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LAMB OF GOD, IRON MAIDEN, SLAYER, MACHINE HEAD Among 'Golden Gods' Nominees

According to The Sun Online, LAMB OF GOD is the favorite to walk off with the silverware at this year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. The Virginia-based group is up for an impressive five gongs, including "Best Album", "Best Live Band" and "Best International Band". And the fifth annual Metal Ham...

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GRIP INC.: Previously Unrelased Song From 1997 Posted Online

A previously unreleased GRIP INC. song from 1997, entitled "Bittersweet", has been posted on the MySpace page of the group's former bassist Jason VieBrooks. GRIP INC.'s fourth studio album, "Incorporated" (which doesn't feature VieBrooks),was released in March 2004 through SPV Records. The follow-u...

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MARILYN MANSON: New Single Sample Available

A 31-second audio sample of the new MARILYN MANSON single, "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides The Hand)", has been posted on the web site of the French public-service radio station Le Mouv'. Listen to it at this location (Real Media). "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides The Hand)"...

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EXODUS Drummer TOM HUNTING: 'The New Music Being Created Is The Heaviest Ever'

EXODUS drummer Tom Hunting, who recently rejoined the group, has issued the following update: "I feel honored and inspired to be a part of this band again. I've really missed it in my absence. The touring, the recording of the music, but most importantly, the experiences together, and with all of th...

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THINE EYES BLEED Frontman: 'Listeners Can Expect A Much More Focused Album That Doesn't Let Up'

Canadian thrashers THINE EYES BLEED — who feature in their ranks former KITTIE guitarist/technician Jeff Phillips and bassist Johnny Araya (brother of SLAYER's Tom Araya — have posted a number of photos from the recording sessions for their sophomore album at this location. The CD was tracked at Bea...

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MACHINE HEAD's DEMMEL Wants To Make 'Timeless Songs' People Will Listen To In 20 Years

Michelle LaRose of Garage Radio magazine recently conducted an interview with MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel. A couple of excerpts follow: Garage Radio: Can you tell us a little bit about your brand new album "The Blackening" that just came out this week? Demmel: Yeah. "The Blackening", eight so...

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BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR, HELLFEST Launch PR Partnership

Bloodstock Open Air and Hellfest have joined forces as two of Europe's biggest independent metal festivals to cross-promote in the U.K. and France. The festivals are held weeks apart but both aim to attract more fans from across the water. Hellfest is being held on June 22-24 in Clisson, France and...

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SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO: 'I Don't Practice At Home'

The U.K.'s "best-selling drum magazine" Rhythm (web site) recently conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On training his left bass drum foot on his hi-hat: "IRON MAIDEN first did it in the song 'Ghenghis Khan' where the hi-hat is doing w...

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THINE EYES BLEED: Live Recording Of New Song Available

A brand new THINE EYES BLEED song, recorded live in Sweden last fall during the European leg of SLAYER's "Unholy Alliance Tour: Preaching to the Perverted" tour (where THINE EYES BLEED was the opening act),has been posted on the band's MySpace page. Check out the track "The Dragon" at this location...

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HATEBREED, PAPA ROACH, MASTODON Confirmed For Holland's FIELDS OF ROCK Festival

HATEBREED, PAPA ROACH, MASTODON, AMON AMARTH, FASTWAY, PAIN OF SALVATION, LAUREN HARRIS, BLOODSIMPLE and WALLS OF JERICHO have been confirmed for the Fields of Rock festival, set to take place June 16-17 at the Evenemententerrein Walibi World in Biddinghuizen, Holland. Meanwhile, BUCKCHERRY has canc...

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SPIRALARMS Featuring Ex-FORBIDDEN, MACHINE HEAD Members: New Music Available

SPIRALARMS guitarist Craig Locicero (ex-FORBIDDEN, MANMADEGOD) has issued the following update: "Before the New Year started, we vowed to make '07 our time to make the impression that will help define our music. I believe we've accomplished that with our two newest songs that we just posted up on ww...

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BLOODSIMPLE, DRAGONLORD, VOLBEAT Confirmed For GRASPOP's METAL DOME Event

The organizers of the annual Graspop Metal Meeting festival — which takes place in Dessel, Belgum —have announced the following bands for the Metal Dome event (the exact date to be confirmed): VOLBEAT BLOODSIMPLE SPOILER NYC TEXTURES SUHRIM ASRAI SPOIL ENGINE CRIMSON FALLS THURISAZ WELKIN DRAGONLORD...

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OVERKILL Singer, Ex-HADES Guitarist Schedule THE CURSED Live Debut

THE CURSED, the new band featuring vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL) and former HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo, will play its first-ever — and possibly last-ever — concert on May 20 at the Highline Ballroom (431 16th St.) in New York City. Also scheduled to appear are former ANTHRAX singer Jo...

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OBLITERATION: Release Date Set For Debut Album

Norwegian death metallers OBLITERATION will release their debut album, "Perpetual Decay", on May 28 via Tyrant Syndicate Productions, the label headed up by DARKTHRONE guitarist/vocalist Nocturno Culto. Hailing from Kolbotn (just outside Oslo) — the town which spawned the mighty DARKTHRONE, LAMENTED...

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AS I LAY DYING, VOMITORY Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

AS I LAY DYING, VOMITORY and NAPLES STAPLES SPECIALS have been confirmed for this year's With Full Force festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The latest cancellations include GORILLA BISCUITS, DRY KILL LOGIC and 1349. The festival billing is now...