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PERRIS RECORDS Donates CDs To Deployed U.S. Troops

President Tom Mathers of Perris Records — whose catalog includes releases from DIRTY LOOKS, 3 LEGGED DOGG and RHINO BUCKET — recently shipped over 8,000 CDs after he heard about Give2TheTroops Inc., a foundation that is supporting our troops. The CDs have a retail value of over $100,000.00. Since De...

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CELTIC FROST Mainman: The Fall Of A Year

CELTIC FROST mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "The weeks seemingly merged into one continuous, viscous current of day and night and information increasingly difficult to bear. Emotions decreased to slow-motion speed, he began to subsist in the dark,...

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HELLHAMMER: 'Burial' Site Launched

In connection with the February and spring 2008 releases of "Demon Entrails" and "Only Death is Real: An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and Early Celtic Frost", an official HELLHAMMER burial site has been dug at www.hellhammer.org. Visitors will find, among other things, an appropriately detailed...

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EVERGREY: Sixth Video Report From Recording Studio Posted Online

Swedish metallers EVERGREY have issued the following studio update: "We are FINALLY in the mixing stage of the [new EVERGREY] album and that truly feels like a blessing. Today we finished the eighth song for mix-down and it sounds AWESOME! We will be finished before New Year's and then we will take...

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SLAYER: New Audio Interview With TOM ARAYA Posted Online

Headbanger's Blog has posted a podcast interview with SLAYER frontman Tom Araya. During Araya's conversation with the Headbanger's Blog, the singer discussed the importance of winning a Grammy, why SLAYER was nominated for two Grammys from the same album, the meaning of "The Final Six", his hopes fo...

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EYES OF EDEN: Previously Unreleased Song Available For Free Download

EYES OF EDEN, the new band featuring producer/guitarist Waldemar Sorychta (GRIP INC., LACUNA COIL, MOONSPELL, SAMAEL) and female vocalist Franziska Huth, is giving away a previously unreleased song which was not included on the group's debut CD, "Faith", as a special gift to their fans. "'Mother's R...

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DARK FORTRESS To Release 'Eidolon' In February

German black metal outfit DARK FORTRESS will release its fifth full-length album, "Eidolon", via Century Media Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy: February 22 UK, France, Greece, Denmark, Norway, Rest Of Europe: February 25 Spain, Portugal: February 26 Finl...

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Heavy Metal Stars Pick Their Favorite Albums Of 2007

Thiago Sarkis of the Imhotep webzine has compiled a list of more than 60 hard rock/heavy metal stars' favorite albums of 2007 and has posted it online at this location. The following is complete list of the musicians offering their picks for the finest releases of last year: Alan Nemtheanga (PRIMORD...

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EVERGREY: Swedish Dates Announced

Swedish metallers EVERGREY have announced the following dates in the northern part of Sweden: Jan. 25 - Sundsvall, SWE @ Club Destroyer Jan. 26 - Östersund, SWE @ Tingshuset Jan. 27 - Örebro, SWE @ Satin Commented vocalist/guitarist Tom S. Englund: "We have always had a great time when we have playe...

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GORGOROTH's GAAHL, KING Retain Ownership Of Band's Name And Logo

King Ov Hell (real name: Tom Cato Visnes) and Gaahl (real name: Kristian Eivind Espedal) from the Norwegian black metal band GORGOROTH have issued the following statement: "Norwegian authorities at Patentstyret (Norwegian patent office) have made the verdict on the dispute over the further use of th...

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ONKEL TOM Confirmed For Germany's WINTERBREATH Festival

SODOM frontman Thomas "Angelripper" Such's ONKEL TOM has been confirmed for the 2008 edition of the WinterBreath festival, set to take place January 4-5 at Hauptsmoorhalle in Strullendorf, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 7 MILES OF GREEN ABANDONED BIERSCHNAPPS CLITEATER CRIPP...

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RAGING SPEEDHORN Guitarist Issues European Tour Wrap-Up

Guitarist Gareth Smith of the Corby, UK metallers RAGING SPEEDHORN has posted a lengthy European tour wrap-up on the band's MySpace page. A couple of excerpts follow: "It's weird when you get to the end of a tour… it's usually, as it is now, mixed feelings. I'm going home [to Stockholm, Sweden] tomo...

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CELTIC FROST's MARTIN AIN Describes Incident With Former Session Guitarist

The Norwegian edition of MTV's "Headbanger's Ball" has posted a short video clip of Martin Ain and Franco Sesa of CELTIC FROST talking about one little incident they had in the U.S. with their previous session guitarist, namely Norway's own Anders Odden. Odden formed the legendary Norwegian death me...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Confirmed For Portugal's OPTIMUS ALIVE!08 Festival

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE has been confirmed for the Optimus Alive!08 festival, set to take place July 10-12, 2008 in Lisbon, Portugal. Tickets on sale Saturday from 10:00 a.m. on www.ticketline.pt and www.everythingisnew.pt. Upcoming RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE tour dates: Jan. 18 - Auckland, AUS - MT...

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MEGADETH, HELLYEAH, GWAR Members To Be Featured In 'Live From NAMM' Webcast

Following the success of last year's "Live From NAMM", Dean Guitars' live webcast of the 2007 NAMM show, Dean is again giving guitar players worldwide a members-only look at NAMM with the second installment of the program. Dean fans will be able to go to DeanGuitars.com to view an array of rocks sta...