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PERSISTENSE Signs With DEITY DOWN RECORDS

Den Bosch, Netherlands-based metal band PERSISTENSE (not a spelling error but a combination of the words "to persist" and "intense") has inked a deal with Deity Down Records. The group's debut album will be released next summer. Stefan van Vugt (vocals),Ralf van der Horst (guitars),Jacques Maas (g...

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Your Drug of Choice

Here we have the (eighth? ninth? do we count that remix album?) full-length effort of muscled down, grown up thrash metal from these Swiss scene veterans (anyone remember POLTERGEIST, besides me and whoever empties the dumpsters at Century Media?). GURD may have zero profile here in the States, but...

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METALLICA: Fresno Concert Also Professionally Filmed By Director WAYNE ISHAM

According to MetOnTour.com, which is described as "your FREE virtual backstage pass to every METALLICA show," METALLICA's longtime friend and collaborator, famed video director Wayne Isham, filmed the band's performance last night (Saturday, December 13) at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California...

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IMPELLITTERI To Release 'Wicked Maiden' In January

IMPELLITTERI will release its long-awaited new album, "Wicked Maiden", in Japan on January 21, 2009 via Victor Entertainment. The CD, which had the working title of "Good and Evil", was mixed in Vancouver, British Columbia with Greg Reely (DEVILDRIVER, FEAR FACTORY, etc.) and is "by far the most ama...

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ROB ZOMBIE: WHITE ZOMBIE 'Was A Painful Situation Most Of The Time'

BigMusicGeek.com recently conducted an interview with Rob Zombie. Several excerpts from the chat follow below. BigMusicGeek.com: Overall, how would you describe your time as a member of WHITE ZOMBIE? Do you look back on it all with a certain fondness? Rob: "It was a weird situation because when the...

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METALLICA: Ontario Concert Filmed By Famed Director WAYNE ISHAM

According to MetOnTour.com, which is described as "your FREE virtual backstage pass to every METALLICA show," METALLICA's longtime friend and collaborator, famed video director Wayne Isham, filmed the band's performance last night (Friday, December 12) at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario,...

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THROWDOWN Rumored To Have Split With Drummer

Orange County, California's hardcore/metal act THROWDOWN is rumored to have parted ways with drummer Ben Dussault. The band has yet to make an official announcement on the matter. HardTimes.ca recently conducted an interview with THROWDOWN vocalist Dave Peters. Watch the nine-minute chat below. THRO...

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BLOODLINED SEVERED Signs With BOMBWORKS RECORDS

Bombworks Records has announced the signing of BLOODLINED SEVERED. A five-piece outfit hailing from Greensboro, North Carolina, BLOODLINED SEVERED combines elements of thrash, progressive, and modern metal to create a fresh sound for the scene. Citing influences as varied as METALLICA, IN FLAMES, DE...

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NIFELHEIM: We 'Approved' Anti-CLIFF BURTON, -DIMEBAG Comments Before They Were Published

Swedish black metallers NIFELHEIM have released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET insisting that they "approved" the comments that were attributed to them in the latest issue of Sweden Rock magazine where they appeared to be disrespecting the memories of both METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton and PANTERA...

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DIMEBAG Tribute Page On DEAN GUITARS Web Site

To commemorate the fourth anniversary of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),Dean Guitars has launched a tribute page featuring video footage of the Dimebag tribute from this year's Ozzfest and other Dimebag-related video material. "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was shot to death along with...

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ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE: Four Years Later, Remembering DIMEBAG

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has issued the following update: "I was at the House of Blues the other night and was remembering being there four years prior with Dime [late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott]. It was one of those crazy nights, one shot lead to the next shot and...

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Book Author On DIMEBAG's Murder: 'I Don't Think Anyone Besides The Killer Saw This Coming'

Rock author, writer and photographer Chris Armold — who penned the book "A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa" — was interviewed by Northern Edge Music on the fourth anniversary of PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's passing. A couple of excerpts fro...

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NIFELHEIM: Anti-CLIFF BURTON, -DIMEBAG Comments Were A 'Bad Joke' That Was Taken Out Of Context

Swedish black metallers NIFELHEIM have released a statement clarifying the comments they made in the latest issue of Sweden Rock magazine where they appeared to be disrespecting the memories of both METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton and PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. In the Swed...

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Official DIMEBAG Biography In The Works

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has revealed more information about the upcoming book on his late brother "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, which is not expected to arrive before 2010. During a recent interview with MTV's HeadbangersBlog.com, Vinnie was asked about...

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NIFELHEIM Bassist Disrespects DIMEBAG, CLIFF BURTON

The latest issue of Sweden Rock magazine features an interview with the Swedish black metal band NIFELHEIM conducted in late September during the group's Finnish tour with WATAIN. "MÖTLEY CRÜE and MUNICIPAL WASTE are likely the worst bands in the world. Next to METALLICA," the group's bassist Tyrant...