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DESPISED ICON: New Video Interview Posted Online

Metal Mark of SkullsNBones.com conducted an interview with bassist Max Lavelle of Montreal extreme metallers DESPISED ICON on August 6, 2009 at the Atlanta, Georgia stop of this year's Thrash And Burn tour. Watch the four-minute chat below. A new DESPISED ICON track, "MVP", is available for streamin...

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NOVEMBERS DOOM, THE ROTTED, HACRIDE Confirmed For Portugal's CAOS EMERGENTE

Chicago's seminal band NOVEMBERS DOOM, the U.K.'s THE ROTTED (formerly GOREROTTED) and French modern extreme metallers HACRIDE are among the newly confirmed band for this year's installment of the Caos Emergente festival, set to take place September 11-13 in Porto, Portugal. The festival billing is...

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Mortal Repulsion

With their old-school death metal vibe, slightly technical guitar work, and unyielding underground cred, it's not surprising that Philadelphia's GOREAPHOBIA were part of the Relapse Records family in its earliest days. What is surprising, however, that these contemporaries of REVENANT and RESURRECTI...

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BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD, MÖTLEY CRÜE Featured On 'Brütal Legend' Soundtrack

GameDaily.com has revealed the complete track listing for the Brütal Legend video game, whcih will be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and the PlayStation computer entertainment system on October 13 in North America and on October 16 in Europe. "This soundtrack took yea...

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DEATHRIDERS: More Footage Of HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Performance Available

Fan-filmed video footage of DEATHRIDERS, the California-based band featuring former ANTHRAX frontman Neil Turbin, performing the ANTHRAX classic "Metal Thrashing Mad" at this year's Headbangers Open Air festival — which was held July 23-25, 2009 in in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany — can be viewed be...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Stands By His 'METALLICA Planned To Fire LARS ULRICH' Story

Ex-METALLICA guitarist Dave Mustaine stands by his claim that the band wanted to fire co-founder and drummer Lars Ulrich after the group finished touring in 1986 — but the plan was disrupted by the death of bassist Cliff Burton in a tour bus accident. In a recent interview with RollingStone.com, rep...

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DOWN Bassist REX BROWN To Sit Out North American Tour

DOWN/ex-PANTERA bassist Rex Brown has released the following statement: "It is with my deepest apologies to let you know that I will not be joining [DOWN] on the first leg of the forthcoming U.S./Canada tour. It has been mutually agreed upon between myself and the guys that I take this time to addre...

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POISON Drummer, ODUM Frontman In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Exhibition Video

In addition to his drumming duties in POISON, Rikki Rockett has another hobby that's not so usual among the mad and often controversial rock stars: a passion for jiu-jitsu. A vegan and animal-rights activist, Rockett holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. And shortly before hitting the road with...

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TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

British death/grind band TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED has parted ways with drummer Max Blunos and has replaced him with Dan Wilding (ABORTED). The group states, "For a little while, Max has felt he has not been fulfilling the genre of music he wanted to pursue with a band. Although he has enjoyed every mom...

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SLAYER's KING Says He Is 'Offended' By The 'Silliness' Of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's Live Show

Joe Bosso of MusicRadar.com recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. During the chat, which is available for streaming and/or download at this location, King discusses the making of the band's new album, "World Painted Blood"; his B.C. Rich signature series guitars; and he e...

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F.K.Ü.: New Song Posted Online

Swedish horror thrash metal moshers F.K.Ü. have posted a new song, "Faster Than The Shark", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the band's third album, "Where Moshers Dwell", which came out on July 24 in Europe through Metal On Metal Records. A North American release date has yet to be announ...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'I've Been Screaming My Tits Off For 38 Years Now'

Aidin Vaziri of the San Francisco Chronicle recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford. The short chat follows below. San Francisco Chronicle: You're playing a 30-year-old album ["British Steel"] on this tour. Has the backstage catering improved? Halford: Nothing's really c...

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SEPULTURA: Footage From Lithuania's DEVILSTONE OPEN AIR Festival Available

Fan-filmed video footage of Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA performing the '80s classic "Troops Of Doom" on July 18, 2009 at the Devilstone Open Air festival in Anyksciai, Lithuania can be viewed below (courtesy of "ddagame"). SEPULTURA recently completed a massive tour of Brazil with fellow...

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GOTTHARD: Another New Song Posted Online

Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD are streaming two new songs — "Shagri-la" and the radio edit of their new single, "Need To Believe" — on their MySpace page. Both tracks will appear on the band's new album, "Need To Believe", which is scheduled for release on September 4 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD...

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RAYMOND HERRERA On FEAR FACTORY Legal Dispute: 'The Whole Situation Is Just Dumb'

BigMusicGeek.com recently conducted an interview with ARKAEA/FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Hererra. Several excerpts from the chat follow below. BigMusicGeek.com: Taking everything into consideration, do you feel the release of (the ARKAEA debut) "Years In The Darkness" effectively signals the end of...