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METALLICA's HAMMETT And TOOL's JONES On Surfing In Hawaii, Obsessive Fans And Occult Symbols

The cover story in Guitar World's April 2009 issue features two hard rock guitar gods — METALLICA's Kirk Hammett and TOOL's Adam Jones — reminiscing about surfing together in Hawaii, obsessive fans, and occult symbols. A couple of excerpts from the article, which doesn't go on sale until next Tuesda...

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Former AGGRESSION Drummer Dead At 43

Drummer Gaetan "Gate" Bourassa of the cult Canadian death/thrash band AGGRESSION passed away in Laval, Quebec, Canada at age 43. Autopsy revealed that he suffered a heart attack caused by a heavy intake of a controlled substance. Commented AGGRESSION guitarist Denis "Sasquatch" Barthe: "Gate was an...

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MOTÖRHEAD: '25 Alive - Boneshaker' Released On Limited-Edition Colored Vinyl

"25 & Alive - Boneshaker", a live recording featuring MOTÖRHEAD's 25th anniversary concert at Brixton Academy in London on October 22, 2000, is finally out on vinyl via Night of the Vinyl Dead Records. It is a very limited edition of 777 hand-numbered copies, gatefold double LP on blue and red v...

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SAMAEL: Sofia Photos, Video Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of SAMAEL's sold-out January 31, 2009 concert at Blue Box (capacity: 700) in Sofia, Bulgaria can be viewed below. Check out photos of the show at Nedko.org. A new SAMAEL track, "Illumination", is currently being streamed on the Swiss metal veterans' MySpace page. The song co...

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FREAKSHOW: Another Song Posted Online

FREAKSHOW, the new project featuring former QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali, guitarist/vocalist Markus Allen Christopher (M!SS CRAZY) and guitarist Jeff LaBar (CINDERELLA),has posted another song, "Ripper", on the band's MySpace page. Banali recently stated about FREAKSHOW: "It was announced that...

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NOVEMBRE Forced To Pull Out Of HELLHOUNDS FEST; Band To Tour Europe With EVERGREY

Italy's NOVEMBRE has been forced to pull out of the upcoming Hellhounds Fest 2009 tour (see poster below) featuring TIAMAT, THE 69 EYES and AVA INFERI, which is scheduled to kick off February 10 in Hamburg, Germany. According to the trek's organizer, Henk Mol of Holland's Vain Productions, "[Berlin,...

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Germany's RITUAL To Release New Album In March

German hardcore band RITUAL will release its new album, "Beneath Aging Flesh And Bone", on March 17 via Reflections Records. According to a press release, RITUAL has "created a record that combines melody, heaviness, anger and angst to an absolute hardcore masterpiece." "Beneath Aging Flesh And Bone...

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WINO Schedules Live Debut

WINO, the new solo band of legendary guitarist/vocalist Scott "Wino" Weinrich (SAINT VITUS, THE OBSESSED, SPIRIT CARAVAN, PLACE OF SKULLS, THE HIDDEN HAND),will make its live debut on Saturday, February 7 at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. The group will consist of Jean Paul Gaster (CLUTCH, THE B...

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BIGFOOT Recording Three New Songs

BIGFOOT, the new band featuring former members of ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER, GONZALEZ and ASPHALT BLASTER, entered Blue Light Studios in Douglasville, Georgia on January 27 with producer Rachel Bolan (SKID ROW) and engineer Brian Collins to begin recording three new songs. Jim Hall and Micheal Faulkner enl...

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SOREPTION: More Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Swedish technical death metallers SOREPTION entered Sidelake Studios on January 3 to begin recording their full-length debut for a tentative late spring release. Video footage of Anton Svedin's guitar-recording sessions at Blue Oyster Studios in Sundsvall, Sweden with producer Tommy Rehn from ANGTOR...

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SODOM Mainman Responds To Criticism About Upcoming 'Chris Witchhunter Tribute Concert'

Bassist/vocalist Thomas "Angelripper" Such of veteran German thrashers SODOM has responded to criticism over the band selection for the upcoming "Chris Witchhunter Tribute Concert", which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen, Germany. The event, which...

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MATT SORUM Interviewed At SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL; Video Available

RealTVFilms.com conducted an interview with drummer Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) prior to CAMP FREDDY's January 19, 2009 performance at the Sundance Film Festival at Harry O's in Park City, Utah. Watch the chat at this location. CAMP FREDDY is the Los Angeles-based "jam" band featu...

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Ex-HAVOCHATE Singer Working On New Material

Former HAVOCHATE vocalist Jon Mallek has teamed up with producer extraordinaire Tim Gilles (HAVOCHATE, OVERKILL, M.O.D., S.O.D., MERAUDER, ANTHRAX, THURSDAY, MISFITS, ILL NINO, MADBALL, AGNOSTIC FRONT, CANDIRIA) to record three new songs which are described in a press release as "metal for the masse...

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MASTODON: 'Crack The Skye' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Crack The Skye", the new album from Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON, can be viewed below. A teaser clip of the new MASTODON track "Oblivion" is available for streaming on the band's official web site. The song will appear on "Crack The Skye", which is tentatively due la...

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STATIC-X: 'Cult Of Static' Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for "Cult of Static", the new album from the Los Angeles-based metal quartet STATIC-X, can be viewed below. "Cult of Static" is scheduled for release on March 17 via Reprise Records. The CD's first single, "Stingwray", hits airwaves February 14. The track was inspired by Wayne Stat...