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MACHETAZO, TOTAL F*CKING DESTRUCTION Featured On Slimewave 7" Series

Slimewave is a Relapse series of six limited-edition split 7" releases from twelve of the sickest and most extreme bands in the metal/grind underground. The first edition features all-new material from MACHETAZO and TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION (featuring a member of BRUTAL TRUTH) and is available now....

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Frontman Voices Character On 'Death Clock Metalocalypse'

George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher of CANNIBAL CORPSE is the latest metal musician to lend his voice to the cartoon series "Death Clock Metalocalypse". Fisher recently recorded his part and reportedly "did a great job." Other musicians who have contributed to the series include King Diamond, Michael Amot...

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NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY Members To Guest On 'Dethklok Metalocalypse' This Sunday

NEVERMORE members Warrel Dane's and Steve Smyth's voices will be featured as members of Pickle's former band SNAKES AND BARRELLS on the cartoon series "Dethklok Metalocalypse" this Sunday (Sept. 24) at 11:45 p.m. on on Adult Swim (the adult-oriented television programming block on Cartoon Network)....

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OPETH Frontman Checks In From GIGANTOUR

OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has issued the following update: "We're somewhere in the middle of the Gigantour tour and it's alright! I miss home, my daughter and wife! "We aint doing nothing this time around. Not even drinking that much. "Thanks to Chris for giving me a copy of 'Guitar Hero' for...

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DESTRUCTION: Spanish, Portuguese Dates Announced

Long-running German thrashers DESTRUCTION have lined up the following dates in Spain/Portugal in November/December: Nov. 29 - Barcelona, SPA @ KGB Nov. 30 - Durango, SPA @ Plateruena Dec. 01 - Madrid, SPA @ Ritmo & Compas Dec. 02 - Lissabon, POR @ Corrois-Almada As previously reported, DESTRUCTI...

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MEGADETH: Water Bottle Incident Nearly Derails Salt Lake City Concert

MEGADETH's concert in Salt Lake City Friday night (Sept. 15) as part of Gigantour 2006 came to a sudden halt a couple of songs into the band's set after an unidentified "fan" reportedly threw a water bottle at the soundboard, which caused the equipment to malfunction. "Dave [Mustaine, MEGADETH mainm...

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MEGADETH: 'That One Night' Live CD/DVD Due In March

According to a posting on the MEGADETH fan site Rattlehead HQ, the live album that MEGADETH recorded on October 9, 2005 in Buenos Aires, Argentina appears to be slated for a March 6, 2007 release via Image Entertainment. Entitled "That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires", the set will be released in bo...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I Started As A Pot-Smoking Heavy Metal Kid'

Paul Saitowitz of The Press-Enterprise reports: Dave Mustaine's story is so quintessentially rock 'n' roll that it almost seems fabricated. A young guitar shredder from a broken home with a penchant for booze and heroin gets booted from the biggest metal band in history before he even gets a chance...

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First Annual AUDITORY ASSAULT FESTIVAL Pushed Back A Week

The first annual Auditory Assault Festival, which is slated to take place at Sonar in Baltimore, Maryland, has been postponed to December 2 from the previously announced November 25. According to an online posting by one of the festival organizers, "We could've moved it to one day later on Sunday, N...

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COMPOS MENTIS Confirmed For Denmark's AALBORG METAL FESTIVAL

Danish death metal band COMPOS MENTIS have been confirmed for this year's Aalborg Metal Festival, set to take place October 7 in Aalborg, Denmark. Also scheduled to appear are ENTOMBED, ENSLAVED, DESTRUCTION, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, CATARACT, GOD FORBID, KATAKLYSM and many others. More information is ava...

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THUNDERSTONE Begins Recording New Album

Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE have entered Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki to begin recording their fourth album. The band is currently working on 11 as-yet-untitled original tracks and two cover songs which will be included as bonus tracks on special-edition versions of the new album....

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ESTUARY To Enter Studio This Weekend

Ohio death-thrashers ESTUARY will enter the studio this weekend to begin recording their sophomore release, to be titled "The Craft of Contradiction". The album will be tracked and mixed in Cincinnati at Audioasis Studios and is due for release January 23 through Ibex Moon Records. "The Craft of Con...

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MEGADETH: GIGANTOUR 2006 Opening-Night Setlist Revealed

Gigantour 2006 officially kicked off Wednesday (September 6) near Boise, Idaho with performances by MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD, ARCH ENEMY, OVERKILL, INTO ETERNITY, SANCTITY and THE SMASHUP. MEGADETH's setlist for the opening show was as follows: 01. Blackmail The Universe 02. Skin O' My Teeth 03. The Sc...

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THUNDERBOLT Parts Ways With Drummer

Drummer Vegard Waske has left Norwegian melodic metallers THUNDERBOLT. His official statement on the matter reads as follows: "Due to an extremely heavy workload over the past years, I have come to the conclusion that I can not dedicate myself 100% to THUNDERBOLT anymore. Such a great band as THUNDE...

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SACRED STEEL: 'Hammer Of Destruction' Final Track Listing Revealed

German metallers SACRED STEEL have announced the final track listing for their upcoming sixth album, "Hammer of Destruction", due on November 10 via Massacre Records. The CD was recorded at the Spiderhouse studio in Lütte (near Berlin) with legendary producer Harris Johns (VOIVOD, HELLOWEEN, ST. VIT...