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ANATA Drummer Checks In From Recording Studio
Swedish death metal masters ANATA have entered the studio to begin recording their new album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Earache Records. Commented drummer Conny Pettersson: "Finally the day had come that we had been waiting for so long. Preparation is the key, and if you can be...May 19, 2008
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MARTY FRIEDMAN To Perform Japanese National Anthem At Drift Racing D1 Grand Prix In Tokyo
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will perform the Japanese national anthem at the Drift Racing D1 Grand Prix in Tokyo on June 8. This will mark the first time a non-Japanese has performed the anthem at such an event. Friedman's "Street Demon" (off his 2006 solo album "Loudspeaker") has been...May 19, 2008
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III: Architects Of Troubled Sleep
What the hell is going on up in Canada? It seems that the powers that be up North are trying to incite a nationwide riot by partially funding the recording of one of the most pissed-off, violent and socially dissident collection of tunes to ever come from the land of beer 'n' bacon. Their healthcare...May 19, 2008
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Cataract
If you happen to work out, even including a daily walk through the neighborhood or some quality time spent with your treadmill, then you know that certain styles of metal turn you from overweight sucker of wind into Olympian. Fire-breathing thrash, especially the newer-school variety from the likes...May 19, 2008
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Comes from the Heart
Here's a shocker: STICK TO YOUR GUNS hail from Orange County, CA, a veritable breeding ground of new school hardcore and metalcore. Another Century Media stab at finding the next great metalcore kings, "Comes from the Heart" is better than I expected, but doesn't do a whole lot to breathe new life i...May 19, 2008
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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage Of Entire 'Weenie Roast' Performance Available
METALLICA topped the bill for the annual "Weenie Roast" festival sponsored by Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM. The show, which took place last night (Saturday, May 17) at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, California, also featured sets from THE OFFSPRING, THE RACONTEURS, RISE AGAINST, P...May 18, 2008
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METALLICA: 'KFMA Day' Setlist Revealed
METALLICA performed last night (Friday, May 16) at the annual KFMA Day music festival at the Pima County Fairgrounds in Tucson, Arizona. KFMA Day is an annual, multi-act music festival thrown by local radio station KFMA (92.1 and 101.3 FM). APOCALYPTICA, SCARS ON BROADWAY and FLOBOTS were also on th...May 17, 2008
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METALLICA's New Album To Be Mixed By GREG FIDELMAN
METALLICA has tapped Greg Fidelman an engineer/producer who has worked with current METALLICA producer Rick Rubin on albums for the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, SLIPKNOT and AUDIOSLAVE, among others to mix its much-anticipated new album, due out in September. During a May 14 interview wi...May 16, 2008
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FIREWIND Confirmed For UK's DOWNLOAD Festival
After a storming European tour with KAMELOT, the Greek metal phenomenon FIREWIND will make its much-anticipated return to the UK this summer when it performs at this year's Download festival, set to take place the weekend of June 13-15 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK. Commented guitarist Gus G...May 16, 2008
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MERAUDER: European Tour Dates Announced
Long-running New York-based metal/hardcore band MERAUDER has scheduled the following dates: July 18 - Dour, Belgium - Dour Festival July 19 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013 July 21 - Berlin, Germany - Wild At Heart July 22 - Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang July 26 - Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands - Zwarte Cro...May 16, 2008
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LARS ULRICH Talks To SPIN Magazine About New METALLICA Album; Audio Available
William Goodman of Spin.com conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich earlier today (Thursday, May 15) about the group's much-anticipated new record, which, according to Lars, the outfit will cap next week with "a couple of nips and tucks" for release this September. Here are some bu...May 15, 2008
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DEE SNIDER, VELVET REVOLVER Members To Perform At 'Battleground Earth' Concert
MTLEY CRE drummer Tommy Lee, Dee Snider of TWISTED SISTER, and members of VELVET REVOLVER are among the artists who are expected to perform on May 28 at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles at a benefit concert for the reforestation of Griffith Park, which was devastated by recent wildfires. This event...May 15, 2008
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BLOOD STANDS STILL: New Song Posted Online
Southern California-based hardcore/metal act BLOOD STANDS STILL has posted a new song entitled "Increase the Pressure" on the band's MySpace page. The track, which features a guest appearance by FIRST BLOOD vocalist Carl Schwartz, comes off the group's new album, "Salvation Through Struggle", due on...May 13, 2008
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MADONNA Rocks PANTERA During UK Concert
Pop superstar MADONNA paid tribute to "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott by playing what sounds a lot like the main riff to PANTERA's classic song "A New Level" during her May 10, 2008 performance at Radio One's Big Weekend at Mote Park in Maidstone, UK. Watch the footage below. (The "A New Level" riff can be...May 13, 2008
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INSANIA, ARAKAIN, TRANSLUNARIA Honored At Czech Republic's RAZOR AWARDS
INSANIA, ARAKAIN and TRANSLUNARIA are among the artists that were honored at this year's Razor Awards, recognizing the best Czech metal, rock and hardcore albums of the year. A concert and award presentation took place in Brno, Czech Republic for the second time in a row, this time in the Melodka Cl...May 12, 2008
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