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BELIEVER To Guest On 91.7 FM WMUH's 'Metal Warriors'

Kurt Bachman (guitar, vocals) and Joey Daub (drums) of reactivated late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metallers BELIEVER will guest on the "Metal Warriors" show on Allentown, Pennsylvania's 91.7 FM WMUH radio station tonight (Wednesday, September 9) between 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. EST with host...

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MEGADETH Mainman Checks In

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I spent the day popping in and out of the studio while the electrical work and lighting was being started for the school, and I got a chance to read some threads, have some fun r...

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RAMMSTEIN: New Album Title, Artwork Revealed

RAMMSTEIN, the Berlin, Germany-based industrial metal sextet well known for its controversial and fiery live performances, has set "Liebe Ist Für Alle Da" as the title of its new album, due in the U.S. on October 20 via Vagrant Records (October 16 in Germany). The CD artwork can be viewed below. The...

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New OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist GUS G.: It's An 'Honor' To Step Into ZAKK WYLDE's Shoes

This month's issue of the Greek edition of Metal Hammer magazine features an exclusive interview with FIREWIND guitarist Gus G. about his current stint as the lead axeman in OZZY OSBOURNE's solo band. Gus explains how he came to be considered for the position, discusses his first audition with the P...

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Massive Aggressive

Before catching these Richmond, VA retro-thrashers in action several months ago, I had been a fan of their energetic crossover, but had yet to really immerse myself into their discography. Maybe it was the way in which they stormed the stage and won over a crowd of testosterone-fueled pit jockeys an...

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Unquestionable Presence: Live at Wacken

Live albums aren't always the most popular products on the market in this age of digital perfection. Only a scant number actually sound live and convey the primal essence of a band. But when you've got a live album of virtuoso musicians playing a style that somehow melds improvisation and compositio...

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Houses of the Unholy

Japan's CHURCH OF MISERY are one of those bands that seems to exist in some alternate universe, showing up here now and then to release another obscure split single full of weird, psychedelic Iommi worship with lyrics about serial killers, before vanishing into the ether again while far less freaked...

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STATIC-X Frontman Interviewed At KISW's 'Pain In The Grass'; Audio Available

Guitarist/vocalist Wayne Static of Los Angeles metallers STATIC-X was interviewed on August 22, 2009 at Seattle radio station KISW 99.9 FM's Pain in the Grass 2009 event in Auburn, Washington. Listen to the chat using the audio player below (click on "Static X Interview From Pain In The Grass 2009"...

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VOODOO SIX Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

VOODOO SIX, the British band formed by ex-DIRTY DEEDS bassist Tony Newton, is hard at work on its sophomore full-length CD for a tentative early 2010 release. According to the group, Mike Fraser (AC/DC, AEROSMITH, GUNS N' ROSES, METALLICA) "has started mixing the second half of the album; only four...

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GIRLSCHOOL: New Video Interview Available

Vicky Bradley (a.k.a. Vix the Angel Of Metal) conducted an interview with the veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL on August 8, 2009 at the Dean Owners of America U.K. faction party at the Albany Theatre in London, England. Watch the seven-minute chat below. GIRLSCHOOL's 30th-anniver...

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PESTILENCE Mainman Begins Work On New Material

Patrick Mameli (guitar, vocals) of the resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metal outfit PESTILENCE has issued the following update: "Well, the touring, the festivals and the travelling, it all has come to an end for us. I think we covered pretty much all the countries in Europe we really wanted t...

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NACHTMYSTIUM To Enter Studio In January

Chicago's purveyors of psychedelic blackened metal NACHTMYSTIUM are currently working on material for "Black Meddle Part II" (working title) and will soon embark on the "U.S. Plague Tour" featuring Swedish black metal legends MARDUK alongside MANTIC RITUAL, MERRIMAC and BLACK ANVIL. The trek kicks o...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE: 'Massive Aggressive' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Massive Aggressive", the new album from the Richmond, Virginia crossover act MUNICIPAL WASTE, sold around 2,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** included in the SoundScan totals.) The CD landed at No. 10...

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STATIC-X Frontman To Focus On PIGHAMMER Solo Project

Guitarist/vocalist Wayne Static of Los Angeles metallers STATIC-X has released the following statement: "There has been much speculation about the future of STATIC-X and I would like to make the official statement... "After this U.S. tour is done we have plans for five shows in Australia. That will...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE: Performance Footage Of Two New Songs Posted Online

Quality video footage of the Richmond, Virginia crossover act MUNICIPAL WASTE performing two new songs on August 29, 2009 at the Dynamo Outdoor festival in Eindhoven, The Netherlands can be viewed below (courtesy of "letthedeathmetalflow"). MUNICIPAL WASTE's new album, "Massive Aggressive", was rele...