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The Ritual Fires of Abandonment

How does on follow up a seemingly one-of-a-kind album like MINSK's "Out of a Center Which is Neither Dead Nor Alive" (on At a Loss Recordings) that is more an organic mass of ethereal sound dynamics and overwhelming heaviness than an album consisting of six distinct tracks? If you are bassist/vocali...

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PAIN Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

PAIN, the Swedish band led by HYPOCRISY mastermind Peter Tägtgren, has been confirmed for the tenth-anniversary edition of Germany's Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 16-18, 2007 in Dinkelsbühl. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABSOLUTE AFTER FORE...

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PAIN: New Song Posted Online

A brand PAIN song, entitled "Zombie Slam", has been posted online at this location. The track comes off the Swedish band's upcoming fifth full-length album, due in April via Roadrunner Records. According to a press release, the as-yet-untitled effort will feature sharper production, "heavier guitars...

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PETER TÄGTGREN's PAIN Signs With ROADRUNNER RECORDS

PAIN, the Swedish band led by HYPOCRISY mastermind Peter Tägtgren, has inked a deal with Roadrunner Records. Since Peter Tägtgren appeared on the music scene back in the early Nineties he has been a most extraordinary artist and producer. Known as guitarist and frontman of the hard-working touring b...

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Ex-DAVID LEE ROTH/CACOPHONY Guitarist JASON BECKER Needs Your Help Again

Two amps from guitarist Jason Becker (DAVID LEE ROTH, CACOPHONY) are currently being auctioned via eBay, with all proceeds going straight to Jason, who is suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's Disease). "If you win the auction, you can pick the amps up at Jason's hou...

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Italy: Satanist Heavy Metal Murders Prompt Urgent Response From Police

BBC News reports: Italian police want to set up a special unit to tackle the growth of new religious sects, particularly a violent new breed of home-grown Satanists. The new police squad would include psychologists, as well as a priest who is an expert on the occult. It would co-ordinate — nationwid...

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Early NAPALM DEATH Cited By U.K. TURNER Art Prize Nominee MARK TITCHNER

Mark Titchner, one of the art world's nominees for 2006's prestigious "Turner Prize" has declared the music of NAPALM DEATH as distinctly influential in his work. Titchner explains the appeal of "abrasive music" and describes his interest in how bands such as NAPALM DEATH are able to use the voice a...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'We All Have The Right To Voice Our Thoughts And Opinions'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "I think one of the funniest things are how some dudes get pissed off and go on endlessly about the shit I say instead of just dealing with their own lack of smack and balls. What fucking dweebs. The best commen...

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GLENN DANZIG Unleashes 'Black Aria II', Follow-Up To His Top-Selling Classical Release

Though he made his reputation with his uncompromising metallic rock and hardcore punk, Glenn Danzig turned heads by debuting at #1 on Billboard's classical chart with 1993's "Black Aria", a darkly beguiling interpretation of the "Paradise Lost" story that blended orchestral, Celtic and other forms t...

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Ex-DAVID LEE ROTH Guitarist JASON BECKER Needs Your Help

Guitarist Jason Becker's (DAVID LEE ROTH, CACOPHONY) official web site is offering t-shirts for a limited time only, priced at $15 (including shipping). All proceeds go straight to Jason, who is suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's Disease). When doctors diagnosed B...

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Report: Hardcore Music Is 'Closely Associated With Violence'

Jason Abbruzzese of Sentinel & Enterprise reports that the brawl that erupted last week after a hardcore punk-rock show at a church in Leominster, Massachusetts reportedly began as a fight in the mosh pit in front of the stage, where the band CUT THROAT was playing. One of many? The fight, ...

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INCANTATION: New Song Posted Online

A brand new INCANTATION track, entitled "Lead to Desolation", has been posted online at the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the long-standing death metal outfit's upcoming album, "Primordial Domination", due on September 5 via Ibex Moon Records. The record — the band's seventh — sticks to IN...

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EVEMASTER: No New Music Until The Fall Of 2007

Guitarist/vocalist Tomi Mykkänen of the Finnish "dark metal" band EVEMASTER has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "We were supposed to enter the studio to record our third album in May but due to problems with studio we had to postpone the recording session. Jaska [Raati...

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Review: GUNS N' ROSES Deliver The Goods Despite Postponement Of Infamous Album

Ben Ratliff of The New York Times reviewed GUNS N' ROSES' performance at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City Friday night (May 12). An excerpt from the article follows: Rock and roll audiences want to identify with the guy singing the song; they need to, in fact. But you'd be hard-pressed to ....

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Bassist JOEY VERA: 'CLIFF BURTON Was A Bigger Force In METALLICA Than Anyone Realizes'

Cameron Edney of Australia's Inside_Out666 recently conducted an interview with current ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING and former ANTHRAX bassist Joey Vera. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Inside_Out666: I'd like to start by talking about some of the latest projects in your life. First off,...