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SLAYER's KERRY KING: 'Norwegian Black Metal Is Sh*t'

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has slammed the Norwegian black metal scene as "shit," claiming that black metal musicians spend far too much time generating controversy instead of honing their songwriting and musical skills. Speaking to Norway's VG Nett on the eve of the band's appearance at Hovefestiv...

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EXTREMA: Video Footage From HEINEKEN JAMMIN' Festival Available

Photos and video footage of EXTREMA's performance at Italy's Heineken Jammin' Festival (sharing the bill with heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN, SLAYER, MASTODON, STONE SOUR and more) is now available. You can check the clips for "This Toy" and "Displaced" by following the links below: "This Toy": Vid...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, SOULFLY, BAD BRAINS Members Featured On New ILL BILL CD

Howard Jones (KILLSWITCH ENGAGE),Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, SEPULTURA),and HR and Darryl Jenifer (BAD BRAINS) are among the guest musicians who appear on the new album from Brooklyn's own ILL BILL. Due on September 11 via Uncle Howie Records/Perfect Game Recording Co., "The Hour of Reprisal" features...

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SLAYER Fan's Lawyers Appeal First Vermont Death Sentence In Decades

According to Newsday.com, lawyers for the first man sentenced to death in Vermont since 1957 appeared before a federal appeals court Wednesday, trying to get his punishment overturned on a variety of grounds, including comments prosecutors made about the T-shirt he wore for his killing spree. Donald...

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THE CURSED: 'Room Full Of Sinners' E-Card Available

An e-card for the debut album from THE CURSED — the new band featuring vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL) and former HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo — is available at this location. Entitled "Room Full of Sinners", the CD was released yesterday (June 26) via Screaming Ferret Wreckords. The albu...

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SLAYER, ILL NINO: Photos From Switzerland's GREENFIELD FESTIVAL Available

SLAYER, ILL NINO and PORCUPINE TREE are among the bands that performed at the Greenfield Festival on June 15-17 in Interlaken, Switzerland. Check out photos from Metalpics.ch. As previously reported, SLAYER will re-release its "Christ Illusion" album on July 24. The limited-edition set will contain...

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SLAYER Fan Gets 'Down And Dirty' At GRASPOP METAL MEETING; Video Available

A 21-second video clip of a SLAYER fan getting "down and dirty" during the band's June 24, 2007 performance at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium has been posted at YouTube. As previously reported, SLAYER will re-release its "Christ Illusion" album on July 24. The limited-edition set will...

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'Get Thrashed': San Francisco And New York City Screenings Announced

Following successful screenings in eight cities and already taking home three awards, including the SAFILM Grand Prize in San Antonio's Underground Film Festival, the makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" — the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early...

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Reunited SENTINEL BEAST Working On New Album

Reunited '80s Sacramento, California thrash band SENTINEL BEAST is currently working on its second album, due out before the end of the year. In the meantime, the group has scheduled several Sacramento dates, including July 20 at the Kennel Club, August 11-12 at The Roadhouse, and August 19 at The K...

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ENTOMBED Confirmed For Sweden's METALTOWN Festival

Long-running Swedish metallers ENTOMBED have been confirmed for the Metaltown festival, set to take place this Saturday, June 30 at Frihammen in Gothenburg, Sweden. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: SLAYER (US) MACHINE HEAD (US) MASTODON (US) ENTOMBED (S) MUSTASCH (S) HARDCORE SUPER...

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MELIAH RAGE: Live Dates Announced

Boston metallers MELIAH RAGE have scheduled the following dates: Jul. 21 - Snowbound Club - Winchendon, MA Aug. 24 - Good Times Emporium Rock Club - Somerville, MA Oct. 20 - Mark's Showplace - Bedford, NH (w/ OVERKILL) MELIAH RAGE guitarist Anthony Nichols has been busy writing music for the band's...

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'Thrash Metal' Book Due In September

Garry Sharpe–Young's latest book "Thrash Metal" is being readied for publication this September. In addition, Zonda Books will publish Garry's "Death Metal", "Black Metal" and "Power Metal", all before the end of the year. These titles replace the 2001 editions, which have consistently ranked No. 1...

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BOLD, BURY YOUR DEAD, MAYHEM Pull Out Of Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

BOLD, BURY YOUR DEAD and MAYHEM have cancelled their participation in the 2007 edition of With Full Force festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. Newly added to the bill is Belgium's THE SET UP. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in...

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RINGWORM To Play Entire First Album At Tomorrow Night's Concert

D.X. Ferris of the Cleveland Scene reports that the Cleveland-based metal/hardcore band RINGWORM will play its debut album, 1993's "The Promise", in its entirety tomorrow night (Saturday, June 23) at the Jigsaw Saloon & Stage in Parma, Ohio. Invoking comparisons to the CRO-MAGS and SLAYER, the d...

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BEHEMOTH: Too Dangerous For Poland?

Chris Harris and Jon Wiederhorn of MTV.com report: This week, a Polish anti-sect organization dubbed "The All-Polish Committee for Defense Against Sects" released a list of artists it claims "promote Satanism" or "encourage murder and animal sacrifice" with their music. The group plans to distribute...