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'Get Thrashed' Documentary To Be Shown At New Haven Underground Film Festival

"Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" — the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — will hit Meriden, CT this Saturday, May 12 as part of the New Haven Underground Film Festival. The movie screens at 5:30 p.m. at the...

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SEVEN WITCHES Guitarist: New Record Is 'Sounding Amazing'

SEVEN WITCHES guitarist Jack Frost has issued the following update: "I've been back from the first round of mixing on the new WITCHES album for about two weeks now. Things are going great, and the record is sounding amazing! Remember, Joey Vera is mixing this record, so you know it's going to be inc...

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DEVILDRIVER To Film 'Not All Who Wander Are Lost' Video

DEVILDRIVER has toiled endlessly to create a metallic masterpiece, partnering up with producer Jason Suecof (TRIVUM, GOD FORBID, CHIMAIRA) to hone in on the essence of the band's growing brutality. Marking their third Roadrunner release, "The Last Kind Words" focuses on structures and arrangement, p...

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NEW YORK DOLLS To Perform At 2007 JOEY RAMONE BIRTHDAY BASH

Celebrating what would have been the 56th birthday of punk icon Joey Ramone, details for the yearly Joey Ramone Birthday Bash have now been announced. The 7th annual Bash will take place Saturday, May 19 at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza. As in past years, tickets to the event were entirely s...

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OVERKILL Founder RAT SKATES Revisits Thrash Metal's Old School In New Film

"Born in the Basement", a documentary from filmmaker/OVERKILL founder Rat Skates, will be released on May 12, 2007 by Kundrat Productions. Written and narrated by Skates, this is an autobiographical journey that begins in 1980, when the East Coast of North America experienced a massive culture clash...

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ABORTED's 'Slaughter & Apparatus' To Be Released On Limited Color Vinyl

Belgium's Hollowman Records — an imprint of Hypertension Records (RED SPAROWES, ZOMBI),will release ABORTED's "Slaughter & Apparatus: A Methodical Overture" on limited color vinyl on June 1. Out now on Hollowman Records: colored vinyl edition of "War", the fourth studio album by Europe's leadin...

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MTV2's 'Headbanger's Ball' To Air METAL BLADE RECORDS 25th Anniversary Special This Weekend

To celebrate with the 25th anniversary of Metal Blade Records, MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" will screen a special episode that will showcase some of the label's top talents — past and present. The episode, which airs this Saturday (May 12),will also feature exclusive interviews with Metal Blade bands...

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THE AMERICAN BLACK LUNG To Release Sophomore Album In July

It is not often that a band comes along that can be compared to any number of bands yet embody each of them equally. This is what Tucson's THE AMERICAN BLACK LUNG brings to the table. The group's sound is part early BLACK FLAG, part IGGY POP, part THE BRONX, and part THE HELLACOPTERS. "An ...

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AS I LAY DYING, CYNIC, FASTWAY Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

SILVERSTEIN, MY ALAMO, FASTWAY, CAT THE DOG, DAMONE, VOODOO SIX, PRIESTESS, IN THIS MOMENT, FAIR TO MIDLAND, AS I LAY DYING, FLOOD OF RED, ARMY OF FRESHMAN, LOST ALONE, ELIOT MINOR, CYNIC, PANIC CELL and ARCHITECTS have been confirmed for the Download festival, which is set to take place June 8-10 a...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist: It Was 'Awesome' To Play Mexico With OBITUARY And SADUS

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has issued the following update: "Sunday, May 6: We played at Torreon [Mexico] with OBITUARY and SADUS, [and] it was awesome!. This was the same package we [toured the U.S. with] in '91, when we toured America for the second time. They showed a lot of energy and po...

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SWORN ENEMY Recording New Album 'Maniacal' With All-Star Cast

Taking their sound to raised levels of brutality, SWORN ENEMY are currently recording their new album that will be released this fall through Abacus Recordings. Since SWORN ENEMY formed in 1997 they have represented New York hardcore well, having released two highly popular full lengths and touring...

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SAVATAGE Guitarist Comments On RIAA's Attempt Raise Royalty Rates For Internet Broadcasters

SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery appeared on "The Classic Metal Show" on Saturday, May 5 to promote his latest solo release, "Pins & Needles". During the course of the discussion, Caffery was asked about his take on the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) an...

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AS I LAY DYING Guitarist Discusses Bassist's Departure

AS I LAY DYING guitarist Nick Hipa confirmed to Blistering.com during last weekend's New England Metal and Hardcore Festival that bassist Clint Norris has left the band. The rumor "has been circulating for a long time . . . we've been wanting to say that" Norris left, Hipa said, but the band had ...

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BAD BRAINS To Perform At SCHOOL OF ROCK MUSIC FESTIVAL

BAD BRAINS will perform at the first annual festival being organized by The Paul Green School of Rock, the famous after-school rock program that was the subject of both the documentary "Rock School" and the Jack Black comedy "School of Rock". The School of Rock Music Festival will take place in Asbu...

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UNEARTH Checks In From DIMMU BORGIR Tour

UNEARTH has checked in with the following update: "So far the DIMMU BORGIR tour has been a damn good one. Thanks to everyone of the UNEARTH faithful who have come out to support us on this eclectic bill. We have another three weeks left on this tour, so if it comes near you make sure ...