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HELLRAZOR Debut Due This Month

HELLRAZOR, the Raleigh, North Carolina-based metal band featuring guitarist/vocalist Charley Shackelford from DAYLIGHT DIES, has inked a deal with Heaven And Hell Records. The group's debut album, "In The Wild", is scheduled for release on September 21. According to a press release, HELLRAZOR "build...

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METALLICA Dominates Norwegian Single Chart

According to the Norwegian music industry magazine Faro Journalen, METALLICA has an unprecedented six tracks on this week's Norwegian Top 20 single chart — five of them taken from the band's latest album, "Death Magnetic": 02. The Day That Never Comes 08. The Unforgiven III 13. The Judas Kiss 16. Th...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Issues Post-METAL MASTERS TOUR Update

TESTAMENT has announced a string of headlining dates this October with Louisiana metallers SOILENT GREEN. The tour includes TESTAMENT's appearance at the Hammerstein Ballroom on October 9 in New York City, where the band will be direct support to headliners CHILDREN OF BODOM. Commented guitarist Eri...

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DIO Drummer SIMON WRIGHT Says Trip To Iraq 'Was An Experiance I Will Never Forget'

Legendary rock drummer Simon Wright (DIO, AC/DC, RHINO BUCKET) has issued the following update: "I have just returned from playing five shows for the troops and allied forces in Iraq. They are incredible individuals doing a very difficult job trying to bring stability to that region, they go months...

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DARKEST HOUR Announces New Guitarist, Studio Plans

Washington, D.C. metallers DARKEST HOUR have confirmed that they have parted ways with guitarist Kris Norris. Kris will be working on several projects over the next few months. DARKEST HOUR writes, "As bandmates, but more importantly as friends, we wish him all the luck." Replacing Norris in DARKEST...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist ERIC PETERSON: 'We're Survivors'

James Ridley of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On the current metal scene: "It's a really good time for metal right now. The scene is really growing. There are a lot of great bands to play...

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WOLF To Enter Studio This Month

Swedish heavy metal band WOLF will enter Studio Seven in Örebro, Sweden on September 17 to begin recording its fifth album, tentatively titled "Ravenous", for an early 2009 release via Century Media Records. Producing the effort will be Roy Z, who has previously worked with JUDAS PRIEST, SEBASTIAN B...

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ROB HALFORD: 'Metal Fans Are Very Tolerant, Very Compassionate, Very Smart People'

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has told Australia's Perth Now that while he understands that metal has become something of an obvious and ever-ready target for public outrage looking for a scapegoat for society's ills, he takes the form very seriously. "There are people who don't understand it, b...

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METALLICA: Making Of 'Death Magnetic'; Video Available

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of METALLICA's "Death Magnetic" album can be viewed below. According to FMQB.com, last week's FMQB radio broadcast, "The World Premiere of Death Magnetic", was heard on 175+ stations across the United States and Canada, setting a new bar for clearance levels...

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METALLICA: Demo Versions Of All 10 'Death Magnetic' Songs Available For Streaming

Demo versions of all 10 songs that appear on METALLICA's new album, "Death Magnetic", are available for streaming below (courtesy of SlytheTM). As previously reported, "Death Magnetic" is on track to sell around 500,000 copies in its first, shortened week on the streets, according to sources cited b...

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JUDAS PRIEST, CHEAP TRICK, DISTURBED Featured On On SPIKE TV's '30 Minutes To Midnight'

According to Kotaku, DISTURBED, JUDAS PRIEST and CHEAP TRICK are challenging the top three user bands in the nation tonight on Spike TV's "30 Minutes To Midnight", the official countdown show for the launch of Rock Band 2. The three bands challenge the users to play their songs, among the hardest in...

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Aboriginal Headbanging: A Special Report From VICE Magazine

Jonathan West of Vice Magazine reports: "At the beginning of 2008, the Australian national news reported on a small, isolated Aboriginal community deep in the Northern Territory, aka the middle of nowhere, aka Satan's Asshole, aka East Bumblefuck. "Violent riots had erupted between two of the town’s...

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Death Magnetic

So here we are again, more than five years after a whole slew of you ripped me a new one for my enthusiastic review of the last and most controversial METALLICA album ever, 2003's "St. Anger". Unlike many critics — especially in the UK press — who came out equally unabashed in their praise ...

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METALLICA's ULRICH, HAMMETT Talk About 'The Judas Kiss'; Video Available

Video footage of METALLICA's Lars Ulrich (drums) and Kirk Hammett (drums) talking about the song "The Judas Kiss" from the band's new album, "Death Magnetic", can be viewed below. METALLICA's official web site is currently streaming all 10 songs from "Death Magnetic". Six of the tracks were premiere...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Filming Country Video

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach is filming a video for the song "One More Battle With The Bottle" with John Rich of the country duo BIG & RICH today (Thursday, September 11) in Hollywood, California. The clip is being directed by Wayne Isham, who has a long video history working with METAL...