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VICTORY RECORDS Announces New Signings: A DAY TO REMEMBER And BENEATH THE SKY

Victory Records has announced the signing of A DAY TO REMEMBER and BENEATH THE SKY, two bands that promise to challenge the conventions of rock and expand the barriers of the cutting edge. With an average age of 18.2, Florida's A DAY TO REMEMBER will enter Boston's Zing Studios (UNDEROATH, KILLSWITC...

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BRUTAL TRUTH: 'Animal Kingdom' / 'Kill Trend Suicide' Reissue To Include Bonus Video Footage

Relapse Records has set an October 17 release date for the reissue of the post-Earache material from influential '90s extreme metallers BRUTAL TRUTH, "Sounds of the Animal Kingdom" (1997) and the preceding "Kill Trend Suicide" mini-CD (1996). According to a posting on the Relapse web site, "'Sounds....

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STEPHEN PEARCY, JUAN CROUCIER Tour To Kick Off In September

Original RATT members Stephen Pearcy (vocals) and Juan Croucier (bass) will team up for the "Metal in America" tour 2006, set to take place September-November. Pearcy and his RAT BASTARDS will play all the RATT hits and music from ARCADE, as well as Stephen's solo material. Croucier will be fronting...

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KORN Singer Talks Horror Movie Role

Launch Radio Networks reports: KORN singer Jonathan Davis plays the title role in an upcoming horror film called "Sin-Jyn Smyth", which also stars former wrestler Roddy Piper and porn superstar Jenna Jameson in her first "straight" role. Davis told Launch a bit more about his character and what the...

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DEMOLITION RECORDS Signs North American Deal With WARCON ENTERPRISES

Demolition Records, one of the UK's leading independent rock labels, has inked a North American deal with Warcon Enterprises. The link-up will see all of Demolition's releases distributed by Fontana/Universal in the U.S., and EMI in Canada. Ged Cook, Demolition Records owner, said "We've been search...

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Former VIO-LENCE Frontman Talks About Pit Violence: Video Available

The makers of "Get Thrashed", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted a one-minute video clip featuring former VIO-LENCE frontman Sean Killian talking about violence in the pit at one of the band's shows b...

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Swedish Animal-Rights Organization Slams MAYHEM Over Use Of Animal Parts

Animal Rights Sweden, the country's largest animal-rights organization with 36,000 members, has launched an attack against the organizers of the Gates of Metal festival over Norwegian black metal band MAYHEM's use of animal parts during their performance at the event (Photo#1, Photo#2),which took p...

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INTO ETERNITY Recording Drummer JIM AUSTIN To Perform With Band On GIGANTOUR

Canada's INTO ETERNITY has announced that longtime recording drummer Jim Austin will be joining them on their 2006 Gigantour dates. Not able to tour with the band for their five 2005 North American tours, Austin is ecstatic to be able to perform with the band for this run of dates. "It's been two ye...

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Former DEATH/MASSACRE Frontman KAM LEE: 'I Do Not Hate Metal'

Former DEATH/MASSACRE frontman Kam Lee has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "ONCE MORE PEOPLE... NO!!!! I DO NOT HATE METAL! "What I do hate is the current state of the overall 'metal scene'... the scene in which I played a very crucial part in... the scene in which I even ...

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Black Metal Music To Be Performed At Cathedral In Edinburgh

Susan Mansfield of The Scotsman reports that black metal is among three types of music which will be performed on the organ at St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh on August 24. The occasion will mark the first time the three music genres — northern soul, happy hardcore and black metal — will have ...

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Good Times…Bad Blood

Troy, New York's LAST CALL formed a decade ago and until receiving the new full-length, "Good Times…Bad Blood", I'd never read or heard a single thing about the band. Though I can't say that missing out on the group's development these past 10 years has scarred me deeply, I can comfortably recommend...

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CAMP FREDDY Joined By SLASH, WARREN DEMARTINI In Hollywood: Report Available

Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Warren DeMartini (RATT) and Billy Duffy (THE CULT) are among the musicians that performed with CAMP FREDDY last night (Saturday, August 5) at a private event being held at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California. Other guests at the concert include...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'I'm Not One Of These Gay Guys With A Cause'

The metal community tosses around the word "gay" more freely than anyone outside of the town of "South Park". So what's it like to actually be a homosexual and be into metal? Decibel (DecibelMagazine.com) recently talked with openly gay metal musicians and fans to get the not-so-straight story for t...

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CRIES HANNAH Signs With CRASH MUSIC

Crash Music has announced the signing of CRIES HANNAH to a three-album deal. CRIES HANNAH could be described as a great reflection of modern melody, power driven riffs influenced by the Midwestern hardcore scene. Impacting melody and passionate vocals are what makes CRIES HANNAH who they are. "We tr...

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CRUMBSUCKERS Frontman: 'I Want To Do More Shows'

Legendary New York hardcore/metal act CRUMBSUCKERS reunited for a special show last night (Thursday, August 3) at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City to mark the 20th anniversary of their classic "Life of Dreams" release. Original members Meskil, Chris Notaro (vocals),Chuck Lenihan (g...