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THE BLINDING LIGHT Announces New Label Home

Sioux Falls, South Dakota/Lawrence, Kansas-based hardcore/metal band THE BLINDING LIGHT has inked a deal with Init Records for the release of its new album entitled "June Bug". The CD will feature artwork by Aaron Horkey and is slated for a late fall/early winter release. With two solid releases thr...

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Motörizer

The consistency with which MOTÖRHEAD releases quality albums is largely undisputed. Though folks may debate the relative merits of each release, some of which might include a few duds, most would agree that bassist/vocalist Lemmy Kilmister, drummer Mikkey Dee, and guitarist Phil Campbell — a long-ru...

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Conquer

Four months after Max and Igor Cavalera finally answered the cries of fans far and wide and unleashed their CAVALERA CONSPIRACY upon the world; the former shifted his focus back to his day job and hit us all with "Conquer". While an argument could be made that by splitting his time between both proj...

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Manmade Monster

Playing blatant tribute to your idols with original compositions is a risky proposition, especially when the object of praise is a revered group like the MISFITS (Danzig era, of course). Surprisingly, San Francisco's PLAN 9 pull it off reasonably well with "Manmade Monster", which consists of 13 ori...

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In Hatred's Flame

Thrash bastion Heavy Artillery has already released two monster metal albums this year, the first, MERCILESS DEATH's "Realm of Terror", and now "In Hatred's Flame" by California's EXMORTUS. The album is a re-release of the band's self-released disc of the same name, remixed and remastered with four...

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Stick with What You Know: Live in Europe

PAT TRAVERS is a guitar hero that doesn't get mentioned enough in conversations about the great axe-swingers who came of age in the 1970s. The Toronto-born TRAVERS made some sizzling hard rock with albums like 1978's "Heat in the Street", 1979's smash hit "Live! Go for what you Know" (hence, the new...

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D-A-D Documentary To Premiere In October

Danish rockers D-A-D have issued the following update: "The documentary about D-A-D, filmed and directed by Torleif Hoppe — the band's so-called fifth member, through 25 years — is finally ready for the screen. 'True Believer' is opening in Danish theaters early October 2008. The exact date has not...

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HETFIELD On Use Of METALLICA's Music To Torture Guantanamo Bay Prisoners: 'Part Of Me Is Proud'

The German-language television network 3SAT recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield about the band's new album, "Death Magnetic", the "Some Kind of Monster" movie and the use of METALLICA's music to torture Guantanamo Bay, Cuba prisoners. "Part of me is proud...

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JOE STUMP: New Solo Album Title Announced

REIGN OF TERROR/HOLYHELL guitarist Joe Stump has issued the following update: "I've done a few guest appearances on several upcoming things. One would be Matt Mill's new 'Neoclassical Spirit' release. Matt's a monster player and a good friend of mine. I've got a lengthy solo on the track 'Enoch's Jo...

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THE BLINDING LIGHT Completes Work On New Album

Sioux Falls, South Dakota/Lawrence, Kansas-based hardcore/metal band THE BLINDING LIGHT has completed work on its new album entitled "June Bug". The exact release date and label details have not yet been confirmed. With two solid releases through Deathwish Inc., THE BLINDING LIGHT's new CD "is sure...

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DOYLE: JERRY ONLY 'F**ked Up' Proposed DANZIG-MISFITS Reunion Tour, Album

Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein — the former guitarist of both the old and new MISFITS, currently leader of horrorcore/metal band GORGEOUS FRANKENSTEIN — says new MISFITS singer-bassist-bandleader Jerry Only scuttled 2002 a reunion between the group and 'FITS founder Glenn Danzig. "We were actually...

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PAPA ROACH Album Pushed Back To Next March

The Pulse of Radio reports that PAPA ROACH's fifth major label album, "Metamorphosis", has officially had its release date pushed back from this fall to March of 2009, according to HardDrive Radio. The CD was tentatively slated to come out either in September or October, although a firm release date...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: More Shows Announced

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have scheduled the following dates: Sep. 13 - The Kennel Club - Sacramento, CA Sep. 14 - The Fat Cat - Modesto, CA Sep. 18 - Berty's - Walnut Creek, CA Sep. 19 - Phoenix Theater - Petaluma, CA Sep. 20 - Monster Fest - Merced, CA ...

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JAMES HETFIELD On 'Death Magnetic': 'I Needed To Get Heavy And Scary With Myself Again'

The New York Times has published a brand new article on METALLICA featuring quotes from all four members of the band and Rick Rubin, the producer of their forthcoming "Death Magnetic" album. Rubin had seen "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster", the 2004 documentary about the band's near-breakup and mend...

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THE AUTUMN OFFERING To Enter Studio In December

Daytona Beach, Florida's THE AUTUMN OFFERING will enter a Hollywood, California studio on December 3 with producer Logan Mader (FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, DIVINE HERESY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY) to begin recording its new album for an early 2009 release. According to the group, the follow-up to 2007's "Fe...