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DEICIDE Frontman On Laredo Incident: Police Used 'Excessive Force'

Florida-based death metallers DEICIDE have issued a statement regarding the events of last Friday (July 14) when their show at Hustlers in Laredo, Texas was shut down by the police after four songs and DEICIDE guitarist Ralph Santolla was arrested during the ensuing chaos (allegedly for throwing a c...

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Bassist CHUCK WRIGHT Comments On ANGEL CITY OUTLAWS All-Star Project

Bassist Chuck Wright (QUIET RIOT, GIUFFRIA, HOUSE OF LORDS) has posted the following message on his official web site: "I was in Houston at Bobby Blotzer's (from RATT) new studio recording tracks for his 'all-star' band's release, ANGEL CITY OUTLAWS, which also features Jani Lane [WARRANT] on vocals...

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'Heavy Metal: The First 20 Years' Collection Due This Month

According to Top40-Charts.com, Time Life has set a July 25 release date for "Heavy Metal: The First 20 Years", a tribute to the bands that rocked, filled with songs that manage to be both nostalgic yet as relevant as ever. Vintage metal videos still run on VH1 Classic around the clock and fans still...

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AMORAL Jam With CARCASS Frontman On STRYPER Classic: Photos Available

Finnish melodic death metallers AMORAL have posted the following message on their official web site: "As you may have noticed, it's been pretty quiet at the AMORAL camp lately. Our 'upcoming gigs' list is shorter than ever (the 'Decrowning Europe' tour is just about done),and we are finally startin...

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Weight of the Wound

It's probably best to just get your ass down and stay there until "Weight of the Wound" finishes exacting vengeance on those who've made the mistake of talking shit and inciting the beast. Comprised of a rabble of grimy southern fried sludge hogs and rowdy metal shit kickers, BIRDS OF PREY give a wh...

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TO/DIE/FOR: New Single Sample Posted Online

Finnish goth metallers TO/DIE/FOR have uploaded a sample of their new single "Like Never Before", at their official MySpace page. The single will be delivered to Finnish radio stations later this month, and it wll be released in Finland on September 6. The group's fifth album, "Wounds Wide Open", is...

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DEICIDE, JUNGLE ROT, HURTLOCKER: More Tour Dates Announced

DEICIDE, JUNGLE ROT, HURTLOCKER, and DESOLATION will be teaming up for a North American tour beginning in late September. The following dates have been announced so far: Sep. 20 - Huntington, WV @ Huntington Music Hall (Monkey Bar) Sep. 21 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx Sep. 22 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Th...

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NOCTURNAL BREED Invite Fans To Design Cover Of Next Album

Norwegian metallers NOCTURNAL BREED are inviting fans to design the cover art for their next album, "Fields of Rot", due later in the year via an as-yet-undetermined label. "If your art is chosen, you can win some great prizes!" reads a posting on the group's web site. More information is available...

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War Zone

And so begins the old debate about the merits of sticking to the tried and true versus musical progression. What it really comes down to is that those bands that sucked to begin with and "stay the course" continue to suck for all eternity. Then you've got juggernauts like BOLT THROWER, OBITUARY, and...

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STIKKI FYKK: 'Cover' Of OBITUARY's 'Slowly We Rot' Posted Online

STIKKI FYKK, the long-running "nasty dirty glam thrash rock" from Germany featuring Dr. Vinnie Stikk (a.k.a. Andreas Preisig, owner of Battle Cry Records),Baron Carloz (a.k.a. Eren Eraslan, former guitar player of STORMRIDER),Sergeant Ryan Vixxen (a.k.a. Mathias Czop, former guitar player for STOR...

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WICKED WISDOM Frontwoman Talks About Female Vocalists In Metal

Charlie Steffens of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with WICKED WISDOM frontwoman Jada Pinkett-Smith (actress and wife of actor/rapper Will Smith). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: Alright, so aside from Otep, what singers were your biggest influences? Jada: "God, we had...

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NOCTURNAL BREED: New Song Posted Online

A brand new NOCTURNAL BREED track, entitled "Fields of Rot", has been posted online on the band's MySpace page. The song is the title cut of the Norwegian metallers' upcoming album, due later in the year via an as-yet-undetermined label. As previously reported, NOCTURNAL BREED recently parted ways w...

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OBITUARY Frontman: 'ROADRUNNER Could Have Done A Lot More With Us'

MetalUpdate.com recently conducted an interview with OBITUARY frontman John Tardy. A few excerpts from the chat follow: MetalUpdate.com: Does not being on a record label make it more challenging booking shows or is it easier? John Tardy: "The record company doesn't really have much to do with that,...

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DEICIDE, JUNGLE ROT, HURTLOCKER: First Tour Dates Announced

DEICIDE, JUNGLE ROT, HURTLOCKER, and DESOLATION will be teaming up for a North American tour beginning in late September. According to a representative for DEICIDE's booking agency, Taylor Touring, the following dates have been confirmed so far: Sep. 20 - Huntington Music Hall (Monkey Bar) - Hunting...

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NOCTURNAL BREED, DEMONIZER: Tour Dates Announced

Norwegian metallers NOCTURNAL BREED will be teaming up with DEMONIZER for a European tour in October/November. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 27 - Innsbruck, AUT @ TBA Nov. 01 - Liège, BEL @ TBA Nov. 03 - Kuurne, BEL @ TBA Nov. 04 - Leeuwarden, NETH @ TBA Nov. 05 - Rotterdam, ...