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SLAYER, CHILDREN OF BODOM, L.A. GUNS Attend 'Metal: A Headbanger's Journey' Screening In L.A.

Some of heavy metal's finest were on hand last month (April 13) to help celebrate the "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" AFI screening at the Arclight Theatre in Los Angeles. Directed by anthropologist Sam Dunn, the documentary explores the world of heavy metal with the help of the artists that helped...

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SPEED\KILL/HATE Sign With ESCAPI MUSIC

Escapi Music has announced the signing of SPEED\KILL/HATE to their already supercharged roster, which also includes the likes of TOKYO DRAGONS, DRAGONLORD, EIDOLON, MAHAVATAR and BODY COUNT, just to name a few. SPEED\KILL/HATE's debut album, "Acts of Insanity", which is scheduled for release on June...

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EXODUS: European Tour Dates Announced

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS have announced the following European tour dates: Jun. 14 - Bosuil – Weert, NETH Jun. 15 - Metropool - Hengelo, NETH Jun. 16 - TBA - France Jun. 17 - Lorca Rock - Murcia, SPA Jun. 18 - Abart Club - Zürich, SWI Jun. 20 - TBA - ...

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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist JAMES MACDONOUGH Will Not Tour With SPEED\KILL/HATE After All

Due to "conflicting schedules," former MEGADETH/ICED EARTH bassist James MacDonough will **NOT** be joining SPEED\KILL/HATE on their upcoming Metal Crusaders North American tour with VADER, KATAKLYSM, DESTRUCTION, GRAVEWORM and THE ABSENCE after all. "We are currently seeking a bass player available...

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WAYNE STATIC Hopes SLAYER's ARAYA Was Joking When He Slagged STATIC-X

STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static (real name: Wayne Wells) has responded to SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya's comments regarding the crowd reaction to STATIC-X while opening for SLAYER in 2001. During a recent interview with Cleveland's "The Metal Show", Araya slammed STATIC-X while discussing their...

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SLAYER To Play Two Pre-UNHOLY ALLIANCE Shows in Early June

According to a posting on the SLAYER fan site SlayerSaves.com, SLAYER have officially confirmed that they will be playing two warm-up shows along with MASTODON and THINE EYES BLEED prior to their Unholy Alliance Tour. The warm-up dates are as follows: Jun. 02 - Sparks, NV @ New Oasis Jun. 03 - Chico...

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HATEBREED Frontman Says New CD Is 'An All-Out Onslaught Of In-Your-Face Brutality'

Australia's X-Press Online recently conducted an interview with HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Recalling an incident a few years back on the Tattoo The Earth tour with SLIPKNOT and COAL CHAMBER when things got decidedly out of hand: "So we're in Nebraska and it'...

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SLAYER Confirmed For U.K.'s READING And LEEDS Festivals

Thrash metal kings SLAYER are among the latest names to be added to the bill for the Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds festivals, set to take place August 25-27 at Reading's Richfield Avenue and Leeds' Bramham Park in the United Kingdom. Also confirmed for the summer event are AUDIOSLAVE, PEARL JAM...

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'National Day Of SLAYER' To Be Held On June 6

National Day of Slayer, LLC, which is described as "a non-profit corporation in the State of Wyoming," has launched a web site urging as many SLAYER followers as possible to take part in "the National Day of Slayer" on June 6, 2006. A posting on the site reads in part, "6.6.06 isn't a date that ...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist To Tour With SPEED\KILL/HATE

BLABBERMOUTH.NET can reveal that former MEGADETH/ICED EARTH bassist James MacDonough will be joining SPEED\KILL/HATE for their upcoming Metal Crusaders North American tour with VADER, KATAKLYSM, DESTRUCTION, GRAVEWORM and THE ABSENCE. MacDonough will be filling in for regular SPEED\KILL/HATE bassist...

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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING: RICK RUBIN Will Probably Have His Hands Full With METALLICA

Peter Atkinson of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A few excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: I read this morning that you'd just finished the actual recording? King: "Pretty much. We're probably 70-75 percent done. Most of the basic recording's been fin...

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MELDRUM Working With Producer TOBY WRIGHT

MELDRUM, the Swedish/American band led by former PHANTOM BLUE guitarist Michelle Meldrum (wife of EUROPE axeman John Norum),are currently in the studio with producer Toby Wright (ALICE IN CHAINS, KORN, METALLICA, SLAYER, PRIMUS, JERRY CANTRELL, SEVENDUST) recording more material for the follow-up t...

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Fly

BLIND GUARDIAN's last album, "A Night At the Opera", was the sonic equivalent of a brownie sundae. One the size of a large mixing bowl. A couple bites were awesome, but the whole thing was just too rich, too huge, too filling… just too everything. Stomachaches and the need for a restorative nap ofte...

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Freakery

I could go on for pages explaining the aesthetic of CRETIN, and why this lo-fi pants-shitting rockslide of a grindcore smear deserves a perfect score. But it's actually explained succinctly in the band's manifesto on their website. Among their tenets: no drum triggers, leave in mistakes, don't forsa...

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EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT: 'I Got Lots Of Metal Left In Me!'

Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On when fans can expect the follow-up to 2005's acclaimed "Shovel Headed Kill Machine": "We're already writing riffs for the next one. We won't have any big delays...