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SUFFOCATE FASTER Sign With 1981 RECORDS
Cincinnati Ohio's straight-edge hardcore heavyweights SUFFOCATE FASTER have inked a deal with 1981 Records. The group's new album, "Don't Kill The Messenger", is scheduled for release on September 19. Commented 1981 Records co-owner Cliff Wiener: "We're excited to be aligned with such hardworking mu...June 30, 2006
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DESTRUCTION, PARAGON Confirmed For Sweden's GATES OF METAL Festival
DESTRUCTION and PARAGON have been confirmed for the Gates of Metal festival, set to take place August 4-5 at at Folkets Park in Hultsfred, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS DEATHSTARS DESTRUCTION DISMEMBER HAMMERFALL HELLOWEEN LUMSK MACHINE MEN M...June 29, 2006
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Former ANTHRAX Frontman NEIL TURBIN Confirmed For California's BURNING STAR FESTIVAL
NEIL TURBIN'S DEATHRIDERS, the new band fronted by original ANTHRAX vocalist Neil Turbin, have been confirmed for the Burning Star Festival, set to take place August 5-6 at The Jumping Turtle in San Marcos, CA. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Saturday, August 5, 2006: HELSTAR NEIL...June 26, 2006
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Former CARCASS Frontman Talks About Solo Album, Possible Reunion
Lords of Metal e-zine recently conducted an interview with former CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Lords of Metal: "Welcome To Carcass Cuntry" is your first solo album. How did you get the idea of releasing a solo album? And moreover, an album full of country and bl...June 23, 2006
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ZONARIA: 'Rendered in Vain' Audio Samples, Video Clip Posted Online
Swedish melodic death metal band ZONARIA — who recently completed a European tour with IMPALED NAZARENE — have posted two tracks from their upcoming single, 'Rendered in Vain", on their MySpace profile. Check out the songs "Rendered in Vain" and "Attending Annihilation" at this location. "Rendered i...June 23, 2006
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STIKKI FYKK: 'Cover' Of OBITUARY's 'Slowly We Rot' Posted Online
STIKKI FYKK, the long-running "nasty dirty glam thrash rock" from Germany featuring Dr. Vinnie Stikk (a.k.a. Andreas Preisig, owner of Battle Cry Records),Baron Carloz (a.k.a. Eren Eraslan, former guitar player of STORMRIDER),Sergeant Ryan Vixxen (a.k.a. Mathias Czop, former guitar player for STOR...June 23, 2006
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OBITUARY Frontman: 'ROADRUNNER Could Have Done A Lot More With Us'
MetalUpdate.com recently conducted an interview with OBITUARY frontman John Tardy. A few excerpts from the chat follow: MetalUpdate.com: Does not being on a record label make it more challenging booking shows or is it easier? John Tardy: "The record company doesn't really have much to do with that,...June 21, 2006
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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER Speaks
Writer/photographer John Harrell recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer for a cover story in the Japanese magazine Burrn! An excerpt from the chat follows: Burrn!: Do the fans hassle you about being in Ace's makeup? Tommy: "The vast majority of the people see KISS up there...June 21, 2006
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SACRED STEEL Set Release Date For New Album
German metallers SACRED STEEL have set a November 10 release date via Massacre Records for their sixth album. The band will enter the Spiderhouse studio in Berlin on July 10 with legendary producer Harris Johns (VOIVOD, HELLOWEEN, ST. VITUS, DEPRESSIVE AGE, SODOM, KREATOR) to begin recording the eff...June 21, 2006
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FERRET MUSIC Forms NEW WEATHERMEN RECORDS Label Imprint
Ferret Music has announced the formation of a new imprint to the label to be known as New Weathermen Records. The imprint is the brainchild of Nick Storch, booking agent to high profile artists such as ATREYU, COHEED AND CAMBRIA, UNEARTH and AS I LAY DYING. Inspired by bands he works with such as FE...June 20, 2006
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STIKKI FYKK Featuring Members Of LANFEAR, SACRED STEEL, IVANHOE: New CD Due In July
STIKKI FYKK, the long-running "nasty dirty glam thrash rock" from Germany featuring Dr. Vinnie Stikk (a.k.a. Andreas Preisig, owner of Battle Cry Records),Baron Carloz (a.k.a. Eren Eraslan, former guitar player of STORMRIDER),Sergeant Ryan Vixxen (a.k.a. Mathias Czop, former guitar player for STOR...June 20, 2006
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Sacrifice
DEADSOIL are textbook metalcore. They can thrash it up, as on "Cross the Great Divide", or throw in clean singalong choruses, as on "Unspoken" and the melodic "These Stings". They can do the galloping AT THE GATES beat (see "True Belief") and they can do HATEBREED-style breakdowns. What they can't d...June 18, 2006
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NEVERMORE, AGENT STEEL, STEEL ATTACK Confirmed For POWER PROG WEST Festival
Iron Room Events and Quadrivium Records have teamed up to present the first annual Power Prog West, set to take place August 27, 2006 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, CA. Confirmed bands so far are as follows: NEVERMORE SCARRED AGENT STEEL STEEL ATTACK CAGE RESISTANCE NOCTUARY NUCLEAR WINTER PR...June 18, 2006
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REVEREND Announce New Singer
The surviving members of REVEREND, the band which had previously featured the late frontman David Wayne (ex-METAL CHURCH),have announced the addition of singer Michael Lance to the group's ranks. Michael Lance is no stranger to the metal scene. Raised in San Antonio Texas, Michael began his vocal c...June 17, 2006
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DEF LEPPARD Honored With Bronze Star In Sheffield
Sheffield Today has issued the following report: Globe-trotting rockers DEF LEPPARD unveiled their very own bit of hometown pavement — as Sheffield made them the latest famous sons to be honored with a bronze star. [Check out a photo at this location.] And singer Joe Elliott told waiting crowds: "It...June 17, 2006
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