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METALLICA Confirmed For Belgium's WERCHTER ROCK Festival

METALLICA has issued the following update via its official web site: "Hey... back again with more from Nor Cal. So by now most of you have hopefully heard that we are planning on spending a few weeks this summer touring, visiting some places in Europe that we didn't 'escape' to last year. We are sti...

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METALLICA Drummer On Producer RICK RUBIN: 'He's Forced Us To Rethink Big-Picture Stuff'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently spoke to Rolling Stone magazine (web site) about the songwriting process for the group's new album, tentatively due later this year. When asked the titles of the new songs his band is about to record for its next album, Ulrich said. "Right now, most of them are...

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SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, WOLFMOTHER and BRING ME THE HORIZON have been confirmed for the Download festival, set to take place June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England. Other acts that are scheduled to appear at this year's event include headliners IRON MAIDEN (June 10),...

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VADER: Australian Dates Announced

Polish death metallers VADER have announced the following shows in Australia as part of their World Devastation Tour: Apr. 24 - The Enigma Bar - Adelaide Apr. 26 - Club Phoenix - Brisbane Apr. 27 - The Gaelic Club - Sydney (Over 18 Only) Apr. 28 - The Corner - Melbourne Support will come from ...

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SLAYER Wins GRAMMY In 'Best Metal Performance' Category

SLAYER was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 49th annual Grammy Awards, which are being held tonight (Sunday, February 11) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The nominees in the "Metal" category were as follows: LAMB OF GOD - "Redne...

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ORPHANED LAND Taking Break From Live Shows To Focus On Writing

Israeli metal band ORPHANED LAND is taking a six-month break from live shows in order to focus on writing its new album, "The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR". The CD will be produced by Steven Wilson (PORCUPINE TREE, BLACKFIELD, OPETH) and is tentatively scheduled for release in 2008. Commented vocal...

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NAGLFAR, UNEARTH, LAMB OF GOD Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

NAGLFAR, UNEARTH, KNORKATOR and LAMB OF GOD 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 festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 AMON AMARTH BAD MANNERS BARCODE...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING On Early Musical Inspirations: 'To Me, It Was All About VENOM'

Aaron Beck of The Columbus Dispatch recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. The question-and-answer session follows: The Columbus Dispatch: How went the recording of the first album, "Christ Illusion", in five years? Kerry King: We'd played together for a few years before w...

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SLAYER Guitarist: 'We Worked Hard To Get Here, And No One Is Gonna Take It Away From Me!'

Shawn Jam Hill of The Ottawa Citizen recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's 25-year career: "I enjoy my longevity. SLAYER has cultivated this sh--, there is no image. I put my leathers on, put my nails on (King's sig...

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TOM ARAYA: 'At My Age, I'm Not Too Old To Listen To SLAYER'

Chad Painter of The Other Paper recently conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On being insprired to write "Eyes of the Insane", a song about an American soldier stationed in Iraq who kills himself following a nervous breakdown, after rea...

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SLAYER Guitarist On Possible ROCK HALL Induction: If It Happens, It'll Be After It's Important

D.X. Ferris of Cleveland Scene recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's seemingly youthful endurance: "I try to take all my experiences from growing up as a fan and apply them to SLAYER. I think that's why our fans are so .....

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EXODUS: Another Live Video Posted Online

A video of veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS performing their track "Deathamphetamine" at the Crocodile Rock in Allentown, PA during the Monsters Of Mayhem tour last year has been posted online at the Underground Video Television web site. Also available at the same location is a live...

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IRON MAIDEN, SLAYER, AEROSMITH To Perform At Italy's HEINEKEN JAMMIN' FESTIVAL

IRON MAIDEN, SLAYER, AEROSMITH and SMASHING PUMPKINS will reportedly perform at the tenth-anniversary edition of the Heineken Jammin' Festival, set to take place June 14-17 at St Giuliano Park in Mestre (Venice),Italy. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Thursday, June 14: IRON MAIDEN SL...

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METALLICA's HAMMETT Talks About Meeting LARS ULRICH And JAMES HETFIELD; Video Available

The makers of "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, have posted a video clip of METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett about the San Francisco Bay Area club scene and the first t...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS, MARILYN MANSON, SLAYER Confirmed For Switzerland's GREENFIELD FESTIVAL

SMASHING PUMPKINS, MARILYN MANSON and SLAYER 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: SMASHING PUMPKINS MARILYN MANSON INCUBUS SLAYER BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE THE HIVES FLOGGING MOLLY ME FI...