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NAPALM DEATH: Long Island Concert Cancellation Explained

British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH have posted the following message on their official web site: "Many, many apologies to all our fans that turned up to [Friday night's, Nov. 24] show [at Club Ritual in Levittown, New York]. The club did not have a working PA/sound system. We tried to resolve t...

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FIVE STAR PRISON CELL Wins 2006 MUSICOZ Award For 'Best Metal/Hardcore Artist'

Aussie tech metallers FIVE STAR PRISON CELL have been honored with the 2006 MusicOz award (Australia's premier music awards for unsigned artists) for "Best Metal/Hardcore Artist". Cam [bassist Cameron Macdonald] and Mark [drummer Marc Whitworth] flew to Sydney last Tuesday and accepted the award, ma...

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XNEVER AGAINX Signs With 1981 RECORDS

Dayton, Ohio hardcore outfit XNEVER AGAINX has inked a deal with 1981 Records. The band's debut full-length record is tentatively scheduled for release in April. A couple of tracks from the upcoming CD can be heard on the band's MySpace page. Upcoming XNEVER AGAINX shows: Dec. 09 - Charlies Coffee B...

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SOULFLY Mainman Discusses His Musicial Influences And Lyrics

Apeshit recently conducted an interview with SOULFLY/ex-SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Apeshit: "Dark Ages" is such a good album. It's complete, diverse, and it's probably SOULFLY's heaviest, most aggressive album so far. What influenced the sound of the...

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LINEA 77 To Release Collection Of Early Recordings In January

Italian political hardcore metallers LINEA 77 will release a new CD, entitled "Venereal 1995", on January 29, 2007 via Earache Records. The album is a 12-song retrospective the band's earliest recordings, mostly in their native language, along with two newly recorded songs in English. The roots of L...

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WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH Signs With LIFEFORCE RECORDS

Lifeforce Records has announced the worldwide signing of one of the "most exciting new German bands," WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH. Hailing from Germany's capital city Berlin, WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH came together with a clear goal: to mix up math-/grindcore with straight hardcore and a fine blend of j...

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EYELESS: New Album Artwork, Audio Sample Available

The cover artwork for EYELESS's upcoming album, "The Game of Fear", has been posted online at VS-webzine.com. The artwork was designed by Chad Michael Ward, who has previously worked with such artists as MARYLIN MANSON, SOILWORK, ABORTED, HATESPHERE and ORIGIN OU CORPORATION 187. The group's second...

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CASSIUS: New Song Posted Online

A brand new track by from Richmond, VA's CASSIUS, entitled "Funeral March", has been posted online at the Lifeforce Records America MySpace profile. The track comes off the group's upcoming debut album "I am Jim Jones", due on January 23, 2007 via Lifeforce. The CD was recorded by Chris Dowhan of Re...

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DIMENSION ZERO Begins Recording Third Album

DIMENSION ZERO — the Swedish band featuring IN FLAMES guitarist Jesper Strömblad (on bass),ex-MARDUK vocalist Jocke Göthberg, LUCIFERION/DIABOLIQUE drummer Hasse Nilsson, and PATHOS guitarist Daniel Antonsson — has begun recording its third album, tentatively due in early 2007. DIMENSION ZERO's sop...

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TIAMAT, DARK TRANQUILLITY, PAIN Confirmed For Sweden's CLOSE-UP BÅTEN

TIAMAT, DARK TRANQUILLITY and PAIN are among the confirmed bands for the Close-Up Båten festival/day-long cruise, set to take off from Stockholm, Sweden on February 15, 2007. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: TIAMAT DARK TRANQUILLITY PAIN HARDCORE SUPERSTAR NECROPHOBIC DIMENSION ZERO Fo...

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BORN FROM PAIN To Embark On European Headling Tour

Dutch metallic hardcore heroes BORN FROM PAIN have just confirmed a headline tour throughout Europe for February - March 2007. Support on the tour will come from FIRST BLOOD, BLOODLINED CALLIGRAPHY and THE SETUP. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. BORN FROM PAIN's third album, "War", has...

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EMBRACE THE END Seeks New Members

Sacramento, California based hardcore act EMBRACE THE END is looking for applicants to fill the vacancies their recently departed guitar and bass player have left open. The band has issued the following statement: "Unfortunately we are losing a few crucial players on team EMBRACE THE END. Patrick, L...

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Report: No Charges Yet For Hardcore Band SET IT STRAIGHT

Lauren Brooks of Redding.com reports that Shasta County District Attorney Jerry Benito declined Monday (Nov. 20) to issue a complaint against seven people arrested at Caldwell Park in Redding, California five weeks ago — including members of the Redding, California hardcore band SET IT STRAIGHT — af...

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Omaha's DIMEBAG Tribute Show Scheduled For December 9

The third annual Omaha "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott Tribute Show is set to take place on Saturday, December 9 at Sokol Underground in Omaha, Nebraska. The event will feature some of the best metal/hardcore acts in the region. The lineup is as follows: THE LIFELESS DESIGN NARCOTIC SELF DIRTFEDD BLOODCOW...

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War

"This war…is relentless!" comes the commanding bark of vocalist Ché Snelting and the gang shouts of his band mates in BORN FROM PAIN. It is a most appropriate introduction to an album that is every bit as explosive and riddled with bullets as any battlefield scene from anywhere in the world. This is...