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WARFACE To Release Full-Length Debut In August

San Diego, CA-based death metal trio WARFACE will release their full-length debut, "Insanity of the Obsessed", on August 15 via Deathquake Records. "Insanity of the Obsessed" is a follow-up to the band's self-titled EP, which was released in 2001. Since the release of their EP, WARFACE has grown and...

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YEARS OF FIRE: Album Samples Posted Online

Cleveland, Ohio's YEARS OF FIRE, which features former CHIMAIRA guitarist Jason Hager, have posted the tracks "The Vitation Docterine" and "Wallarian Degeneration I" on their official MySpace page. The songs are taken from their forthcoming debut full-length album, titled "Visceral Departure", which...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA Keeps His Singing Chops Up By Singing Country Songs

David Glessner of the San Antonio Express-News recently conducted an interview with SLAYER frontman Tom Araya. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On SLAYER fans: "Some of (our fans) can make you a little nervous. I think the craziest (request) would have to be this kid who wanted one of us to ...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING: G3-Style Tour With DIMEBAG And ZAKK WYLDE Would 'Probably Have Happened'

Joel McIver (Total Guitar, Metal Hammer) recently conducted an interview with SLAYER's Kerry King. Some excerpts from the chat follow: On the new album, "Christ Illusion": McIver: Is there plenty of fast stuff on the new album? King: "Hell yeah, dude, it's mostly fast! If I write an album, the chanc...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Defend Themselves Against Turkish Media's 'Blatant Lies'

SYSTEM OF A DOWN have issued a statement refuting the Turkish media's claims that the band's tickets for their 1998 tour with SLAYER had an anti-Turk slogan printed on them. In a message posted on their official web site, the band write, "The Turkish media has been spreading blatant lies about SYSTE...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM, LAMB OF GOD: New Band Photos Posted Online

Photographer Scott Harrison has posted a number of brand new photos of CHILDREN OF BODOM, LAMB OF GOD and THINE EYES BLEED taken on June 20 at the Aragon in Chicago, Illinois. Check them out: CHILDREN OF BODOM (link removed) LAMB OF GOD (photos) THINE EYES BLEED (photos) CHILDREN OF BODOM, ...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Bassist Checks In From UNHOLY ALLIANCE TOUR

CHILDREN OF BODOM bassist Henkka T. Blacksmith has checked in from the band's Unholy Alliance Tour with SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, MASTODON and THINE EYES BLEED. His posting on COB's official web site reads as follows: "The Unholy Alliance Tour has started very well... Three shows behind. It's been really...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Bassist Talks About SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND Tour

Josh Thorne of the FourteenG e-zine recently conducted an interview with CANNIBAL CORPSE bassist Alex Webster. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: FourteenG: How did you guys end up on the bill for [Sounds of The Underground] this year? After last year's lineup of mostly metalcore bands, it w...

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CRUCIFIED BARBARA To Support MOTÖRHEAD On U.K. Tour

The all-female Swedish quartet CRUCIFIED BARBARA (view photo here) will tour alongside rock legends MOTÖRHEAD on an 18-city trek of the United Kingdom this November. The pairing is fitting, for the group's new album, "In Distortion We Trust", was recently released in the United States with a cover o...

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HARM: Debut Album Samples Posted Online

Norwegian thrashers HARM have two songs from their upcoming debut album, "Devil", available online at this location. "Devil" is tentatively scheduled for release in September via Sublife Productions. "In our personal opinion, the album can be classified as a mixture between 'Reign in Blood' [SLAYER]...

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EXODUS Guitarist Sets Record Straight Regarding Zurich Cancellation

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Okay people, I have finally made it to Zurich. Let me set the record straight. "After playing Lorca Rock festival (awesome show, big thanks to everybody involved) we had to drive four hours to Valencia airp...

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SATYRICON Frontman Says Drummer FROST Has Received Clearance To Tour U.S.

Josh Thorne of the FourteenG e-zine recently conducted an interview with SATYRICON frontman Sigurd Wongraven (a.k.a. Satyr) A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: FourteenG: Now, speaking of Moonfog releases, will we ever see the release of the EIBON record that you did with Phil Anselmo and Kil...

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EXODUS: Zurich Show Cancelled

The following message has been posted on EXODUS' official web site: "Unfortunately, the Zurich show has now been cancelled entirely. The band are stuck in France and won't be able to make it back to Zurich in time. They have tried their best to make up for the cancelled show on June 18th but appeare...

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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING: 'I'm Still 17'

Alan Sculley of Cincinnati CityBeat recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On people's musical tastes mellowing with age: "There's like an unwritten rule, especially in America, to where you reach a certain age and you can't like metal...

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EXODUS: Tonight's Show In Zurich Moved Back A Day

The following message has been posted on EXODUS' official web site: "Unfortunately, due to bad connections, the band missed their connecting flight to Switzerland this afternoon and won't be able to make it to Zurich in time for the show. However, the show has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Monday,...