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GENE HOGLAN Joins ZIMMERS HOLE

ZIMMERS HOLE guitarist Jed Simon (also of TENET and STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) has issued the following update: "In August, our drummer Steve [Wheeler] decided that it would be better if he stepped aside. With a successful business to run and lots of other commitments, he thought it would be best for us t...

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GENE HOGLAN To Play For Reunited Thrashers FORBIDDEN

Legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, DEATH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT) has issued the following update: "I'm currently in Stockholm, Sweden, after just returning from a highly successful and awesome string of dates in Italy with my bitches, MELDRUM. "I'd like to say a big thank you and he...

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MELIAH RAGE Splits With Vocalist PAUL SOUZA

Veteran Massachusetts metallers MELIAH RAGE have parted ways with vocalist Paul Souza. The band will immediately begin the search for a replacement while continuing to work on its next release. "Back in 2003 when we decided to start making new music again after six years off, Paul was the first pers...

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SADUS Bringing The 'Attack' To Puerto Rico

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers SADUS played their first-ever show in Puerto Rico on Friday, November 30 at Dakiti & Café Culebra in San Juan. The group's bassist Steve DiGiorgio (ex-DEATH, TESTAMENT, SEBASTIAN BACH) has since updated his site with the following message: "In the continu...

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GORGOROTH: Making Of 'Carving A Giant' Video Documentary Posted Online

Headbanger's Blog has posted a documentary clip on the making of the new GORGOROTH video for the song "Carving a Giant". Shot by MTV Norway, the footage features interviews with director Tommy Naess and the bandmembers from inside a cave near Bergen, Norway. The video itself is a recreation of the b...

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Former TESTAMENT, DEATH, POSSESSED Members To Guest On OBLITERHATE Debut

Guitarist Calvin Chiang of the Singaporean death thrash metal band RASPATUL has announced the formation of a new group called OBLITERHATE. The project, which is said to follow a "more brutal and intricate direction" than RASPATUL, features contributions from some of metal's legendary and highly reno...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO, GEOFF TATE, WARREN DEMARTINI Schedule Los Angeles In-Store

"Metal Monday" is being held on December 10 from 7 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Rhino Store (8032 W. Third St.) in Los Angeles, CA. Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW),Geoff Tate (QUEENSRŸCHE) and Warren DeMartini (RATT) will be on hand to sign copies of the "Heavy Metal Box...

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DEF LEPPARD, WHITESNAKE, TESTAMENT Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

DEF LEPPARD, WHITESNAKE, TESTAMENT, ELAKELAISET, FASTWAY, FIVE FIFTEEN, GLYDER, H.E.A.T and SONIC SYNDICATE have been confirmed for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 4-7, 2008 in in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ASTRAL DOORS (S) AT THE...

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GORGOROTH: 'Bergen 1996' Live Mini-CD Available

Regain Records has just released a live mini-CD from GORGOROTH entitled "Bergen 1996". The two-song effort, which was recorded at the Garage in Bergen, Norway on May 23, 1996, was originally issued as a limited-edition seven-inch single (in 666 copies) under the title "The Last Tormentor" (Malicious...

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BONDED BY BLOOD Set To Record Debut Album With MICHAEL ROSEN

New-school L.A. thrashers BONDED BY BLOOD are set to record their debut Earache release "Feed the Beast" with producer Michael Rosen. Rosen, who has worked with the likes of TESTAMENT, VIO-LENCE, SADUS, JOE SATRIANI and DEATH ANGEL, will begin working with the band in the New Year. Commented BONDED...

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CARCASS, MESHUGGAH, AT THE GATES, FORBIDDEN Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

According to VSWebzine.com, CARCASS, MESHUGGAH, MINISTRY, AT THE GATES, FORBIDDEN and TESTAMENT are among the confirmed bands for next year's Hellfest festival, set to take place June 20-22, 2008 in Clisson, France. More than 60 bands will perform on 2 stages. The festival billing is shaping up as f...

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GORGOROTH: 'Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam' Limited Edition Released

"Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam", the latest album from the Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH, has been released in a limited-edition digipack on Regain Records. This edition features slightly modified cover art and a bonus DVD which includes the uncensored version of the "Carving A Giant" video not...

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TURMOIL Recording New Album

According to Lambgoat.com, Philadelphia hardcore/metal legends TURMOIL are in the studio recording material for a new full-length album, to be released late spring/early summer 2008 via Eulogy Recordings. Tracking for the band's first LP since 1999's "The Process Of" has been taking place at Skyligh...

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TESTAMENT Confirmed For Serbia's LEGACY FESTIVAL

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have been confirmed for the Legacy Festival, set to take place May 30-31, 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: May 30, 2008: DESTRUCTION VADER OBITUARY DARK FUNERAL THRESHOLD May 31, 2008: JORN LANDE BELPHEGOR...

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36 CRAZYFISTS: New Album Title Announced

Alaska-based heavy-hitters 36 CRAZYFISTS have set "The Tide and Its Takers" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in March 2008 via the group's new label, Ferret Music. The band is about to begin recording the effort with guitarist and backing vocalist Steve Holt sitting in the producer's...