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PHILIP ANSELMO: The Making Of DOWN's 'Over The Under' Part III

To chronicle the past five years leading up to the release of DOWN's new album, "III - Over The Under", singer Philip Anselmo (ex-PANTERA) has been issuing periodic installments leading up to the release of the record. This is Philip's personal communication to the band's loyal fan base and gives a...

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GENE HOGLAN To Tour With MELDRUM

Legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, DEATH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT) will sit behind the kit for MELDRUM — the Swedish/American band led by former PHANTOM BLUE guitarist Michelle Meldrum (wife of EUROPE axeman John Norum) — for the following European shows (except where otherwise indica...

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Riders of the Plague

I think it is safe to say that Tampa's THE ABSENCE surprised the hell out of a lot of people (myself included) with a decidedly non-Floridian brand of death metal annihilation on "From Your Grave". The style heard is perfectly executed Swedish melodic death that somehow comes with an identity of its...

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Punishment in Capitals

Those who dismiss NAPALM DEATH as mere mindless noise would do well to spend some quality time with "Punishment In Capitals". This 2003 live set, just released in the U.S. for the first time, finds the band well into the renaissance they've enjoyed this entire decade, delivering staccato bursts of t...

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BONDED BY BLOOD To Make UK Radio Debut This Weekend

Los Angeles thrashers BONDED BY BLOOD are set to make their debut on UK station Total Rock this Saturday (September 15) between 9:00 a.m. and 12 noon UK time. Vocalist Aladdin will be interviewed live on the "Breakfast at Talita's" show, and fans can e-mail their own questions in to the studio live...

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MEGADETH Mainman DAVE MUSTAINE: My Best Work Is Ahead Of Me

Author/journalist Joel McIver recently interviewed MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine, who is promoting the new "Warchest" box set, for Record Collector magazine. Excerpts from the chat follow: Q: How pivotal was the 1990 Clash Of The Titans tour for MEGADETH's career? Mustaine: "Very. I look back with great...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Talks About New Record Deal, Upcoming Album

Luxi Lahtinen and Niko Karppinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: You played a brand-new TESTAMENT track, titled "The Afterlife", at the Earthshaker festival in Germany on July 20th. Do...

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THE CULT: ''Born Into This' 2-CD 'Savage Edition' To Include Bonus Tracks, Sticker

Roadrunner Records will release a special two-disc "savage edition" of THE CULT's new album, "Born into This", featuring five bonus tracks and a sticker. Check out the cover artwork at this location. An e-card for "Born into This" — full of desktops, IM icons, video, and audio — can be accessed at

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EXTREMA: Back Catalog To Be Reissued In November

Legendary Italian metal band EXTREMA will have its entire back catalog — the legendary debut "Tension at the Seams" (1992),"The Positive Pressure" (1995),"Better Mad than Dead" (2001) and "Set the World on Fire" (2005) — reissued in November via Scarlet Records. Each CD will include "plenty of bon...

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'Thrash Metal Warriors' Compilation Due This Month

Poland's Selfmadegod Records has announced the first-ever compilation CD to be released by the label. Licensed from HIRAX's own Black Devil Records, "Thrash Metal Warriors" is "a groundbreaking thrash metal compilation with rare and unreleased tracks from eight worlwide bands," according to a press...

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SPIRALARMS: More New Music Posted Online

SPIRALARMS guitarist Craig Locicero (ex-FORBIDDEN, MANMADEGOD) has issued the following update: "So in the dead of the night we put up two more new songs for our friends to enjoy. We've been kinda quiet because of the amount of time we've spent working on the material and getting our business rockin...

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AS I LAY DYING Guitarist Says New CD's Success Is 'A Testament To How Sweet Our Fans Are'

FMQB recently conducted an interview with AS I LAY DYING guitarist Nick Hipa. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: FMQB: Your #8 album debut last week was not only the band's best, but also the best in the history of Metal Blade. How does that make you feel? Nick: No way, ...

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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO's West Coast Dates With RODRIGO Y GABRIELA Cancelled

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO's (the experimental band led by TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick) previously announced West Coast dates with the guitar duo RODRIGO Y GABRIELA have been cancelled. According to a posting on RODRIGO Y GABRIELA's web site, "Gabriela is suffering from exhaustion after a...

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SINGLE BULLET THEORY: New Album Release Date Announced

Philadelphia-based metallers SINGLE BULLET THEORY will release its new album, "On Broken Wings", on October 9 via Crash Music Inc. The CD was recorded at SINGLE BULLET THEORY's own studio with help from Carlos Alverez (SHADOWDANCE) and was mixed by Eddy Garcia (PISSING RAZORS) at Krank Studios in El...

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Egyptian Artist Explains NILE's Non-Involvement In 'The Faceless' Project

Egyptian artist Nader Sadek — whose multimedia installation "The Faceless" opens tonight (Thursday, September 6) at Michael Steinberg Fine Art in New York's Chelsea district — has released the following statement explaining the non-involvement in the project of legendary death metallers NILE (whose...