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BRUTAL TRUTH: 10 Songs Written For New Album

Drummer Rich Hoak of the reunited seminal grindcore/extreme metal outfit BRUTAL TRUTH has issued the following update: "BRUTAL TRUTH has been in writing mode for the past few rehearsals: we've got about 10 new songs together so far. The new songs are the most brutal bizarre grinders ever and we are...

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Returning ICED EARTH Singer MATT BARLOW: 'I Will Bring The Best Performance Possible'

Returning ICED EARTH singer Matt Barlow has issued the following statement: "Brothers and sisters, "I'm sure that you are all well aware of things that are happening within ICED EARTH, and a statement from me is well overdue. To that, I can only say that I am sorry for the delay, but there is good ....

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: Split With ICED EARTH Is 'What I Needed'

Singer Tim "Ripper" Owens has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding his surprising departure from ICED EARTH three months after the release of the group's latest album, "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I". ICED EARTH mainman/guitarist Jon Schaffer issued a press release last...

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NORTHER Bassist: 'We Are Reborn'

Bassist Jukka Koskinen of the Finnish metallers NORTHER has commented on the group's forthcoming album, "N", which will be released through Century Media Records on the following dates: Feb. 13 - Finland Feb. 22 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, BeNeLux Feb. 25 - UK, France, Denmark, Greece, N...

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FIGHT's 'Christmas Ride' Available For Free Download

FIGHT's "Christmas Ride" — which was originally released by Epic Records as a promo CD single (with Rob Halford's holiday greeting) in 1994 — has been made available for free download via www.halfordmusic.com. Simply add it to your shopping cart, check out (no payment necessary at checkout unless yo...

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EXCITER: In Mixing Mode

Bassist Clammy of the Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER has issued the following update: "The last of the recording is complete. We're well into the mixing of [the new EXCITER album] 'Thrash Speed Burn' now, and personally, I am blown away by what I'm hearing!! This CD is gonna crush! The inter...

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TRIVIUM: 'Looking Forward To Downtime With Friends And Families'

Florida-based metallers TRIVIUM have issued the following update: "We started 2007 in Japan, made our way through Australia, New Zeland, the UK, Ireland, Scotland, Holland, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Switizerland, Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Spain, France, Poland, Finland, Norway, Canada and all ove...

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TWISTED SISTER: Irvine Concert Promoter's Statements Are 'Complete Distortion Of Facts'

TWISTED SISTER has released the following statement regarding the cancellation of the band's December 14, 2007 concert at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California: "On October 24, 2007, TWISTED SISTER signed a contract with Danny Peykoff, Niagara Distributing, for a performance scheduled to take...

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New ANTHRAX Singer: 'The Naysayers Are Gonna Be Shut Down'

ANTHRAX has issued a press release officially announcing its new singer, Dan Nelson (as first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET back on December 6). Nelson (Photo#1, Photo#2),32, is a virtual unknown, having fronted several local bands in the Long Island/New York area, including DEVILSIZE and ME, MY ENE...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'I Will Always Love The Work I Did In SKID ROW'

Ex-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET clarifying the circumstances surrounding an interview he gave to the Dallas, Texas radio station 93.3 The Bone where appeared to be agitated over the mention of his former group's name. In the interview, which was conduct...

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New CRYPTOPSY Singer: 'I Am Very Proud To Be Part Of Such An Influential And Monumental' Band

3 MILE SCREAM frontman Matt McGachy has commented on his new gig as the lead singer for the Canadian death metallers CRYPTOPSY. Said McGachy: "I am very proud to now be a part of such an influential and monumental death metal group from Canada. CRYPTOPSY has been a huge inspiration to myself and man...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: New Album Is '75 Percent Written'

Drummer Craig Nielsen of the veteran Arizona-based metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM has issued the following update: "Let me be the first to confirm that we will be playing on the killer Metalmania festival on March 8 in Katowice, Poland, with MEGADETH, OVERKILL, and so many other great bands. This is t...

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It's Official: ANTHRAX Taps Former DEVILSIZE Singer

As first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET back on December 6, ANTHRAX has now officially confirmed that it has recruited former DEVILSIZE and ME, MY ENEMY singer Dan Nelson (photo) as the replacement for Joey Belladonna. The announcement was made earlier this evening during an online chat with between A...

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ROB ZOMBIE Directing A Western?

According to The Pulse of Radio, Rob Zombie told RollingStone.com on Friday (December 7) that his next film might be a Western. The rocker-turned-filmmaker, who said he loved this fall's remake of "3:10 to Yuma", explained, "It's one of my favorite genres. I love John Ford, Howard Hawks". Although Z...

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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...