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MEGADETH: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message on the band's official forum: "Just wanted to say that it has been a lot of entertainment for me the last three weeks getting to come back and spend time with you each morning. "It's as if y'all are in my house having coffee each mornin...

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Classic JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, SLAYER Tracks Featured On 'Heavy Metal Box'

According to Billboard.com, Rhino Records has set an October 2 release date for "Heavy Metal Box". The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compilation also boasts hi...

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DISBELIEF Replaces MNEMIC At Germany's TRAFFIC JAM OPEN AIR Festival

German death metallers DISBELIEF have replaced headliners MNEMIC at the Traffic Jam Open Air festival, set to take place July 27-28 in Dieburg, Germany. The festival running order is now as follows: Friday, July 27.07.07: 15:00 BATHTUB AQUANAUTS 15:45 THE SMU 16:40 PILLOW FIGHT CLUB 17:35 RAGIN DIAR...

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35 Percent Of Heavy Metal Songs Have Satanic Content: Expert

The Interfax Russian news agency reports that most heavy metal songs are about murder and suicide, according to the Serbsky State Research Center for Social and Forensic Psychiatry professor Fyodor Kondratyev. "Having researched 700 most popular heavy metal songs revealed that half of them is about...

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HATE ETERNAL Announces New Drummer

Florida-based band extreme metal act HATE ETERNAL has announced the addition of drummer Jade Simonetto to the group's ranks. Commented guitarist/vocalist Erik Rutan (ex-MORBID ANGEL),"Jade and I have been working together for six months or so, and his incredible skill and dedication to extreme drum...

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HENRY ROLLINS Says War In Iraq 'Never Was A Good Idea'

Gary Moskowitz of Mother Jones recently conducted an interview with punk rock icon Henry Rollins. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Mother Jones: The first thing I wanted to ask you about was your USO tours. Can you tell me about how and why you got involved doing those tours? Henry ...

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Doomsday X

A master of juggling ever-changing band lineups, guitarist Phil Fasciana has been steering the MALEVOLENT CREATION ship since the late '80s, almost always managing to give the fans the best his band has to offer. After vocalist Brett Hoffman unceremoniously left the fold for the second time, Phil en...

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Dominator

Remember when W.A.S.P. was scary? Like, Congressional-hearings scary? Exploding cod-piece scary? Now mainman Blackie Lawless is holding town meetings and sipping half-caf lattes with Dave Mustaine and alerting us all to the shocking fact that our government is largely full of shit. Stop the presses!...

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Short Sharp Shock

There sure are a lot of youngster picking up ye olde thrash gauntlet and going the old school route. Considering Earache's grand slam in picking up the mighty MUNICIPAL WASTE it should come as no surprise that England's thrash punkers SSS have also found a home on the storied label. The strain of th...

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BEFORE THE DAWN's 'Faithless' Reaches No. 2 On Finnish Chart

Finnish "dark metal" band BEFORE THE DAWN has climbed to position No. 2 on the single chart in its home country with its latest release, "Faithless". The single features the title cut along with a cover of PANTERA's "Mouth of War" (featuring a guest appearance by Jone Nikula) and a live version of t...

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OBITUARY Frontman Discusses Guitarist's Incarceration

Candlelight Records has posted a new interview with OBITUARY frontman John Tardy, conducted by Dom Lawson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: There was a lot of excitement when you reunited. Did that surprise you? Tardy: "It was surprising, but it also felt really good. It seemed like our...

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POSSESSED: U.S. Dates Announced

San Francisco Bay Area metal legends POSSESSED have scheduled the following U.S. dates in November: Nov. 24 - West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx Nov. 25 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club & Grill The Internet pre-sale started today (July 23) exclusively through EnterTheVault.com and will run until A...

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SKID ROW Guitarist: 'You Gotta Have Fun Doing This, Otherwise It Will Kill You'

Marko Syrjälä of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with SKID ROW guitarist Scotti Hill. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: After the first album you went into much heavier direction with "Slave to the Grind"... Scotti: Well, it was natural, man. We were on that first...

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SLAYER's Catalog To Be Reissued

SLAYER singer/bassist Tom Araya has told Gary Graff of Billboard.com that in addition to the recently released new version of "Christ Illusion", Sony BMG's Legacy imprint will be re-releasing SLAYER's catalog, although no release dates or information about bonus material have been determined. SLAYER...

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Original MANOWAR Guitarist ROSS THE BOSS Signs With AFM RECORDS

Original MANOWAR guitarist Ross The Boss has inked a deal with Germany's AFM Records. Commented Ross: "Needless to say, we are all extremely happy and pleased to know that that we are joining a great metal family and can't wait to start work on our first CD." Markus Wosgien, A&R of AFM Records,...