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Egyptian Artist Explains NILE's Non-Involvement In 'The Faceless' Project

Egyptian artist Nader Sadek — whose multimedia installation "The Faceless" opens tonight (Thursday, September 6) at Michael Steinberg Fine Art in New York's Chelsea district — has released the following statement explaining the non-involvement in the project of legendary death metallers NILE (whose...

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OBITUARY Guitarist Says New Album Is 'More Energetic' Than 'Frozen In Time

Chad Bowar of About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with OBITUARY guitarist Trevor Peres. A few excerpts from the chat follow: About Heavy Metal: How did Ralph Santolla come to join the band as your new guitarist? Trevor Peres: "We've known Ralph for probably 20 years. He's from Tampa, a...

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Xecutioner's Return

Simple to the point of atavism, and crackling with more energy than the band's been able to muster up in at least a decade, "Xecutioner's Return" is pretty much exactly what OBITUARY fans were hoping it'd be. It's a bone-basic tour de force of old-school death metal infused with a bleeding organic g...

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OBITUARY: Starting Over Again

FMQB recently conducted an interview with OBITUARY frontman John Tardy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: FMQB: The album is called "Xecutioner's Return" and the original name of your band was XECUTIONER, so is the title supposed to be a nod to your past? Are you trying to say you're going...

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DEICIDE Gearing Up To Record New Album

Earache Records head honcho Digby Pearson has revealed that DEICIDE has finished demoing most of the material that will appear on the group's next album, tentatively due in early 2008. "Touring as been curtailed as Glen [Benton, bass/vocals] has some legal issues pending BUT that has given the main...

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OBITUARY/Ex-DEICIDE Guitarist SANTOLLA Selling Gear On eBay

Guitarist Ralph Santolla (OBITUARY, ex-DEATH, DEICIDE, ICED EARTH) is currently selling two of his ESP DV8 guitars and a Madison head via eBay. "This gear was used extensively on DEICIDE's 'Stench of Redemption' album and the new OBITUARY CD 'Xecutioner's Return'," says Santolla. "I'm getting some n...

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EMPEROR, TESTAMENT, Ex-MORBID ANGEL Musicians Collaborate With Egyptian Artist

Egyptian artist Nader Sadek has invited Steve Tucker (ex-MORBID ANGEL),Trym (EMPEROR, ZYKLON),Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT),and Ralph Santolla (OBITUARY, ex-DEICIDE, DEATH),as well as Middle Eastern legend Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Miles Jay (ex-WEIRD AL, FATHY SALAMA'S ORCHESTRA),Liron Peled (RAQUY AND...

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OBITUARY Frontman Discusses Guitarist's Incarceration

Candlelight Records has posted a new interview with OBITUARY frontman John Tardy, conducted by Dom Lawson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: There was a lot of excitement when you reunited. Did that surprise you? Tardy: "It was surprising, but it also felt really good. It seemed like our...

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24-7 SPYZ: New Audio And Video Interviews Posted Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features an interview hosts Mark Strigl and and John Ostronomy conducted with 24-7 SPYZ members Jimi Hazel, Rick Skatore, and Tobias Ralph. Topics include their latest album "Face the Day", working in the studio with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal...

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PINK Sings SKID ROW With METAL SKOOL; Video Available

Powerhouse pop/rock singer Pink made a surprise appearance at the Key Club in West Hollywood Monday night (June 11),joining the '80s metal/hard rock tribute band METAL SKOOL for a rendition of the SKID ROW classic "18 and Life". Watch video footage of the performance at this location. METAL SKOOL's...

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OBITUARY Joined By Former DEICIDE/ICED EARTH Guitarist RALPH SANTOLLA

OBITUARY frontman John Tardy has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "There is so much going on! The most important thing is the recording/mixing of the new CD and that is going amazing! These new songs are so heavy and we are happy and lucky to announce that Ralph Santoll...

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RALPH SANTOLLA's EYEWITNESS: First Two Albums To Be Made Available As A Double CD

According to MelodicRock.com, Escape Music has set a June 25 release date for the double CD containing the previosly unreleased (outside Japan) second album from former DEICIDE/DEATH guitarist Ralph Santolla's EYEWITNESS, entitled "Messiah Complex", and the group's self-titled debut. Before hard roc...

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DEICIDE Parts Ways With Guitarist RALPH SANTOLLA

Florida-based death metallers DEICIDE have parted ways with guitarist Ralph Santolla. A replacement axeman has not yet been announced. Santolla (ex-DEATH, ICED EARTH) told BLABBERMOUTH.NET last month that he was looking to join a new band "in any genre of metal." "I like to keep busy writing, record...

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DEICIDE Cancels MILWAUKEE METALFEST Appearance

The organizers of the Milwaukee Metalfest XIX, which is set to take place May 11-12 at the Waukesha Expo Center in Waukesha, Wisconsin, have issued the following update: "Due to legal issues, Glenn Benton has been forced to cancel DEICIDE's appearance at Milwaukee Metal Fest XIX. We're extremely dis...

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DEAD KENNEDYS Legend JELLO BIAFRA To Guest On 'Maximum Threshold'

DEAD KENNEDYS legend Jello Biafra will be the featured guest on the "Maximum Threshold" show this Monday, April 30 at 8:00 p.m. EST. Also scheduled to appear is James from the Cleveland metal band SCALERA. To hear the program, go to this location and click on the "Listen to the Show" button or ...