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APOCALYPTICA: 'The Band Is In Great Mood, Motivated And Working Hard'

Eicca Toppinen, the primary composer of the Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA, has issued the following update: "We are still working on pre-production for the [new] album, so there is nothing special to announce beside that we've decided to start drum recordings with Mikko [Sirén] beginning of Mar...

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KERRY KING Is Surprised RICK RUBIN Is Working With 'Sinking Ship' METALLICA

AZNightBuzz.com has published a few assorted quotes from SLAYER guitarist Kerry King ahead of the band's appearance next Wednesday (Jan. 24) at the Tucson Arena: On President Bush: Kerry King: "Everyone in the world's laughing at him. I don't really pay too much attention to politics, but I do know...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH On New Songs: 'We're Trying To Be As Self-Critical As Possible'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently spoke to Revolver magazine (web site) about the writing process for the group's new album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Warner Bros. Records. "It's nice not to walk into the studio and all of sudden there's three cameras in your face and you h...

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SLAYER, MASTODON, HATEBREED, NEUROSIS Confirmed For Norway's HOVEFESTIVALEN

SLAYER, MASTODON, HATEBREED and NEUROSIS have been confirmed for Hovefestivalen, a brand new five-day festival set to take place June 25-29 on the island of Tromøy, just outside the city of Arendal, in Norway. Hovefestivalen reportedly has the potential to become Norway's biggest festival, with up t...

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THUS DEFILED To Release New Album Next Month

U.K. black metallers THUS DEFILED will release their long-awaited new album, "Daemonspawn", in February through Shadowflame Productions. The follow-up to 2003's "Weeping Holocaust Tears" was recorded in Texas during 2006 and was mastered by guitarist-turned-producer James Murphy (ex-TESTAMENT, DEATH...

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SLAYER To Headline Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

According to Markus Rutten of www.sounds2move.de, Los Angeles thrashers SLAYER will headline this year's With Full Force festival, set to take place June 29 – July 1 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The official confirmation of SLAYER's participation is expected tomorrow via the event'...

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SLAYER: Tickets To 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Performance Sold Out In Four Hours

According to a press release from mPRm Public Relations, tickets for SLAYER's January 19 appearance on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" sold out in about four hours, matching the performance of such superstar acts as JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, KORN and LINKIN PARK. SLAYER will make its first-ever network telev...

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TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY: Debut Album To Receive U.S. Release In February

TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY, the new band featuring former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson, ex-W.A.S.P. drummer Stet Howland, guitarist Peter Scheithauer (BELLADONNA, KILLING MACHINE) and vocalist Todd Barnes (13-A),will release its full-length debut, "Lethal Agenda", in the U.S. on February 20...

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EXODUS Guitarist Announces NAMM Signing Session

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt will take part in a signing session at the Bernie Rico Jr. Guitars booth the NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants) in Anaheim, CA on Saturday, January 20 between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. He will also be "hanging out" at the Home Brew electronics booth as well,...

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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...

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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 (...

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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, ...

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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...

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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...

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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...