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CAVALERA CONSPIRACY: Video Greetings From MAX And IGOR Posted Online

A short video message from SEPULTURA founding members Max Cavalera (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) shot earlier this month by Germany's Metal-Hammer.de web site during the Cavaleras' European promotional trip for the CAVALERA CONSPIRACY project can be viewed below. Also available is a sep...

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BURN IN SILENCE, GORATORY Members Join Forces In SUMMON THE INSECTS

From the ashes of BURN IN SILENCE, guitarist and driving creative force Mike Casavant and bass monster Max Lavelle (GORATORY) have teamed up with THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD's Nate Johnson for a devastating new Massachusetts/New Hampshire-based groove-laden, death metal band called SUMMON THE INSEC...

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New Audio Messages From Members Of ANTHRAX, ARCH ENEMY, ANNIHILATOR Available

The Live Line, a service launched by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine that enables musicians to connect to their audience over the phone, has been updated with new messages from members of ANTHRAX, ARCH ENEMY and ANNIHILATOR. Also available are recent messages from Mustaine, LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer Talks Tattoos

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy recently spoke to Heavy-Metal.de about his tattoos. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Heavy-Metal.de: Basically it's all about your tattoos. Which was your first one? Portnoy: My first one was the DREAM THEATER MAJESTY symbol. I got that in 1988, so I was...

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SOULFLY Guitarist Schedules U.S. Tour

SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo will embark on a U.S. solo headlining tour at the end of January right after his appearance at the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) convention in Anaheim, California. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Jan. 30 - Fat Baby - New York, NY Feb. 04 - Hunting...

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Got A Question For CAVALERA CONSPIRACY?

CAVALERA CONSPIRACY — the new project featuring SEPULTURA founding members Max (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) alongside vocalist Joe Duplantier (bass) of the French progressive death metallers GOJIRA and SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo — will take part in the "Ask the Artist" video feature...

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DREAM THEATER: 'Greatest Hit (& 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)' Details Revealed

After recently celebrating the band's 20-year anniversary, DREAM THEATER returns with its first-ever best-of collection. Spanning 1991-2005, the two-disc set contains rare single edits, B-sides and a trio of new remixes that spotlight that band's nonpareil musicianship, complex arrangements and amaz...

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IGOR CAVALERA On CAVALERA CONSPIRACY: 'It Sounds Old-School, But New In Its Own Way'

"The CAVALERA CONSPIRACY is about a sense of being unleashed," says vocalist/guitarist Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, ex-SEPULTURA). "You bottle a monster for ten years and then let it out. It's explosive, and we waited a long time for this beast to be set free." It's true. The wait is over. And the time is...

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CAVALERA CONSPIRACY: New Single Sample Available

An audio sample of "Sanctuary", the first single from CAVALERA CONSPIRACY — the new project featuring SEPULTURA founding members Max (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) alongside vocalist Joe Duplantier (bass) of the French progressive death metallers GOJIRA and SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo —...

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BEATALLICA: New Audio Interview Available

France's Radio Metal conducted an interview with the Milwaukee-based band BEATALLICA — a satirical mashup act whose hilarious schtick marries the songwriting prowess of THE BEATLES to the deep-throated rock growl of METALLICA — on December 17 in Lyon. Listen to the chat at this location. BEATALLICA'...

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JADED HEART: 'Sinister Mind' To Receive U.S. Release Next Month

German melodic hard rock masters JADED HEART will have their latest CD, "Sinister Mind", released in the U.S. on February 12 via Locomotive Records. According to a press release, "the sound on the album is definitely heavier and more in your face, still keeping intact the elements that has created t...

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SOULFLY's MARC RIZZO Offering Guitar Lessons

SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo is offering guitar lessons out of his hometown in New Jersey. Says Rizzo, "I'm accepting all levels of ability, from beginner to advanced. If you want to learn how to shred, flamenco finger picking or just your basic scales, contact me if you can get to New Jersey. Lesso...

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SABBAT Guitarist Issues Year-End Update

Guitarist Simon Jones of the reactivated British thrashers SABBAT has issued the following update. "Well, here we are ... New Year's Day 2008 and we can look back at 2007 with a feeling of pride and thankfulness. Proud once again to be part of SABBAT, proud of what we've achieved this past year and...

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CAVALERA CONSPIRACY: Final 'Inflikted' Album Details Revealed

BLABBERMOUTH.NET can exclusively reveal the final track listing for the debut album from CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, the new project featuring SEPULTURA founding members Max (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) alongside vocalist Joe Duplantier (bass) of the French progressive death metallers GOJIRA...

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CHARLIE BENANTE, STEVEN ADLER Featured In 'The Most Ferocious Drummers Ever' Trailer

A trailer for "The Most Ferocious Drummers Ever" — a featured television special currently in production which chronicles the lives and careers of over 50 legendary drummers in jazz, funk, rock, metal, and alternative music — can be viewed at this location [link removed]. Among the musicians that ap...