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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING: 'At The End Of The Day, I'm Still A Metal Fan'

Malcolm X Abram of The Beacon Journal recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A couple of excerpt from the chat follow: On his belief that real metal's popularity is again on an upswing: "Six or seven years ago, when GODSMACK and DISTURBED started getting popular, I always...

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GOD FORBID Guitarist Issues Post-Tour Update

GOD FORBID guitarist Doc Coyle has posted the following message on the band's official MySpace profile: "We did a month of touring in the States in May-June with ILL NINO, SILENT CIVILIAN, BLEED THE SKY, and EYES OF FIRE. We had a great time with all the guys on this tour. It was certainly a ...

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SLAYER Recount VENOM 'Pissing' Incident

Decibel magazine (web site) has published an exclusive "oral history" of SLAYER, featuring interviews with all four original members, former drummers Paul Bostaph and John Dette, and various other associates, including label personnel and members of other bands. A few excerpts from the feature follo...

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SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD Drummers Schedule Signing Sessions In Canada

According to StevesMusic.com, SLAYER's Dave Lombardo will be signing autographs at Steve's Music in Montreal (51 St. Antoine St. W.) on Monday, July 3 and in Toronto (415 Queen St. W.) on Tuesday, July 4. LAMB OF GOD's Chris Adler will also be on hand for a signing session at the Montreal store ...

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BURIED BENEATH: New EP 'Colossus' Out Now

BURIED BENEATH, a new five-piece melodic death metal band from the heart of the U.K., have released their new EP, entitled "Colossus". Audio samples are available at this location. Formed in late 2003 by ex-HER DEADLY RIVAL members, guitarists Jordan and Joel Blake, along with vocalist Simon Cleary,...

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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]...