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JELLO BIAFRA To Celebrate 50th Birthday, Debut New Band At Two-Day Event In San Francisco

DEAD KENNEDYS legend Jello Biafra will celebrate his 50th birthday (and the 30th anniversary of DEAD KENNEDYS) by debuting his as-yet-unnanmed new band via a pair of performances on June 16-17 at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California. Joining Biafra in the new group are Ralph Sp...

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Report: Headbangers From Iraq, Thrashing And Waiting

Melena Ryzik of the New York Times reports: It was already an unlikely story: Around 2000, a group of Iraqi school friends weaned on bootleg METALLICA and SLAYER tapes formed their own metal band with an imposing name, Acrassicauda (derived from the name of a species of black scorpion),and an appro...

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HATEBREED: 'Never Let It Die' Video Available

MTV2's Headbanger's Blog is hosting the premiere of HATEBREED's new video, "Never Let It Die". The clip, which was filmed last fall during the European leg of HATEBREED's Supremacy World Tour, is a combination of performance and candid/behind-the-scenes footage of the band in a more relaxed, not-so-...

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Rock Giants Pay Tribute To LEMMY In Documentary

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports: The life and career of MOTRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister is being celebrated in a new documentary, tentatively titled "Lemmy" and slated for release in 2009. The film promises fans more access than ever before to Kilmister's life, and includes interviews with...

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BORN FROM PAIN Announces New Singer

Dutch metallic hardcore heroes BORN FROM PAIN have issued the following update: "After a long period of not knowing what was going to happen with Kevin's [Otto] throat situation, Kevin was forced to stop shouting for BORN FROM PAIN by doctor's advice. The amount of shows on the schedule would have l...

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TIAMAT, FINNTROLL, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR Confirmed For Sweden's METALTOWN Festival

TIAMAT, FINNTROLL, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR and SABATON have been confirmed for this year's Metaltown festival, set to take place June 27-28 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: IN FLAMES (S) NIGHTWISH (FIN) CAVALERA CONSPIRACY (US) MONSTER MAGNET (US) DIMMU BORGIR (N) DAN...

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METALLICA: New Photos From Tucson, Irvine Posted Online

Legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin has posted a number of pictures taken at METALLICA's recent concerts in Tucson, Arizona and Irvine, California: * Photo: Kirk Hammett's world has been turned upside down * Photos: Friday, May 16 at the annual KFMA Day music festival at the Pima County Fairgrou...

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SLASH Heads Down 'Rebel Road' With EDGAR WINTER

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash is among the guest musicians appearing on the new EDGAR WINTER album, entitled "Rebel Road". Due on July 8 through Airline Records via Sony Red distribution, the disc's eleven songs were co-written by Winter and Curt Cuomo, who has worked with EDDIE M...

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HATEBREED: 'Never Let It Die' Video To Receive Online Premiere Today

HATEBREED's new video, "Never Let It Die", will receive its online premiere today on MTV's Headbanger's Blog. The clip was filmed last fall during the European leg of HATEBREED's Supremacy World Tour. It is a combination of performance and candid/behind-the-scenes footage of the band in a more relax...

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HATEBREED Taps VINNIE PAUL For Live CD

Hardcore/metal heroes HATEBREED have tapped legendary drummer Vinnie Paul (PANTERA, HELLYEAH, DAMAGEPLAN) to produce, document and record the band's May 27, 2008 concert in Dallas, Texas at the Palladium Ballroom. The resultant recording will be released as HATEBREED's live album, due before the end...

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AMONG THIEVES Albums Available For Download

For the first time ever, the two albums AMONG THIEVES released in Japan (Daymare Recordings/Warner Bros.) are available for download worldwide via the band's MySpace page. The now-defunct, New York-based hard-rock outfit AMONG THIEVES formed in the fall of 1999. The quartet was comprised of singer R...

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DARKEST HOUR To Headline 'Thrash And Burn Tour'

Washington D.C. metallers DARKEST HOUR will headline the Thrash and Burn Tour beginning on July 29. Support on the trek will come from PARKWAY DRIVE, MISERY SIGNALS, WINDS OF PLAGUE, STICK TO YOUR GUNS, ARSIS, LIGHT THIS CITY, ARSONISTS GET ALL THE GIRLS and AFTER THE BURIAL. Special guests schedule...

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KILL THE ROMANCE Drummer And GODSPLAGUE Bassist Join COMA CLINIC

COMA CLINIC, the Finnish band featuring MISERY INC. mastermind Janne Tolonen (ex-PROFANE OMEN) and former PENTATONIK singer Henri Eerola, has been joined by drummer Mika Tanttu (KILL THE ROMANCE) and bassist Arska Hietala (GODSPLAGUE). The first product from COMA CLINIC is promotional CD containing...

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SOILENT GREEN Interviewed By ANIMOSITY Vocalist; Video Available

Metal Injection has begun posting its exclusive coverage of this year's New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, which took place at the end of April in Worcester, Massachusetts. To kick things off, ANIMOSITY vocalist Leo Miller steps in and interviews one of his favorite bands, New Orleans' SOILENT...

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DRUDGERY Signs With YEAR OF THE SUN RECORDS

DRUDGERY the new Guelph, Ontario-based grind/hardcore project spearheaded by drummer Matt Connell (ex-FUCK THE FACTS, EXHUMED) which also features Steve Ferraro, formerly of DEAR BLACK DIARY has inked a deal with Year of the Sun Records for the release of its debut EP, "Rust". "This band started as...