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OVERKILL Drops Off 'The Dark Roots Of Thrash' Tour

New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL have released the following statement: "Due to an illness in the band, OVERKILL has canceled the remainder of its shows on 'The Dark Roots Of Thrash' tour in February. After some time for recovery, we'll be back out in the spring for our Scandinavian tour. S...
February 18, 2013
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OVERKILL: Huntington Concert Cancelation Explained

New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL have released the following statement: "We are terribly sorry that we had to cancel our performance last night [Friday, February 15 at the Paramount Theatre in Huntington, New York], but let's put the rumors to rest, before speculation runs rampant. "Blitz [...
February 16, 2013
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TESTAMENT, OVERKILL Frontmen Interviewed On SiriusXM's Liquid Metal (Video)

OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth and TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy took part in a joint interview SiriusXM's Liquid Metal with host Jose Mangin on Thursday, February 14. A five-minute snippet of the chat can be seen below (courtesy of Munsey Ricci at Skateboard Marketing Ltd.). TESTAMENT a...
February 16, 2013
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Audio: TESTAMENT Frontman Interviewed On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show

Vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT was interviewed on the February 8-10 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs,...
February 14, 2013
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OVERKILL Frontman: 'We Are An Aptly Named Band'

Chris MacDermott of The Aquarian Weekly recently conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Aquarian Weekly: The production on "The Electric Age" is brutally heavy. Who's responsible...
February 13, 2013
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SEPULTURA Biography Author Discusses Upcoming Book

Portugal's SounD(/)ZonE online magazine recently conducted an interview with American writer Jason Korolenko about "Relentless - The Book Of Sepultura", the only book-lenght biography to cover Brazilian/American legends' 30-year career, tentatively scheduled for publication in late 2013. A couple of...
February 11, 2013
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WARLORD: New Album Artwork Unveiled

Reunited '80s metallers WARLORD, featuring guitarist William J. Tsamis and drummer Mark S. Zonder (FATES WARNING),will release their new album, "The Holy Empire", in March. The effort will be made available on CD and digitally via Sons Of A Dream Music/Battle Hymns Music. "The Holy Empire" was engi...
February 5, 2013
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The Flying Dutchmen

Dutch hard rock trio VANDERBUYST was launched in 2008 with the self-professed goal of injecting some spontaneous fun back into what the young band members perceived to be a moribund music scene. They proceeded to back up this mission with an EP and two full length LPs released in quick succession, a...
February 4, 2013
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TESTAMENT To Film Concert DVD On 'The Dark Roots Of Thrash' Tour

Thomas Stanley Orwat Jr. of RockMusicStar.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RockMusicStar.com: TESTAMENT is about to hit the road, headlining a major tour, "The Dark Roots Of T...
February 1, 2013
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EXODUS Frontman's GENERATION KILL: More Video Footage From New Album Recording Sessions

GENERATION KILL, the band featuring EXODUS frontman Rob Dukes, is back in the studio working on its second full-length album. The group is in talks with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris (SUICIDE SILENCE, ALL THAT REMAINS, SHADOWS FALL, SOULFLY) to produce the CD and promises two things with this album...
January 31, 2013
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Bassist To Sit Out TESTAMENT Tour

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Ward will sit out the band's upcoming "Dark Roots Of Thrash Tour" with TESTAMENT, OVERKILLand 4ARM and will be temporarily replaced by Jeff Barbaree. Jason says in a statement: "While I would like nothing more than to be out there doing what I love more than anything...
January 26, 2013
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SEPULTURA: 'Relentless' Biography Due Later This Year

"Relentless - The Book Of Sepultura", the only book-length biography to cover the Brazilian/American legends' 30-year career, is tentatively scheduled for publication in late 2013. Written by Jason Korolenko (author of "The Day I Left"),"Relentless" is described in a press relase as "an in-depth, u...
January 25, 2013
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FASTWAY's Debut Album Remembered In New App And eBook

A new one-dollar app and eBook tell the story of the making of FASTWAY's 1983 self-titled debut album. FASTWAY launched a scorching, shimmery patch of proto-classic rock in the form of a self-titled debut that was a big wide smile on what was otherwise a serious new metal landscape. Author Martin Po...
January 23, 2013
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EXODUS Frontman's GENERATION KILL Interviewed On 'Talking Metal' Podcast (Audio)

GENERATION KILL members Rob Dukes (also of EXODUS) and Rob Moschetti (also ex-PRO-PAIN, M.O.D.) were interviewed for the 400th episode of the "Talking Metal" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. GENERATION KILL is back in the studio working on its second full-length...
January 17, 2013
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OVERKILL's 'The Electric Age' Takes Top Honors In 'Metal On Metal' Listener Poll

OVERKILL's "The Electric Age" took the number one spot in WJCU's "Metal On Metal" Top 25 year-end album countdown show, which aired live on January 11. ACCEPT's "Stalingrad", KREATOR's "Phantom Antichrist" and TESTAMENT's "Dark Roots Of Earth" finished very close runner-ups. This is the first time O...
January 15, 2013