposed to be a nod to your past? Are you trying to say you're going...

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OBITUARY Frontman Discusses Label Switch

Dave Fonseca of MetalReview.com recently conducted an interview with OBITUARY frontman John Tardy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MetalReview.com: Was there ever any point during that three or four year time period where you weren't making music, and especially when you came back and mad...

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Bassist RUDY SARZO Featured In New 'The Right To Rock' Podcast

TheRighttoRock.com has has issued its latest podcast (episode #26),featuring bassist/author Rudy Sarzo (DIO, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE). Rudy discusses his new book "Off the Rails", as well as what he has been up to since DIO went on hiatus. Rudy digs deep into the pas...

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GRAVEYARD RODEO, CHOKE, RED ARMY, PAIN TRIBE Confirmed For RAISE THE DEAD Festival

GRAVEYARD RODEO, CHOKE, RED ARMY and PAIN TRIBE have been confirmed for the "Raise The Dead Festival II", set to take place Friday, October 19 at The Howlin' Wolf in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tickets are $13 at the door. The idea for the "Raise The Dead" festival came about thrugh a discussion on Nola...

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'Metal: A Headbanger's Companion II' Due In September

Earache Records' sequel to this year's "Metal: A Headbanger's Companion" is due to be released next month. With a fresh collection of over 100 blistering Earache tracks spread over six CDs, all for the price of one CD, "Metal: A Headbanger's Companion II", housed in a sturdy box, gives value for mon...

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NETHERBIRD EP Featuring ADRIAN ERLANDSSON Available For Free Download

Jönköping, Sweden-based death/black metallers NETHERBIRD have made their entire "Lighthouse Eternal (Laterna Magika)" EP available for free download via their official web site. The CD was recorded at Studio Fredman in Hyssna (outside Gothenburg),Sweden and features a guest appearance by ex-CRADLE...

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POWER QUEST To Announce New Record Deal 'In The Next Few Weeks'

U.K. melodic power metallers POWER QUEST have issued the following update: "Although it appears to have been very quiet on the news front lately, label negotiations have been taking pride of place on the POWER QUEST agenda. These have now been concluded and we now look forward to making an official...

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The Last Kind Words

Trim the fat, tighten the screws until the metal squeals, and make every note as intense as the scream of a swandiving suicider — DEVILDRIVER have finally delivered their masterwork, forever shutting the door on frontman Dez Fafara's questionable nu-metal roots and hammering home an uncompromising,...