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VINNIE PAUL: 'I Will Never Talk To PHILIP ANSELMO Again'

Johnson Cummins of the Montreal Mirror recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Montreal Mirror: The last time you and I spoke was right after PANTERA played in Montreal, the time Phil Anselmo made some white-supr...

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NAPALM DEATH: New Album To feature Guest Appearance By THE GATHERING Singer

NAPALM DEATH frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "As you may have heard, we are back in Wales at Foel recording the next NAPALM album (this place is fast becoming our favourite place to record!). Really, this thing is sounding absolutely...

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NAPALM DEATH: More European Dates Announced

British extreme metal pioneers NAPALM DEATH have lined up the following European dates during the coming months: Jun. 03 - Casablanca (MA) @ Reborn Festival Jun. 29 - Masnou El Mansou (E) @ In The Beach Festival Jun. 30 - Roitzschjora (D) @ With Full Force Festival Jul. 01 - Vigo Meano (I) @ Metalpa...

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Our Darkest Days

The terms "melodic" and "hardcore" tend to go together like oil and water if not done just right. On "Our Darkest Days", Orange County's IGNITE does it just right. Considering the number of bands that combine the two elements and ultimately water down the best parts of both (i.e., WITH HONOR),that...

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ROLLINS BAND To Tour With X This Summer

ROLLINS BAND — featuring punk rock icon Henry Rollins — will be hitting the road this summer with seminal Los Angeles band X. The "As The World Burns" tour is scheduled to kick off July 28 in San Francisco and run through mid-August. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jul. 28 - San Francisco, CA - ...

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THE AMENTA Working On Two New Releases

Australian industrial-tinged extremists THE AMENTA are currently in the studio working on two distinct follow-ups to 2004's acclaimed "Occasus". From the multimedia/propaganda arm of THE AMENTA comes an exercise in churning electronics, searing distortion and factory ambience. To be released as an I...

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EYES OF FIRE Part Ways With Keyboardist, Seek Replacement

Orange County ambient-metal quintet EYES OF FIRE have parted ways with keyboardist Pete Truax. "He was released of all his duties within the band and will no longer be representing the band in any way, shape, or form," the group write on their web site. "Unfortunately, Pete's disrespect for fellow b...

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SLIPKNOT's WILSON To Man Turntables At Des Moines' 'White Party'

According to The Des Moines Register, DJ Starscream (a.k.a. Sid Wilson of SLIPKNOT) will man the turntables Sunday for the third annual "White Party" — as in dress code — at Aura nightclub, 2700 University Ave., West Des Moines, Iowa. Starscream will spin from about 8 p.m. until 10:30, followed by D...

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ZAKK WYLDE: Guitar Deal Gone Wrong?

A number of Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) fans have written in to voice their displeasure over a deal allegedly offered by the chopper company 357 Customs whereby anyone who bought a $100 gift certificate to their online store for their merchandise and a miniature model of a choppe...

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NAPALM DEATH Begin Recording New Album

British extreme metal pioneers NAPALM DEATH have entered Foel Studios in Wales, England to begin recording the follow-up to last year's "The Code Is Red… Long Live The Code", tentatively due before the end of 2006 via Century Media Records. Commented NAPALM DEATH vocalist: "After working our arses o...

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MY RUIN Guitarist Loses Father To Cancer

Orange County's BLEED THE SKY have posted the following message on their official web site: "Our deepest sympathies go out to our good friend Mick Murphy of MY RUIN who lost his father to cancer [on Saturday, May 20]. We all know and respect Mick as hands down the best guitar player that we know ...

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The World's First 'Black Metal Porn Movie' Seeking Distribution Partners

Karnal Film Productions has completed work on what it claims is "the world's first black metal porn movie." Entitled "Phallusifer – The Immoral Code", the theme of the film is "something never done before: Hardcore porn with hints of S&M and Satanic imagery starring the Harlot Queen as herself a...

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EYES OF FIRE: 'It All Dies Today' Video To Receive 'Headbanger's Ball' Premiere

Orange County-based quintet EYES OF FIRE are currently annihilating crowds on the "One Nation Undivided" tour with ILL NINO, GOD FORBID, SILENT CIVILIAN and BLEED THE SKY. The Jagermeister-sponsored, 28-city major market assault, which kicked off on May 10 and runs through early June, is the group's...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE Explain New Album Concept

CIRCLE II CIRCLE, the band featuring former SAVATAGE frontman Zachary Stevens, have set "Burden of Truth" as the title of their third album, due on August 4 via Germany's AFM Records. Regarding the album's concept, CIRCLE II CIRCLE have issued the following explanation via the AFM web site: "Just im...

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DEATH IN THE FOREST Festival Organizers Announce New Location

TJ Morris of Watchers Entertainment, one of the organizers of the Death In The Forest Festival — set to take place May 20 in upstate New York — has issued the following update regarding the festival's current status: "First and foremost: Death In The Forest is still on. DITF was never off. We have b...