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SENATE In Writing Mode
Canadian metallers SENATE have issued the following update: "Pat (drums) returned from a two-month run with DESPISED ICON filling in for Alex on the drums, and we managed to squeeze in a show with BENEATH THE MASSACRE a couple days afterwards. The main business however is that we've been writing and...February 4, 2008
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AT THE GATES Guitarist Discusses Reunion
Lucem Fero recently published an exclusive email interview with AT THE GATES/THE HAUNTED guitarist Anders Björler, conducted by Welsh interviewer Anthony Morgan. Topics of discussion included how the AT THE GATES reunion became possible, whether erstwhile guitarist Alf Svensson would feature in the...February 2, 2008
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist Launches Web Site In Beta Mode
The Pulse of Radio reports: SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian's new web site called urSession.com (pronounced "your session"),an online music community that also doubles as a record company, launched in "beta" mode on Thursday (January 31). The site is geared toward giving musical acts the ch...February 1, 2008
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PHILIP ANSELMO Associate Says Singer Was 'Very Alert' After Learning Of DIMEBAG Shooting
Ross Karpelman, occasional DOWN collaborator (as the group's studio keyboardist) and longtime associate of former PANTERA and current DOWN singer Philip Anselmo, has responded to recent comments made by late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's girlfriend of 20 years, Rita Haney,...February 1, 2008
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SEVENDUST Guitarist Says Band Will Take Part In ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM Tour
SEVENDUST guitarist John Connolly has confirmed that the band will take part in the upcoming Rockstar Energy Mayhem tour, which will play around 30 Live Nation amphitheaters in North America during July and August. The trek will be co-headlined by SLIPKNOT and DISTURBED, with MASTODON and FIVE FINGE...January 30, 2008
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ARCH ENEMY Drummer Prepares For CARCASS Reunion Shows
Anthony Morgan of Lucem Fero recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY drummer Daniel Erlandsson. An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: Is there a reason why ARCH ENEMY worked with Fredrik (Nordström) again, after all those years? Daniel: "Yeah. We did a few albums with Andy Sneap, and he also...January 30, 2008
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OBSCURA Pulls Out Of BLASTING EUROPE Tour
German death metallers OBSCURA have issued the following update: "Unfortunately we have to cancel the whole Blasting Europe Tour which is set up for February, March this year. The replacement between 23rd of February and March the 1st will be DROWNED CHILD from Poland. The replacement for the second...January 30, 2008
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METAL SKOOL Joined By JESSICA SIMPSON, TONY ROMO At Hollywood Gig; Video Available
According to Access Hollywood, '80s metal/hard rock tribute band METAL SKOOL was joined by Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and his lady love, Jessica Simpson, during the group's Monday night (Janury 28) concert at the Key club in West Hollywood, California. After some less-than-friendly chants...January 30, 2008
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DARKEST HOUR Guitarist Shreds With FIERCE ALLEGIANCE
Washington D.C. metal band FIERCE ALLEGIANCE has new songs available for download on MySpace and PureVolume, featuring the guest guitar-shredding skills of Kris Norris from DARKEST HOUR and bass playing by Ken Olden from DAMNATION A.D. on all 14 album tracks. These songs "mix thrash, melodic death m...January 29, 2008
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GORGOROTH, CELTIC FROST, SKITLIV Members To Appear At INFERNO MUSIC CONFERENCE
Tom Gabriel Fischer (CELTIC FROST),Gaahl (GORGOROTH) and Maniac (SKITLIV, ex-MAYHEM) will appear on a panel at the the third edition of the Inferno Music Conference (IMC) on March 21 to discuss extremism in metal. 15 years after the climax of Norwegian black metal murders and church fire, it is tim...January 29, 2008
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UNEARTH: Complete 'Alive From The Apocalypse' DVD Details Revealed
Massachusetts metal heavyweights UNEARTH will release their first-ever DVD, entitled "Alive from the Apocalypse", in Europe on March 25 via Metal Blade Records. (March 20 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy; March 18 in the U.S.). According to a press release, "Alive from the Apocalypse" span...January 29, 2008
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IN VAIN: In Songwriting Mode
Norwegian extreme metallers IN VAIN have issued the following update: "For the first half of this year, IN VAIN will focus on writing new material. Depending on how the songwriting is progressing, we hope to enter the studio this summer to record a new album. Quite a few songs are already finished."...January 28, 2008
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BENEDICTION: New Songtitles Revealed
Long-running UK extreme metallers BENEDICTION have issued the following update: "The [new BENEDICTION] album ['Killing Music'] is coming along nicely. "Here's a few songtitles: 'Killing Music', 'Dripping With Disgust', 'Rats In The Mask (Controlopolis)', 'They Bleed', 'I Am The Betrayer' and 'Dissem...January 28, 2008
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DIMEBAG's Girlfriend Says DAMAGEPLAN Singer 'Turned Out Not To Be The Person We Thought He Was'
UK's Metal Hammer magazine conducted an interview with late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's girlfriend of 20 years, Rita Haney, for its January 2008 issue, which celebrates Dimebag's life and musical accomplishments. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Hammer: Ho...January 26, 2008
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VINNIE PAUL: 'I Don't Believe Anything PHILIP ANSELMO Says'
UK's Metal Hammer magazine conducted an interview with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) for its January 2008 issue, which celebrates the life of Vinnie's brother, late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Ha...January 26, 2008
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