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WHIPLASH To Perform Entire 'Power And Pain' Album On European Dates

New Jersey thrashers WHIPLASH will perform their classic 1985 debut album, "Power And Pain", in its entirety on the following dates: Mar. 18 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City Mar. 17 - Manchester, UK - Academy Mar. 19 - London, UK - Islington Apr. 06 - Milan, Italy - [to be announced] Jun. 18 - ...

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WHIPLASH Parts Ways With Drummer TONY SCAGLIONE, Recruits SIKTH's DAN FOORD

New Jersey thrashers WHIPLASH have once again parted ways with the group's original drummer, Tony Scaglione, and have replaced him with Dan Foord of the U.K.-based metal band SIKTH. Commented WHIPLASH guitarist/vocalist Tony Portaro: "Tony [Scaglione] and I were really looking forward to working tog...

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WHIPLASH Rejoined By Drummer TONY SCAGLIONE

New Jersey thrashers WHIPLASH have announced the return of the group's original drummer, Tony Scaglione, after an amicable split with Joe Cangelosi (KREATOR),who played on the group's "Ticket To Mayhem" (1987),"Insult To Injury" (1990) and "Unborn Again" (2009) albums. WHIPLASH is a three-piece po...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Sydney Footage Available

Official Metallica.com video footage of METALLICA's November 10 and November 11 concerts at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia can be viewed below. November 10, 2010 setlist: 01. That Was Just Your Life 02. The End Of The Line 03. For Whom The Bell Tolls 04. Through The Never 05. One 06. Broken, Be...

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WHIPLASH To Make Special Appearance At 'Dingbatz Metal Massacre'

New Jersey thrashers WHIPLASH will make a special guest appearances on November 6 at Dingbatz in Clifton, New Jersey for the first annual "Dingbatz Metal Massacre" to perform a handful of the classic thrash hits from "Power and Pain" and "Ticket To Mayhem". Other acts scheduled to appear at the even...

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METALLICA No. 2 On Billboard's 'Hot Tours' List

According to Billboard.com, METALLICA ranks second (behind TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS) on the Hot Tours list with more than $6.1 million in ticket sales from three sellouts at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre (October 16, 18-19). The arena was one of five Australian venues booked during the...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Brisbane Footage Posted Online

Official Metallica.com footage of METALLICA's October 16, 2010 and October 18, 2010 concerts at Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia — including clips of the October 16 pre-show meet-and-greet as well as the two performances — can be viewed below. October 16, 2010 setlist: 01. That Was Just Y...

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WHIPLASH Frontman Releases First-Ever Solo Single

Tony Portaro, founding member of the veteran New Jersey power trio WHIPLASH has released his first-ever solo single entitled "Thrashing Halloween" via the TuneCore digital music distribution service. The track was written, performed, arranged, engineered and produced by Portaro at his Concrete Islan...

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WHIPLASH Splits With PULVERISED RECORDS

New Jersey thrashers WHIPLASH have parted ways with Pulverised Records, the Singaporean label that released the band's 2009 album, "Unborn Again". The group is currently writing new material and preparing to hit the road in March 2011. In other news, WHIPLASH has released professionally filmed video...

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ARCH DEMON CHOIR Frontman Dies In Apparent Drowning Accident

Kevin Imor, the 45-year-old guitar technician for the reactivated New Jersey thrashers WHIPLASH and the lead singer for the metal bands ARCH DEMON CHOIR (MySpace page),WITCHES OF MOODUS and SPLATTER PATTERN, died on September 25 a in an apparent drowning accident in the Moodus Reservoir, a lake in...

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METALLICA In Christchurch: TV Report Available

TVNZ has uploaded a three-minute report on METALLICA's September 21, 2010 concert at the CBS Canterbury Arena in Christchurch, New Zealand. You can now watch the clip below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. That Was Just Your Life 02. The End Of The Line 03. For Whom The Bell Tolls 04. Fuel 05...

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METALLICA Kicks Off Australian Tour In Melbourne: Photos, Review Available

METALLICA kicked off its Australian tour earlier tonight (Wednesday, September 15) at a sold-out Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. In his review of the concert, Ronny Lerner of Australia's long-running rock station Triple M writes, "James Hetfield's voice still does more than an adequate job and he comb...

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LAMB OF GOD Frontman: 'No One Goes To A Heavy Metal Show To Hear Some Dude Up There Preaching'

Jon Wiederhorn of AOL's Noisecreep recently conducted an interview with vocalist Randy Blythe of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Noisecreep: Who were your biggest inspirations as a performer? Blythe: I loved Henry Rollins and Nick Cave. Davi...

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IN THIS MOMENT Frontwoman Involved In Car Crash

Vocalist Maria Brink of Southern California's IN THIS MOMENT revealed in a Facebook posting that she was involved in a motor vehicle accident yesterday (Tuesday, August 31) that left her with injuries that required a trip to the hospital. "I had a pretty intense day," she wrote on Tuesday. "I was in...

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SLAYER's DAVE LOMBARDO: 'I Love Playing Drums And I Love Being On Stage'

Mark Morton of Heavy Metal Examiner recently conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Heavy Metal Examiner: SLAYER is one of the very few heritage metal bands where fans constantly want to hear new material. I'm sure this doesn't surprise y...