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EYEHATEGOD Frontman In Jail; Band To Raise Money For Legal Defense Fund

Legendary New Orleans sludge kings EYEHATEGOD have issued the following statement: "[EYEHATEGOD frontman] Mike Williams has been arrested, and is being held in Morgan City Jail, about an hour west of New Orleans. We won't elaborate on the details as a precautionary measure; if you'd like to know, wr...

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IMPIOUS To Team Up With THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER For Japanese Tour

Swedish death/thrashers IMPIOUS will be teaming up with Metal Blade Records labelmates THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER for two shows in Japan in early December. Commented IMPIOUS: "We're going back to Japan in December for the second time this year. We'll be teaming up with labelmates THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDE...

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PSYOPUS Seek New Drummer

Rochester, NY-based tech grindcore/hardcore outfit PSYOPUS are holding open auditions for the position of drummer. The band are looking for someone who: * 100% will relocate to Rochester, NY * 100% will be dedicated to the band and touring * 100% has two arms * is fast, innovative, and intense on th...

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DRYLINE Begin Recording New Album

DRYLINE, the second signing to Dallas, TX label Zero-Sum Recordings, have entered to studio to record their debut CD for the label. Producer D. Braxton Henry (A DOZEN FURIES, JACKNIFE) is helming the record at his own 379 Productions studio in Dallas. The CD is tentatively scheduled for a February 2...

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Shovel Headed Kill Machine

Talk about not missing a beat! Three-fifths of the band turn over, Gary Holt lets out a chuckle, and then proceeds to rip off heads and shit down throats with "Shovel Headed Kill Machine". The big question in my mind was how the EXODUS sound would change with the departure of Steve "Zetro" Souza. I...

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From Your Grave

Sometimes I think folks have exaggerated Metal Blade's supposed transition to a more "modern" metal label (read: metalcore),simply because of bands like AS I LAY DYING, UNEARTH (really a Swede-influenced melodic death/thrash band),and THE RED CHORD (a band for which the genre tag is far too limiti...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Completes Five Songs For New Solo Album

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman recently gave an interview to his official web site regarding his recent and upcoming activities. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Q: First off, tell me about the new theme song for the show "Rockman" and tell us what "Rockman" is. Marty: "'Rockman...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE To Record Their 'Heaviest, Most Brutal' Album Ever

CANNIBAL CORPSE are scheduled to enter Mana Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida on October 17 with producer Erik Rutan (MORBID ANGEL, HATE ETERNAL) to begin recording their tenth album, tentatively due in early 2006 via Metal Blade Records. "The recording and mixing should be complete by December, an...

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TERROR To Embark On Canadian 'Aggressive Tendencies' Tour

Los Angeles hardcore soldiers TERROR will bring their old-school assault to Canada and across the U.S. this fall. The band will be part of Canadian "Aggressive Tendencies" tour with chaos-core pioneers CONVERGE and politico-crust giants CURSED. The tour will be sponsored by Exclaim, Canada's leading...

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SLIPKNOT: '9.0: Live' Final Track Listing Announced

SLIPKNOT have finalized the track listing for their live album, "9.0: Live", due on November 1 via Roadrunner Records (one day earlier internationally). Recorded at shows in Tokyo, Osaka, Singapore and Las Vegas, the CD will feature the following tracks: Disc One: 01. The Blister Exists 02. (sic) 03...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE To Enter Studio Next Month

CANNIBAL CORPSE are scheduled to enter Mana Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida on October 17 with producer Erik Rutan (MORBID ANGEL, HATE ETERNAL) to begin recording their tenth album, tentatively due in early 2006 via Metal Blade Records. CANNIBAL CORPSE have yet to announce a permanent replacement...

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Germany's THE OCEAN Sign With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of THE OCEAN from Berlin, Germany. According to a press release, THE OCEAN is "a phenomenal, very unique band that features influences from various styles of hard and also more mellow music. They are famous for their hardcore eruptions as well as their f...

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AVIAN Featuring Ex-MEGADETH Bassist, BALANCE OF POWER Singer: Debut Due In October

AVIAN — the U.S. power metal band featuring Lance King (PYRAMAZE, ex-BALANCE OF POWER) on vocals, with a very special guest appearance by David Ellefson (F5, ex-MEGADETH) on bass — have finalized deals with Massacre Records, Hot Rockin' Records, and Nightmare Records for the release of their debut a...

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Guitarist GLEN DROVER Talks About Playing With MEGADETH

Music Infusion recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH guitarist Glen Drover. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Music Infusion: How do you manage your time between projects? I mean, you said that EIDOLON is primarily recording, but how do you manage your time now between MEGADETH and that....

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Rising In The East' DVD Due In November

According to Amazon.com and several other online retailers, JUDAS PRIEST will be releasing their new live DVD, "Rising in the East", in the U.S. on November 8 via Rhino/WEA. PRIEST filmed and recorded their May 18-19, 2005 shows at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan for the full-length concert DVD. The ban...