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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING Signing For B.C. RICH At NAMM; Video Available
SLAYER guitarist Kerry King took part in a signing session at the B.C. Rich booth at the NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show on January 15, 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. A three-minute video report on the session — including a short interview with Kerr...January 20, 2009
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DC4 Added To KEEL Reunion Show
DC4, the Los Angeles-based hard rock band featuring former DIO guitarist Rowan Robertson alongside brothers Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, ODIN) on lead vocals and guitar, Shawn Duncan (ODIN) on drums and Matt Duncan on bass, has been added to the KEEL reunion show on January 31 at Club Vodka (at the K...January 20, 2009
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METALLICA Goes Pyro-Free In D.C. Over Security Concerns
METALLICA played a rare pyrotechnics-free concert last Thursday night (January 15) at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. According to a posting on the MetOnTour.com web site, which is described as "your FREE virtual backstage pass to every METALLICA show," the reason for the lack of pyro was tha...January 19, 2009
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EMBREACH Announces New Drummer
Drummer Jarno "Jake" Vanhanen (TACERE) has rejoined the Finnish melodic death metal band EMBREACH. The group comments: "We originally parted ways with Jake some 2.5 years ago or so, mainly due to problems with overlapping schedules and other practicalities. However, the fun we had playing together n...January 19, 2009
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Former ATOMKRAFT Guitarist Working On Animated Movie
Former ATOMKRAFT guitarist Rob Matthew is currently working on an animated feature about the group's early days. He says, "In total, the project covers the very beginning of the band up until the end of the first tour in 1985. it is called 'Atomkraft: The Movie' [and is] a humorous look at a young m...January 19, 2009
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DIMEBAG Guitar Amp Unveiled At NAMM: Video Available
Dean Guitars has just unveiled the new "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) amp called Blacktooth. Grady Champion, one of Dimebag's former techs who'll be hitting the road with BLONDIE later this year, demonstrated the amp this past weekend during this year's NAMM (National Association Of...January 19, 2009
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KERRY KING's New B.C. RICH Guitar Models Unveiled; Video Available
Video footage of Rock from B.C. Rich unveiling the new Kerry King (SLAYER) guitar models for 2009 at NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants),which is being held January 15-18, 2009 in Anaheim, California, can be viewed below. 2009 will see the arrival of two new Kerry King signature collecti...January 17, 2009
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SLAYER's KERRY KING Demonstrates New MARSHALL Amp At NAMM; Video Available
Video footage of SLAYER's Kerry King demonstrating the new Marshall MG range of amplifiers at a company breakfast press conference (8:30 a.m.!) at the 2009 winter NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show on January 15, 2009 in Anaheim, California can be viewed below. 2009 will see the arr...January 16, 2009
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RAZOR OF OCCAM: New Album Details Revealed
RAZOR OF OCCAM, the London, England-based black/thrash metal band featuring members of DESTRÖYER 666 and ADORIOR, will release its third full-length album, "Homage To Martyrs", on March 13 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy and March 16 in the rest of Europe through Metal Blade Records. The...January 16, 2009
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THE 69 EYES To Work With SLAYER/MONSTER MAGNET Producer
Finnish goth metallers THE 69 EYES have issued the following update: "THE 69 EYES will start recording their next, ninth studio album with the Grammy-awarded producer Matt Hyde. He is mostly known from his works with SLAYER, MONSTER MAGNET and FU MANCHU. The recording process will take place both in...January 16, 2009
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UNANIMATED: New Album Title Announced
UNANIMATED, the reunited Swedish melodic death metal band featuring former members of ENTOMBED and DISMEMBER, has set "In The Light (The Covenant Of Death)" as the title of its new album, due later in the year via Regain Records. The CD will be mixed by Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studios (WATAIN, F...January 16, 2009
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MASTODON's NAMM Schedule
Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will attend this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants),which is being held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Their schedule is as follows: Saturday, January 17: 12:00 noon - MASTODON band signing at Shure 1:...January 15, 2009
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Author Discusses 'The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists' Book
Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com conducted an interview with British journalist/author Joel McIver. Topics of discussion included McIver's new book, "The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists", DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton's foreword, the possibility of a DEICIDE autobiography, and plans to release a biog...January 13, 2009
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MASTODON: Free 'Crack The Skye' T-Shirt Offer
Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON are hooking up their hardcore fans with a *free* "Crack The Skye" t-shirt ahead of their new album's release. The limited t-shirt is available only from www.mastodontshirtoffer.com using a special code. The first 50 BLABBERMOUTH.NET users who enter the code "bl...January 13, 2009
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DEATHRASH Reveals Setlist For First Show In 22 Years
Reunited New Jersey thrashers DEATHRASH will play their first show in 22 years at Dingbatz in Clifton, New Jersey on Friday, January 16. The band says, "The last DEATHRASH show was March 27, 1987 so this will be an historic event. We will be playing all the DEATHRASH classics as well as new songs fr...January 13, 2009
