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DEATHEAD Announce New Drummer

DEATHEAD, the Utah-based thrashers who recently signed with Infernal Agony Productions, have announced the addition of drummer Jason Kallas (also of FUGUE) to the group's ranks. The band (which also features guitarist/singer Chris Jester, guitarist Dan Coxey and bassist Joe Connelly) will enter Half...

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PREJUDICE Sign With SLEASZY RIDER RECORDS

Belgian death metallers PREJUDICE have inked a deal with Greece's Sleaszy Rider Records. The group will enter Excess studio in Rotterdam, Holland in September to begin recording their fourth album, tentatively due on January 15, 2007. Mixing duties will be handled by Tue Madsen at Antfarm in Aarhus,...

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TOMMY LEE: 'College' DVD Artwork Posted Online

Image Entertainment will be issuing MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee's reality TV show, "Tommy Lee Goes to College", on a single-disc DVD on April 25, 2006, according to TVShowsOnDVD.com. Video is full screen and audio is English 2.0 Stereo. Image Entertainment is pricing this item at $19.99 SRP in the...

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DIO Slams PRESIDENT BUSH, Says OZZY's 'Performance' Has Nothing To Do With Music

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio recently spoke to the U.K.'s Terrorizer magazine (web site) about George W. Bush and Ozzy Osbourne, among many other things. On Bush, Dio said: "I've never supported him and certainly would never vote for him. I think he's a fool and a man without fore...

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Reborn

I seem to recall enjoying SIX REASONS TO KILL's half of a split CD with ABSIDIA ("Morphology of Fear") more than the band's new full-length, "Reborn" (released last summer on Bastardized and now issued stateside on Tribunal). That isn't to say that the German metalcore band has fallen flat on its fa...

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MISERY INDEX: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

MISERY INDEX, the Baltimore, Maryland-based band featuring Jason Netherton (bass/vocals, ex-DYING FETUS) and Sparky Voyles (guitar, ex-DYING FETUS, M.O.D.),have posted the following message on their official web site: "As we already mentioned we are still confirmed to go in the studio on January 14...

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SHELTER: New Album To Surface In Europe Via DOCKYARD 1

Germany's Dockyard 1 have signed a licensing deal with Good Life Recordings for the release of the new SHELTER album, "Eternal", in all territories excluding BeNeLux, North and South America. The band's first album since 2001's "The Purpose, the Passion" will feature 11 tracks, including a reworking...

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SHELTER Sign With GOOD LIFE RECORDINGS

MTV.com is reporting that New York hardcore legends SHELTER have inked a deal with Good Life Recordings to release the tentatively titled "Eternal" next year — the band's first album since 2001's "The Purpose, the Passion". According to Good Life's web site, the disc will feature 11 tracks, includin...

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FATAL SMILE: Release Date Set For 'Neo Natural Freaks'

Swedish "traditional" heard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE will release their sophomore album, "Neo Natural Freaks", on February 1, 2006 via GMR Music. The follow-up to 2002's "Beyond Reality" was once again produced by Jonas Östman (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, GLORY),while the mixing duties were handled...

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DEATHEAD Finalize Track Listing For Debut Album

DEATHEAD, the Utah-based thrashers who recently signed with Infernal Agony Productions, have confirmed the tracklisting for their debut album, "Architect of Armageddon", which is slated for an April 2006 release. The band will be entering Half Fast Studio in January with mainman, guitarist, vocalist...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN: ROB CAGGIANO's Comments About Reunion Are 'Not Rooted In Reality'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has responded to the scathingly negative comments made by the group's (former?) axeman Rob Caggiano regarding the reunion of the band's classic "Among the Living" lineup. In an interview with the Anthrax Reunion Bashing Club published a couple of days ago, Caggiano said a...

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MEGADETH: Album Sales Update

According to a posting on MEGADETH's official web site, the following are the official MEGADETH sales figures in the United States as of December 14, 2005 (rounded to nearest 1,000): "Killing is My Business...And Business is Good!"* (original, out of print) - 197,000 "Killing is My Business...And Bu...

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FATAL SMILE's New Single Lands At No. 6 On Swedish Chart

Swedish "traditional" heard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE have entered the single chart in Sweden at position No. 6 with their latest release, "Learn – Love – Hate". View the whole chart at this location. The song is taken from the group's forthcoming album, "Neo Natural Freaks", due in early 20...

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VENOM Frontman On New Album: I Wanted To Re-Create What Original Band Was All About

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com recently conducted an interview with VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the subject of the detractors, fans who believe the only "real" VENOM includes Mantas and Abaddon: Cronos: "Look, VENOM has over the years had so m...

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DEEP PURPLE: 'California Jam' DVD To Receive U.S. Release In January

According to Deep-Purple.net, the DEEP PURPLE "California Jam" DVD, which was released in Europe on November 21, will be issued in North America on January 24, 2006 via Eagle. The DVD contains a bonus track, "Lay Down Stay Down", plus alternate versions of two tracks with different camera angles, as...