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Former SLAYER/TESTAMENT Drummer Offering Lessons In Solana Beach

Former TESTAMENT/SLAYER and current PUSHED drummer Jon Dette is now offering private drum lessons at Rhythm House Music in Solana Beach, California. For more information, contact Rhythm House directly at (858) 481-3069. Ask for Gary. PUSHED recently completed work on its new demo containing the foll...

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APOCALYPTICA Pulls Out Of Germany's M'ERA LUNA Festival

Finnish cello quartet APOCALYPTICA has cancelled its appearance at the M'era Luna festival set to take place August 8-9 in Hildesheim, Germany in order to play this year's one-day Ozzfest in Dallas, Texas on August 9. APOCALYPTICA recruited FUEL frontman Toryn Green to handle lead vocals on the quar...

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STORMLORD Schedules Rome Signing Session

Italian "extreme epic metal" band STORMLORDwill take part in a signing session at Istinti Musicali in Rome on June 7 at 4:00 p.m. STORMLORD's long-awaited fourth full-length album, "Mare Nostrum", was released on May 23 via Locomotive Records. The CD was recorded at Giuseppe Orlando's Outer Sound St...

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MACHINE HEAD: 'Halo' Video Posted Online

MTV2's Headbanger's Blog is hosting the premiere of MACHINE HEAD's new video, "Halo". The clip, which was filmed on April 3 in San Francisco with director Mike Sloat ("Aesthetics of Hate", "Imperium", "Days Turn Blue to Gray"),was shot entirely in front of a green screen, and the footage was all di...

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MACHINE HEAD: 'Halo' Video To Premiere On 'Headbanger's Ball' This Saturday

Tune in to MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" this Saturday, May 31 at 11:00 p.m. PT/ET for the exclusive world premiere of the MACHINE HEAD's new video, "Halo". The "Halo" video shoot took place on April 3 in San Francisco. Directed by Mike Sloat ("Aesthetics of Hate", "Imperium", "Days Turn Blue to Gray")...

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DOUBLE DRAGON: 'Devastator' Track Listing Revealed

Adelaide, Australia's DOUBLE DRAGON will release its debut album, "Devastator", in July via Truth Inc. Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Straight Into Hell 02. The Possessed 03. Beneath The City Of Churches 04. Black Sails Of Armageddon 05. This Plague Bears Your Name 06. Choo...

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HATEBREED Frontman Discusses Upcoming Covers Album, DVD Release

The Miami New Times recently conducted an interview with HATEBREED/KINGDOM OF SORROW vocalist Jamey Jasta. A few excerpts from the chat follow. Miami New Times: So your solo shows are just so you can play whatever you want? Jasta: The solo shows are, I play songs from all three bands, and then I ...

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VENOM Frontman: Going Out And Killing People Has Nothing To Do With Entertainment

Paul Travers of Suite 101 recently conducted an interview with VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant. An excerpt from the chat follows. Suite 101: How big an influence on you was the punk scene that preceded the NWOBHM? Cronos: "Punk was good for rock music because rock music's supposed to be the devi...

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SOOTHSAYER: 'Have A Good Time' Remastered, Delayed

New Renaissance Records has pushed back the release date of the limited-edition re-release of the 1989 debut album from the old-school Canadian thrashers SOOTHSAYER, entitled "Have A Good Time", to June 15 from the previously announced May 15. According to the label, the delay was caused by a last m...

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MORTAL SIN Schedules Australian Dates

Vocalist Mat Maurer of the long-running Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN has issued the following update: "It's been a while since we were down in Adelaide [Australia], so please come along to our show and support the Aussie scene!! We'll be at the Enigma Bar/War Room this Friday [May] 30th along wit...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary Creators Interviewed; Audio Available

iConnotations recently conducted an interview with Rick Ernst and Rat Skates director and associate producer, respectively, of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene. The int...

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MASCOT PARADE: Debut Album Due Next Week

Alabama Records has announced the signing of MASCOT PARADE from Sweden for the release of the group's debut album, entitled "Deathmatch", due out on June 4. Commented the label in a press release, "Imagine SLAYER jamming with Jeff Buckley. Imagine Tom Petty writing songs to IRON MAIDEN. How absurd i...

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MACHINE HEAD Guitarist To Appear At LONDON INTERNATIONAL MUSIC SHOW

MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel will appear at the London International Music Show for Jackson guitars on Saturday, June 14 at ExCel London at 12:00 p.m. (noon) on stand A4. In addition to taking part in a signing session, Demmel will be present for the UK debut of his signature Jackson Demmeliti...

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Final Excerpt From SLAYER Biography Now Online

Author Joel McIver has placed a third and final excerpt from his forthcoming book, "The Bloody Reign of Slayer", online at www.joelmciver.co.uk. The excerpt, which features the band and associated personnel discussing the ferocious opening tracks of the classic 1986 album "Reign in Blood", has been...

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APOCALYPTICA: 'I'm Not Jesus' Stripped Down And Acoustic In L.A.; Video Available

Altitude has posted video footage of the Finnish cello quartet APOCALYPTICA performing a stripped down, acoustic version of the band's hit "I'm Not Jesus" with vocalist Johnny Andrews. The clip, which was filmed in early April at the Gibson Showroom in Los Angeles, can be viewed below. APOCALYPTICA...