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CRIMSON GLORY Guitarist Says MIDNIGHT Was 'An Eccentric Artist'

Mark Morton of Examiner.com conducted an interview with CRIMSON GLORY guitarist Jon Drenning about the passing of former CG frontman Midnight (real name: John Patrick McDonald Jr.). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Examiner.com: I know Midnight and the band have had differences over...

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EARTH CRISIS, CRO-MAGS To Headline BLACK AND BLUE BOWL

EARTH CRISIS and CRO-MAGS are among the confirmed bands for this year's Black and Blue Bowl (formerly the Superbowl of Hardcore),set to take place May 30 at Studio B in Brooklyn, New York. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: EARTH CRISIS CROWN OF THORNZ INDECISION KILLING TIME CRO-MAGS M...

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AGNOSTIC FRONT Recruits Former LEEWAY Drummer

The Godfathers of New York hardcore, AGNOSTIC FRONT, have announced the addition of drummer Pokey Mo (formerly of the legendary hardcore/metal crossover band LEEWAY) to the group's ranks. "The band is extremely happy to welcome Pokey to the fold," exclaimed AGNOSTIC FRONT vocalist Roger Miret. "He's...

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CRO-MAGS: Berlin, Colfontaine Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of legendary hardcore band CRO-MAGS' recent performances in Germany and Belgium can be viewed below. CRO-MAGS' current touring lineup consists of the following musicians: John Joseph - Vocals Craig Setari (SICK OF IT ALL) - Bass A.J. Novello (LEEWAY) - Guitar Mackie Jayson –...

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CRO-MAGS Live In New York City, Haverhill; Video Footage, Photos Available

Video footage of the CRO-MAGS covering the BAD BRAINS classic "Banned in D.C." and shredding through "Hard Times" at the Knitting Factory in New York City on December 28, 2008 can be viewed below (clip filmed and uploaded by "unARTigNYC"). Photos of CRO-MAGS' December 27, 2008 performance at Anchors...

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GORGOROTH Frontman Opens Up About His Sexual Orientation: 'I've Never Made Any Secret About It'

Götz Kühnemund of Germany's Rock Hard magazine (web site) recently conducted a revealing interview with GORGOROTH frontman Gaahl (real name: Kristian Espedal) in which the controversial black metal singer spoke publicly for the first time about his sexual orientation and his political beliefs. The c...

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OVERKILL Frontman Interviewed At Montreal's HEAVY MTL; Video Available

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth backstage at this past weekend's Heavy MTL festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Among the topics discussed were the early '90s New York hardcore scene, including bands like CRO-MAGS, LEEWAY, AGNO...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'I Find The Energy Of A Lot Of People Really Taxing'

Mike Exley of Planet-Loud.com recently conducted an interview with Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Planet-Loud.com: You're well known of course, for producing music with an introverted influence rather than stuff influenced fr...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'Being 20 Something Was The Stupidest Time Of My Life'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Imagine sitting in a damp basement filled with the stink of mold, cigarette smoke, shitty lights, black or dark red walls, sticky floors and an atmosphere of slight stress and marijuana dazed indifference. Yea,...

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'80s NYC Metal Contenders IDLE THREAT Considering Reunion

IDLE THREAT recorded two massively popular demos in the mid-to-late '80s ("Idle Threat" and "Boxxer's Revenge") and were regarded by many luminaries as "the next big thing" out of New York City at the time. "Boxxer's Revenge" was produced by NUCLEAR ASSAULT vocalist/guitarist John Connelly and the b...

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LEEWAY Frontman Schedules EDDIE'S FUNHOUSE Appearances

Vocalist Eddie Sutton of the legendary New York hardcore/metal act LEEWAY has issued the following update: Well (deep sigh),CBGBs has had its last gasp/heartbeat with three BAD BRAINS shows, and it puts and end to an era of memories that will never leave our souls... Which means we all need to come...

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TERROR Frontman Taken Ill; Band Cancels Dates

UNEARTH frontman Trevor Phipps has checked in with the following update: "TERROR unfortunately will be missing the Dallas, Atlanta, Virginia and most likely Baltimore shows on The Sanctity of Brothers Tour [featuring headliners UNEARTH alongside BLEEDING THROUGH, TERROR, THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD...

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Always the Hard Way

Prior to the recent release of TERROR's "Always the Hard Way", many were surely thinking something along the lines of, "How in the hell are they ever going to match the blind rage, unbelievable intensity, and true hardcore delivery of 2004's 'One with the Underdogs'." That's an easy one, kids. You m...

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SHADOWS FALL To Begin Recording New Album In September

Drummer Jason Bittner of SHADOWS FALL has issued the following update: "Well, it's been a few weeks since our last update, but forgive us, we were busy on the road bringing the rock!!! The Sthress tour came to an almighty close this past weekend in Worcester, Massachusetts to a dynamite crowd. The s...

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SHADOWS FALL, SUFFOCATION, VISION OF DISORDER: New Live Photos Available

Return to the Pit has uploaded several hundred photos from the stop of the final show of the Strhess tour, which took place Saturday, August 12 at the Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. Included in the batch are pictures from the following artists: IT DIES TODAY (95 pics) LEEWAY (57 pics) POISON...