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DUBLIN DEATH PATROL: London Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of DUBLIN DEATH PATROL (DDP) — the new band featuring TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy and former EXODUS vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza — performing at the Underworld in London, England on June 18, 2007 has been posted at YouTube. DUBLIN DEATH PATROL made its live debut on June 3...

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TESTAMENT Debuts New Song At West Springfield Show

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT debuted a new song, entitled "The Afterlife", during their headlining set Sunday night (July 15) at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia. According to one attendee, the track was "a mid-paced song that was very heavy and had some good, chunky riffs." Sit...

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'Thrash Metal' Book Cover Posted Online

The front cover to the upcoming book "Thrash Metal", featuring a previously unseen live shot of Cliff Burton and James Hetfield of METALLICA in their club days, has been posted at www.zondabooks.com. Details on the Zonda Books site also include a full listing of all bands included. Due on September...

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TESTAMENT Frontman: 'Music Is Important, But It Is Not No. 1 In My Life Anymore'

Scott McLennan of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports: The classic lineup of TESTAMENT, a band that blossomed during a heavy-metal renaissance in the 1980s around the San Francisco Bay Area, is back and doing great business. It is a second chance welcomed by TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy. Bu...

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RESURRECTION Announces Touring Drummer

Tampa death metallers and former Nuclear Blast recording artists RESURRECTION, who had moderate success with their debut album "Embalmed Existence" (1993),have tapped drummer Gabriel Lewandowski (EQUINOX, ex-HELLWITCH, ACHERON) for their string of upcoming performances in Tampa, South Florida, and...

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BLOOD TSUNAMI Replaces OLD At Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival

BLOOD TSUNAMI, the Oslo, Norway-based thrash metal band featuring drummer Bård G. Eithun (a.k.a. Faust; SCUM, ABORYM, ex-EMPEROR),has replaced German thrashers OLD on the billing of the Hole in the Sky festival, set to take place August 22-25 in Bergen, Norway. Commented Faust: "We really look forw...

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WOLFPACK UNLEASHED Signs With NAPALM RECORDS

Napalm Records has announced the signing of Austria's WOLFPACK UNLEASHED. According to a press release, "WOLFPACK UNLEASHED combines heroic choruses in the style of thrash metal greats such as METALLICA, MEGADETH and TESTAMENT with the best of elements found in the Gothenburg sound. The band catapul...

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THE ABSENCE Added To METAL BLADE 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

Melodic thrashers THE ABSENCE have been added to this summer's Metal Blade 25th Anniversary Tour alongside CANNIBAL CORPSE, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and THE RED CHORD. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 06 - New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues Sep. 07 - Houston, TX @ Meridian Sep. 08 - San Antonio, TX...

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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO: 'Mercury Retrograde' Video Available

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, has announced the release of its first-ever music video, for the single "Mercury Retrograde", from the group's new album "Last Day In Paradise". Watch it at YouTube. Two more videos are in the works, and...

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SHINING, MONOLITHIC Confirmed For HOLE IN THE SKY Kick-Off Party

SHINING (Norwegian jazz/metal/fusion/avantgarde group; not to be confused with the Swedish black metal band),MONOLITHIC and LASSE MARHAUG have been confirmed for the Hole in the Sky festival kick-off party on Tuesday, August 21 at Garage in Bergen, Norway. This year's Hole in the Sky festival will...

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THE CULT: 'Born Into This' Pushed Back To October

THE CULT's new album, "Born Into This" (Roadrunner Records),has had its North American release date pushed back to October 2 from the previously announced September 25. As previously reported, a 90-second audio sample of THE CULT's new single, "Dirty Little Rock Star", is available for download at...

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TESTAMENT: Video Footage From WALDROCK Festival Available

Fan-filmed video footage of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT performing at this year's edition of the Waldrock festival, which was held on July 7 in Burgum (Bergum),in the northern region of The Netherlands, has been posted at YouTube: "D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)": Video "The Haunti...

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SCAR SYMMETRY Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

Swedish metallers SCAR SYMMETRY have been confirmed for the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 16-18 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Thursday, August 16: Outdoor: FIREWIND KIUAS HEAD-ON TESTAMENT Friday, August 17: Outdoor: DA...

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EVERYTHING'S RUINED To Open For TESTAMENT In Poughkeepsie

New York metal band EVERYTHING'S RUINED will support TESTAMENT and MERAUDER on Friday, July 13 at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, NY. "This is a dream come true for me," states EVERYTHING'S RUINED guitarist Walter Cardenas. "I grew up on TESTAMENT and haven't seen them play since the TESTAMENT / MEGADET...

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THE CULT: New Single Sample Available For Download

A 90-second audio sample of THE CULT's new single, "Dirty Little Rock Star", is available for download at this location. The song, which is scheduled to go for radio adds on August 13, comes off the group's upcoming album, "Born Into This", tentatively due on September 25 via Roadrunner Records in c...