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'Get Thrashed' Documentary Makers Interviewed On 'Maximum Threshold'; Audio Available

Rick Ernst and Rat Skates — director and associate producer, respectively, of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the critically acclaimed documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — were the featured guests on this past Saturday's (S...

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VOODOO SIX To Support EXTREME In Europe

VOODOO SIX, the British band formed by ex-DIRTY DEEDS bassist Tony Newton, has scheduled the following dates: Sep. 29 - Freebutt - Brighton, UK Oct. 01 - Joiners - Southampton, UK Supporting EXTREME: Oct. 29 - Colisuem - Lisbon, Portugal Oct. 31 - La Riviera - Madrid, Spain Nov. 01 - Rockstar - Biba...

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CARCASS: San Francisco Footage Available

Quality fan-filmed video footage of the September 19, 2008 concert by the reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS at The Grand Ballroom in San Francisco, California can be viewed below. In a recent interview with Voices From The Darkside, guitarist Bill Steer was asked if there is a possi...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary Makers To Guest On Tonight's 'Maximum Threshold'

Rick Ernst and Rat Skates — director and associate producer, respectively, of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the critically acclaimed documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — will guest on the "Maximum Threshold" show tonight...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Godspeed' Album Available

30-second audio samples of all the tracks that appear on CRADLE OF FILTH's new album, "Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder", are available on Amazon.de. In addition to the standard version of "Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder" (due out on October 28 via Roadrunner Records),there will also be a special e...

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INTO ETERNITY Bassist Checks In From The Road

Canadian extreme progressive metal innovators INTO ETERNITY are currently blazing through North America on tour with ICED EARTH in support of their latest effort, "The Incurable Tragedy". In addition, the band has announced a few new shows alongside the legendary TESTAMENT and labelmates SUICIDE SIL...

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Former MALEVOLENT CREATION Drummer ALEX MARQUEZ Bounces Back With LA VENGANZA

Acclaimed extreme-metal drummer Alex Marquez (MALEVOLENT CREATION, SOLSTICE, DEMOLITION HAMMER) has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "First of all, I would like to thank all of you who have supported me throughout all these years even though I wasn't doing anything. These last y...

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ENSLAVED Guitarist Talks Metal

The German edition of the Metal Hammer magazine recently conducted an interview with ENSLAVED guitarist Ivar Bjornson. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On how KISS introduced him to metal: "When I was a kid, we saw this show on the Nowegian national TV about a family where the daughter was...

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EXTREME Guitarist Gets Signature Amp

Randall Amplifiers will debut the new Nuno Bettencourt NB100 Amplifier & NB412 Cabinets at the January 2009 NAMM Show. Nuno has been touring the world with this setup and is currently on the road in Europe. Commented Nuno: "There is a reason that I have never endorsed any amplifier company exclu...

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MESHUGGAH Confirmed For Sweden's MELLOBOAT

Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH have been confirmed for the 2009 edition of Melloboat, a festival of prog rock and metal aboard a 23-hour cruise. The ferry will be leaving the Värta harbour in Sweden on April 24 at 19.15 with the brand new luxury cruiser named Galaxy. The arrival ti...

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ENSLAVED: Stockholm Record-Release Party For 'Vertebrae' Announced

On Friday, October 3, a party to celebrate the release of the new masterpiece from Norwegian metal veterans ENSLAVED will take place in Stockholm, Sweden. The album is called "Vertebrae" and the party will be held at the restaurant/club Sjätte Tunnan, Stora Nygatan 43 between 10:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m...

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Former VADER/BEHEMOTH Bassist To Work With WRETCHEDPAIN

WRETCHEDPAIN, the Canadian extreme metal project led by Joey Glacken, has issued the following update: "Former VADER/BEHEMOTH bassist Marcin 'Novy' Nowak will be writing and recording with WRETCHEDPAIN. We will hopefully be hitting the studio early next year and are still looking for a label." WRETC...

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TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED To Enter Studio In October

UK death/grind band TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED has issued the following update: "To start with, we have just finished our period of summer touring with BLEED FROM WITHIN, SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY and MESHUGGAH. Thanks to everyone who came out to the shows, bought merch or just shook our hand and told us they...

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Ex-KORN Guitarist BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH's Defends 'Controversial' Video

Former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has issued the following statement: "I have received a handful of messages from some conservative people complaining about the sex and drug references in my new music video for 'Flush'; and, I have recently learned that some select retailers are pulling my CD...

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MESHUGGAH: Russian Dates Added

Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH have added a couple of Russian dates in early October. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Oct. 04 - Moscow, Russia - Tochka Oct. 05 - St. Petersburg, Russia - Orlandina Oct. 10 - Auckland, New Zealand - Transmission Oct. 12 - Brisbane,...