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GAMMACIDE To Celebrate 20th Anniversary With Texas Tour

This summer, legendary Texas thrashers GAMMACIDE will mark their 20th year of existence by spreading their highly toxic brand of metal throughout their home state. Those in attendance can expect 100 percent old-school thrash metal mayhem, featuring classic cuts from their 1990 release "Victims of Sc...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD Debuts Column In HAILS & HORNS Magazine

Beginning this month, BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward will contribute a regular column, titled "Forte, Please", to a new metal magazine, Hails & Horns. The June 2006 issue will arrive in stores shortly and can be purchased at major music retail outlets, including Tower, Hot Topic, Borders, Barne...

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CELTIC FROST Kick Off European Tour: Setlist, Photos Available

Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST played their first show in over 15 years on Monday, May 29 at Remise in Wil SG, Switzerland. The group's setlist for the concert was as follows: 01. Totengott (Intro) 02. Procreation (Of the Wicked) 03. Ground 04. Dethroned Emperor 05. The Usurper 06....

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist Sets Record Straight Regarding Band's Current Lineup

DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz has posted the following message on the band's official forum: "For those of you who can't still read and at the same time believe in rumors, I just want to make things clear [regarding the band's current lineup]: Shagrath - Vocals Silenoz - Guitars Galder - Guitars Vo...

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MERCILESS DEATH Replace VINDICATOR At MINNEAPOLIS MAYHEM 3 Festival

California-based MERCILESS DEATH (Heavy Artillery Records) have replaced their labelmates VINDICATOR on the billing of the Minneapolis Mayhem 3 festival, set to take place August 25-26 at the Star Central in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to the festival organizers, VINDICATOR were forced to drop...

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THE BLACK CROWES Go Into The Vault For 'The Lost Crowes'

Twice THE BLACK CROWES have recorded albums that were never officially released: "Tall" in 1993 and "Band" in 1997. While a few songs from these lost albums were re-recorded and released on studio albums, many have emerged only through the band's legendary live shows. THE BLACK CROWES recently went...

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OBSESSION Prepare To Release 'Carnival Of Lies'; More Audio Samples Available

Reunited classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION will be releasing their long-awaited follow-up to 1987's "Methods of Madness", entitled "Carnival of Lies" (cover),via Metal Mayhem (web site) in the U.S. and Avalon in Japan. The track listing is as follows: 01. Smoking Gun 02. Carnival Of Lies 03....

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HATEBREED Frontman: 'We Cannot Wait To Get Back Out And Do A Full Set!'

HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We are almost done mixing 'Supremacy'. It is all-out mayhem, carnage and completely crushing brutality. August 29th is the date. Mark your calendars. We leave for Europe June 1st. We cannot wait to do t...

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DIMMU BORGIR Pull Out Of Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have been forced to pull out of Italy's Gods of Metal festival (scheduled for June 1-4 at Idroscalo in Milan) "due to serious health reasons," according to a posting on their official web site. Commented guitarist Silenoz: "We apologize to everyone it...

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CELTIC FROST Announce New Touring Guitarist

Swiss metal pioneers CELTIC FROST have announced the addition of Norwegian guitar player Anders Odden to their touring lineup. Odden, who has played with APOPTYGMA BERZERK, SATYRICON, CADAVER, and MAYHEM, auditioned for the group in April, and returned to Zurich, Switzerland (CELTIC FROST's base) la...

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RAVEN: 'Mind Over Metal' Live Video Posted Online

A live video clip of RAVEN performing the song "Mind Over Metal" at the Keep it True festival on November 5, 2005 in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany has been posted online at YouTube.com. The clip comes off the "Keep It True V" DVD, which was made available several months ago. As previously reported, RAV...

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HIBERNUS MORTIS Call It Quits

South Florida cult death metal act HIBERNUS MORTIS have officially called it quits. Drummer Cesar Placeres' statement on the matter reads as follows: "It's with sad regret I have to announce that we are calling it quits. I don't wanna get too sappy, even though it does make me kind of at a loss for...

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Rio Grande Blood

Uncle Al has gotta be pushing 50 at this point, but he's never been more enraged. Following MINISTRY's big comeback in 2004 with "Houses of the Molè", the cranky ringleader has assembled some new players (notably riffmeister Tommy Victor of PRONG and DANZIG fame, and PRONG/KILLING JOKE bassist Paul...

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Afterburner

The amazing consistency of SINISTER is even more remarkable when one considers the near-constant state of flux of their lineup. After a hiatus of several years, drummer and founder Aad Kloosterwaard has returned as the vocalist, and former bassist Alex Paul is now the guitarist! Yet despite inactivi...

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DEATHSTARS, STEEL ATTACK Confirmed For Sweden's GATES OF METAL Festival

DEATHSTARS and STEEL ATTACK have been confirmed for the Gates of Metal festival, set to take place August 4-5 at at Folkets Park in Hultsfred, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS DEATHSTARS DISMEMBER HAMMERFALL HELLOWEEN LUMSK MACHINE MEN MAYHEM MI...