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MINISTRY Mainman Comments On GRAMMY Nomination

MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen has commented on the band's Grammy nomination in the "Best Metal Performance" category for the song "Lies Lies Lies" off the band's latest album "Rio Grande Blood". This is the fourth Grammy nomination for Jourgensen and MINISTRY, who were also nominated in 1993, 2000...

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SODOM Discusses Thrash Metal: 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 featuring German thrashers SODOM talking about thrash metal and punk rock. Check it out at this...

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Guitarist JESPER STRÖMBLAD: 'I Have Not Quit IN FLAMES'

DIMENSION ZERO — the Swedish band featuring IN FLAMES guitarist Jesper Strömblad (on bass),ex-MARDUK vocalist Joakim "Jocke" Göthberg, LUCIFERION/DIABOLIQUE drummer Hasse Nilsson, and PATHOS guitarist Daniel Antonsson — has begun recording its third album, tentatively due in early 2007. We spent th...

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STONE SOUR: 'Come What(ever) May' Passes Half-Million Mark In U.S.

STONE SOUR's second album, "Come What(ever) May", has surpassed 500,000 units shipped as of Wednesday (Dec. 6),making it elligible to be certified gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). The album, which debuted at No. 4 on the Top 200 with over 80,000 units sold in its first...

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VADER's Bucharest Show Dedicated To CHUCK SCHULDINER

According to Metalhead.ro, VADER's December 13 show at the Preoteasa Hall in Bucharest, Romania will be dedicated to DEATH mastermind Chuck Schuldiner, who passed away five years earlier (December 13, 2001) after a battle with pontine glioma, a rare type of brain tumor. He was 34 years old. Support...

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LAMB OF GOD Drummer Comments On GRAMMY Nomination

LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler has commented on the band's Grammy nomination in the "Best Metal Performance" category for "Redneck", the scorching first single from their acclaimed album "Sacrament". Said Adler: "Grammy nomination? Is someone still trying to make up for that whole JETHRO TULL thing...

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SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, STONE SOUR Among GRAMMY Nominees

SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, STONE SOUR and MASTODON are among the nominees for the 49th annual Grammy Awards, set to be broadcast live on CBS from Los Angeles' Staples Center on Sunday, February 11, 2007. The nominees in the "Hard Rock" and "Metal" categories are as follows: Best Metal Performance: LAMB OF...

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THINE EYES BLEED Added To Canadian Dates On SLAYER Tour

Canadian thrash/metalcore act THINE EYES BLEED — who feature in their ranks former KITTIE guitarist/technician Jeff Phillips and bassist Johnny Araya (brother of SLAYER's Tom Araya) — have been added to three Canadian tour stops on SLAYER's upcoming North American tour in February (including a homet...

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DEMIRICOUS Added To SLAYER/UNEARTH Show In Indianapolis

Indianapolis-based death/thrash metal band DEMIRICOUS will support SLAYER/UNEARTH in its hometown at the Egyptian Room on February 5, 2007. As previously reported, DEMIRICOUS has been added to the CHIMAIRA-headlined "Chimaira Christmas 7" event on Wednesday, December 27 at the House of Blues in Clev...

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METALLICA To Begin Recording New CD Next Month; Studio Photos Available

A bunch of new photos of METALLICA rehearsing and writing material for its upcoming album have been posted online at this location (courtesy of trailblazer666). METALLICA has more than two dozen song ideas ready for the follow-up to 2003's "St. Anger", which it expects begin recording next month for...

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DERRICK GREEN Says MAX CAVALERA's SEPULTURA 'Reunion' Talk Is 'Kind Of Bizarre'

Washington D.C.'s Express recently conducted an interview with SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Express: How's the [U.S.] tour going? Green: Crazy. It's been crazy good [Laughs]. It's been very different to be back in the U.S. — to be here finally. It's taken a...

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VADER To Tour Japan With BRUTAL TRUTH

Polish death metallers VADER have posted the following message on their official web site: "For the first time since Doc's [drums] tragic death in 2005 VADER (featuring new drummer Daray) will hit Japan. The band will appear on 'Extreme The Dojo Tour Vol. 17' alongside BRUTAL TRUTH and some other as...

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VADER Bassist Checks In From The Road

Polish death metallers VADER kicked off the final part of the European Blitzkrieg 4 tour in Olomous, Czech Republic. Bassist Marcin "Novy" Nowak answered several questions for the band's official web site: Q: How has the tour been going? Would you be able to make the final [assessment of] Blitzkrieg...

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SCAAR Finishes Recording New Album

Swedish modern thrashers SCAAR have posted the following message on their official web site: "We've been busy working on the new album at Dug-Out [studios] in Uppsala, and now we only have the final mixing left which will happen in a couple of weeks. It sounds awesome and I think you guys will be ve...

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EXODUS: Live Video From Last Night's Concert In Serbia Posted Online

A video clip of veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS performing the classic song "Strike of the Beast" last night (Wednesday, November 29) in Belgrade, Serbia has been posted online at YouTube.com. Commented Branko Milosavljevic, promoter of last night's concert: "Last night was fucking b...