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DEATHEAD Finalize Track Listing For Debut Album

DEATHEAD, the Utah-based thrashers who recently signed with Infernal Agony Productions, have confirmed the tracklisting for their debut album, "Architect of Armageddon", which is slated for an April 2006 release. The band will be entering Half Fast Studio in January with mainman, guitarist, vocalist...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN: ROB CAGGIANO's Comments About Reunion Are 'Not Rooted In Reality'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has responded to the scathingly negative comments made by the group's (former?) axeman Rob Caggiano regarding the reunion of the band's classic "Among the Living" lineup. In an interview with the Anthrax Reunion Bashing Club published a couple of days ago, Caggiano said a...

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MEGADETH: Album Sales Update

According to a posting on MEGADETH's official web site, the following are the official MEGADETH sales figures in the United States as of December 14, 2005 (rounded to nearest 1,000): "Killing is My Business...And Business is Good!"* (original, out of print) - 197,000 "Killing is My Business...And Bu...

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FATAL SMILE's New Single Lands At No. 6 On Swedish Chart

Swedish "traditional" heard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE have entered the single chart in Sweden at position No. 6 with their latest release, "Learn – Love – Hate". View the whole chart at this location. The song is taken from the group's forthcoming album, "Neo Natural Freaks", due in early 20...

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VENOM Frontman On New Album: I Wanted To Re-Create What Original Band Was All About

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com recently conducted an interview with VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the subject of the detractors, fans who believe the only "real" VENOM includes Mantas and Abaddon: Cronos: "Look, VENOM has over the years had so m...

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DEEP PURPLE: 'California Jam' DVD To Receive U.S. Release In January

According to Deep-Purple.net, the DEEP PURPLE "California Jam" DVD, which was released in Europe on November 21, will be issued in North America on January 24, 2006 via Eagle. The DVD contains a bonus track, "Lay Down Stay Down", plus alternate versions of two tracks with different camera angles, as...

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ROB ROCK To Film DVD At Germany's OWEN ROCK NIGHT Festival

Powerhouse heavy metal vocalist ROB ROCK (ex-IMPELLITTERI, DRIVER, JOSHUA) has announced that he will record his first live DVD at the Owen Rock Night Festival in Germany in March 2006. Rock is also confirmed for the Elements of Rock festival in Switzerland April 2006. JVC/Victor Entertainment Japan...

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Former EVANESCENCE Manager: AMY LEE Is Creating Version Of Reality That Has No Basis In Fact

Attorney Bert Deixler, who represents Dennis Rider and Rider Management — the former personal manager of EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee — has issued the following response to Lee's lawsuit against his client for breach of fiduciary duty, professional negligence, conversion, sexual assault and battery, a...

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Heavy Metal Musicians Remember DIMEBAG DARRELL

MTV News spoke with members of some 30 hard rock and metal bands about their memories of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. They told MTV how much he'd meant to them, they shared fond memories and spoke of the impact he made on their lives and their music. A few excerpts fro...

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Mythological Occult Metal 1991-2001

Not a best-of, which North America in particular could really use, but rather a nicely-packaged odds-and-sods collection of rarities from this ever-mutating, currently on hiatus Texas underground horde. You'd have to be a big fan to begin with to shell out cash for a 99-minute excursion into underpr...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist Talks About Performing At LES PAUL Tribute Concert

Mary Ellen Gustafson of Garage Radio recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson. A couple of excerpt from the chat follow: Garage Radio: I read that you were invited to be part of the "Les Paul Tribute" during the Music Player Live! event in NYC in Oct...

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MEGADETH Drummer Recovering From Knee Surgery

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover (also in EIDOLON) has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "So it's been 10 days now since my surgery, and I have to say that this has NOT been a fun ride thus far. The day I left the hostpital, I actually felt ...

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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Featuring Former VEHEMENCE Members: New Song Posted Online

Phoenix, Arizona-based "symphonic melodic death metal" band ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, featuring three ex-members of VEHEMENCE, have posted a new song online at www.myspace.com/abigailwilliams. The track, entitled "Swollen Disgust", will be downloadable only this weekend, so grab it while you can. ABIGAIL WI...

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OZZFEST To Be Featured In Upcoming Episode Of Christian Reality Television Show

According to a press release from the Christian news and media agency WDC Media News, Ozzy Osbourne's "spiritually dark" Ozzfest traveling heavy metal festival is the subject of an upcoming espisode of the reality television program "The Way of the Master", which launched its second season November...

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ANNIHILATOR Mainman Stands By His 'Fastest-Picking Rhythm Guitarist' Claim

Scott Alisoglu of Live 4 Metal recently conducted an interview with ANNIHILATOR mastermind Jeff Waters. An excerpt from the chat follows: Live 4 Metal: I actually had a guy yesterday or the day before make the comment, "Oh, they're still around?" in reference to ANNIHILATOR. Jeff Waters: "Yeah! Ther...