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Year of Desolation

The word "smoking" gets thrown around so much with regard to an album's riffs, but damn if it doesn't apply in a big way on YEAR OF DESOLATION's self-titled debut for Prosthetic. (The band's first release, "Your Blood My Vendetta" was released in 2004 on Corrosive Recordings). I mean the guitars bur...
January 15, 2007
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ONSLAUGHT Guitarist Talks About Reunion Album

Back in action after 15 years of silence, U.K. thrash metal legends ONSLAUGHT have just recorded the album of their lives. Brutal, infectious and brimming with energy, "Killing Peace" is set to blow every other thrash album of the last two decades out of the water, as original members Nige Rockett (...
January 13, 2007
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CEPHALIC CARNAGE: More Tour Dates Announced

Denver, Colorado's CEPHALIC CARNAGE have lined up the following dates: Jan. 31 - Denver, CO @ The Filmore (w/ SLAYER, UNEARTH) With BRUJERIA: Mar. 02 - El Paso, TX @ House of Rock n' Roll Mar. 03 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater Mar. 08 - Austin, TX @ Emo's Mar. 09 - San Antonio, ...
January 13, 2007
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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...
January 12, 2007
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STONE SOUR, LACUNA COIL, SHADOWS FALL To Team Up For JÄGERMEISTER MUSIC TOUR

STONE SOUR, LACUNA COIL and SHADOWS FALL will team up for the latest installment of the Jägermeister Music Tour, set to kick off March 23 in St. Paul, Minnesota. "This has been something we have been looking forward to for a very long time," says STONE SOUR vocalist Corey Taylor. "Having done this t...
January 10, 2007
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MASSIF Signs With APACHE PRODUCTIONS

Belgian metal band MASSIF has inked a deal with Apache Productions. The group's new album, entitled "Damn Your Idols", is scheduled for release on May 25. Pre-production audio samples are available at their MySpace page. More information will be made available soon. MASSIF's debut album, "Grooveyard...
January 10, 2007
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Ex-CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Singer Debuts KARL AGELL'S BLIND; Video, Photos Available

A video clip of KARL AGELL'S BLIND, the new project of former CORROSION OF CONFORMITY/current LEADFOOT vocalist Karl Agell, performing the C.O.C. classic "Dance of the Dead" this past Saturday, January 6 at the Winter Metalfest at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, NC has been posted online at Away-Tea...
January 10, 2007
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SLAYER To Perform On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'; 'Die-Hard' Fans Needed

Los Angeles thrash titans SLAYER will appear on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Friday, January 19. According to a MySpace bulletin, SLAYER is looking for "die-hard" fans to be part of the "Kimmel" mini-concert. The band will play between three and five songs (including their Grammy-nominated track...
January 9, 2007
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SLAYER, IN FLAMES, CHILDREN OF BODOM, LAMB OF GOD: Live Performances From Sweden Posted Online

Live performances by SLAYER, IN FLAMES, CHILDREN OF BODOM, LAMB OF GOD and THINE EYES BLEED, recorded on the the European leg of the Unholy Alliance Tour on November 16, 2006 at Hovet in Stockholm, Sweden, can be heard online at the web site of Sveriges Radio (SR),Sweden's national publicly funded...
January 6, 2007
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UNEARTH Completes Work On 'Sanctity Of Brothers' Video

UNEARTH has completed work on "Sanctity of Brothers", the second video from its "III In the Eyes of Fire" album. Commented frontman Trevor Phipps: "We had just begun to schedule the shooting of our second video, 'Sanctity of Brothers', with famed director Darren Doane, when he decided to retire to p...
January 5, 2007
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PANTERA, SLAYER, METALLICA 'Lullabies' Featured On 'Rockabye Baby!' Compilation

"Lullaby renditions" of songs by PANTERA, SLAYER, KISS, METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN, and OZZY OSBOURNE, among others, are featured on "Rockabye Baby!", a compilation album that aims to take "the best indie, metal and rock songs and [craft] them into radiant instrumental lullabies!" according to the offic...
January 5, 2007
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SLAYER, TWISTED SISTER, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: More NAMM Appearances Detailed

The following artist appearances have been scheduled for the EMG Pickups booth (# 4850) at the NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants),which is being held January 18-21, 2007 the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA: Friday, January 19: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.: Ladies of EMG featuring: Mic...
January 5, 2007
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EXODUS: 'Another Lesson In Violence' Released On Limited-Edition Vinyl

Night of the Vinyl Dead has just released the vinyl version of EXODUS' classic live album "Another Lesson in Violence" in a hand-numbered edition, limited to 500 copies. "Another Lesson in Violence" was recorded live at the Trocadero in San Francisco, California on March 8, 1997 and was issued on CD...
January 4, 2007
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Ex-CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Frontman To Walk Down Memory Lane At WINTER METALFEST

Former CORROSION OF CONFORMITY/current LEADFOOT vocalist Karl Agell is set to debut his new project, KARL AGELL'S BLIND, this Saturday, January 6 at the Winter Metalfest at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, NC. In a recent interview with The Independent Weekly, Agell spoke about his stint with C.O.C....
January 4, 2007
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SLAYER: Australian Tour Dates Announced; MASTODON To Support

Los Angeles thrashers SLAYER will embark on an Australian/New Zealand tour in April. Support at the shows will come from MASTODON. The dates are as follows: Apr. 12 - Metro, Perth Apr. 14 - Thebarton, Adelaide Apr. 15 - Vodafone Arena, Melbourne Apr. 17 - Hordern, Sydney Apr. 19 - Riverstage, Brisba...
January 4, 2007