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HIRAX Frontman: 'Thrash Metal Is Back!'
HIRAX are currently rehearsing for their eight-date tour opening for their thrash metal metal brothers DESTRUCTION, which begins on Sunday, January 21, at The Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, California. Although HIRAX and DESTRUCTION have never played a show together, HIRAX vocalist Katon W. De Pena an...January 19, 2007
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DECEASED Confirmed For LOS ANGELES MURDERFEST VERSION 3.0
Virginia-based old-school thrash metallers DECEASED have been confirmed bands for the Los Angeles Murderfest Version 3.0, slated for March 24-25, 2007 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, March 24: OBITUARY ATHEIST REPULSION DECEA...January 19, 2007
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NAPALM DEATH Planning Back-To-Basics, Old-School U.K. Tour
NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "[I'm] In Finland enjoying what so far has been a killer tour and we still have so many shows and places to look forward to. [It's] fucking cold, though. "Anyway, we have the idea for sometime now to hopef...January 18, 2007
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SLASH, RONNIE JAMES DIO, TERRY BOZZIO Inducted Into HOLLYWOOD'S ROCKWALK; Photos Available
VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash, new KORN drummer Terry Bozzio and legendary metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio were inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk in Los Angeles last night (Wednesday, January 17). The ceremony was held in front of the Guitar Center at 7425 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Check out...January 18, 2007
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KNUT Parts Ways With Guitarist; Future Uncertain
Switzerland-based hardcore/metal band KNUT (pronounced "kahNOOOOT") has announced the departure of guitarist Jeremy, who is leaving the group to concentrate on his grind project, MUMAKIL. Commented the group: "This marks the end of an eight-plus year partnership, and a big letdown considering the at...January 17, 2007
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Report: Cyberspace Abuzz With Speculation On New Jersey Metal/Hardcore Fan's Death
James A. Quirk of the Asbury Park Press reports: Music was a central focus in the life of James C. Morrison. A guitar player who had formed his own bands, Morrison, 25, loved to attend concerts of local hardcore and metal acts — bands supported not by radio and MTV but by enthusiastic ...January 17, 2007
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POISON THE WELL Putting Finishing Touches On New Album
Florida's POISON THE WELL is putting the finishing touches on its new full-length album, "Versions", due in April via Ferret Music. This will be the band's first release since 2003's "You Come Before You" (Atlantic Records),which has sold over 130,000 copies in the U.S. to date. "Versions" is being...January 17, 2007
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Report: Man Killed Outside Hardcore Concert In Asbury Park; Band Denies Involvement
Michelle Sahn of the Asbury Park Press reports that a 25-year-old man was killed Sunday afternoon (January 14) outside Deep club in Asbury Park, New Jersey where several hardcore bands — including Boston, MA's RAMALLAH and Stroudsburg, PA's WISDOM IN CHAINS — were scheduled to perform later that day...January 16, 2007
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SLAYER: Tickets To 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Performance Sold Out In Four Hours
According to a press release from mPRm Public Relations, tickets for SLAYER's January 19 appearance on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" sold out in about four hours, matching the performance of such superstar acts as JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, KORN and LINKIN PARK. SLAYER will make its first-ever network telev...January 16, 2007
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OBITUARY, ATHEIST, REPULSION Confirmed For LOS ANGELES MURDERFEST VERSION 3.0
OBITUARY, ATHEIST and REPULSION are among the latest confirmed bands for the Los Angeles Murderfest Version 3.0, slated for March 24-25, 2007 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, March 24: OBITUARY ATHEIST REPULSION LACK OF INTERE...January 16, 2007
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MEAT LOAF Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
MEAT LOAF has been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANNIHILATOR AXEL RUDI PELL BLACK OAK ARKANSAS BLIND GUARDIAN CIRCUS MAXIMUS DIMMU BORGIR ELDRITCH FALCONER GOV'T MULE HARDCO...January 15, 2007
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An Envy of Innocence
Ah, the joys of press materials. This young Los Angeles band was compared, in the information sent along with the CD, to prime METALLICA, and the release of "An Envy of Innocence" is supposed to be the biggest earthquake in the metal world since "Vulgar Display of Power" came out. Funny, because all...January 15, 2007
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SKID ROW Bassist To Produce THE LUCHAGORS
SKID ROW bassist/songwriter Rachel Bolan has started pre-production with Atlanta based punk-pop hardcore band THE LUCHAGORS. The group, which features former WWE superstar Amy "Lita" Dumas on vocals, will be heading into the studio late January with Bolan at the production helm. In addition to Dumas...January 14, 2007
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Report: Charges Dropped Against Officer Who Arrested Hardcore Bandmember
J.J. Huggins of Sentinel & Enterprise reports that Police Officer Michael DeLuca is no longer facing an assault and battery charge in connection with the arrest he made of a member of a hardcore punk-rock band in August. "I understand the charges have been withdrawn, and that's great," Police Ch...January 14, 2007
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JUSTICE Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
German metallers JUSTICE 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 BOLT THROWER COMMUNIC CR...January 13, 2007
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