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MACHINE HEAD: Photos From 'Halo' Video Shoot Posted Online
MACHINE HEAD's web site has been updated with the following message: "Fans from around the world answered the casting call to be a part of MACHINE HEAD's upcoming video for the song 'Halo', and it was a raging success! Directed by Mike Sloat ('Aesthetics Of Hate', 'Imperium', 'Days Turn Blue To Gray...April 8, 2008
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DARKEST HOUR Guitarist Says 'Washington Caps Fight Song' is Homage To PANTERA
Guitarist Mike Schleibaum of the Washington D.C.-based thrash metallers DARKEST HOUR recently spoke to The Washington Post's Express about his band's decision to record and release a song "Washington Caps Fight Song" in honor of the Washigton Capitals' win and entrance into the NHL Stanley Cup playo...April 7, 2008
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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, BLACK TIDE Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME and BLACK TIDE have been confirmed for this year's Gods of Metal festival, set to take place June 27-29, 2008 in Bologna, Italy. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Friday, June 27: IRON MAIDEN AVENGED SEVENFOLD ROSE TATTOO APOCALYPTICA AIRBOURNE LAUREN HARRI...April 7, 2008
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Photographer Discusses 'True Norwegian Black Metal' Book; Audio Available
A podcast interview with American documentary photographer Peter Beste about his book "True Norwegian Black Metal", his initiation into the black metal cadre, his background as a photographer and some of his most memorable experiences hanging with heroes, villains and legends of the genre is availab...April 7, 2008
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TESTAMENT Guitarist Defends His Controversial 'Review' Of METALLICA's 'St. Anger'
TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick was interviewed by Eddie Trunk on this past Friday's (April 4) edition of the "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM. During the listener call-in portion of the program, Alex discussed his controversial "review" of METALLICA's "St. Anger" album whic...April 6, 2008
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IN FLAMES: 'A Sense Of Purpose' First-Week Sales Projected
According to Hits Daily Double (the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS),IN FLAMES' new album, "A Sense of Purpose" (Koch),is poised to sell around 25,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release. This is rougly in line with the opening number of its predecessor...April 5, 2008
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IN FLAMES: 'A Sense Of Purpose' Spherical Labyrinth Box Set Edition Available
Nuclear Blast Records has released a spherical labyrinth box set edition of IN FLAMES' new album, "A Sense of Purpose". Strictly limited to 1,500 copies, the set contains a wooden spherical labyrinth (size 280 x 232 x 78 mm, outer wall 15 mm higher) including a metal ball with the IN FLAMES logo and...April 4, 2008
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TIGERTAILZ Confirmed For Spain's KOBETASONIK FESTIVAL
UK glam rockers TIGERTAILZ have been confirmed for the Kobetasonik Festival, set to take place June 20-21 in Bilbao, Spain. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 20: JUDAS PRIEST SLAYER HELLOWEEN MINISTRY GAMMA RAY APOCALYPTICA SONATA ARCTICA CAVALERA CONSPIRACY GOTTHARD AIRBOU...April 3, 2008
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SLAYER, VENOM, CANDLEMASS, ROTTING CHRIST, KRISIUN Confirmed For France's HELLFEST
SLAYER, VENOM, CANDLEMASS, DANKO JONES, ROTTING CHRIST, KRISIUN, SHAI HULUD, BLEEDING THROUGH, THROWDOWN, DISFEAR, BLACK TIDE and PUNISH YOURSELF have been confirmed for this year's Hellfest festival, set to take place June 20-22, 2008 at Clisson, France. The festival billing is shaping up as follow...April 3, 2008
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ANIALATOR: 1987 Demo Available For Download
The 1987 four-song demo cassette by Corpus Christi, TX thrashers ANIALATOR has been made available for download at the Bang! Bang! metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "If your thirst for SLAYER couldn't be slaked by any amount of repeat plays of DEVASTATION's 'Violent Termination'? Well, yo...April 2, 2008
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SLAYER: 'Official' European Tour Dates Announced
Los Angeles-based thrash metal veterans SLAYER have announced the following European tour dates via their MySpace page: June 20 - Kobetasonik - Bilbao, Spain June 22 - Hellfest - Clisson, France June 24 - Tasmajdan Arena - Belgrade, Serbia June 25 - B1 Club - Moscow, Russia June 27 - Bratislava - Tr...April 2, 2008
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IN FLAMES 'Crushes' MESHUGGAH In MySpace Sweden Album Streams
Swedish metallers IN FLAMES have set a new MySpace Sweden record for the number of plays of an entire album within a one-week period. The group's latest CD, "A Sense of Purpose", was streamed 1,094,749 times for the week endng April 2, crushing the previous record on MySpace Sweden, which was held b...April 2, 2008
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1349 Confirmed For Holland's WALDROCK Festival
Norwegian black metallers 1349 have been confirmed for this year's edition of Waldrock festival, set to take place July 5 in Burgum, The Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 ALCHEMIST BIOHAZARD DEATH ANGEL DEATH BY STEREO FORBIDDEN HAIL OF BULLETS HELMET HOLLENTHON LIFE O...April 2, 2008
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KERRY KING's L.A. Guitar Clinic: Photos, Report Available
SLAYER guitarist Kerry King held an exclusive clinic this past Saturday (March 29) at the West L.A. Music Ampitheater in Los Angeles, California. Nick Bowcott (of GRIM REAPER fame, and most recently his guitar tribute to the late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott) started the cli...March 31, 2008
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SACRIFICE: Manitoba Metalfest Setlist Revealed
Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE performed this past Saturday (March 29) for the first time since their reunion show in 2006. The band's original lineup of Rob Urbinati (guitar, vocals),Joe Rico (guitar),Gus Pynn (drums) and Scott Watts (bass) headlined the second night of the Manitoba Metalfest 2008...March 31, 2008
