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Shovel Headed Kill Machine

Talk about not missing a beat! Three-fifths of the band turn over, Gary Holt lets out a chuckle, and then proceeds to rip off heads and shit down throats with "Shovel Headed Kill Machine". The big question in my mind was how the EXODUS sound would change with the departure of Steve "Zetro" Souza. I...

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From Your Grave

Sometimes I think folks have exaggerated Metal Blade's supposed transition to a more "modern" metal label (read: metalcore),simply because of bands like AS I LAY DYING, UNEARTH (really a Swede-influenced melodic death/thrash band),and THE RED CHORD (a band for which the genre tag is far too limiti...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE To Record Their 'Heaviest, Most Brutal' Album Ever

CANNIBAL CORPSE are scheduled to enter Mana Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida on October 17 with producer Erik Rutan (MORBID ANGEL, HATE ETERNAL) to begin recording their tenth album, tentatively due in early 2006 via Metal Blade Records. "The recording and mixing should be complete by December, an...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE To Enter Studio Next Month

CANNIBAL CORPSE are scheduled to enter Mana Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida on October 17 with producer Erik Rutan (MORBID ANGEL, HATE ETERNAL) to begin recording their tenth album, tentatively due in early 2006 via Metal Blade Records. CANNIBAL CORPSE have yet to announce a permanent replacement...

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Germany's THE OCEAN Sign With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of THE OCEAN from Berlin, Germany. According to a press release, THE OCEAN is "a phenomenal, very unique band that features influences from various styles of hard and also more mellow music. They are famous for their hardcore eruptions as well as their f...

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AVIAN Featuring Ex-MEGADETH Bassist, BALANCE OF POWER Singer: Debut Due In October

AVIAN — the U.S. power metal band featuring Lance King (PYRAMAZE, ex-BALANCE OF POWER) on vocals, with a very special guest appearance by David Ellefson (F5, ex-MEGADETH) on bass — have finalized deals with Massacre Records, Hot Rockin' Records, and Nightmare Records for the release of their debut a...

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Guitarist GLEN DROVER Talks About Playing With MEGADETH

Music Infusion recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH guitarist Glen Drover. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Music Infusion: How do you manage your time between projects? I mean, you said that EIDOLON is primarily recording, but how do you manage your time now between MEGADETH and that....

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MY DARKEST HATE Announce New Album Title

MY DARKEST HATE, the German death metal band featuring former PRIMAL FEAR drummer Klaus Sperling and members of SACRED STEEL, have set "Combat Area" as the title of their fourth album, tentatively due in early 2006 via Massacre Records. The band will enter Stage One studios in Borgentreich, Germany...

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FOZZY Frontman To Co-Emcee BEYOND THE MOUNTAIN Christian Metal Festival

BTM Productions has announced a change of dates and location for the upcoming Beyond the Mountain Festival. The event will now take place on November 4-5, 2005, at the Arcada Theater, in St. Charles, IL. The new venue is an exuberant movie house located in downtown St. Charles, about 30 miles outsid...

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THE ARCANE ORDER Sign With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Denmark's THE ARCANE ORDER. "THE ARCANE ORDER's music sounds fresh, heavy, melodic and unique. The boys are skilled musicians and excellent songwriters. We are looking forward to a great collaboration with them and a fantastic album in spring 2006," s...

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UNEARTH Frontman: SLIPKNOT Trek Will Be 'Last Tour For A Long Time'

UNEARTH frontman Trevor Phipps has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Most of the dates are now complete in the tour section of the site, so go check 'em out and come see us this fall. We also have a few smaller club shows with AS I LAY DYING and others ...

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DISILLUSION Part Ways With Bassist, Seek Replacement

DISILLUSION, the prog-death band from Leipzig, Germany, have parted ways with bassist Ralf Willis less than five months after he joined the group. "Although we were highly euphoric in the beginning, we now know that things simply did not go together," the group write on their web site. "In Willis, t...

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SINCE THE FLOOD To Support MADBALL, SWORN ENEMY On European Tour

Massachusetts-based hardcore act SINCE THE FLOOD, who are signed to Ironclad Recordings, the label formed by UNEARTH frontman Trevor Phipps, have been confirmed as the support act for MADBALL and SWORN ENEMY on their European tour this fall. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 21 - Dynamo Club - Ei...

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PRIMORDIAL Drop Off X-MASS FESTIVALS 2005 European tour

Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL have cancelled their participation in the upcoming X-Mass Festivals 2005 European tour (featuring EXODUS, HYPOCRISY, WINTERSUN and NAGLFAR). "We simply felt there was no point in us opening up for 25 minutes to half-empty halls and playing three songs, which it lo...

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ANGEL BLAKE Seek Bassist

ANGEL BLAKE, the new Swedish band featuring former THE CROWN guitarist Marko Tervonen and former TRANSPORT LEAGUE/current MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich, are currently seeking a bassist. "Not just a regular one, but a contrabassist," reads an official press release. Interested parties can contact...