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Assassins in the House of God

Four years of silence from the ALL OUT WAR camp, as frontman Mike Score focused on his day job as a high school history teacher, has done little to diminish the fire of anger and bitterness at this New York crossover band's core. While the metal/hardcore scene they helped found has spawned countless...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman: 'Unholy Alliance' Was 'Best Tour We've Ever Done In Our Lives'

Lizar Borowski of Imhotep recently conducted an interview with CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the "Chaos Ridden Years - Stockholm Knockout Live" CD/DVD: "I'm pretty happy about it. We worked very hard on it, I think the gig was really good,...

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CANDLEMASS Confirmed For Sweden's METALTOWN Festival

Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have been confirmed for the Metaltown festival, set to take place June 30 at Frihammen in Gothenburg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CANDLEMASS CULT OF LUNA HARDCORE SUPERSTAR ILL NINO MACHINE HEAD MARDUK MASTODON MESHUGGAH NINE RAISED FIST SLAYER...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary To Be Shown At New Haven Underground Film Festival

"Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" — the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — will hit Meriden, CT this Saturday, May 12 as part of the New Haven Underground Film Festival. The movie screens at 5:30 p.m. at the...

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SLAYER Launches Fan Community

Legendary thrash metal band SLAYER launched their official fan community, Slatanic Wehrmacht (www.slatanicwehrmacht.com) just in time for their highly anticipated co-headline U.S. tour with MARILYN MANSON. The band has long recognized that SLAYER fans are part of their own counterculture. They are d...

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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist Talks GRAMMYS, Touring And Upcoming Album

Simon Milburn of The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On how the last few months have been for the band since the release of "Sacrament": "It's really been amazing. The album's been so well received, which really...

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MARILYN MANSON Schedules California In-Store Signing

In celebration of the release of his new album, "Eat Me, Drink Me", Marilyn Manson will be signing autographs at Hot Topic in Orange County, CA on Friday, May 18 at 5:00 p.m. Beginning on Friday, May 11, the first 500 customers to pre-order the CD "Eat Me, Drink Me" at Hot Topic at the ...

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Switzerland's GREENFIELD FESTIVAL: More Bands Announced

More bands have been confirmed for the Greenfield Festival, set to take place June 15-17 in Interlaken, Switzerland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 30 SECONDS TO MARS DIE HAPPY FIVE O'CLOCK HEROES FLOGGING MOLLY FRANK BLACK HAYSEED DIXIE HEAD AUTOMATICA HINDER HOUSTON SWING ENGINE IL...

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AS I LAY DYING, CYNIC, FASTWAY Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

SILVERSTEIN, MY ALAMO, FASTWAY, CAT THE DOG, DAMONE, VOODOO SIX, PRIESTESS, IN THIS MOMENT, FAIR TO MIDLAND, AS I LAY DYING, FLOOD OF RED, ARMY OF FRESHMAN, LOST ALONE, ELIOT MINOR, CYNIC, PANIC CELL and ARCHITECTS have been confirmed for the Download festival, which is set to take place June 8-10 a...

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SWORN ENEMY Recording New Album 'Maniacal' With All-Star Cast

Taking their sound to raised levels of brutality, SWORN ENEMY are currently recording their new album that will be released this fall through Abacus Recordings. Since SWORN ENEMY formed in 1997 they have represented New York hardcore well, having released two highly popular full lengths and touring...

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SLAYER And MARILYN MANSON Co-Headline Summer Tour Dates Announced

Tour dates for this summer's match made in Heaven...or Hell...are announced today. MARILYN MANSON and SLAYER's 25-city co-headline North American tour will kick off on July 25 in West Palm Beach, FL, pillaging its way cross-country to wrap up in San Antonio, TX on September 1. Confirmed dates are be...

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MARILYN MANSON On SLAYER Tour: 'I Think Our Differences Complement Each Other'

Marilyn Manson told MTV.com that there was a point not too long ago — but before news of the dissolution of his marriage to Dita Von Teese went public in late January — that he realized he just didn't want to live anymore. His life was in utter turmoil, he had hit a ...

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SENTINEL BEAST Vocalist To Guest On KNAC.COm's 'The Vault' This Sunday

Debbie Gunn, the frontwoman for the recently reunited '80s Sacramento, CA thrash band SENTINEL BEAST, will be the featured guest on KNAC.COM's trad/underground metal specialty show "The Vault" this Sunday (May 6) at 11:00 a.m. PST. Gunn will discuss the band's history and their upcoming reunion show...

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DOMAIN Begins Work On New Material

German melodic metal band DOMAIN has commenced work on its new album — the group's first to feature the latest addition to the band's lineup — vocalist Chity Somapala (ex-FIREWIND, AVALON, FARO) and bassist Steven Wussow (SHYLOCK). An early 2008 release is expected. DOMAIN guitarist and producer Axe...

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What's The Big Deal With Heavy Metal? New Zealand's TV3 Attempts To Find Out

Reporter David Farrier of New Zealand's TV3 became fascinated with heavy metal after stumbling across an old SLAYER album several months ago. With so many metal acts heading to New Zealand recently, he decided to talk to the biggest names in the biz — and some of the fans — to find out what all ...