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The first OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE album was a big hit for the Inside Out label. A prog-metal dream team — FATES WARNING guitarist Jim Matheos, DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy and his former bandmate, keyboardist Kevin Moore, and bassist Sean Malone (CYNIC, GORDIAN KNOT) — assembled a truly...

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Canadian Church Fire Linked To Norwegian Black Metal Movement

Dean Pritchard of the Winnipeg Sun has issued the following report: A fire that destroyed a 105-year-old church in Minnedosa last winter was not an isolated act of arson, but part of an international movement with links to a Norwegian "death metal" musician, say justice officials. The disturbing rev...

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RUSH Begin Work On New Material

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has posted the following update on his official web site, www.neilpeart.net: "In early March, winter still ruled the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec. The snow was often at its deepest in that month, piling up through the blizzards of January and February until it covered the g...

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OPETH Frontman Says 'Manufactured' American Groups Are Like 'Boy Bands With Guitars'

OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt recently spoke to Australia's Time Off magazine about the inspiration for his band's occult lyrical themes. "It started out as a fascination for these type of lyrics and that's something that's deeply rooted in heavy metal," he explained. "It's always been there, ever...

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Church Of Satan High Priest: 6/6/06 Is 'Just A Day, Like Any Other'

Susan Carpenter of SouthFlorida.com is reporting that several heavy metal artists are taking advantage of the fact that June 6, 2006 (6/6/06) falls on a Tuesday — when new albums are typically released — to unleash their new CDs, including DEICIDE, who are renowned as much for a statement they issue...

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VESANIA Report On 'The Domination Tour'

Polish black metal masters VESANIA, whose lineup includes Orion (BEHEMOTH) and Daray (VADER),have posted the following update on the recently completed "The Domination Tour 2006", also featuring GRAVE, CRYPTOPSY, DEW-SCENTED and ABORTED: "We're approaching the end of the tour, with the final part t...

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Report: 'The Black Metal Group' Does Not Exist In Malaysia's Perak State

Malaysian national news agency Bernama.com is reporting that the so-called "The Black Metal Group" does not exist in Perak, Malasyia, the state legislative assembly was told Monday (April 17). Nevertheless, the state religious department, police, Rela and other agencies would monitor the situation f...

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Death to Tyrants

This weekend's batch of reviews is turning into a who's who of legends and journeymen. DARKTHRONE released its 12th album and IMPALED NAZARENE its ninth, and now SICK OF IT ALL not only unleashes its ninth long player (not counting EPs, splits, live recordings, etc),but also is celebrating its 20th...

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Hosannas From the Basements of Hell

Pick a band, any band, and if they incorporate any sort of tribal drone, ethereal wall-of-noise roar, mystical third-eye ravings or percussive punk-driven art house nihilism in their music, you can likely thank KILLING JOKE for the influence. The launching pad for a hundred metal, punk and new wave...

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METALLICA, ANTHRAX, ALICE IN CHAINS Members To Comment On 'Greatest Metal Songs Of All Time'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian, ALICE IN CHAINS' Jerry Cantrell and Ronnie James Dio are among the musicians making up the panel of hard rock scholars who will rate some of the "very best hotel-trashing hard rock anthems" as part of VH1's "40 Greatest Metal Songs" two-hou...

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GORGOROTH: New Song Sample Posted Online

An unmastered MP3 sample of a brand new GORGOROTH track, entitled "Wound upon Wound", has been made available for download at the band's official web site. The song comes off the group's new album, "Ad Majorem Satanhas Gloriam", due in Europe on June 19 via Regain Records. The CD is scheduled to be...

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Filmmakers To Create Documentary About Metal's Popularity In Unlikely Places

Scot McFadyen, one of the filmmakers behind "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey", a brand-new documentary offering a guided tour through heavy metal's storied but largely ignored history, has told the U.K.'s The Guardian that he has been hired to cut another documentary, this time about the life of Denis...

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POISON Frontman Prays Shootings Are Random Acts Of Violence

POISON singer Bret Michaels told "Inside Edition" he's talking publicly about the two shooting incidents he's experienced recently because he's asking for help in stopping whoever has been shooting at him. "It's a pretty scary feeling to be randomly shot at no matter what it is," Michaels explained....

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GORGOROTH: 'Ad Majorem Satanhas Gloriam' European Release Date Announced

Regain Records has set a June 19 European release date for the new album from Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH, entitled "Ad Majorem Satanhas Gloriam". The CD will be mastered next week by guitarist Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) at the Cutting Room in Stockholm, Sweden. As previously reported...

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Black on Black: A Tribute to Black Flag

It seems that with every passing year, more and more metal and hardcore bands acknowledge the massive influence of BLACK FLAG. Whether the pure hardcore aggression of "Damaged" or the Rollins-era metal-edged work of "Slip it In" or the pain-purging, often sludge-dragging "My War", the band meant far...