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MASTODON: New Video Interviews Available

Austrian heavy 'zine Stormbringer.at conducted an interview with Troy Sanders of the Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON prior to the band's November 16, 2008 concert in Vienna, Austria. Watch the 10-minute chat below. Also available is a short interview MASTODON's Troy Sanders and Brann Dailor g...

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THE HUMAN ABSTRACT Frontman Explains Canadian Concert Cancellations

Los Angeles-based technical progressive metal band THE HUMAN ABSTRACT was forced to pull out of its two Canadian concerts with Japan's DIR EN GREY this past weekend (November 15 in Montreal and November 16 in Toronto) after the group's vocalist Nathan Ells was denied entry to Canada. In a posting to...

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CRIMINAL: New Album Title, Release Date Announced

Anglo-Chilean thrash masters CRIMINAL have set "White Hell" as the title of sixth album, due on February 27, 2009 via Massacre Records. Commented CRIMINAL guitarist/singer Anton Reisenegger: "Some of our older fans might recall that one of our early songs, that never made it onto an album, was calle...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA On New METALLICA Album, OBAMA's Election Victory

Austrian heavy 'zine Stormbringer.at conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Tom Araya of the California thrash metal veterans SLAYER prior to the band's November 16, 2008 concert in Vienna, Austria. Watch the 24-minute chat below. During the interview, Araya was asked if he has heard METALLICA...

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THE HAUNTED seem to be struggling with what it means to be a grown-up thrash band. They've moved on from the gleeful SLAYER-in-a-blender of their early work to a more mid-paced, muscled down verse-chorus-verse crunch, weighty and darkly melodic but still heavy as hell. This sonic shift, which began...

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HADES Guitarist Comments On Upcoming Reunion Show

Guitarist Dan Lorenzo of the long-defunct New Jersey metallers HADES has confirmed that the band will reunite for an appearance at the Keep It True XIII festival in April 2010 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. Commented Dan: "Yes, the news is true. The good people from the Keep It...

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MASTODON's TROY SANDERS To Co-Host BBC RADIO 1's 'Rock Show'

Troy Sanders (bass, vocals) of the Atlanta progressive metal band MASTODON will co-host next week's (November 17/18) installment of BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show". The program, which is hosted by Daniel P. Carter, airs Monday nights/Tuesday mornings between 12:00 midnight and 2:00 a.m. local U.K. time (7...

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SLAYER, TRIVIUM, MASTODON, AMON AMARTH: Milan Photos, Video Footage Available

Video footage of the November 14, 2008 "Unholy Alliance: Chapter III" concert at the PalaSharp in Milano, Italy — featuring SLAYER, TRIVIUM, MASTODON and AMON AMARTH — can be viewed below. Photos from the festival, including those of local competition winners DEATH ARMY, can be viewed on Italian new...

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LORDI Mainman, VINNIE PAUL ABBOTT To Guest On 'Chaos With Full Metal Jackie'

LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi and former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott will be the featured guests on this Sunday's (November 16) edition of Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie" at 10:00 p.m. PST (1:00 a.m. EST Monday morning). To listen to the...

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'Supergroup' Metal Band To Be Formed As Part Of REIGN PRODUCTIONS Launch

Indevent USA and EBT3 Creations have launched their new multi-media company, Reign Productions. The company's first project will carry a multi-million dollar budget for a music video game catering exclusively to metal music. The game will include a soundtrack with performances from major metal artis...

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VINNIE PAUL Signing DIMEBAG Book: Locations And Times Announced

Former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott will publish a paperback photo book/DVD on his late brother, PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, on November 18 via Vinnie's Big Vin label. Entitled "He Came To Rock", the book will contain over 400 pictures of Dimebag along with...

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DC4 Hits The Studio

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 entered the Skull Seven studio with producers Bill Metoyer (SLAYER, LIZZY...

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MASTODON Interviewed On BBC RADIO 1's 'Rock Show'; Audio Avialable

MASTODON's Troy Sanders and Brann Dailor were the featured guests on this week's installment of BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show". The program, which is hosted by Daniel P. Carter, can now be streamed at this location. (Note: The MASTODON interview begins around the 46-minute mark.) As previously reported,...

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VINNIE PAUL ABBOTT Schedules 'Rockline' Appearance

Former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Monday, November 17 at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to speak with Vinnie Paul by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). For more informati...

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MASTODON Guitarist Hospitalized; Band To Continue Touring As Three-Piece

Bill Kelliher, guitarist with Atlanta-based progressive metallers MASTODON, has been hospitalized in London as of November 3 during the band's current European "Unholy Alliance: Chapter III" package tour with SLAYER, TRIVUM and AMON AMARTH. Doctors will continue to monitor his condition which is imp...