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SOULFLY's MAX CAVALERA: 'I'm A Complete Riff Freak'
Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with SOULFLY vocalist/guitarist Max Cavalera. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What prompted you to start exclusively playing a four-string guitar? Max Cavalera: "I don't do leads, ya know? More than ten years ago, when those stri...March 8, 2005
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DREAM THEATER's New Album Ends A Music Industry Era
DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has sent the following press release to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "On Friday, February 25th 2005, DREAM THEATER wrapped up recording on their latest album. Mixing will be begin on Monday, February 28th and the record will be delivered to the label in mid-March. A release i...February 26, 2005
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DREAM THEATER Finish Recording New Album
DREAM THEATER have finished recording the follow-up to 2003's "Train of Thought", tentatively due in May/June via EastWest. "I just literally came from the very last session tonight — we just finished the album tonight, we start mixing it on Monday," DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy revealed durin...February 26, 2005
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SEPULTURA, SLIPKNOT Members To Appear On ROADRUNNER's 25th Anniversary Album
According to a posting on Sepultribe.com, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser is spending a week in Los Angeles to record several tracks for the 25th anniversary album of the group's former record label, Roadrunner Records. Andreas will be part of a recording lineup that will also feature Dino Cazare...February 25, 2005
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SOULFLY: 'The Song Remains Insane' DVD To Receive U.S. Release Next Week
According to the New York branch of Roadrunner Records, SOULFLY's "The Song Remains Insane" DVD will be released in the U.S. on March 1, as previously announced. "[The] reports [of a delay] are for the release of the DVD outside of the U.S., as they are the only areas affected," reads a posting on t...February 25, 2005
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SOULFLY: 'The Song Remains Insane' DVD Delayed
According to Roadrunner Records U.K., the release date for SOULFLY's "The Song Remains Insane" DVD has been put back "due to an authoring error." "Although this is in fact a very small problem that can be solved easily, it has been decided to recall all stock," reads a posting on the label's web sit...February 25, 2005
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BEATALLICA's Web Site Goes Offline As Battle With BEATLES' Publishers Heats Up
BEATALLICA, the Internet sensation who combine the work of THE BEATLES with the sound of early METALLICA, have had their web site taken down by their ISP (Internet Service Provider) in connection with the recent "cease-and-desist" order that was sent to BEATALLICA's ISP courtesy of Sony/ATV Music Pu...February 25, 2005
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MAX CAVALERA Says New SOULFLY CD Is 'A Very Heavy, Brutal Album'
SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera spoke to the SOULFLY fan site SoulflyWeb.com last Saturday (Feb. 19) about the group's upcoming DVD release, "The Song Remains Insane", their forthcoming studio album and their future touring plans, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: SoulflyW...February 23, 2005
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MINISTRY Songs Featured In Award-Winning Documentary
MINISTRY's songs "No W" and "Waiting" are featured in the documentary film "Murderball", which took the Sundance Audience Award for favorite documentary, and a jury prize for its editing. This moving film chronicles the lives of quadriplegics playing indoor rugby in wheelchairs rigged like Mad Max v...February 18, 2005
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KATAKLYSM: 'As I Slither' Video To Be Featured On 'Alone In The Dark' DVD
KATAKLYSM's video for the track "As I Slither", taken from the band's latest album, "Serenity in Fire", will be featured on the upcoming DVD release of the Lion's Gate movie "Alone in the Dark" (starring Christian Slater, Stephen Dorff and Tara Reid). In other news, KATAKLYSM's re-release of 1997's...February 15, 2005
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'Extreme Metal II' Guide To Thrash/Black/Death Metal Due In April
A new book, "Extreme Metal II", is due for global publication in April 2005 by Omnibus Press. The author is Joel McIver, whose best-selling 2004 opus, "Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica", was the first book to express in depth the disappointment that thousands of metal fans feel about the b...February 15, 2005
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HEVEIN Enter Studio To Record New Single
Finnish melodic thrashers HEVEIN entered Sonic Pump studios on February 5 with Nino Laurenne at the helm to begin recording their new single, entitled "iOta". The single will consist of the title cut and "Worth Fighting For" and will be mixed by Mikko Karmila at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki. An April...February 15, 2005
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25th Anniversary Of AC/DC Singer's Passing To Be Marked In Melbourne
Patrick Donovan of TheAge.com.au has issued the following report: Last year, Melbourne acknowledged AC/DC's contribution to society by naming a city laneway in their honour. Launching AC/DC Lane, off Flinders Lane, Lord Mayor John So enthused: "As the song says, there is a highway to hell, but this...February 14, 2005
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LAST CRACK Confirmed For Holland's HEADWAY FESTIVAL
Reunited Midwest hard rockers LAST CRACK have been confirmed for the Headway Festival, set to take place on April 3 in Amstelveen, Holland. It will be the band's first trip back to Europe since the Dynamo Festival in Eindhoven, Holland in 1994, and the "Burning Time" tours of 1991. This tour, dubbed...February 12, 2005
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G3 '05 Japanese Tour To Feature STEVE VAI, JOE SATRIANI And JOHN PETRUCCI
The lineup for the G3 '05 Japanese mini-tour has been announced as Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci. Petrucci's band will include Dave LaRue on bass and DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy on drums. This G3 tour will travel through Japan only, stopping in Osaka, Tokyo, Nago...February 10, 2005
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