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GORELORD Mainman: 'The New Album Will Become A Goddamn Rifforama!'

GORELORD, the one-man "deathgroove" project of Frediablo, formerly of NECOPHAGIA, GRIMFIST and HEMNUR, has issued the following update: "First up... the new album will become a goddamn rifforama!! Grooves, speed and fucking melodies grinded together into a massive fucking beast! Can't wait to finish...

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SIGH's Upcoming VENOM Tribute Album To Feature DAN LILKER, SHANE EMBURY

SIGH's upcoming six-song tribute to legendary black metal band VENOM, titled "Sigh's Tribute to Venom", will feature the bass work of Dan Lilker (BRUTAL TRUTH, NUCLEAR ASSAULT) and Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH, VENOMOUS CONCEPT) Commented SIGH singer Mirai Kawashima: "We're excited to have these two g...

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SIGH Frontman Comments On Upcoming 'Global Metal' Documentary

Mirai Kawashima, frontman for Japanese black metal act SIGH, has issued a statement about the band's involvement in the upcoming documentary "Global Metal", Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn's follow-up to 2005's critically-acclaimed documentary "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey". The band's song "Me Devil" o...

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IN FLAMES Guitarist Talks U.S. Label Switch, GIGANTOUR And AT THE GATES Reunion

Chad Bowar of About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with IN FLAMES guitarist Bjrn Gelotte. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: About Heavy Metal: What can fans expect with "A Sense Of Purpose"? Bjrn Gelotte: "It's awesome. It's energetic, melodic, pretty much in the same vein. But...

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SIGH Records Tribute Album To VENOM

Japanese black metal act SIGH has recorded a six-song tribute to legendary black metal band VENOM, titled "Sigh's Tribute to Venom", at Earth Studios. This release will mark the recording debut of Mikannibal (vocals, sax) with SIGH. "Sigh's Tribute to Venom" track listing: 01. Black Metal 02. Schizo...

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DAN SWANÖ Working On New Solo Project

World-renowned Swedish multi-instrumentalist and producer Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, NIGHTINGALE, ex-BLOODBATH) is currently working on an album which he describes as "a cross between ALTER BRIDGE and MOONTOWER-style [Dan's 1999 project] stuff." He says, "I am writing it right now, and it will not b...

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DAN SWANÖ Lays Down Brutal Death Metal Vocals For OBLITERHATE Debut

World-renowned multi-instrumentalist and producer Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, NIGHTINGALE, ex-BLOODBATH) has finished laying down the vocal tracks for the upcoming OBLITERHATE debut album. Recorded at Unisound Studio (Sweden) in just two weeks, Dan's contribution on the vocals for OBLITERHATE is the...

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SIGH, ZIMMERS HOLE, UNEXPECT To Team Up For North American Tour

SIGH, ZIMMERS HOLE (the Vancouver-based project featuring guitarist Jed Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD alongside legendary drummer Gene Hoglan [STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT, DEATH, DARK ANGEL]) and UNEXPECT will team up for a short U.S./Canada tour in September. The dates ar...

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SCUM OF THE EARTH Guitarist On His Days Of SLAYER And METALLICA Worship

Starpulse.com recently conducted an interview with former ROB ZOMBIE and current SCUM OF THE EARTH guitarist Mike Riggs. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Starpulse.com: In one interview of yours, you said "I've been a scumbag ever since I was a little kid in school. I think I've made it wo...

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MOONSPELL: New Audio Interview With MIKE GASPAR Available

Episode 42 of the MetalCast show podcast features a 49-minute audio interview with drummer Miguel "Mike" Gaspar of the Portuguese metal band MOONSPELL. Mike talks about the recording of the group's new album, music and politics, extremism in metal, MOONSPELL history and many other interesting subjec...

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SLIPKNOT Guitarist To Guest On New NECROPHAGIA CD

U.S. death metal pioneers NECROPHAGIA have set "Death Trip 69" as the title of their long-awaited new album, tentatively due before the summer via an as-yet-undisclosed label. The band is also planning a major tour with its international lineup, which includes Mirai Kawashima of SIGH, Italy's Titta...

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DREAM THEATER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MEGADETH, SOULFLY Members Reveal Favorite Albums Of 2007

Members of DREAM THEATER, OPETH, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MEGADETH, SOULFLY and 3 INCHES OF BLOOD are among the Roadrunner Records artists whose favorite albums of 2007 have been posted on the Roadrunner web site at this location. A few musicians' selections can be found below. Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER...

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Former TESTAMENT, DEATH, POSSESSED Members To Guest On OBLITERHATE Debut

Guitarist Calvin Chiang of the Singaporean death thrash metal band RASPATUL has announced the formation of a new group called OBLITERHATE. The project, which is said to follow a "more brutal and intricate direction" than RASPATUL, features contributions from some of metal's legendary and highly reno...

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IAN GILLAN: RITCHIE BLACKMORE Has A Dominant Tendency And That's His Character

A new interview with DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan has been posted on the band's official web site. A few excerpts from the chat follow Q: The band has been together for the last twelve years except for Jon Lord's retirement. This remarkable stability, if you don't mind me saying so, is a welcome ch...

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SIGH: 'Gallows Gallery' To Be Reissued With New Artwork, Bonus Tracks

Japanese act SIGH will have its 2005 album "Gallows Gallery" reissued on November 27 via The End Records. The re-release, remastered by James Murphy (TESTAMENT, DEATH, OBITUARY),features revamped artwork and several bonus tracks. Commented founder Mirai Kawashima: "In the beginning, 'Gallows Galler...