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METALLICA In 92.3 K-ROCK 'Hostile Takeover'; Audio Highlights Available

METALLICA members Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich took over the the airwaves on New York's 92.3 K-Rock on Monday, July 23. Check out the playlist and listen to highlights at this location. METALLICA hasn't even finished recording its new album and already the project has a fan in VELVET REVOLVER drumme...

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ABACUS RECORDINGS Is No More

Abacus Recordings has officially ceased to exist, according to Lambgoat. Portions of the one-time Century Media Records imprint will now be folded back into Century Media. Launched in 2002, the label was originally headed by Century Media co-owner Robert Kampf. Roughly two years ago Abacus and Centu...

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SICK OF IT ALL, AS I LAY DYING, CONVERGE Support Charity Organization

SICK OF IT ALL, AS I LAY DYING, CONVERGE, EARTH CRISIS, UNEARTH and WALLS OF JERICHO have teamed up with Alveran Records to support Germany-based charity organization Zartbitter (which has been helping sexually abused children for more than 20 years) To support this good cause, the bands have signed...

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GREAT WHITE Jammin' For Kids

John Sharp of Peoria, IL's Journal Star reports that when GREAT WHITE performs Saturday at the Ham 'N Jam festival, some of the proceeds will go toward helping sick children, organizers say. Raising money for charitable causes is something GREAT WHITE, a 1980s hard rock band from California, is used...

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SACRIFICE Frontman: 'This Will Be A Punishing Thrash Album'

Guitarist/vocalist Rob Urbinati of the reunited Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE has issued the following update: "People have been asking for an update... It's coming along slowly like every other SACRIFICE album. "We have been using 'Atrocity' as the tentative album title. "We have about five songs do...

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MATT SORUM Says New METALLICA Songs Are 'Sick' And 'Crazy Fast' With Lots Of 'Tempo Changes'

METALLICA is hard at work on its next album with producer Rick Rubin, and at least one person outside the band has heard the songs: VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum. He tells RollingStone.com, "Lars [Ulrich, METALLICA drummer] is a good friend of mine. He played me the demos from San Francisco, an...

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SOILWORK: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

Swedish metallers SOILWORK have set "Sworn to a Great Divide" as the title of their new album, due on October 19 via Nuclear Blast Records. The vocals for the new CD were recorded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with the help of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend. The track listing...

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BLACK SABBATH Bassist: 'It's Great When Bands Cite Us As Their Influence'

Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate-Guitar.com: During the 1980 tour behind the "Heaven And Hell" album, Bill Ward exited BLACK SABBATH and Vinny App...

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Icons of Evil

One of the more divisive death metal albums of 2007, the new VITAL REMAINS manages a rather neat trick by being everything its most ardent supporters say it is — and suffering from every flaw its detractors claim. It's a big, turgid, exhausting, overstuffed Thanksgiving turkey of an album, a ludicro...

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Short Sharp Shock

There sure are a lot of youngster picking up ye olde thrash gauntlet and going the old school route. Considering Earache's grand slam in picking up the mighty MUNICIPAL WASTE it should come as no surprise that England's thrash punkers SSS have also found a home on the storied label. The strain of th...

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ZOMBI's STEVE MOORE To Release Solo Album

Relapse will issue "The Henge", the debut full-length solo album from ZOMBI's Steve Moore, in late October. The CD was self-recorded by Moore and advance track titles include "Infinite Resignation", "Dead Tide", and "Cepheid". Comments Moore: "This album represents a turning point in my writing — a...

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OBITUARY Frontman Discusses Guitarist's Incarceration

Candlelight Records has posted a new interview with OBITUARY frontman John Tardy, conducted by Dom Lawson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: There was a lot of excitement when you reunited. Did that surprise you? Tardy: "It was surprising, but it also felt really good. It seemed like our...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: SLAYER's KERRY KING Is 'Afraid' Of Getting Old

Greece's metal TV show "TV War", which airs on MAD TV, recently conducted an interview with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield. Watch the interview in two parts: Part#1, Part#2. A transcript of the chat follows: On why the setlist for the "Sick of the Studio '07" tour consisted mostly of pre-1991 mat...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY, SICK OF IT ALL's KOLLER Guest On THE WARRIORS CD

Southern California hardcore/metal act THE WARRIORS has posted a new track, entitled "The Stone Grinds", on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off THE WARRIORS' follow-up to the group's 2006 Eulogy Records release "Beyond the Noise", entitled "Genuine Sense of Outrage". Due on August 7 via Vict...

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EVANESCENCE Frontwoman On Lineup Changes, Marriage And FAMILY VALUES Tour

EVANESCENCE frontwoman Amy Lee recently took part in a conference call with members of the media to answer questions about the group's recent lineup changes and its participation in the Family Values tour. The interview follows here in its entirety: Q: So obviously, it's been a dramatic couple of mo...