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ANTHRAX Guitarist 'Basking In The Glasgow Afterglow'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has commented on the opening gig of the band's European tour, which kicked off Friday night (April 7) in Glasgow, Scotland. In a posting on the group's official web site, Ian wrote, "It's 7 a.m. and I'm still basking in the Glasgow afterglow. What a way to kick this off!!...

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ANTHRAX: Official Podcast Available For Download

ANTHRAX have made a 70-minute podcast available for download at this location (MP3, 20 MB). The podcast features commentary by ANTHRAX's webmaster Brent Thompson. "Listen along as he spews ANTHRAX news, blathering ramblings, site updates, outright lies, heavy breathing, behind-the-scenes info, comed...

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SEBASTIAN BACH's New Solo CD Pushed Back To September

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach's new solo CD, tentatively titled "Angel Down", has had its projected release date pushed back to September from the previously announced July. According to Bach's latest posting on his web site, the delay is due to the fact that his record label, Spitfire Rec...

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VADER: New Album Title, Release Date Announced

Veteran Polish death metallers VADER will enter Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland on April 22 with producers Slawek and Wojtek Wieslawscy to begin recording their new album, "Impressions in Red", for a September 4 release via Regain Records. The recording sessions for the new CD — which, in contrast...

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ANSUR Sign With NOCTURNAL ART PRODUCTIONS

Norwegian black metallers ANSUR have inked a deal with Nocturnal Art Productions/Candlelight Records. ANSUR was formed in Drammen, Norway in 2003 as a young three-piece band. The following winter ANSUR recorded "Demo 2004", which contained four tracks of more or less traditional black metal with a r...

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HALCYON WAY Sign With BOMBWORKS RECORDS

Atlanta-based progressive metal band HALCYON WAY have inked a deal with Bombworks Records out of Dallas, TX. The group's debut CD, "A Manifesto For Domination", will be released late summer 2006 and will be mixed and mastered by James Murphy of TESTAMENT/DEATH fame. HALCYON WAY have shared the stage...

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SIKTH Finalize Track Listing For 'Death Of A Dead Day'; New Single Posted Online

London, U.K.-based SIKTH have finalized the track listing for their Bieler Bros. debut, "Death of a Dead Day", due on June 6. The CD was produced by members of SIKTH and was mixed by Matt LaPlant at Bieler Bros Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida. The first ten thousand copies of the album will contai...

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MEGADETH Bassist 'Chompin' At The Bit' To Begin Laying Down Album Tracks

New MEGADETH bassist James Lomenzo has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I just returned from the Frankfurt MusikMesse trade show (the Euro version of the NAMM event held in the States every year). This was a prior engagement to joining with MEGAD...

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MEGADETH Guitarist: New Album Is 'Heavy And Complex'

MEGADETH guitarist Glen Drover has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Just arrived back home [in Canada] from the start of recording the new MEGADETH album and I must say that things went very well! We all had a great time and I am very happy with...

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MEGADETH Drummer Says Work On New Album Is Moving Along At 'Very Productive Pace'

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Just returned from the L.A. tracking trip, and I must say that [work on the new studio album is] moving along at a very good and productive pace. Glen [Drover, guitar] worked very...

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ULI JON ROTH Says 'Virgin Killer' Album Cover Makes Him Cringe

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCOPRIONS). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: You are basically introducing your Sky Academy to the United States. Uli: "At the end of May we are doing a se...

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From Ashes

I had a feeling that ABYSMAL DAWN's 2004, three-song demo would be a harbinger of greater things to come. The Los Angeles band's debut full-length for Crash Music, "From Ashes", is ascending quickly into a select group of death metal releases that will receive consideration for a spot on the year-en...

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Terra

If it walks like a BORKNAGAR album, quacks like a BORKNAGAR album, and is comprised entirely of members of BORKNAGAR, who can it be? Uh, CRONIAN, apparently. That's being a bit glib — there are differences between this two-man project (featuring Øystein G. Brun and Mr. V, a/k/a Vintersorg) and the b...

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The Trident

Relapse has a nose for sniffing out those special kinds of acts that usually bridge gaps, push boundaries, or possess that something extra to help set them apart from the rest of the herd. NYC's UNEARTHLY TRANCE is not quite as "out there" as vocalist/guitarist/noise-maker Ryan Lipynksy's black meta...

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Sterling Black Icon

I recall applauding Germany's FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING in a review of the band's Metal Blade debut (and sophomore release) "Skywards/Chapter II: A Sylphe's Ascension". In said review I acknowledged the band's unabashed love of the Swedish melodic death metal style, but still found the album to be fin...