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ZONARIA: 'At War With The Inferior' Video Available

"At War With The Inferior", the new video from Swedish death/black hopefuls ZONARIA, can be viewed at Metal-Hammer.de. The song comes off the band's second full-length album, "The Cancer Empire", which was released last month via Century Media Records. The CD was produced by Fredrik Nordström at Stu...

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LOUDNESS Frontman: 'It Is Still Hard To Believe That MUNETAKA Went To His Eternal Rest'

LOUDNESS frontman Minoru Niihara spoke to WeROCK City director Ginger Suzuki earlier today (Monday, December 1) about the passing of the band's drummer Munetaka Higuchi. "It is still hard to believe that Munetaka went to his eternal rest," the singer said backstage after the Tokyo concert of Minoru'...

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LOUDNESS Guitarist Issues Statement On Passing Of MUNETAKA HIGUCHI

LOUDNESS guitarist Akira Takasaki has issued the following statement regarding the passing of the group's drummer Munetaka Higuchi: "Our member Munetaka Higuchi has laid down his sticks as drummer of LOUDNESS and with them he has left that mortal part for which he no longer has use. He was deceased...

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Ex-QUIET RIOT Drummer Comments On Passing Of MUNETAKA HIGUCHI

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has issued the following statement regarding the passing of LOUDNESS drummer Munetaka Higuchi: "My condolences to the family of Munetaka Higuchi and the members of LOUDNESS on the passing of Munetaka Higuchi-san. I had the opportunity of being interviewed by him whi...

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MEGADETH Drummer Comments On Passing Of LOUDNESS' MUNETAKA HIGUCHI

MEGADETH's Shawn Drover has commented on the passing of LOUDNESS drummer Munetaka Higuchi, who died this morning (November 30) after a seven-month battle with liver cancer. He said, "I just found out that one of my favorite drummers passed away — Munetaka Higuchi from the band LOUDNESS. Munetaka had...

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LOUDNESS Drummer MUNETAKA HIGUCHI Dead At 49

WeROCK City has informed BLABBERMOUTH.NET that drummer Munetaka Higuchi of veteran Japanese metallers LOUDNESS passed away today (Sunday, November 30) around 10:00 a.m. (Japan Standard Time) at a hospital in Osaka, Japan. He was 49 years old. Higuchi was diagnosed with liver cancer (Hepatocellular C...

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TURBONEGRO Guitarist 'Cured' Of Cancer

TURBONEGRO guitarist Knut "Euroboy" Schreiner, whose "serious illness" caused the cancellation of the Norwegian group's dates in Europe and the U.S. earlier in the year, has issued the following update: "As the year 2008 is coming to an end, I'm happy to inform you all that I've undergone successful...

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ZONARIA Pulls Out Of DEICIDE-Headlined 'Winterfest 2009' European Tour

Swedish death/black hopefuls ZONARIA have issued the following update: "ZONARIA regretfully must drop off the Winterfest 2009 tour featuring DEICIDE, VADER, SAMAEL and others due to unforseen circumstances. This is the first time in the band's career that ZONARIA has ever dropped off a tour, and we...

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SCOTT WEILAND Hints At Retiring From The Road

According to The Pulse of Radio, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland spoke emotionally in a video interview with L.A. Weekly this week (see below) about his desire to spend more time at home with his young children instead of on the road. Weiland said, "It pains me when I am gone for a month,...

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QUIET RIOT ALLSTARS On 'Rock And A Hard Place' TV Show

Former QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has posted the following message on his MySpace blog: "In January 2008 I was approached by the talent agency that books the artists that appear on the Meat Loaf-hosted 'Rock And A Hard Place' music game show for DIRECTV's channel The 101 Network. They asked m...

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The Incurable Tragedy

All that touring with such a variety of metal acts has made INTO ETERNITY an even tighter and more musically accomplished act. That is saying a lot when one considers that the hard working Canada-based troupe was already in a league of its own, deftly combining death metal's extremity with power/pro...

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VOIVOD Bassist Talks Politics: 'The Biggest Terrorist Ever, It's Been The U.S.'

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with drummer Michel Langevin (a.k.a. Away) and bassist Jean-Yves Theriault (a.k.a. Blacky) of the Canadian metal pioneers VOIVOD at the Trois Rivières Metalfest, which was held November 7-8, 2008 at the Bâtisse Industrielle in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. The 1...

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STUCK MOJO Guitarist: 'I Feel Sorry For Those Who Never Experience The Passion For The Art'

France's Hard Rock magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist/songwriter Rich Ward of the Atlanta rap/metal pioneers STUCK MOJO. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Hard Rock: Around the mid-Nineties and beginning of 2000, crossover metal such as yours was quite big, STUCK...

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Bassist FLOYD LONDON Quits THE ALMIGHTY

Bassist Floyd London has left the reactivated Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.-based band THE ALMIGHTY. He said in a statement, "I am desperately sorry to have to tell you all that I have left the band. This follows a week of sleepless nights and I do not take this decision lightly. "I have been deliberating...

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CANCER BATS To Support IN FLAMES In UK, Ireland

Canada's CANCER BATS has been confirmed as the support act for Sweden's IN FLAMES on their upcoming UK/Ireland tour. For a complete list of dates, go to this location. CANCER BATS' video for the song "Lucifer's Rocking Chair" can be viewed below. The track comes off the band's sophomore full-length...