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REASON ENOUGH Signs With NO JOKE RECORDS

New York City hardcore outfit REASON ENOUGH has inked a deal with No Joke Records. The group is scheduled to enter Underground Studios in New Jersey in July with producer Danny Schuler (ex-BIOHAZARD drummer) to begin recording its debut CD, tentatively due in November. Schuler previously produced th...

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THE GREAT DECEIVER Signs With DEATHWISH INC.

Sweden's THE GREAT DECEIVER has officially signed with Deathwish Inc. for the release of their new album. THE GREAT DECEIVER is the vision of vocal legend Tomas Lindberg (AT THE GATES, DISFEAR, THE CROWN) and longtime friend Kristian Wahlin (NECROLORD),visual artist to legendary bands AT THE GATES,...

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BLOODSHOTEYE: New Pre-Production Recording Posted Online

Leamington, Ontario-based female-fronted "deathcore" band BLOODSHOTEYE has posted a new pre-production demo on its MySpace page. "Killing Time" was recorded at Spectre Sounds Studios in Windsor, Ontario and can be heard at this location. Commented guitarist Shane Ivy: "We're writing our third album...

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ONSLAUGHT Cancels U.K. Dates

Reactivated U.K. thrashers ONSLAUGHT have been forced to cancel the remaining dates on their British tour due to a serious health issue concerning vocalist Sy Keeler. The ONSLAUGHT frontman was rushed to hospital during the soundcheck at Leeds Rio's suffering from an acute loss of vision. Keeler has...

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KONKHRA To Re-Record New Album Tracks

Guitarist/vocalist Anders Lundemark of the Danish extreme metallers KONKHRA revealed yesterday that the band has encountered technical difficulties in completing its long-awaited new album. According to Anders, "the harddrive with our new record on is fucked. Apparently the backup disk has rewritten...

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LORD WORM: I Left CRYPTOPSY For Health Reasons

Ali "The Metallian" of the Metallian webzine recently conducted an interview with former CRYPTOPSY frontman Lord Worm (a.k.a. Dan Greening) about his departure from the group. A few excerpts follow: Metallian: Can you explain why you are no longer in CRYPTOPSY? Lord Worm: Pretty much because every t...

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Former DEATH Drummer CHRIS REIFERT Remembers Playing With CHUCK SCHULDINER

Luxi Lahtinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with Chris Reifert (DEATH, AUTOPSY, ABSCESS). An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal-Rules.com: First off, it needs to be asked how did you actually meet "Evil" Chuck Schuldiner back in the '80s? When Chuck moved from Canada (he moved...

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PRONG: 'The Early Years' Book Now Available

Former PIGFACE/current THE UNDEAD drummer Joel Gausten has published his long-awaited new book, "Prong: The Early Years". The book comes in two cover editions: The first edition, designed by PRONG co-founder Mike Kirkland and limited to 100 copies, is available at this location. The second edition c...

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RUSH Guitarist Outlines Legal Battle Over Bloody Police Skirmish

Cassandra Szklarski of the Canadian Press reports: The truth behind a brutal skirmish with police that left RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson bloodied and burned has yet to be told, the musician said Wednesday as he vowed to pursue every legal recourse at his disposal. The legendary Canadian rocker says h...

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TIAMAT Bassist Discusses Upcoming Album

Catalina Iancu of Romania recently conducted an interview with TIAMAT bassist Anders Iwers. It follows in its entirety: Q: TIAMAT is preparing a new album. How is it going? Anders Iwers: We're still working. We recorded a few songs. We didn't decide anything yet, but we have a label, though I can't...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE Keyboardist Doesn't See Band Lasting Another Ten Years

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with TYPE O NEGATIVE keyboardist Josh Silver. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What ultimately prompted the group to not re-sign with Roadrunner Records? Josh: "Well, it's pretty simple. They made us an offer we could easily refus...

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CAUGHT IN A TRAP Lines Up East Coast Dates

Queens, New York hardcore outfit CAUGHT IN A TRAP has lined up a number of gigs as it prepares for the release of its debut album, "Rats Get Fat". Show dates include separate bills with New York hardcore legends MADBALL, SUBZERO and MURPHY'S LAW. "Rats Get Fat" was recorded and produced by the legen...

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More Details Revealed About KORN Guitarist's First Signings

California band MONSTER IN THE MACHINE will release its debut album, "Butterfly Pinned", on July 10 (online) and August 21 (retail) via Emotional Syphon Recordings (ADA Distribution),the independent label owned by KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. Artistic freedom remains paramount to Emotional...

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KONKHRA's Studio Nightmare

Guitarist/vocalist Anders Lundemark of the Danish extreme metallers KONKHRA has issued the following update: "'Studio Nightmage' nust be an appropiate title for the little story I'm about to vomit: The harddrive with our new record on is fucked. Apparently the backup disk has rewritten every file un...

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Memory of a Dream

With every batch of pre-pubescent hardcore polliwogs in too-tight ironic shirts doing third-rate ISIS and PELICAN impressions lately, it's easy to be suspicious when another band comes along fusing apocalyptic chords and dark, brooding atmospheres. Thankfully, TRANSMISSION0 have been around the bloc...