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SABBAT Cancels INFERNO FESTIVAL Appearance, RED HARVEST Steps In

Reunited British thrashers SABBAT have cancelled their previously announced appearance at the the Inferno Festival, which is scheduled to take place April 5-7 at the Rockefeller Music Hall and John Dee in Oslo, Norway. Replacing them on the bill is Norway's RED HARVEST, who will perform on the main...

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SLAYER's KING Says He Doesn't Like Playing GRAMMY-Winning Song 'Eyes Of The Insane'

antiMusic/Thrashpit's Billy Gamble caught up with SLAYER's Kerry King as the band roared through Rhode Island last month, fresh off their Grammy win. Part two of the interview follows: antiMusic: If you could tour with any band past or present, living or dead, who would it be and why? Kerry King: I'...

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BEHEMOTH Begins Mixing 'The Apostasy'

Polish extreme metal titans BEHEMOTH have started mixing their new album, "The Apostasy", at Dug-Out studios in Uppsala, Sweden with Daniel Bergstrand (MESHUGGAH, IN FLAMES, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD). Commented mainman Nergal: "Finally I made it to Sweden. I know, we owe you the new video report and some...

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CELTIC FROST Issues Statement Regarding U.K. Set Duration

Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST have issued the following statement regarding their set duration on the band's current U.K. tour: "While already on the road on the European leg of the 'Monotheist' tour, we were informed of strict curfews to our co-headlining shows with KREATOR in the...

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Ex-SABBATH/RAINBOW Drummer BOBBY RONDINELLI to Perform With ZEBRA This Weekend

Bobby Rondinelli (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, THE LIZARDS) will sit behind the drum kit for for ZEBRA this Sunday, March 18 at The Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale, New York. Also appearing on the bill are TWISTED SISTER guitarist Eddie Ojeda and BAPTIZED BY FIRE (featuring TWISTED SISTER s...

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LINKIN PARK: 'LPTV' Trailer Available

After announcing last week that the new LINKIN PARK album, titled "Minutes to Midnight", will hit stores May 15, LINKIN PARK has released a trailer for "LPTV" on the band's YouTube channel here. LPTV will begin premiering new full episodes beginning March 19, giving fans an inside look at the writin...

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TWISTED SISTER Drummer's 'Stairway To Hell' Is A 'Barbaric Assault' On Jesus

"Stairway to Hell", the self-described "ultimate off-Broadway headbanging experience" which features A.J. Pero from TWISTED SISTER on drums and members of Pero's side project CITIES, has been slammed by the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights for being nothing more than a "vile," "barbari...

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LINKIN PARK: New Single Sample Available

A 30-second clip of LINKIN PARK's new single, "What I've Done", has been posted online at the The Linkin Park Times web site. The song comes off the group's third studio album, "Minutes to Midnight", due on May 15. Vocalist/MC Mike Shinoda said in a statement that the new effort was "a breakthrough...

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THE HAUNTED Records 15-Song Performance For Swedish Radio

Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED recorded 15 songs in the studio on Wednesday (March 7) for the Swedish national radio P3. The 90-minute performance will air on Wednesday, March 14 at 21.30, along with exclusive interviews. More information will be made available soon. The Century Family's inaugural Me...

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Former COLD Frontman Signs With ROSS ROBINSON's I AM: WOLFPACK

Former COLD frontman Scooter Ward has inked a deal with I Am: Wolfpack Records for his WHEN NOVEMBER FALLS project. The group's debut album, tentatively titled "The Series of Emotion", is due later in the year. Commented Ward: "I have chosen to sign with super producer Ross Robinson's [KORN, LIMP BI...

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HATEBREED To Play Israel In April

According to Metal Israel, HATEBREED has confirmed a performance at Tel Aviv's Teatron Club on April 29, 2007. HATEBREED will play a free show at the South by Soutwest Music Conference on Saturday, March 17 at Spiro's in Austin, Texas. Also on the bill are ANKLA, OBLIGE and AND THE HERO FAILS. HATEB...

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HATEBREED To Play Free Show In Austin

HATEBREED will play a free show at the South by Soutwest Music Conference on Saturday, March 17 at Spiro's in Austin, Texas. Also on the bill are ANKLA, OBLIGE and AND THE HERO FAILS. HATEBREED will perform around 3:00 in the afternoon on the outdoor stage. HATEBREED is continuing to tour in support...

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MASTODON To Team Up With AGAINST ME! For U.S. Tour

The hottest double bill of the spring kicks off May 1 with a coast-to-coast U.S. tour featuring MASTODON and AGAINST ME! Both bands will be fresh off their own headlining tours and ready to rock their fans. Progressive rock quartet MASTODON, who hail from Atlanta, GA, will be playing songs from thei...

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BLOOD ISLAND RAIDERS: Debut CD To Feature Guest Appearance By Ex-CARCASS Guitarist

London-based metallers BLOOD ISLAND RAIDERS have announced the permanent replacement of bassist Seamus O'Hooligan by ex-AKERCOCKE four-stringer Peter Theobalds. The RAIDERS recently split amicably with O'Hooligan who is going on to pursue his other hardcore/punk interests. Theobalds separated from A...

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HEAVEN AND HELL Drummer: RONNIE JAMES DIO Is 'Singing Better Than He Has Ever Sung'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal drummerVinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). A few excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: Have you [HEAVEN AND HELL] started actual rehearsals yet? Vinny: We just started [Fe...