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EKTOMORF Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Hungarian hardcore/thrash metallers EKTOMORF have been confirmed for next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5, 2006 in Wacken, Germany. EKTOMORF will perform on the "True Metal Stage" on August 4. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BO...

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FIRST BLOOD Sign With TRUSTKILL RECORDS

Trustkill Records has announced the signing of San Francisco Bay Area's hardcore act FIRST BLOOD. The band, which features ex-TERROR bassist Carl Schwartz on vocals and current TERROR member Doug Weber on guitar, formed in early 2002 from the ashes of SWORN VENGEANCE, a group of which Carl and Doug...

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MESHUGGAH Extend Publishing Deal

10 years after inking their first deal with the publishing company Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia, Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH extended their cooperation with the company in December 2005, according to Tartarean Desire. As previously reported, MESHUGGAH's latest album, "Catch...

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BEECHER Call It Quits

Manchester, U.K.-based hardcore/metal combo BEECHER have split up. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "So, this is it. After almost five long years of putting everything we have into this band, it has finally brought itself to an end. For the whole time we've put all our...

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REMEMBERING NEVER Announce Headlining Tour

REMEMBERING NEVER have announced the first of many headlining tours to come in 2006, this one to be supported by RAMALLAH, DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR and SUFFOCATE FASTER. REMEMBERING NEVER have a long history in the hardcore scene, and their sound can be described as fierce, chaotic hardcore with melodi...

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GRIND YOUR FACE OFF Festival Looking For Bands

The organizers of the Grind Your Face Off VI Festival, which is confirmed for June 22 in Mandan, North Dakota, are looking to fill 25 spots on the bill with interested touring bands, tour packages, regional bands or local acts. Described as the largest festival in North Dakota featuring grind/metal/...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary Nearing Completion

The makers of "Get Thrashed", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have issued the following update regarding the project's current status: "In the year since the last news update, we have made giant strides toward...

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The Unquiet Sky

As the cosmic whirring and acid-trip drone of four-and-a-half minute instrumental opener "No Able Fires" fills the air, it's a cinch that smooth crooning and hardcore breakdowns won't be following. In fact, INDIAN moves right into a nine-and-a-half-minute crawl called "Ration" that sets the tone for...

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Breathe Fire

That drummer Joe of Chicago's RAISE THE RED LANTERN (RTRL) took over a house serving as residence for squatters and needle riders by writing a false eviction notice and turning it into band HQ and underground event venue makes sense when one hears the unhinged, post-hardcore-ish sounds of "Breathe F...

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KHOMA To Release 'The Second Wave' In April

KHOMA (formerly KOMA),the Swedish band featuring members of CULT OF LUNA, THE PERISHERS, and the DEPORTEES, will release their sophomore album, "The Second Wave", on April 3 via Roadrunner Records. Hailing from Umeå, a hotbed of Swedish talent (CULT OF LUNA, REFUSED, MESHUGGAH, (INTERNATIONAL) NOIS...

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Father Of Man Killed At DONNYBROOK/SHATTERED REALM Concert Is Looking For Answers

C.T. Revere of the Tucson Citizen is reporting that the father of the man fatally shot outside a hardcore/metal show on December 7 in Tucson, Arizona has written a letter to Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup asking several hard questions: Why was his son portrayed as a "violent hoodlum" after being shot to de...

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Vintage SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, BLACK FLAG Footage Featured In 'American Hardcore' Documentary

Greg Prato of Billboard.com is reporting that a new documentary focusing on the punk rock and hardcore scenes of the early '80s, entitled "American Hardcore: The History of American Punk Rock 1980-1986", will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival at the end of the month. The 90-minute film features...

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OPETH, DARK TRANQUILLITY, THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND: More Tour Dates Announced

Sweden's OPETH will be etaming up with fellow Swedes DARK TRANQUILLITY and Canada's THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND for a North American tour beginning in mid-February. Confirmed dates so far include: Feb. 15 - Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre Feb. 16 - Norfolk, VA @ The Norva Feb. 17 - Towson, MD @ Recher The...

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SHADOWS FALL Announce Headlining Shows; Prepare To Attend NAMM

SHADOWS FALL have lined up a string of headlining shows in March with AGNOSTIC FRONT, STILL REMAINS and BYZANTINE in the support slots. Look for the band to possibly debut some of their highly-anticipated new material at these shows. Also, be sure to check out their latest DVD, entitled "The Art of...

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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR: Gothenburg Show To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD

Swedish sleaze rockers HARDCORE SUPERSTAR will play two shows at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg, Sweden on March 25. The first performance, which will have no age limit, will be filmed for the band's upcoming DVD. As previously reported, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR's video for their new single, "We Don't Celeb...