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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
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Former OVERKILL Drummer Talks About Band's Early Days
Filmmaker and former OVERKILL drummer Rat Skates recently sat down for a chat with Metal Asylum in New Jersey about his latest DVD release, "Born in the Basement". He talks in depth about how he started OVERKILL and includes in the film many pictures and classic footage of the band in its beginning...March 31, 2008
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MACHINE HEAD: New Video Interview Posted Online
Metal juggernauts MACHINE HEAD were interviewed by Johnny Orlando, Jr. in Chicago during the band's recently completed More Balls, More Volume, More Strength tour alongside HELLYEAH and NONPOINT. Robb Flynn and Phil Demmel talk about the Grammys, salmon and facing their demons. The entire clip can b...March 31, 2008
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SLAYER: More European Dates Announced
According to a posting on the SLAYER fan site SlayerSaves.com, the California thrash metal veterans have scheduled the following dates: June 24 - Tasmajdan Stadium - Belgrade, Serbia June 25 - Club B1 Maximum - Moscow, Russia June 27 - Topfest - Nov Mesto nad Vhom, Slovakia June 28 - Gods of Metal ....March 31, 2008
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