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'Get Thrashed' Documentary Premieres In Washington, New Jersey And New York

The makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" have announced three June screenings of the documentary — Saturday, June 2 at the Seattle True Independent Film Festival, Sunday, June 3 at the Hoboken International Film Festival and Friday, June 22 at the Staten Island Film Festival. "The Los...

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AXL ROSE's Pre-GUNS N' ROSES Recordings With RAPIDFIRE Will See Light Of Day

Rare Axl Rose (GUNS N' ROSES) recordings made while he was a member of the early '80s band RAPIDFIRE will be made available to the public despite Axl's objections to their commercial release, according to former RAPIDFIRE guitarist Kevin Lawrence. The tapes, which were purportedly recorded in May 19...

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TURBONEGRO Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Norwegian rockers TURBONEGRO have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 ALL THAT REMAINS AMORPHIS ANIMAL ALPHA BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUA...

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DESTRUCTION Cancels HELLFLAME Festival Appearance; ENSIFERUM Steps In

Veteran German thrashers DESTRUCTION have cancalled their appearance at the Hellflame Festival - The South Side Of Hell (set to take place September 22 in Lichtenfels, Germany) since they are working on booking a Japanese tour that would conflict with the Hellflame concert. A replacement act has bee...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, AS I LAY DYING Pull Out Of WACKEN OPEN AIR, TYPE O NEGATIVE Steps In

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE has cancelled its previously announced appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival because one of the bandmembers is scheduled to undergo an operation in August. Meanwhile, AS I LAY DYING have pulled out of the event due to scheduling conflicts related to their appeara...

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Assassins in the House of God

Four years of silence from the ALL OUT WAR camp, as frontman Mike Score focused on his day job as a high school history teacher, has done little to diminish the fire of anger and bitterness at this New York crossover band's core. While the metal/hardcore scene they helped found has spawned countless...

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DESTRUCTION, TOXIK Confirmed For Germany's RAGERS ELITE FESTIVAL

German metal veterans DESTRUCTION and reunited New York progressive thrashers TOXIK have been confirmed for the Ragers Elite Festival, set to take place November 17, 2007 at Kulturrevier Radbod in Hamm, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: DESTRUCTION TOXIK DELIRIOUS STORMRIDER UN...

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HATESPHERE, FASTWAY, SECRETS OF THE MOON Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR

HATESPHERE, MAMBO KURT, W:O:A FIREFIGHTERS, FASTWAY, DRONE, SECRETS OF THE MOON, GUTBUCKET, MENNEN, PHARAOH and FAIR TO MIDLAND have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as fol...

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VELVET REVOLVER Guitarist SLASH Discusses Making Of 'Libertad'

Guitarist magazine recently conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Guitarist: What can we expect from you on "Libertad"? Slash: "I actually spent from August to when the record was finished listening to nothi...

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NUCLEAR BLAST Anniversary CD 'Into The Light'; First Audio Sample Available

A track called "Dirty Wings" (featuring EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet),taken from the upcoming compilation CD to celebrate Nuclear Blast Records' 20th anniversary, entitled "Into the Light", has been posted online at this location. "Into the Light" features 10 songs composed, recorded and produced b...

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DESTRUCTION: French Dates 'Postponed'

DESTRUCTION's previously announced French dates — May 12 in Nancy and May 14 in Toulouse — have been "postponed" by the French promoter, according to a posting on the German thrashers' web site. "The band is very sad about this disastrous decision!" says the group. DESTRUCTION's "Thrash Anthems" alb...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary To Be Shown At New Haven Underground Film Festival

"Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" — the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — will hit Meriden, CT this Saturday, May 12 as part of the New Haven Underground Film Festival. The movie screens at 5:30 p.m. at the...

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NUCLEAR BLAST Anniversary CD 'Into The Light': Details Revealed

RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski recently completed work on a compilation CD to celebrate Nuclear Blast Records' 20th anniversary, entitled "Into the Light". Smolski composed, recorded and produced 10 songs for various metal artists that are part of the Nuclear Blast history, including a track that is...

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DORO: New Version Of WARLOCK Classic 'All We Are' Due This Month

Doro Pesch recently recorded a new version of the WARLOCK classic "All We Are" with a backing band consisting of DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer, AFTER FOREVER guitarist Bas Maas and well-known session drummer Tim Husung. The 45-minute CD, which will include other rare material and bo...

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COMMUNIC Pulls Out Of Greece's METAL HEALING Festival, INFIDEL Steps In

WOTAN, MARAUDER and STRIKELIGHT have been confirmed for the second stage at this year's Metal Healing Festival, set to take place July 20-22 in Thessaloniki, Greece. Norwegian power metallers COMMUNIC have also been replaced by Greek doomsters INFIDEL. The complete main-stage lineup is as follows: F...