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BLACK SABBATH In The U.K.'s SUN Tabloid

In an almost unprecedented move for a tabloid newspaper, the Sun — the world's biggest-selling English-language newspaper, with over eight million readers a day — has acknowledged the world of heavy metal by reviewing a BLACK SABBATH biography in glowing terms. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", the new SABB...

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Former TOURNIQUET Members Recruit New Drummer

Former TOURNIQUET members Victor Macias (bass),Erik Mendez (guitar),and Gary Lenaire (guitar) have announced the addition of drummer Al Velasquez (DW Drums) to their brand new project 2050. The group, which cites its influences as BLACK SABBATH, SLAYER, MAGMA and MOTÖRHEAD, has a MySpace page at t...

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IMPIOUS: Two New Songs Available For Download

Swedish death/thrashers IMPIOUS have uploaded two full songs from their new album, entitled "Holy Murder Masquerade", at their official web site. Check out the tracks "Bloodcraft" and "Everlasting Punishment" at this location. "Holy Murder Masquerade" is scheduled for release on January 29, 2007 via...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING, EUROPE's JOEY TEMPEST To Guest On Tonight's 'Tinitus'

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King and EUROPE's Joey Tempest will be the featured guests on this week's "Tinitus" radio show, airing tonight (Wednesday, December 13) between 20.00 CET (8:00 p.m.) and 22.00 CET (10:00 p.m.) on Norway's P3. The program can also be heard on the Internet: www.nrk.no/tinitus. S...

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UNEARTH: More European Tour Dates Announced

Hot on the tail of their success as special guests to HATEBREED in November, and following their imminent stateside run as direct support to SLAYER, Boston's UNEARTH have announced their first-ever headlining tour of Europe in March/April 2007. Main support will come from Glendale, Arizona-based pow...

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LAMB OF GOD, MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM, GOJIRA: North American Tour Dates Announced

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on November 22, 2006, LAMB OF GOD has now officially confirmed that it will embark on a headlining American tour in 2007 with Bay Area metal titans MACHINE HEAD, modern-day metal traditionalists TRIVIUM and France's heaviest metal export GOJIRA. Having spent the su...

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UNEARTH To Embark On U.K. Headlining Tour In March

Hot on the tail of their success as special guests to HATEBREED in November, and following their imminent stateside run as direct support to SLAYER, Boston's UNEARTH have announced their first-ever headlining tour of the U.K. in March 2007. Main support will come from Glendale, Arizona-based powerho...

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Photos From SLIPPED DISC In-Store Archives Posted Online

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 gallery of Slipped Disc Records "in-store" archives, featuring photos of such artists as MEGADETH, SLAYER,...

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DEATHRASH Bassist On New Songs: 'Jaws Are Going To Drop'

Bassist/founding member Pat Burns of the reunited New Jersey thrashers DEATHRASH has issued the following update: "We got together last weekend and fucking KILLED! We ripped through all the DEATHRASH classics, but 'Feel You Die', 'A Time to Slay' and 'Heart of the Darkness' have NEVER sounded better...

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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...