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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer Laying Down Tracks For ABSENTEE Debut

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD/ex-DARK ANGEL/DEATH drummer Gene Hoglan is currently at the Mars Recording compound in Cleveland, Ohio laying down tracks for the upcoming debut album from ABSENTEE, the project led by former MUSHROOMHEAD frontman J. Mann (a.k.a. Jason Popson). "I'm using this as an opportunity t...

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HEIR APPARENT Mainman Sets Record Straight Regarding Split With Touring Lineup

Guitarist Terry Gorle of the reactivated Seattle-based progressive/power metallers HEIR APPARENT has issued the following update: "There have been many questions from all corners about the status of the band HEIR APPARENT over the past several years. Most recently, a 'news' post. "In an effort to pr...

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Founding SAMSON Bassist Dies After Long Illness

Former SAMSON bassist and founder member Chris Aylmer passed away last week after a long illness. Chris founded the band with Paul Samson, and not only suggested the band name, but was also responsible for young drummer Clive Burr completing the trio. Chris was in SAMSON from 1977 until 1984, and al...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman: 'Words Make War And Peace, Love And Hate'

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has posted the following message on his MySpace blog: "Below is a fun interactive blog for us all. The use of words is vital to myself when creating lyrics. "Words make war and peace, love and hate. Everything surrounding us is connected with the written word. "Belo...

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IN BATTLE: In Recording Mode

Sundsvall, Sweden-based death metallers IN BATTLE are currently recording their fourth album, "Kingdom of Fear", due later in the year via Nocturnal Art Productions. The follow-up to 2004's "Welcome to the Battlefield" will honor the memory of the group's former drummer, Otto Wiklund, who passed awa...

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INFERNAEON Signs With PROSTHETIC RECORDS

Florida-based blackened death metal band INFERNAEON has inked a deal with Los Angeles-based Prosthetic Records. Boasting former members of MONSTROSITY, INFERNAEON's debut record, "A Symphony of Suffering", will see a March release and features guest vocal appearances from Ben Falgoust (SOILENT GREEN...

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SOULBENDER Featuring QUEENSRŸCHE Guitarist, NEVERMORE Drummer: Seattle Show Cancelled

SOULBENDER — the band formed by QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton, ex-MY SISTER'S MACHINE singer Nick Pollock, ex-TIN PAN/FALLEN ANGEL guitarist Dave Groves, ex-ASSAULT/FALLEN ANGEL drummer Wes Hallam, and bassist Chuck Miller (PEACE AND SILENCE, DR. UNKNOWN) — has been forced to cancel its previ...

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ARSIS Signs Worldwide Deal WITH NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

When it comes to seminal death metal bands from North America, the East Coast alone can boast the likes of the genre's greatest staples such as CANNIBAL CORPSE, IMMOLATION, DEATH, MORBID ANGEL, and NILE. With West Virginia's legacy of being the only state formed as a direct result of the American Ci...

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JUDAS PRIEST Looking At Mid-Year Release For 'Nostradamus' Concept Album

Launch Radio Networks reports: Things are going well with the recording of the new JUDAS PRIEST album. It's a concept album about the 16th Century French prophet Nostradamus, and the band has started thinking about release dates. Frontman Rob Halford told Launch that everyone's excited about the pro...

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HEIR APPARENT Parts Ways With Members Of 2006 Touring Lineup

HEIR APPARENT members Bobby Ferkovich (bass),Peter Orullian (vocals),Op Sakiya (keyboards) and Jeffrey McCormack (drums) have issued the following statement: "We would first like to take the opportunity to thank all of the fantastic friends and fans of HEIR APPARENT that we have had the privilege...

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DESPISED ICON Begins Recording New Album, Prepares To Hit The Road

Montreal-based deathcore six-piece DESPISED ICON has entered the studio to start laying down tracks for its third full-length album, tentatively due late spring/early summer via Century Media Records. The CD is being produced by the group's former guitarist, Yannick St-Amand, and will be mixed by An...

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BEHEMOTH: Drum Tracks For New Album Completed; Video Available

Polish extreme metal titans BEHEMOTH are currently hard at work in the studio tracking their much-anticipated new album, "The Apostasy", which is currently set for a summer release. The new effort is being recorded in the band's hometown of Gdansk with Nergal (vocals, guitars) and longtime sound eng...

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Ex-CRADLE OF FILTH Drummer, Former TESTAMENT Guitarist Confirmed For TENET Project

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon has issued the following announced regarding his TENET project: "It's announcement time! There are some new faces in the TENET camp. It's my pleasure to introduce them. "I welcome to the fold Adrian Erlandsson on drums. "Adrian, as many of you may know, had sp...

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LILLIAN AXE: New Album Due In April

LILLIAN AXE guitarist Steve Blaze has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "It just turned midnight on New Year's Eve 2006, and I can't believe how much has happened this year. Julie [Steve's fiancée] and I dealt with her [breast] cancer, we got engaged, LILLIAN got a new re...

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Legendary Ruthie's Inn Promoter WES ROBINSON Dead At 77

Wes Robinson (photo),founder of the legendary Ruthie's Inn on San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley, California — a mecca for San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal and punk acts in the 1980s (everyone from BAD BRAINS to SOCIAL DISTORTION, then later METALLICA, EXODUS, POSSESSED and DEATH ANGEL, played there)...