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SLAYER Guitarist Talks Organized Religion

ARTISTdirect recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: ARTISTdirect: You've never shied away from attacking organized religion in your songs — directly and unapologetically — and "Christ Illusion" cranks up the heat. But then we ofte...

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WARBRINGER Inks Worldwide Deal With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

In an era when vintage metal t-shirts are en vogue and bands worshiping at the altar of every crossover band that released a demo or EP in the '80s are crawling out of the woodwork, Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER are cauterizing the competition with a sound that recalls all the classics without be...

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LORDI Frontman Checks In From OZZFEST

Finland's monster rock 'n' rollers LORDI, currently on tour as part of Ozzfest 2007, have issued another update about their time on the road in North America. Says LORDI frontman Mr. Lordi, "Ozzfest has been absolutely amazing for us, even though the shows have been a 'little' sweaty. We've gotten s...

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THRESHOLD Drummer's KYRBGRINDER To Perform At This Weekend's BULLDOG BASH

KYRBGRINDER, the London-based three-piece led by THRESHOLD drummer Johanne James, will perform at the U.K.'s legendary Bulldog Bash biker festival this Saturday, August 11. Also appearing on the bill are STATUS QUO, THE DAMNED and THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND. KYRBGRINDER will perform with THRES...

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APOCALYPTICA Launches YouTube Channel

Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA have launched an official YouTube channel featuring all of their official video clips. Check it out at this location. Metalhead.ro has uploaded a new 15-minute audio interview with APOCALYPTICA's Perttu Kivilaakso. Listen to the interview at this location. APOCALYP...

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BLACK TIDE To Play OZZFEST's Main Stage Beginning This Friday

Although no official announcement has yet been made, Miami, Florida-based hard rock band BLACK TIDE (formerly RADIO) appears to have been granted a main-stage slot at this year's Ozzfest beginning on August 10 in Tinley Park, Illinois. As you may recall, BLACK TIDE was originally tapped to replace C...

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ATREYU: New 'Lead Sails Paper Anchor' Webisode Posted Online

ATREYU has filmed a five-part video series documenting the recording process of the group's new album, "Lead Sails Paper Anchor", due out August 28. The band teamed with producer John Feldmann (THE USED, GOOD CHARLOTTE) on the follow-up to "A Death-Grip on Yesterday". This next installment of the vi...

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MASSACRE: More 'Re-Animated' Tour Details Revealed

More details have been revealed about MASSACRE's upcoming "Re-Animated" European tour, which is scheduled to kick off October 26 and last through November 18. The band's lineup for the trek will consist of DENIAL FIEND members Sam Williams (guitar),Curt Beeson (drums; NASTY SAVAGE),along with ex-M...

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(HED) P.E. Helps America's Wounded Soldiers

Suburban Noize Records and its artists on the Strange Noize Tour including (HED) P.E., KOTTONMOUTH KINGS, and the SUBNOIZE SOULJAZ, featuring Big B and The Dirtball, are joining the effort to help America's wounded warriors. They understand the power they have to help young soldiers returning from a...

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MANIMALS, SOULLESS, LICK THE BLADE Confirmed For 'Metal On Metal 25th Anniversary Concert'

MANIMALS, SOULLESS and LICK THE BLADE have been confirmed for the "Metal On Metal 25th Anniversary Concert", set to take place Saturday, September 15 at The Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio. Headlining the event will be RAVEN (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal legends),ANVIL (Canadian metal vete...

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HEAVEN AND HELL In Talks To Play India, Dubai

Justin Donnelly of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, RAINBOW, HEAVEN AND HELL). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the HEAVEN AND HELL tour: "The tour has been a huge success. We're probably as s...

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NATRON Forced To Cancel SOUTH XTREEM NOISE Festival Appearance

Italian death metallers NATRON have issued the following update: "NATRON and all the bands (among others ROTTING CHRIST, SINISTER, PANDEMIA, OBSCENITY, DEFEATED SANITY and more) which were supposed to play tonight [Sunday. August 5] the South Xtreem Noise fest in Cardito (Italy) were forced to cance...

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CELLADOR: Another Demo Track Posted Online

Nebraska-based power metallers CELLADOR have posted the third (and one of the last) clip of a demo song on their MySpace page. This time, the chosen track is called "In My Hands" and features only the solo section. "In My Hands" is expected to appear on the band's next album, which will be ...

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JADED HEART: New Album Samples Available

Frontiers Records has set an October 19 European release date for the new album from German melodic hard rock masters JADED HEART, entitled "Sinister Mind". According to a press release, "the sound on the album is definitely heavier and more in your face, still keeping intact the elements that has c...

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SYMPHORCE Guitarist Announces Guest Appearances

Lead guitarist Cédric "Cede" Dupont of the German/Swiss melodic power trashers SYMPHORCE has recorded a couple of guest appearances during the recent months. "I played some lead stuff in June for my DARK AGE buddies up in Hamburg," he says. "I just love their music and it's always a cool thing to co...