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Producer KEVIN SHIRLEY Comments On SLAYER's 'Reign in Blood Live: Still Reigning' DVD

Producer Kevin Shirley (DREAM THEATER, IRON MAIDEN) has posted the following message on his official web site: "I've just mixed a really wonderful band with one of the worst sounding recordings ever. It's kinda disgraceful that they won't spend ANYTHING on a decent recording! I won't say who, becaus...

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MESHUGGAH's 'Destroy Erase Improve' Inducted Into DECIBEL's 'Hall Of Fame'

MESHUGGAH's "Destroy Erase Improve" is the 21st album to be inducted into Decibel magazine's as ongoing "Hall of Fame" feature. The "Hall of Fame" feature highlights influential and pivotal releases in metal history, and "Destroy Erase Improve" joins of ranks of previously profiled classics such as...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Slams METALLICA At GIGANTOUR's New York Stop

A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor has submitted the following report from last night's (Thursday, Sept. 28) Gigantour 2006 stop at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York: "Althought I can't recall the entire setlist from last night's show, the pinnacle was when Dave [Mustaine; MEGADETH mainman and one-...

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The Book of Mourning

If spit, sweat and goatees alone could guarantee a band's success, Pittsburgh bruisers BUILT UPON FRUSTRATION would be the biggest band in the country. As it is, they're storming around their hometown's working-class hardcore scene, tearing shit up with a angry, metallic attack that satisfies with i...

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SLAYER Performs In Mexico For First Time In 12 Years: Photos Available

A detailed review — including the setlist and 19 photos — of SLAYER's first show in Mexico since 1994, which took place last Friday (Sept. 22) in Guadalajara, Jalisco, has been posted online at this location. SLAYER recently completed a South American tour — the band's first dates there in more than...

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Internal Revolution

It's hard to really fault DIECAST for anything on their enjoyable new long-player. After all, it's flawlessly executed, tight as all hell, without an ounce of superfluous fat or unnecessary diversions. It's a textbook case of studio perfection, diverse in sound, yet so focused on its target that it'...

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MASTODON Drummer Talks About Touring With SLAYER, Band's Songwriting Process

David Pehling of KTVU.com recently conducted an interview with MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KTVU.com: MASTODON has played with SLAYER in the past. Does playing with them still force you to elevate your game onstage? Brann Dailor: The first SLAYER tour we...

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Former MOONSPELL Bassist Returns With WITCHBREED

WITCHBREED (Photo#1, Photo#2),the new Portuguese metal band formed by bassist Ares (ex-MOONSPELL, currently in DEEPSKIN) and guitarist Dikk (ex-DEEPSKIN),has just released its debut promo CD, entitled "Descending Fires". The group, which is fronted by Ruby (Photo#1, Photo#2) a female vocalist born...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Frontman Says New CD Is 'Like SLAYER Meets NAPALM DEATH In A Vat Of Acid'

MTV.com reports: After CRADLE OF FILTH recorded all the material for their new album, "Thornography", Dani "Filth" Davey ran into a major obstacle: He could growl and scream as well as ever, but no matter how hard he tried to hit a pitch or sing a passage, he sounded completely tone-deaf. Discourage...

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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman Says Band's Last Two Albums Were 'Too Harmless'

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow has posted the following message on her MySpace page: "Hello from Gigantour!!! We are still alive and kickin'. "Today we played Milwaukee, the Eagles Ballroom. Great crowd but not the best sound. It's a huge, echoing hall, not necessarily the best set up for a lot...

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LAMB OF GOD Bassist: 'SLAYER Has The Craziest Fans Ever'

Orias of TheEndlessFeed.com recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD bassist John Campbell. An excerpt from the chat follows: TheEndlessFeed.com: What has it been like going from clubs to arenas? What's it like playing to so many different kinds of people all at once? John Campbell: It's bee...

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SLAYER: Guadalajara Show Moved Back A Day

Due to some equipment not arriving on time today, the SLAYER show that was scheduled to take place tonight (Thursday, Sept. 21) in Guadalajara, Mexico has been postponed to tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 22). SLAYER just completed a South American tour — the band's first dates there in more than eight year...

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Former ATOMKRAFT Guitarist Rejoins AGANKAST

Former ATOMKRAFT guitarist Rob Matthew, whose current responsibilities include managing the young British metal band AGANKAST, has issued the following update: "I have returned to [playing guitar for] AGANKAST after a brief spell out of the band as I had other commitments in Germany. It seemed at th...

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KARION: S.A. SLAYER, RIOT, HELSTAR Members' Early Works To Surface

San Antonio, Texas underground metal cult faves KARION have announced the release of "Iron Shadows", a collection of re-mastered demos recorded at Sound Cube Studios in Converse, Texas with engineer Ron Thomas during the band's brief three-year tenure in the mid-'80s. Contemporaries of such Texas le...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary To Premiere At London's RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

"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 world premiere at the 2006 Raindance Film Festival in London. The documentary will screen on October 3 at 9:15 p.m. at the CineWo...