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ILL NINO, MY DYING BRIDE, CULT OF LUNA Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

ILL NINO, AFTER FOREVER, LIGHTS.ACTION!, KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES, THE HEDRONS, THE HIGHER, SANCTITY, LAUREN HARRIS, MALPRACTICE, CULT OF LUNA, MY DYING BRIDE, EYELASH and PARIKRAMA have been confirmed for the Download festival, set to take place June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England. The...

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Makers Of 'Get Thrashed' And Ex-EXODUS Singer ZETRO SOUZA On Hand For L.A. Screening

Director Rick Ernst and associate producer Rat Skates (ex-OVERKILL drummer) will attend the West Coast premiere of "Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal" at the Silver Lake Film Festival in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 5. After the screening, there will be a question-and-answer session with Ernst...

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Munich Valor

Anyone remember FLYSWATTER or PAINT THE TOWN RED? Me either, but some former members of each band have joined forces in this new German melodic hardcore band. If your eyelid just started twitching, calm down – no one said anything about metalcore. If anything, THE BLACKOUT ARGUMENT takes their influ...

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Memory of a Dream

With every batch of pre-pubescent hardcore polliwogs in too-tight ironic shirts doing third-rate ISIS and PELICAN impressions lately, it's easy to be suspicious when another band comes along fusing apocalyptic chords and dark, brooding atmospheres. Thankfully, TRANSMISSION0 have been around the bloc...

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OCTOBER FILE Announces New Drummer

U.K. hardcore act OCTOBER FILE has announced the addition of drummer John Watt. The band is currently working on material for its new album, entitled "Holy Armour from the Jaws of God". The follow-up to last year's "Hallowed be thy Army" EP may include a special guest appearance on vocals by KILLING...

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THE FUNERAL PYRE Offers Tour Update

Los Angeles' THE FUNERAL PYRE has returned from the East Coast from the ninth annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. "It was an awesome time and a great experience for us. Thanks to Scott Lee for hooking it up and everyone involved," THE FUNERAL PYRE said. Pictures from the band's performan...

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SPARZANZA Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Swedish hard rockers SPARZANZA have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AEROSMITH (US) AFTER FOREVER (NL) ALL ENDS (S) AMON AMARTH (S) ANDROMEDA (S) A...

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METAL BLADE Celebrates 25th Anniversary At NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE Festival

Scott McLennan of Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports: When was the last time you heard someone say Worcester has it all over Los Angeles? Worcester at least has L.A. beat in the minds of metal heads, and that comment came during the second day of the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, he...

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DEVILDRIVER Debuts New Material At NEMH Festival; Video Available

Video footage of Santa Barbara's DEVILDRIVER performing two brand new songs during their appearance at the New England Metal And Hardcore Festival Friday night, April 27 at the Palladium and Worcester, Massachusetts has been posted online at YouTube: "Not All Who Wander Are Lost": Video "Clouds Over...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Going To The Gay Sauna

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "The Cockpit, Leeds — yes, it is a shit venue, with crap sound. But everyone who works there are fucking ace and the Leeds crowd is insane. One of the downsides of the place is the lack of showers. ...

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SHELL SHOCK Featuring DOWN, CROWBAR Members: Rare Track Posted Online

Legendary New Orleans '80s punk/hardcore pioneers SHELL SHOCK, whose lineup once included future CROWBAR members Kirk Windstein and Jimmy Bower, have a fan-run MySpace site at this location. Kirk Windstein joined SHELL SHOCK in early 1988 after original vocalist Greg Hatch moved to California. This...

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NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL: Second-Day Photos Posted Online

Return to the Pit has uploaded several hundred photos from the second day of the New England Metal And Hardcore Festival, which kicked off Friday night (April 27) at the Palladium and Worcester, Massachusetts. Included in the batch are pictures of a special Metal Blade jam featuring members of AS I...

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Former Assistant To MÖTLEY CRÜE's Manager Remembers Band's First Canadian Tour

Eric Greif, former assistant to MÖTLEY CRÜE's first manager Allan Coffman, recently gave an interview to SleazeRoxx.com in which he described in detail the band's first trip to Canada. "The tour was hysterical, ridiculous, dramatic and hilarious," Greif said. "The idea on paper was to get the guys o...

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'Get Thrashed' Producer, Director To Guest On KNAC.COM's 'The Vault' Sunday

Director Rick Ernst and associate producerRat Skates (ex-OVERKILL drummer) of "Get Thrashed" — the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — have been scheduled as the special phone-in guests of DJ Will, host of KNAC.COM's...

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NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL: First-Day Photos Posted Online

Return to the Pit has uploaded several hundred photos from the first day of the New England Metal And Hardcore Festival, which kicked off last night (Friday, April 27) at the Palladium and Worcester, Massachusetts. Included in the batch are pictures from the following artists: 100 DEMONS (36 pics) 3...