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THE (INTERNATIONAL) NOISE CONSPIRACY Working On New Album With RICK RUBIN

Swedish political rockers THE (INTERNATIONAL) NOISE CONSPIRACY will start work on their new album next week in California with producer-mogul Rick Rubin. The band, fronted by ex-REFUSED singer Dennis Lyxzen, will enter the famous mansion in Laurel Canyon, California where Rubin has worked on some of...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary: U.S. Premiere Announced

"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, will have its North American premiere on Sunday, March 11 at 8:00 p.m. as part of the 2007 Texas Rock Fest. This will be a free roofto...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Says He Realizes Why 'A**holes' On BLABBERMOUTH.NET Hate His Guts

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "OK. So here's where it gets good. I'm sitting in the car this morning on my way to town. I pop in a CD in the stereo and suddenly I realize why all these assholes on Blubbermouth hate my ...

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VITAL REMAINS Announces Album Title And Track Listing

Extreme metal titans VITAL REMAINS have returned with a vicious new slab of blasphemy that promises to strike fear in the heart of the masses. The much-anticipated new album, "Icons of Evil", was produced by the renowned Erik Rutan (CANNIBAL CORPSE, GOATWHORE) and is set for an April 3 release. This...

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PROJECT: FAILING FLESH's GUTIERREZ 'Mixing' Business With Pleasure

Mike DiCicco of The Connection Newspapers reports: The town of Vienna [Virginia] is known for certain businesses, such as restaurants, salons, the 17 banks that line Maple Avenue, the specialty shops on Church Street. But a different kind of business is being carried out underground — in the basemen...

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RICK RUBIN: 'I Asked METALLICA Not To Reinvent Themselves So Much As To Make A Defining Album'

Legendary producer Rick Rubin (SLAYER, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, AUDIOSLAVE, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS),who was named "Producer of the Year" at this past weekend's Grammy Awards, spoke to MTV.com about his work with METALLICA on their much-anticipated follow-up to 2003's "St. Anger", tentatively due before the...

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METALLICA Confirmed For Belgium's WERCHTER ROCK Festival

METALLICA has issued the following update via its official web site: "Hey... back again with more from Nor Cal. So by now most of you have hopefully heard that we are planning on spending a few weeks this summer touring, visiting some places in Europe that we didn't 'escape' to last year. We are sti...

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METALLICA Drummer On Producer RICK RUBIN: 'He's Forced Us To Rethink Big-Picture Stuff'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently spoke to Rolling Stone magazine (web site) about the songwriting process for the group's new album, tentatively due later this year. When asked the titles of the new songs his band is about to record for its next album, Ulrich said. "Right now, most of them are...

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SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, WOLFMOTHER and BRING ME THE HORIZON have been confirmed for the Download festival, set to take place June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England. Other acts that are scheduled to appear at this year's event include headliners IRON MAIDEN (June 10),...

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VADER: Australian Dates Announced

Polish death metallers VADER have announced the following shows in Australia as part of their World Devastation Tour: Apr. 24 - The Enigma Bar - Adelaide Apr. 26 - Club Phoenix - Brisbane Apr. 27 - The Gaelic Club - Sydney (Over 18 Only) Apr. 28 - The Corner - Melbourne Support will come from ...

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SLAYER Wins GRAMMY In 'Best Metal Performance' Category

SLAYER was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 49th annual Grammy Awards, which are being held tonight (Sunday, February 11) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The nominees in the "Metal" category were as follows: LAMB OF GOD - "Redne...

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ORPHANED LAND Taking Break From Live Shows To Focus On Writing

Israeli metal band ORPHANED LAND is taking a six-month break from live shows in order to focus on writing its new album, "The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR". The CD will be produced by Steven Wilson (PORCUPINE TREE, BLACKFIELD, OPETH) and is tentatively scheduled for release in 2008. Commented vocal...

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NAGLFAR, UNEARTH, LAMB OF GOD Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

NAGLFAR, UNEARTH, KNORKATOR and LAMB OF GOD have been confirmed for this year's With Full Force festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 AMON AMARTH BAD MANNERS BARCODE...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING On Early Musical Inspirations: 'To Me, It Was All About VENOM'

Aaron Beck of The Columbus Dispatch recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. The question-and-answer session follows: The Columbus Dispatch: How went the recording of the first album, "Christ Illusion", in five years? Kerry King: We'd played together for a few years before w...

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SLAYER Guitarist: 'We Worked Hard To Get Here, And No One Is Gonna Take It Away From Me!'

Shawn Jam Hill of The Ottawa Citizen recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's 25-year career: "I enjoy my longevity. SLAYER has cultivated this sh--, there is no image. I put my leathers on, put my nails on (King's sig...