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VICIOUS RUMORS Guitarist Responds To Singer JAMES RIVERA's 'Outrageous' Claims

VICIOUS RUMORS guitarist Geoff Thorpe spoke to "The Classic Metal Show" on Saturday, December 8 about the alleged altercation that took place between him and vocalist James Rivera at the conclusion of the band's European tour, ultimately causing Rivera's departure from VICIOUS RUMORS. An excerpt fro...

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Shadows of the Afterworld

It is time again for another nasty release from Crimes Against Humanity, a label you are strongly urged to check out. As heard on a split with Japan's EFFIGY called "Out from the Darkside" (reviewed on this site),Portland's HELLSHOCK deliver the goods in a thrashing, crust punk fashion, eschewing a...

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SCARECROW Frontman Is 'Psyched To Get Out Of Town And Do Some Damage'

San Francisco thrashers SCARECROW are about to launch their first tour, a two-week Western U.S. stint with FUELED BY FIRE (Metal Blade Records). SCARECROW's ripping metal follows in the tradition of the classic Bay Area thrash bands such as TESTAMENT and VIO-LENCE. The band features guitarist/vocali...

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HIGH ON FIRE: 'Rumors Of war' Video To Debut On 'Headbanger's Ball' This Weekend

HIGH ON FIRE's "Rumors Of War" video, the first from the band's "Death Is This Communion" album, will make its "Headbanger's Ball" debut tomorrow (December 8) on MTV2. The clip was lensed in Los Angeles by director/producer Soren (UNEARTH, CEPHALIC CARNAGE, GREELEY ESTATES). The band is currently in...

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ROB ZOMBIE's 'Halloween' DVD Due This Month

Rob Zombie's DVD of his recent hit remake of "Halloween" is scheduled for release on December 18. Zombie said the package (cover artwork) will contain his "unrated" longer cut of the movie, loads of deleted scenes, documentaries and other bonus features. One thing it will not include, however, is th...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS In Talks To Sing On New WINTERS BANE Album

Guitarist Lou St. Paul of the long-running Ohio metallers WINTERS BANE has released the following statement: "There have been rumors of Tim 'Ripper' Owens (BEYOND FEAR, ICED EARTH, and ex-JUDAS PRIEST) singing on next WINTERS BANE album. I wanted to let everyone know exactly what's going on. "Tim an...

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PHILIP ANSELMO's ARSON ANTHEM Preparing To Release Debut

With the current roster of supposed "extreme" or "underground" bands repetitively dishing out modern metal regurgitation, something had to give; enter ARSON ANTHEM, the new project featuring Philip Anselmo (DOWN, ex-PANTERA) on guitar, Mike Williams (EYEHATEGOD) on vocals, Hank Williams III (SUPERJO...

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DARK NEW DAY Completes Work On New Album

DARK NEW DAY — the band featuring Clint Lowery (guitar; ex-KORN touring member, SEVENDUST) Troy McLawhorn (guitar; EVANESCENCE, ex-DOUBLE DRIVE),Clint's brother Corey Lowery (bass; ex-STEREOMUD, STUCK MOJO) Brett Hestla (vocals; ex-CREED, VIRGOS MERLOT) and Will Hunt (drums; EVANESCENCE, ex-SKRAPE,...

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BONNAROO Promoters Quash LED ZEPPELIN, METALLICA Rumors

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that the organizers of the 2008 Bonnaroo festival have quashed the rumors of LED ZEPPELIN and METALLICA headlining next year's event. "The rumors that are out there about the Bonnaroo 2008 headliners are inaccurate," Superfly Presents and AC Entertainment said...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Guitarist To Guest On 'The Classic Metal Show'

VICIOUS RUMORS guitarist Geoff Thorpe will guest on "The Classic Metal Show" on Saturday, December 8 at approximately 9:45 p.m. EST. Thorpe will discuss his alleged altercation with the now ex-VICIOUS RUMORS vocalist James Rivera (also HELSTAR, ex-SEVEN WITCHES, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM) as well as provid...

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NILE's KARL SANDERS Checks In From The Road

NILE mainman Karl Sanders has issued the following update: "We recently finished a four-show run in Finland, so we were holed up for some r&r [rest and recuperation] in a small town in Holland. "The Finnish audiences were amazing — total metal fiends. "So we were anxious to play after resting a...

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LED ZEPPELIN Says JASON BONHAM Is More Than Pulling His Weight For Upcoming Reunion Gig

The Pulse of Radio reports: According to LED ZEPPELIN, the main reason for their upcoming reunion concert in London is to make up for several slipshod, unrehearsed reunion sets that they've played over the past three decades. In the new issue of Rolling Stone, which features surviving members Jimmy...

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JUDAS PRIEST, MESHUGGAH, AT THE GATES Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

According to a posting on the Italian rock/metal webzine Groovebox.it, JUDAS PRIEST, MESHUGGAH and AT THE GATES are among the newly confirmed bands for the Gods of Metal festival, set to take place June 27-29, 2008 in Bologna, Italy. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: IRON MAIDEN (Ju...

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AMON AMARTH, DARK TRANQUILLITY, EDGUY, EVERGREY Featured On 'Bang Your Head!!! 2007' DVD

EMS GmbH has set a December 6, 2007 German release date for the "Bang Your Head!!! 2007" two-DVD set, featuring performance footage from "almost every single" one of the 24 acts that performed at this year's event. Recorded on June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen, Germany, the "Bang Your Head!!! 2007" two-D...

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Former 3 INCHES OF BLOOD Drummer Issues 'Apology' Over 'Vicious Attack' On SAXON's GLOCKLER

Former 3 INCHES OF BLOOD drummer Alexei Rodriguez has issued an "open letter of apology" regarding an incident that occurred earlier in the month at the Hard Rock Hell festival in Minehead, UK which left SAXON drummer Nigel Glockler with broken glasses and a black eye. Nigel previously stated about...