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MARILYN MANSON Says He's More Comfortable With Himself Now

Launch Radio Networks reports: Marilyn Manson says he endured one of the darkest periods of his life while recording his latest album, "Eat Me, Drink Me". The shock-rocker went through a painful separation with wife Dita Von Teese late last year and even questioned whether he would continue making m...

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Report: TESTAMENT Delivers Crushing Sold-Out Show At Jaxx

Sunday night, July 15, one of the best thrash metal acts of all-time delivered a crushing performance at the sold-out Jaxx nightclub in Springfield, VA. TESTAMENT, featuring four of its original members, played a 90-minute set and encore heavy on the band's older material. Favorites from "The New Or...

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METALLICA Completes 'Sick Of The Studio '07' Tour; Moscow Setlist Revealed

METALLICA played the final show of its "Sick of the Studio '07" European tour earlier tonight (Wednesday, July 18) at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Creeping Death 02. Fuel 03. Wherever I May Roam 04. For Whom the Bell Tolls 05. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)...

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SLAYER: New Song 'The Final Six' Posted Online

SLAYER has posted its new track, "The Final Six", on the band's MySpace page. The song is featured on the re-release of SLAYER's "Christ Illusion" album (cover),which is due on July 24. The limited-edition set will also contain an alternate version of "Black Serenade". The reissue marks the band's...

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MORTAL SIN Signs With RIOT ENTERTAINMENT

Reactivated Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN have inked a deal with Riot Entertainment. The group's new album, "An Absence of Faith", will be released later in the year. With such an illustrious past stretching back to 1986 beginning with their debut album "Mayhemic Destruction" and the follow-up "Fa...

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METALLICA Frontman Wants To Get The 'Master Of Puppets' Hunger Back

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has told Kerrang! magazine that producer Rick Rubin wants them to make an album as good as "Master of Puppets". "On 'St Anger', [producer] Bob Rock did everything," says Hetfield. "He was producer, engineer, bass player, babysitter, father figure — and Rick Rubin is...

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NUCLEAR ASSAULT's DAN LILKER Calls 'Get Thrashed' Documentary 'Mandatory Viewing'

The makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal" have announced that the New York City premiere of the documentary will be Wednesday, July 25 at 8:00 p.m. at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. The NYC screening will feature appearances by many legendary thrash a...

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THE CURSED Bassist To Guest On CILU 102.7

Bassist Job the Raver of THE CURSED and MURDER 1 fame will talk with the legendary "Witchfinder General" about life, love, drugs and music tomorrow night (Wednesday, July 18) at midnight on CILU 102.7 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. You can listen to the show via the Internet at www.luradio.ca. An...

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LAMB OF GOD, ANTHRAX, SHADOWS FALL Members To Guest On New NECRO CD

LAMB OF GOD's Mark Morton, SHADOWS FALL's Brian Fair, TWELVE TRIBES' Adam Jackson, ANTHRAX's Scott Ian and ex-MEGADETH bassist Dave Ellefson are among the guests that are set to appear on Brooklyn rapper NECRO's upcoming album "Death Rap", due on September 11. Necro's story begins much like your typ...

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Classic BLACK SABBATH, SLAYER Albums Focus Of Books In '33 1/3' Series

BLACK SABBATH's "Master of Reality" and SLAYER's "Reign in Blood" LPs will be the focus of the first two books about heavy metal albums in Continuum Books' popular 33 1/3 series. The 33 1/3 series documents some of the most important albums ever made. "After 50 books in the series on pop, rock, R&am...

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TESTAMENT Debuts New Song At West Springfield Show

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT debuted a new song, entitled "The Afterlife", during their headlining set Sunday night (July 15) at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia. According to one attendee, the track was "a mid-paced song that was very heavy and had some good, chunky riffs." Sit...

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'Thrash Metal' Book Cover Posted Online

The front cover to the upcoming book "Thrash Metal", featuring a previously unseen live shot of Cliff Burton and James Hetfield of METALLICA in their club days, has been posted at www.zondabooks.com. Details on the Zonda Books site also include a full listing of all bands included. Due on September...

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TESTAMENT Frontman: 'Music Is Important, But It Is Not No. 1 In My Life Anymore'

Scott McLennan of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports: The classic lineup of TESTAMENT, a band that blossomed during a heavy-metal renaissance in the 1980s around the San Francisco Bay Area, is back and doing great business. It is a second chance welcomed by TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy. Bu...

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Phantom Limb

Is there another act that plays as ferocious brand of grindcore — with only guitar, drums, and vocals for that matter – as the mighty PIG DESTROYER? You've heard it on "Prowler in the Yard", "38 Counts of Battery", and 2004's all-encompassing "Terrifyer". Now get ready for what just may be the act's...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Talks To Norway's VG TV; Video Available

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett was interviewed by Norway's VG TV on Tuesday (July 10) prior to the band's headlining performance in Oslo. Watch the seven-and-half-minute unedited question-and-answer session at VG.no. As previously reported, NME TV sat down for a chat with Kirk Hammett on Sunday, J...