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SICK/TIRED Signs With A389 RECORDINGS
A389 Recordings has announced the signing of Chicago's SICK/TIRED. Unloading a punishing brand of low-fi grindcore with rabid hardcore and punk influences, SICK/TIRED was founded in 2008, formed by ex-members of modern brutality specialists WEEKEND NACHOS and '90s powerviolence/thrashcore activists...November 6, 2013
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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK: JEFF HANNEMAN's Riffs Are 'All Over' SLAYER's Iconic Tunes
Peter Atkinson of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Skolnick of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal-Rules.com: The last time you toured with SLAYER, was Jeff Hanneman still with the band? Skolnick: The l...November 5, 2013
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PAUL BOSTAPH: 'SLAYER Never Compromises'
Francois Biber of The Feedback Society recently conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On rejoining SLAYER: Bostaph: "Being away from the band for as long as I have been made me miss playing this music and being with the guys again…...November 5, 2013
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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Interviewed By Colombia's MUSIC SHOTS LIVE (Video)
Megadeth Colombian Fan Club conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson on October 19 in Bogota. You can now watch the chat below. The autobiography of Ellefson, co-founder and bassist of 11-time Grammy-nominated heavy metal titans MEGADETH, was made available on October 29 via Howar...November 5, 2013
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GHOST: Drum-Cam Footage From Knoxville
Drum-cam footage of a Nameless Ghoul and his bandmates in Sweden's GHOST performing the song "Elizabeth" live at the Bijou Theatre in Knoxville, Tennessee on October 14 can be seen below. GHOST will release a covers EP, "If You Have Ghost", on November 19 via Loma Vista Recordings. The five-track EP...November 5, 2013
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SLAYER's KING On Recording HANNEMAN-Penned Material: 'If It Ain't Awesome, You're Not Gonna Hear It'
Revolver magazine recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King and drummer Paul Bostaph. You can now watch the chat at RevolverMag.com. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the progress of the songwriting sessions for SLAYER's long-awaited follow-up t...November 5, 2013
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NFL Analyst JOHN CLAYTON Attends SLAYER Show In Seattle
59-year-old NFL analyst John Clayton who starred in last year's popular ESPN "This Is SportsCenter" commercial that saw him as a SLAYER fan (see video below),attended the band's concert in Seattle this past Friday night (November 1). A photo of Clayton hanging out backstage with SLAYER's Kerry King...November 4, 2013
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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON: 'My Life With Deth' EPK Available
A two-minute EPK (Electronic Press Kit) on MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson's autobiography, "My Life With Deth", can be seen below. The autobiography of Ellefson, co-founder and bassist of 11-time Grammy-nominated heavy metal titans MEGADETH, was made available on October 29 via Howard Books. Ellefs...November 4, 2013
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AYREON's 'The Theory Of Everything' Cracks Dutch Top 5
"The Theory Of Everything", the new album from AYREON — the project led by Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen — has entered the official chart in The Netherlands at position No. 3. The CD was released on October 28 via InsideOut Music. The artwork was once again created by Belgian artist Jef Be...November 4, 2013
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PRIMAL FEAR: 'Delivering The Black' Album Details Revealed
Frontiers Records will release "Delivering The Black", the tenth studio album from German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR, on January 24 in Europe and January 28 in North America. After some very intense songwriting sessions and pre-production schedule, the band started to record the new CD in summer 20...November 4, 2013
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The Last Patrol
The category of stoner rock has become so broad in definition it's become hipster jargon at this point. Really, if you want to discuss what stoner rock's about, you need turn no further than one of the pioneers themselves, MONSTER MAGNET. On their tenth album, "The Last Patrol", Dave Wyndorf and com...November 4, 2013
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Ashes Of Ares
So good to see Matt Barlow back in the saddle. Having once bowed out of metal for a spell while answering a higher calling in law enforcement, the ex-ICED EARTH vocalist starts over from scratch with his own entity, ASHES OF ARES. Founded alongside estranged ICED EARTH bassist Freddie Vidales and fo...November 3, 2013
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Will of the Waves
A name that propagates curiosity by implication, Seattle's BONE CAVE BALLET is not your typical female-fronted prog metal unit. In fact, metal is a subtlety, not a given in this act. Nowhere near as ballistic as, say, JUCIFER, if you want to pare that band down to a much more stripped frame of mind,...November 3, 2013
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BLINK-182 Drummer Goes 'Black Metal' For Halloween
BLINK-182 drummer Travis Barker dressed up as former GORGOROTH and current GOD SEED bassist King Ov Hell (real name: Tom Cato Visnes) this past Halloween. Barker's Instagram photo of his Halloween getup — complete with black metal-style makeup — can be seen below. Back in 2002, Barker revealed to Sw...November 3, 2013
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer: 'We Have So Many Eerie Similarities To METALLICA'
Radio.com recently conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD vocalist M. Shadows and bassist Johnny Christ. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how it feels to be compared to METALLICA, M. Shadows said: "To me, we have so many eerie similarities to METALLICA, it's ridiculous. We lost a membe...November 3, 2013
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