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'Get Thrashed' Documentary Makers To Guest On WXRX 104.9 FM's 'Stone & Double T'

Rick Ernst and Rat Skates — director and associate producer, respectively, of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the critically acclaimed documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — will guest on the "Stone & Double T" show (host...

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THE ESSENESS PROJECT Featuring Guitarist STEVE SMYTH: New Performance Footage Available

THE ESSENESS PROJECT, the band featuring former NEVERMORE/TESTAMENT guitarist Steve Smyth, performed a 45-minute set on September 20, 2008 on the Digitech Digitruck at Skip's Music in Elk Grove (Sacramento),California. Watch some of the performance below. In a January 2008 interview with the webzi...

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JUDAS PRIEST, MEGADETH, TESTAMENT To Tour UK In February

JUDAS PRIEST, MEGADETH and TESTAMENT will team up for the "Priest Feast" tour of the UK in February 2009. Pre-sales go on sale at 9:00 a.m. UK time on Wednesday, October 1 to all MegaFanClub members and registered Live Nation members. Tickets to the general public go on sale this Friday, October 3 a...

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TESTAMENT: 'The Formation Of Damnation' Available On Limited-Edition Green Vinyl

TESTAMENT's new album, "The Formation of Damnation", is available on limited-edition green vinyl at www.testamentlegions.com. Supplies are limited to 2,500 copies worldwide, so order your copies today before they sell out! "The Formation of Damnation" limited-edition green vinyl also ships with a bo...

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Former NEVERMORE/TESTAMENT Guitarist To Join The Institute's Visiting Faculty

Acclaimed guitarist Steve Smyth (NEVERMORE, TESTAMENT, DRAGONLORD, VICIOUS RUMOURS) will join the visiting faculty at London's The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance. Steve will bring with him his incredible skills, his valuable time and his wealth of knowledge and expertise — all now exclu...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary Makers Interviewed On 'Maximum Threshold'; Audio Available

Rick Ernst and Rat Skates — director and associate producer, respectively, of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the critically acclaimed documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — were the featured guests on this past Saturday's (S...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary Makers To Guest On Tonight's 'Maximum Threshold'

Rick Ernst and Rat Skates — director and associate producer, respectively, of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the critically acclaimed documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — will guest on the "Maximum Threshold" show tonight...

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INTO ETERNITY Bassist Checks In From The Road

Canadian extreme progressive metal innovators INTO ETERNITY are currently blazing through North America on tour with ICED EARTH in support of their latest effort, "The Incurable Tragedy". In addition, the band has announced a few new shows alongside the legendary TESTAMENT and labelmates SUICIDE SIL...

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OBITUARY, DEICIDE, SADUS, DIMMU BORGIR Members To Tour Japan As 'Death Metal Allstars'

Members of OBITUARY, DEICIDE, EXHORDER, SADUS and DIMMU BORGIR will join forces for five shows in Japan under the "Death Metal Allstars" banner. Musicians taking part in the trek are as follows: Kyle Thomas (EXHORDER, ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY) - Vocals Ralph Santolla (OBITUARY, ICED EARTH, DEICIDE, DEAT...

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TESTAMENT Drummer On His Most Embarrassing Onstage Moment

Cameron Edney of Australia's Inside_Out666 recently conducted an interview with drummer Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Inside_Out666: I want to congratulate you on one of the finest TESTAMENT albums ever made. Now that "The Formation o...

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TERROR SYNDROME To Make Live Debut Next Month

TERROR SYNDROME, the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based band featuring THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen, will make its live debut on October 28 at the Tom Lee Music Hall in Vancouver as part of the Vancouver Drum Festival presented by Tom Lee Music. Commented Ryan: "I was...

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KIRK HAMMETT: If We Stray Too Far From Signature METALLICA Sound, Our Fans Get Impatient

Guitar World magazine conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett for its December 2008 issue. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitar World: One of your thrash metal contemporaries, Alex Skolnick of TESTAMENT, has recorded a couple of straight-up jazz albums as the...

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SLASH, JOE PERRY Featured On 'Les Paul & Friends - A Tribute To A Legend'

Immergent Records will release "Les Paul & Friends - A Tribute To A Legend" on September 30. This "tribute" to the beloved living music legend Les Paul, produced by Bob Cutarella (ERIC CLAPTON, STING, JOSS STONE, ALISON KRAUSS, JEFF BECK),includes performances from Slash, Joe Bonamassa, Richie...

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DIRGE Announces Shows With DOPE

DIRGE, the new extreme metal band featuring ex-SOIL guitarist Shaun Glass, THE DOOMSDAY SOCIAL drummer James Knight (ex-THE BLANK THEORY, CHACOPA),former A TEXAS FUNERAL vocalist Jerms, bassist Brian Paz and guitarist Matt Szlachta, will support DOPE on the following dates: Oct. 23 - The Machine Sh...

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METALLICA's HAMMETT Talks About KURT COBAIN; Video Available

SPIN.com has posted exclusive video clip from "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" of METALLICA's Kirk Hammett talking about how NIRVANA's Kurt Cobain was a METALLICA fan when they first met. This footage didn't make it on to the DVD, but you can view the clip on SPIN.com. "Get Thrashed: The St...