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ANTHRAX Guitarist Says DIMEBAG's Death Was 'Definitely' Contributing Factor Towards Reunion

The Daily Texan recently conducted a short interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. The brief question-and-answer session follows: Daily Texan: What inspired the reunion of [the classic lineup of] ANTHRAX? Scott Ian: "It was just the right time. Charlie [Benante] and I had a discussion about it a...

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ANTHRAX 'Nails' JUDAS PRIEST Crowd With '60 Minutes Of Pure Metal'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "JUDAS Fucking PRIEST!!!!!! First night [Sept. 25] with PRIEST in Cincinnati and it went off. We nailed 'em with 60 minutes of pure metal. The crowd was great for us and methinks we made a lot of converts t...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist: 'Without Reunion Tour, It Would Have Been Impossible For Us To Continue'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has commented on an article in the latest issue of Revolver magazine in which vocalist John Bush appears to distance himself from the possibility of ever returning to the band following the group's decision to reunite with their previous singer, Joey Belladonna. In the ar...

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KALEDON To Film 'Mighty Son Of The Great Lord' Video

Italian symphonic power metallers KALEDON have recruited director Riccardo Ponis (KARDIA, ASTARTE SYRIACA) to direct their video for the track "Mighty Son of the Great Lord". The clip will be shot on October 1 and will be edited and released by the middle of the month. "Mighty Son of the Great Lord"...

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Metal/Hard Rock Musicians Pay Tribute To BLACK SABBATH's 'Paranoid'

BLACK SABBATH's second album, "Paranoid", was the subject of the "Trailblazer" column in the August 2005 issue of the U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine, which is devoted to albums that changed the face of guitar music. The following quotes from the article illustrate just how important the album is to ma...

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Report: KORN Deal Represents $25 Million Investment By EMI

Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, has issued the following report: The partnership between KORN and EMI Music is most accurately described as a $25 million investment by EMI in a new company that is "in the KORN business," according to one familiar with the...

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Former HELLOWEEN Drummer Announces New Project

Former HELLOWEEN/METALIUM drummer Mark Cross has teamed up with bassist/vocalist John A.B.C. Smith (GALLOWS POLE, HALLOWED, AT VANCE),and guitarists Ian O'Sullivan (HALLOWED) and Don Amiro in a brand-new project called GOD'S ARMY. The band will enter the studio in Germany in October to begin record...

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CHIMAIRA, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Frontmen To Host FUSE's 'Metal Asylum'

Mark Hunter (CHIMAIRA) and Howard Jones (KILLSWITCH ENGAGE) have been confirmed to guest host Fuse's "Metal Asylum" whie regular host Juliya is on vacation. Hunter will tape the show on Monday, September 19 while Jones will host the program on Tuesday, September 20. Exact air dates will follow. ...

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GIGANTOUR Bands Join MEGADETH Onstage In Seattle

Members of ANTHRAX (Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, and Joey Belladonna),along with Burton C. Bell of FEAR FACTORY, members of BOBAFLEX, tour managers from FEAR FACTORY and ANTHRAX, and others, joined MEGADETH on stage Saturday night (September 10) in Seattle, WA to sing the classic "Peace Sells... But...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist: 'GIGANTOUR Has Been A Blast'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Cold and rainy Seattle on a Saturday afternoon and we're playing outside! Well, at least the seats are covered. Gigantour has been a blast. Too short. We're only on five shows on this traveling metal extr...

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Ghost Reveries

There's a danger in taking OPETH for granted, now that we've been graced with a staggering seven albums' worth of progressive metal brilliance from them. They have their own sound, with instantly-identifiable elements, and you can only hear them "for the first time" once. That makes it easy to say t...

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BLACK SABBATH Bassist: Horror Of Hurricane Katrina Is 'Very Close And Very Real'

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has issued the following statement about the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina: "You will be hard-pressed to find someone NOT affected by the devastation of the hurricane in the southern states. And, for many of us, the horror is, unfortunately, very close a...

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DEEP PURPLE's PAICE To Hold Italian Drum Clinic, Perform In Concert

Legendary DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice will conduct a drum clinic and perform on September 22 in Cermenate, Italy (15 minutes from the Swiss border). The drum clinic will take place in the late afternoon and will be followed by a concert later that night with Matteo Filippini (guitar, MOONSTONE pro...

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DEEP PURPLE's IAN PAICE Schedules Swedish Drum Clinic

DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star is reporting that a DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice has scheduled a drum clinic on September 30 during the Bass 'n Drum Days 2005 at Club New Life in Stockholm, Sweden. The web site has also revealed the details of two unconfirmed DEEP PURPLE shows in ...

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DEEP PURPLE: Story Behind New Album Artwork

DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star is reporting that a DEEP PURPLE fan by the name of Erik Solum recently sent an e-mail to renowned cover artist Ioannis and asked him about his work on the artwork for DEEP PURPLE's new album, "Rapture of the Deep". According to Erik, here ...