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KITTIE Begins Mixing New Album

Producer Kevin Shirley (IRON MAIDEN, DREAM THEATER) has posted the following message on his web site: "Mixing the [new album] from KITTIE today [Thursday, September 7], and I have to confess, I've not heard of them much before, and they really rock hard!! The drums are killing, the guitars are crunc...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: 'Warball' Audio Samples Available

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metal band VICIOUS RUMORS has uploaded two short samples from its upcoming "Warball" abum — "Sonic Rebellion" and "Mr. Miracle" — at its official web site. Due on October 8 via Mascot Records, "Warball" was recorded at Trident Studios in Pacheco, CA by Geoff Thorpe and...

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NOMINON Finds New Home For 'Remnants' Collection

Swedish death metallers NOMINON have posted the following message on their official web site: "It took us not even a week to find a label for the delayed collection CD that we have told you quite much about recently, entitled 'Remnants of a Diabolical History'. This ultimate cavalcade of death metal...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer: I Detest The Phrase 'Hair Band' Or 'Hair Metal'

Stephanie Warsmith of the Akron Beacon Journal recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: Do you consider yourself a hair band? Hard rock? Something else? Joe: I detest the phrase "hair band" or "hair metal." It's insulting to us. I s...

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SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY Signs With FERRET MUSIC

Ferret Music has announced the signing of SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY. This Michigan-based four piece plays what they simply refer to as "brutal grind for brutal dudes," but aficionados of brutal music will also note the band's use of innovation and experimentation to expand the genre past blast beats and...

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DEICIDE Frontman On JON NÖDVEIDT's Suicide: 'Only Cowards And Losers Choose That Option'

DEICIDE members Glen Benton and Steve Asheim recently answered 20 questions submitted by fans via the Earache Records web site. A few excerpts follow: Q: How do you see the recent suicide of DISSECTION's leader Jon Nödveidt? It seems it was a suicide in order to respect his own Satanic beliefs. How...

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FEAR FACTORY Drummer Schedules Signing Sessions In Australia

FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera has scheduled the following Tama in-store signing sessions in Australia: Brisbane - September 15 Shop: Col Gillies (Drummers Warehouse) Address: 14 Brookes Street Bowen Hills QLD 4006 PH: 07 3252 1232 Time for Instore at 1.30pm Finish at 3-3.30 pm Sydney - Septem...

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Possible 'Blackest Of The Black' West Coast Tour Dates To Take Place In November

Glenn Danzig is reportedly contemplating booking two weeks' worth of "Blackest of the Black" tour dates — with DANZIG presumably in the headliner slot — on the West Coast this November. More details will be announced soon. DANZIG recently shot a video for the song "Crawl across Your Killing Floor" o...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Backing Singer: I Wasn't Bad-Mouthing DISSECTION's JON NÖDVEIDT

CRADLE OF FILTH backing singer Sarah Jezebel Deva (also in ANGTORIA, ex-THERION, MORTIIS) has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET clarifying her previous comments regarding the passing of DISSECTION frontman Jon Nödveidt. Nödtveidt, 31, was found dead on August 16 at his apartment in Hässelby,...

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MEGADETH: 'United Abominations' Lyrics Contest Over; Full Lyrics Available

According to a posting on the MEGADETH fan site Rattlehead HQ, Liam Robinson (MEGADETH forums username: "Jotun") was the first MEGADETH forums user to correctly guess all of the lyrics to the title track of the band's upcoming album, "United Abominations" as part of a contest which was launched in J...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Backing Singer: DISSECTION's NÖDVEIDT Is An 'Idiot' For Killing Himself

CRADLE OF FILTH backing singer Sarah Jezebel Deva (also in ANGTORIA, ex-THERION, MORTIIS) has commented on DISSECTION frontman Jon Nödveidt's recent decision to take his own life less than three months after announcing his band's split. Nödtveidt, 31, was found dead on August 16 at his apartment in...

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MACHINE HEAD: Drum Tracks Completed

MACHINE HEAD has set "The Blackening" as the title of its sixth studio album, tentatively due in early 2007 via Roadrunner Records. The group is recording the new CD at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, CA, with MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn returning to the producer's chair, and Mark Keaton once a...

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Sweden's NINE Signs With SPINEFARM RECORDS

Swedish metal/hardcore act NINE has inked a deal with Spinefarm Records. The band, which was previously signed to Burning Heart Records, will release its new full-length album, entitled "It's Your Funeral", in February 2007. The follow-up to 2003's "Killing Angels" was recorded in March 2005 with Da...

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ABORTED Forced To Drop Off CRYPTOPSY Tour

Belgian death metallers ABORTED have issued the following update: Well, this tour [with CRYPTOPSY] has been quite the debacle. We had to cancel Malmo [Sweden] since the bus broke down in Denmark and we were stuck there the whole day which sucked ass. Luckily for the fans, CRYPTOPSY did make it at th...

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BLOODSIMPLE: 'Jamming Out Heavy Tunes With Absolutely No Bullsh*t'

BLOODSIMPLE, the Long Island, New York-based band featuring former members of VISION OF DISORDER and MEDICATION, is currently in pre-production for its sophomore album with producer Machine (LAMB OF GOD) at the Machine Shop studio in Hoboken, New Jersey. The group's vocalist, Tim Williams, has issue...