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TOMAS LINDBERG Is Thankful For Bands Citing AT THE GATES As Influence

As part of Metal Injection's ongoing Maryland Deathfest coverage, the video on-demand site has uploaded an interview with former AT THE GATES/THE CROWN vocalist and current DISFEAR frontman Tomas Lindberg. A couple of excerpts follow: On how the scene has changed since he first got into it: "When we...

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REKUIEM Parts Ways With Drummer

REKUIEM (formerly REQUIEM),the cult NWOBHM band that was at the very start of the British metal movement alongside such names as DIAMOND HEAD and WITCHFINDER GENERAL, has parted ways with drummer Karl Wilcox (DIAMOND HEAD). According to the group, "the band's plan to perform live shows later this y...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says He Sometimes Thinks About Running For Public Office

David Berlin of The Union-Tribune recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the "United Abominations" track "Amerikhastan", which features the lyrics, "… A roaring lion is about to be unleashed on earth / Hey, Jihad Joe? Guess what?...

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SEVEN WITCHES Guitarist: New Record Is 'Sounding Amazing'

SEVEN WITCHES guitarist Jack Frost has issued the following update: "I've been back from the first round of mixing on the new WITCHES album for about two weeks now. Things are going great, and the record is sounding amazing! Remember, Joey Vera is mixing this record, so you know it's going to be inc...

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MTV2's 'Headbanger's Ball' To Air METAL BLADE RECORDS 25th Anniversary Special This Weekend

To celebrate with the 25th anniversary of Metal Blade Records, MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" will screen a special episode that will showcase some of the label's top talents — past and present. The episode, which airs this Saturday (May 12),will also feature exclusive interviews with Metal Blade bands...

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GEORGE LYNCH To Hold Two-Day Guitar Seminar In Los Angeles

Whether you're a beginning player or have already achieved shredder status as a guitarist, George Lynch knows that you always have room to improve. That's the idea behind his intensive guitar education program known as the George Lynch Dojo, a monthly instructional series that allows for students to...

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ROBERT PLANT To Appear On FATS DOMINO Tribute CD

According to The Times-Picayune, former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant flew into New Orleans late last month to work on a Fats Domino tribute album. He joined a roster of marquee names — Paul McCartney, Elton John, Tom Petty, Tim McGraw, Norah Jones, Lenny Kravitz, B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Rand...

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HELLYEAH Guitarist Says This Is Not A One-Time Project

FMQB recently conducted an interview with HELLYEAH/NOTHINGFACE guitarist Tom Maxwell. A few excerpts from the chat follow: FMQB: The news recently broke that Jerry Montano [bass] left [HELLYEAH]. What happened? Tom: All I can say about it is that it's a real personal matter and we just had to move o...

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What's The Big Deal With Heavy Metal? New Zealand's TV3 Attempts To Find Out

Reporter David Farrier of New Zealand's TV3 became fascinated with heavy metal after stumbling across an old SLAYER album several months ago. With so many metal acts heading to New Zealand recently, he decided to talk to the biggest names in the biz — and some of the fans — to find out what all ...

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STONE SOUR's TAYLOR: 'We Put Really Good Songs Out There Because It's What We Love To Do'

Australia's X-Press Online recently conducted an interview with STONE SOUR/SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On fronting SLIPKNOT, one of the most venerated and iconic metal acts of all time, while counterbalancing this accomplishment with an equally successful roc...

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TOMAHAWK: More 'Anonymous' Details Revealed

TOMAHAWK, the "all-star" band featuring former FAITH NO MORE vocalist Mike Patton, ex-HELMET drummer Jon Stainer and former JESUS LIZARD guitarist Duane Denison, has revealed the track listing for its new album, "Anonymous", due on June 19 via Ipecac. It is as follows: 01. War Song 02. Mescal Rite I...

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Memory of a Dream

With every batch of pre-pubescent hardcore polliwogs in too-tight ironic shirts doing third-rate ISIS and PELICAN impressions lately, it's easy to be suspicious when another band comes along fusing apocalyptic chords and dark, brooding atmospheres. Thankfully, TRANSMISSION0 have been around the bloc...

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HATESPHERE, DREAM EVIL, MNEMIC Confirmed For Holland's ELSROCK FESTIVAL

HATESPHERE, DREAM EVIL and MNEMIC have been confirmed for the Elsrock Festival, set to take place August 25 in Rijssen, The Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: DREAM EVIL HATESPHERE MNEMIC AUTUMN CHIRAW ONE BULLET LEFT THESSERA DEMIA DIALOQUE Two more international names are...

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Former CANDLEMASS Singer MESSIAH: 'I Never Compromise With My Music!'

Former CANDLEMASS frontman Messiah Marcolin has released the following statement regarding his departure from the group and his current activities: [UPDATE: This statement, which was posted on the official CANDLEMASS forum, has been confirmed to be fake and was not written by Messiah. An official st...

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CELTIC FROST On 'Monotheist', HELLHAMMER And State Of Music Industry

Dennis Jernberg of the Swedish webzine Critical Mass recently conducted an interview with CELTIC FROST founders Tom Fischer and Martin Ain. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Critical Mass: Now that "Monotheist" has been out for almost a year, it's pretty safe to say that the album is a success —...