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DEATHRASH: 1986 Live Recording Of 'A Time To Slay' Posted Online

Bassist/founding member Pat Burns of the reunited New Jersey thrashers DEATHRASH has issued the following update: "We've posted 'A Time To Slay' from our August 10, 1986 show at the legendary CBGBs [on our MySpace page]. It was our first BIG show and we were opening for NUCLEAR ASSAULT and SHEER TER...

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Risen from the ashes of tech-addled underground weirdoes NECK, New York's CAR BOMB will scratch the itch of anyone who thinks DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN never improved on the "Under the Running Board" EP. But CAR BOMB don't settle for just being insanely good at fucked up, heart-stopping jazz-grind techn...

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DEATHRASH: Rare Video Footage Unearthed

Bassist/founding member Pat Burns of the reunited New Jersey thrashers DEATHRASH has issued the following update: "We got word last weekend that a video from our Sept. 27, 1986 show at The Grunge Club has surfaced! This is excellent news as we have been looking for a copy since we got back together....

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EXODUS Guitarist Comments On Passing Of Original HEATHEN Singer, Ruthie's Inn Promoter

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has issued a statement regarding the recent deaths of Sam Kress [info] (the original vocalist of acclaimed San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN and former co-editor of early '80s underground fanzine Whiplash) and Wes Robinson [info] (founder of the legendary Ruthie's I...

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BLITZKRIEG Frontman Pays Tribute To Late WHIPLASH Co-Editor SAM KRESS

BLITZKRIEG frontman Brian Ross has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Ken, Guy, Paul, Phil and I were saddened recently to hear of the untimely death of Sam Kress [the original vocalist of acclaimed San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN and former co-editor of early '8...

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DEATHRASH Bassist On New Songs: 'Jaws Are Going To Drop'

Bassist/founding member Pat Burns of the reunited New Jersey thrashers DEATHRASH has issued the following update: "We got together last weekend and fucking KILLED! We ripped through all the DEATHRASH classics, but 'Feel You Die', 'A Time to Slay' and 'Heart of the Darkness' have NEVER sounded better...

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KAM LEE Looking To Issue Previously Unreleased MASSACRE Album

Former MASSACRE/DEATH frontman Kam Lee has issued the following update: "MASSACRE fans — do you want unreleased MASSACRE? I'm asking this question to all MASSACRE fans because I'm trying to find a way to release the unreleased 'Second Coming' album! This was an unreleased, unfinished album recorded...

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Original HEATHEN Vocalist SAM KRESS Passes Away

Sam Kress, the original vocalist of acclaimed San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN and former co-editor of early '80s underground fanzine Whiplash, passed away several days ago. The cause of his death has not been released. In a recent posting on his blog, Whiplash co-founder Brian Lew had the f...

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Reunited TRANSGRESSOR Begins Work On New Material

American experimental thrash band TRANSGRESSOR has reunited and is currently recording its first album since 1990. Formed in 1987 from the ashes of seminal New Jersey metal band CHAOS, TRANSGRESSOR was made up of guitarist A. Cid, bassist Jonby, guitarist Vas, and drummer Vis. TRANSGRESSOR recorded...

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SOULFLY Guitarist MARC RIZZO Discusses Solo Career

Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com recently conducted an interview with SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: Your new solo CD, "Colossal Myopia", is about as far from anything SOULFLY as anybody would expect. Was that on purpose? Marc Rizzo: Yeah. Bas...

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Report: Loud, Proud And Metal To The Core

Iain Shedden of The Australian reports: Headbanging is a multi-skilled occupation. There is, for example, the side to side, which involves shaking the head while whipping one's hair around with each motion. Then there's the whiplash, a particularly violent procedure developed by AC/DC's Angus Young...

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AFTER ALL Guitarist To Host Metal Show On Belgian National Radio

Beginning on October 10, AFTER ALL guitarist Dries Van Damme will be hosting "Whiplash", a weekly metal show on Belgian national radio Studio Brussel. "Whiplash" airs every Tuesday night at 11 p.m. The show is also available for listening online the station's official web site. In other news, AFTER...

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DEATHRASH: Remixed Version Of 'Buried Alive' Posted Online

Bassist/founding member Pat Burns of the reunited New Jersey thrashers DEATHRASH has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "We have added the song 'Buried Alive' to our MySpace page. This is a remixed version of the song that was originally recorded February 1, 1986 for our 'Faces of Death'...

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DEATHRASH Announces 'New' Drummer

Bassist/founding member Pat Burns of the reunited New Jersey thrashers DEATHRASH has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "DEATHRASH has found a new drummer! Actually it's our original drummer, Marc Grossman, who formed the band with me in 1985. Marc left to pursue other interests in 1986...

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Book Of Heavy Metal Cover Art Now Available

A slick/professional artbook from Finnish heavy metal cover artist Juha Vuorma, entitled "Optic Matador - Second Ice", has been made available via www.opticmatador.com. Each copy of the 52-page book will include a signature from the artist and an original ink sketch. A book sample can be found at th...