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PITTS VS. PREPS Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces New Album Title

PITTS VS. PREPS — the Louisiana-based band featuring former EXHORDER/FLOODGATE and current ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY frontman Kyle Thomas — has issued the following update: "What's happenin? Crazy shit goin on right now. Wrappin' up pre-production stuff and a lineup change. PITTS have parted ways with dr...

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MNEMIC To Support DEFTONES In U.K. Only

Due to "personal scheduling conflicts," Danish metallers MNEMIC will not be able to support the DEFTONES on their entire European tour as previously announced. Instead MNEMIC will only be doing the U.K. DEFTONES dates, which are scheduled to kick off in early March. Commented MNEMIC in a statement:...

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MEGADETH Mainman: 2006 'Turned Out To Be One Of The Best Years In My Career Yet'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Well, the holiday season is here and some of us are definitely getting coal in the 'ole stocking, which is getting off easy. Me, I prolly deserve a boxcar of the stuff, but again...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist: 'It's Been Great To Get Up And Play These Old Songs'

ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Inez has issued the following update: "First of all, and most importantly, I'd like to thank each and everyone of you cool fuckers for coming out and saying hello this year. It was a SUPREME pleasure playing for you and seeing y'all face to face. Those songs we played ar...

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SPHERE Signs With EMPIRE RECORDS

Polish technical death metal newcomers SPHERE — featuring ex-members of HATE and PYORRHOEA — have signed a record deal with Empire Records. The band's debut album, entitled "Damned Souls Rituals", will be relased in January 2007, attached to Thrash 'Em All magazine. "Damned Souls Rituals" track list...

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FIRST BLOOD Announces Headlining Tour

FIRST BLOOD has announced its first national headlining tour for January 2007. Support acts on the bill chosen by the band include DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR, BLOODLINED CALLIGRAPHY, and DEAD HEARTS. Releasing their full-length debut, "Killafornia", on Trustkill this year, the group has already completed...

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SOUL TAKERS: New Album Pushed Back

Italian metallers SOUL TAKERS have pushed back the projected release date of their recently completed second full-length album, "Flies in a Jar", to the spring (March/April) from the previously announced January 2007. The follow-up to 2005's "Tides" (Northwind Records) was recorded at Luigi Stefanin...

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SLAYER Guitarist On Songwriting: 'If You Sit Down And Over-Think It, It's Usually Sh*t'

Luxi Lahtinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal-Rules.com: As you have probably heard from almost every possible direction many have said that the aggression and brutality of your old days have returned. So...

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IMMOLATION Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Long-running New York death metallers IMMOLATION have been confirmed for the tenth-anniversary edition of Germany's Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 16-18, 2007 in Dinkelsbühl. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER...

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ANKLA Joined By DIVINE EMPIRE's J.P. SOARS

ANKLA, the Los Angeles-based band led by former PUYA guitarist Ramón Ortíz, has issued the following update: "As we approach the end of 2006, we want to take a moment to be thankful for all the good things that happened to ANKLA this year — the signing with Bieler Brothers, the release of 'Steep Tra...

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SABBAT Plays Warm-up Show For CRADLE OF FILTH Tour: Photos, Review Available

U.K. thrashers SABBAT played a reunion show at Rock City in Nottingham last night (Saturday, Dec. 16) as a warm-up for their support slot on the CRADLE OF FILTH U.K. tour. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. A Cautionary Tale 02. Hosanna In Excelsis 03. The Clerical Conspiracy 04. Behind The Cro...

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EYEHATEGOD: Final Tribute Album Track Listing, Release Date Announced

Emetic Records has set a March 20, 2007 release date for "For the Sick – A Tribute to Eyehategod". According to the label, "all the artists involved in the release are friends or fans of the sludge legends and we are happy to have the best of the underground to show their support of EYEHATEGOD," ...

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KAYO DOT Signs With HYDRA HEAD RECORDS

KAYO DOT, the Boston, Massachusetts-based experimental metal ensemble featuring former members of the now-defunct MAUDLIN OF THE WELL, has inked a deal with Hydra Head Records for the release of their next album. The group plans to begin recording the CD in early summer for a tentative late 2007 or...

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H.I.M. Frontman Records Duet With German Soap Opera Star; Audio Available

H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo recently recorded a new duet, this time with German soap opera star Natalia Avelon on a song that will be included on the soundtrack to the movie "8 Miles High" about the life of Uschi Obermaier (played by Natalia). The track "Summer Wine" will be released as single in Jan...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'We've Never Considered Ourselves To Be Just A Thrash Band'

Justin Donnelly of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On THE HAUNTED's new album, "The Dead Eye": "I think to fully understand 'The Dead Eye', you have to give the album some time to really sink in...