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URKRAFT Confirmed For Iceland's MOTU-FESTIVAL

Danish thrash/death metallers URKRAFT have been confirmed for this year's Motu-Fest metal and hardcore festival, set to take place June 10-11 in Reykjavik, Iceland. More information is available at www.motu-fest.org. As previously reported, URKRAFT recently inked a multi-album, worldwide deal with E...

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COMBAT RECORDS To Relaunch

KOCH Records has announced the relaunch and resurrection of the classic Combat Records label brand, the birthing place of hard rock and hard core titans like VENOM, EXODUS, MEGADETH, POSSESSED, C.O.C., NUCLEAR ASSAULT, DEATH, DARK ANGEL and many more. The new venture will focus on developing new ban...

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Hardcore Stalwarts BANE To Release First Album In Three Years

Three years after their last release, one of the current hardcore scene's most influential bands, BANE, will issue their new album, "The Note", on May 17 on Equal Vision Records. While the current stream of hardcore bands focus on combining hardcore with metal, BANE sticks to a classic style of hard...

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ZAKK WYLDE Chopper Giveaway Announced

357 Choppers and Zakk Wylde have announced the Zakk Wylde BLACK LABEL SOCIETY sawblade chopper giveaway. One lucky fan will win the Zakk Wylde Sawblade Chopper, manufactured by 357 Customs and valued at over $70,000. This custom-made hardcore iron chopper features the "Halloween Nightmare Buzzsaw" p...

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GOD FORBID To Play Benefit Show

New Jersey thrash titans GOD FORBID have announced that they will be playing a benefit concert at the Wayne Firehouse in Wayne, NJ on Saturday, June 4. "This effort is to help and support our good friend Frank Peigaro," reads a post on the group's web site. "Frank has previously played in punk pione...

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HATESPHERE To Appear On Danish TV

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have posted the following message on their official web site: "HATESPHERE will appear on Danish national television, DR2, on Friday [May] 13th at 23.00, in the program called 'Musikprogrammet'. Jacob [Bredahl, vocals] will be the special guest in the studio, and live and...

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TWISTED SISTER: New Live Video Posted Online

A 13-minute video clip of TWISTED SISTER performing live at Club Teatria in Oulu Finland on May 7 has been posted online at this location (Windows Media; video shot by Kennet Riska). The band performed an exclusive gig at this brand new venue, which is owned by ice hockey superstar Janne Niinimaa. A...

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MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD To Release New Album In October

New York hardcore legends MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD are in the studio recording what will be their third full-length release for Trustkill Records. The album's tentative title, "Merciless", encompasses both the lyrical themes and music found on this new release. "The songs are a culmination of years and y...

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BURN IT DOWN Announce One-Time Reunion Show At MIDWEST MUSIC SUMMIT

Seminal Indianapolis hardcore band BURN IT DOWN have announced a one-time-only reunion to take place at this year's Midwest Music Summit, slated for July 21-23 in Indianapolis, Indiana. BURN IT DOWN will be headlining the Happy Couples Never Last/Escape Artist Records showcase stage at the Emerson T...

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RAMMSTEIN: Japanese Edition Of 'Reise Reise' Released With Two Bonus Tracks

The Japanese version of RAMMSTEIN's latest abum, "Reise, Reise", which was issued in Japan on April 21 via Universal Music, includes completely different artwork, and two bonus remixes. There is also an edition that comes with a DVD, which includes 20 minutes of footage taken from "Lichtspielhaus"....

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TOMMY LEE's Reality TV Series Is Less Hardcore Than 'Fear Factor'

Maggie Stehr of the Daily Nebraskan is reporting that University of Nebraska-Lincoln spokesman Dave Fitzgibbon flew out to Burbank, Calif., in January to see rough edits of MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee's upcoming reality TV series, "Tommy Lee Goes to College", which documents Lee's semester-long st...

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SICK OF IT ALL Part Ways With FAT WRECK CHORDS

New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL have parted ways with Fat Wreck Chords and are currently seeking a new label home. In a posting on the group's official web site, drummer Armand Majidi writes, "We'll be making a move to another label that promises to support our releases with a new level of...

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HATESPHERE To Enter Studio In Early June

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE will enter Jailhouse Studios with producer Tommy Hansen (HELLOWEEN, PRETTY MAIDS) on June 5 to begin recording their next full-length album, tentatively due late September/early October via Steamhammer/SPV. Guitars and bass will be recorded at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denm...

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MADBALL Sign With FERRET RECORDS

New York hardcore legends MADBALL have inked a deal with Ferret Records. The band will enter the studio in May with producer Zeuss (HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL, THROWDOWN) to begin recording their new album, "Legacy", tentatively due on August 9. Commented Ferret label president Carl Severson: "I rememb...

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BLEEDING THROUGH Begin Recording New Album

BLEEDING THROUGH have entered the studio to begin work on "The Truth", this year's much-buzzed about follow-up to the band's breakthrough album, "This is Love, This is Murderous", which was issued by Trustkill in 2003. "It's going to be a brutal, pissed off record that will be much more blunt and di...