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TESTAMENT Added To HEAVEN AND HELL, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTRHEAD Tour?
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT are rumored to have been added to the upcoming summer tour featuring HEAVEN AND HELL, JUDAS PRIEST and MOTRHEAD (as previously reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on January 17 and March 22). It should be noted, however, that this information has not yet b...March 27, 2008
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THE POODLES, SWEET SAVAGE, PAIN OF SALVATION Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
THE POODLES, SWEET SAVAGE, PAIN OF SALVATION, BIRTH CONTROL, KORPIKLAANI, FAITH, ARCHER, FATAL SMILE, GRAVEYARD, HAPPYPILL and DAMPUNGARNA have been confirmed for this year's edition of Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 4-7 in Slvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follo...March 27, 2008
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VICIOUS RUMORS: First Footage With New Singer, Guitarist Posted Online
Capital Chaos has posted video footage of veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS performing their first show with the band's new lineup at the The Kennel Club in Sacramento, California on March 22, 2008. Also on the bill were WHITE MINORITIES, DAMAGE OVER TIME and OMNIDEMIC. VICIOUS...March 27, 2008
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DARKANE Putting Finishing Touches On New Album Recordings
DARKANE guitarist Christofer Malmstrm has issued the following update: "As you might know by now, DARKANE is recording our fifth yet-untitled album. We've been living in the studio for about five weeks now, and hopefully everything will be recorded and ready to be mixed when this week is over. We ha...March 26, 2008
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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, STORMLORD Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN and STORMLORD have been confirmed for this year's Gods of Metal festival, set to take place June 27-29, 2008 in Bologna, Italy. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Friday, June 27: IRON MAIDEN AVENGED SEVENFOLD ROSE TATTOO APOCALYPTICA AIRBOURNE LAUREN HARRIS...March 26, 2008
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THE ABSENCE Schedules Florida Dates
Tampa, Florida-based melodic thrash metal band THE ABSENCE which recently announced the addition of drummer Justin Reynolds to the group's ranks has scheduled the following dates: Apr. 03 - The AKA lounge - Orlando, Florida Apr. 04 - Bourbon Street - New Port Richey, Florida Apr. 05 Churchill's - Mi...March 26, 2008
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MESHUGGAH Guitarist: JAMES HETFIELD's 'Rhythm Chops Are Incredible'
Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with MESHUGGAH guitarist Mrten Hagstrm. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate-Guitar.com: Which guitarists influenced your style the most when you first started playing guitar? Mrten Hagstrm: I first started playing, at least seriousl...March 25, 2008
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DEATH ANGEL, GOD FORBID: More 'In Thrash We Trust' Tour Dates Announced
San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL will embark on their first full U.S. tour since their initial split 18 years ago! The band will co-headline the "In Thrash We Trust" trek this May/June with GOD FORBID, with support from SOILENT GREEN and LIGHT THIS CITY. Comented DEATH ANGEL guitari...March 24, 2008
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TESTAMENT Frontman To Premiere New Songs On Tonight's 'Metal Zone'
TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy will guest on San Francisco's 107.7 The Bone tonight at 10:00 p.m. PST (1:00 a.m. EST) on "Metal Zone" with Nikki Blakk. He will premiere three songs on from TESTAMENT's highly anticipated new album, "The Formation of Damnation". You can listen to the show live via the...March 21, 2008
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DRAGONLORD: Updated Itinerary Revealed
DRAGONLORD, the San Francisco-based black metal band featuring Eric Peterson (guitar, vocals; TESTAMENT),Gian Pyres (guitar; ex-CRADLE OF FILTH),Derrick Ramirez (bass),Lyle Livingston (keys) and Jon Allen (drums; SADUS, ex-TESTAMENT),has scheduled the following dates: April 17 - Walnut Creek, CA...March 21, 2008
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TESTAMENT Interviewed By SEVEN WITCHES/Ex-HADES Singer
SEVEN WITCHES/ex-HADES frontman Alan Tecchio recently conducted interviews with TESTAMENT members Chuck Billy (vocals) and Alex Skolnick (guitar) for Steppin' Out magazine. Check out the question-and-answer session at this location. A brand new TESTAMENT track, entitled "More Than Meets The Eye", ha...March 20, 2008
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MESHUGGAH Drummer Comments On 'obZen' U.S. Chart Debut
It's been three years since Sweden's MESHUGGAH last released a studio album and toured North America, but given their recent achievements, such as debuting at #59 on the American The Billboard 200 chart 9with first-week sales of 11,400 copies),clinching the #14 spot on the iTunes Top Rock Albums ch...March 20, 2008
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There seem to be two divergent schools of thought on MESHUGGAH: those people whose perspective was permanently altered by the band's revolutionary "Destroy Erase Improve" and "Chaosphere" albums, and who've been unable to warm up to what the band's been up to since then, and those who discovered the...March 20, 2008
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DEMISE To Release 'Torture Garden' In April
Polish black/death metallers DEMISE will release their third album, "Torture Garden", on April 7 in Europe via Metal Mind Productions and June 10 in the USA through MVD. The CD was mixed and mastered by James Murphy (DEATH, OBITUARY, TESTAMENT),who also recorded a guest solo in one of the songs. "T...March 19, 2008
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MESHUGGAH's 'obZen' Lands On BILLBOARD Chart
MESHUGGAH's latest album, "obZen" has sold 11,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 59 on The Billboard 200 chart. This is substantially more than the 7,000 first-week total achieved by its predecessor, "Catch 33", which landed at No. 170 on The Billbo...March 19, 2008
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