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Friends Mark Anniversary Of DIMEBAG's Death

Greg Prato of Billboard.com has issued the following report: Next Thursday (Dec. 8) will mark a year since the on-stage murder of PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was shot to death by an enraged fan during a DAMAGEPLAN show in Columbus, Ohio. While rumors swirl of impending...

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TASTE OF CHAOS Featuring DEFTONES, AS I LAY DYING, ATREYU: Tour Dates Announced

After 37 packed dates across the United States and Canada last winter, followed by an equally successful international run which hit England, Scotland, Germany, Australia and Japan, the Taste of Chaos tour is back with another onslaught of winter shows in the United States and Canada, featuring a wh...

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DARKTHRONE: 'Preparing For War' Special Edition Boxset Available For Pre-Order

Peaceville Records have just released a special edition boxset of DARKTHRONE's "Preparing for War" anthology (originally issued in 2001),which covers more rare tracks and includes a DVD of rare interview and live footage. It is only available for pre-order online from Peaceville's online store at t...

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PSYCHOTRON: New Album Samples Posted Online

German power/thrash band PSYCHOTRON have uploaded samples of the tracks "At the Graves" and "Traitor" from their upcoming third album, "Pray for Salvation", at their official web site. "Pray for Salvation" is scheduled for release on January 15, 2006 through Greece's Sleaszy Rider Records. The follo...

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NILE Mainman: 'THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT Are A Fine Bunch Of Fellows'

NILE mainman Karl Sanders has issued the following statement regarding the recent war of words with Dutch death metallers THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT over Sanders' claim that THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT have "managed to crawl into all kinds of [Karl's] print space" by claiming to have been named by Sanders "t...

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TUNGSTEN Mainman On Post-Hurricane Katrina Scene: 'It Was Like Going To A Funeral'

Vocalist/guitarist Al Hodge of the long-running Chalmette, Louisiana-based metallers TUNGSTEN has issued the following update: "It's been three months since Hurricane Katrina destroyed the Gulf Coast and turned our hometown of Chalmette, Louisiana into the lost city of Atlantis. We got between 10-12...

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AC/DC Honored For 'Best Live Album' In Australian MUSICIAN Magazine Poll

According to NEWS.com.au, AC/DC featured heavily in the Australian Musician magazine readers' poll, with "If You Want Blood" scooping "Best Live Album". "Highway To Hell" came third in both the "Favorite Song To Be Played At Your Funeral" and "Best Driving Song" categories. "You have to remember the...

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ENDSTILLE To Support DARK FUNERAL, NAGLFAR On European Tour

German black metallers ENDSTILLE have been confirmed as the support act for DARK FUNERAL and NAGLFAR on their upcoming European tour. The dates so far are as follows: Feb. 24 - Klubben – Stockholm, SWE Feb. 25 - KB - Malmö, SWE Feb. 26 - Kåren - Gothenburg, SWE Feb. 27 - John Dee – ...

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SLIPKNOT, MACHINE HEAD, DANZIG Video Interviews Posted Online

San Antonio's longest-standing metal institution, "Robb's Metalworks", has just posted its two-hour September episode online. You can access it directly at this location. The episode, which is broken into four parts for either streaming or downloading, highlights the following material: Part 1: * Vi...

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Black Wings of Destiny

With TESTAMENT plagued by periods of frustrating dormancy, founding guitarist Eric Peterson resurrects his DRAGONLORD black metal side project, last seen on record racks with a respectable debut ("Rapture") in 2001. It's surprising that "Black Wings of Destiny" has been such a relatively low-profile...

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DARK FUNERAL Confirmed For METALBÅTEN Metal Cruise

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Metalbåten festival, set to take place March 23-24, 2006 on Silja Line. Other bands confirmed to appear at the festival include RAGE, FREEDOM CALL, DISMEMBER and HELLFUELED. Silja Line is the leading passenger sh...

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ROADRUNNER VP Of A&R MONTE CONNER: 'Number One Thing I Look For Is Originality'

Monte Conner, Senior Vice President of A&R at Roadrunner Records, recently answered several fan questions regarding his career achievements and the newly released "Roadrunner United: The All Star Sessions" album celebrating the label's 25th anniversary. A couple of excerpts from the question-and...

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SERPENT RISE: Early Demo Tape To Be Reissued On CD

Considered the oldest active Brazilian doom metal band, SERPENT RISE have announced plans to re-release on CD their legendary demo tape "Anastenárides", which originally came out in 1994. This re-release will come with the tracks from the 1995 demo "Travellin' Free..." as a bonus. Pre-orders are cur...

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INTO ETERNITY Return Home After 2005's Fifth North American Tour

Canada's INTO ETERNITY have wrapped up a solid year of touring North America. Covering metals musical spectrum, the band have had the honor of sharing the stage with several of the genre's top heavyweight bands. Talking about the band's year, mainman Tim Roth said, "Our touring cycle for 'Buried In...

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Fallen VADER Drummer's Family Launches Tribute Site

The family of Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski — the legendary VADER/DIES IRAE drummer who passed away last summer — has launched a tribute site for Doc on MySpace. "This site is a tribute to our beloved husband and father," reads a posting on the site. "One of the greatest and most wonderful people. One...