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EXODUS To Release 'Shovel Headed Kill Machine' In October

According to MTV.com, thrash-metal veterans EXODUS have titled their upcoming album "Shovel Headed Kill Machine". Recorded at Trident studios in Pacheco, California and mixed by Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY),the follow-up to 2004's "Tempo of the Damned" is scheduled for an October 5 release...

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ACCEPT To Replace MOTÖRHEAD At Denmark's GIANTS OF ROCK Festival

Reunited German metal legends ACCEPT will be replacing MOTÖRHEAD on the billing of the Giants of Rock festival, set to take place Sunday, July 10 at the Gentofte Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. Also scheduled to appear are RAMMSTEIN, SLAYER, MÖTÖRHEAD and HAMMERFALL. Tickets are currently available...

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CRIMINAL Finalize Track Listing For 'Sicario'

Anglo-Chilean thrash extremists CRIMINAL, featuring former PENTAGRAM frontman Anton Reisenegger, have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Sicario", due in Europe on September 5 via Metal Blade Records. "Sicario" (a Spanish word for "assassin," most commonly associated with the hired ki...

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EXODUS, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, CRISIS To Team Up For North American Tour

Long-running San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS will be teaming up with 3 INCHES OF BLOOD and CRISIS for a North American tour beginning on October 1. LOSA will provide additional support between October 1 and October 18; WATCH THEM DIE will fill the opening slot between October 19 and November...

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MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT, EXODUS Members To Participate In THRASH AGAINST CANCER Benefit Concert

Current and former members of MACHINE HEAD, SLAYER, TESTAMENT, EXODUS and DEATH ANGEL will comprise the "All-Star" guest lineup, which is scheduled to appear and participate at the Thrash Against Cancer benefit on July 9 at The Pound SF outdoor amphitheatre in San Francisco, California. Confirmed gu...

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NEAR LIFE EXPERIENCE Putting Finishing Touches On New CD

NEAR LIFE EXPERIENCE, the band featuring Steve Blaze (LILLIAN AXE) on vocals and lead guitar, Richard Kendrick (DARK AUGUST, STRAITJACKET SMILE) on guitar, Eric Morris (CATCH VELVET) on bass, and Rob Hovey (FOGHAT) on drums, are putting the finishing touches on their new CD, entitled "Golden Dragon"...

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SOILWORK To Play 'Perfect 20-Minute Set' At OZZFEST

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "I've just come home from Germany. Been very busy lately, first the recording of TERROR 2000, and then the recording with Thomen from BLIND GUARDIAN, and as you probably know, we have done festiv...

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Issue VI

It's quite simple really; those who enjoy the razor-sharp, precision thrash of bands like THE HAUNTED (such as myself) should at least be able to appreciate the unbridled fury of Germany's DEW-SCENTED (as I can). On album number six ("Issue VI"),DEW-SCENTED churns out another quality modern thrash...

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MASTODON To Be Profiled On FUSE 'Uranium' TV Special

MASTODON will be profiled on the Fuse network's "Uranium" program with a half hour prime time TV special. Titled "Uranium: Mastodon", the Fuse special will document the Atlanta quartet's rise from one of underground music's most talked about names to one of the leading heavy music acts in the world....

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ANTHRAX Guitarist: 'We're All Open To The Idea' Of Writing New Album With Reunited Lineup

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "I'm sitting in a cafe in Zagreb drinking really strong coffee and watching some guy with the greatest mullet I have ever seen. It's magnificent! The anti-mullet forces have not reached this far yet. Thank...

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SIX FEET UNDER Frontman Talks About Possible CANNIBAL CORPSE 'Reunion, DIMEBAG's Death

Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with SIX FEET UNDER frontman Chris Barnes. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: You mentioned the negative aspects and people kind of jumped all over you when you said that "13" was going to be your "Reign In Blood". Chris Barnes...

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SLAYER: Budapest Photos Posted Online

65 photos of pictures of SLAYER's June 23, 2005 performance in Budapest, Hungary have been posted online at HardRock.hu. The group's setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Disciple 02. War Ensemble 03. At Dawn They Sleep 04. Black Magic 05. Necrophiliac 06. Blood Red 07. Born Of Fire 08. Stain Of...

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EXODUS: New Album Update

EXODUS frontman Rob Dukes has posted the following update on the progress of the recording sessions for the band's new album: "Just checking in to let you know where we are at... Paul [Bostaph, drums; ex-SLAYER, FORBIDDEN] is done — fucking killed it. Gary [Holt, guitar] — rhythm tracks done...fucki...

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SANCTUARY's First-Half Profit Seen Falling 40%

According to Sharecast.com, Sanctuary Group, the music company which handles artists such as GUNS N' ROSES, IRON MAIDEN, SLIPKNOT and SLAYER, has warned that first half underlying earnings are likely to be 40% lower than last year. Underlying earnings for the full year will also be substantially les...

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SLAYER: H'arpeggione Version Of 'Reign In Blood' Released by Georgia Composer

Erik Hinds, an Athens, Georgia-based composer and performer, has just released his solo H'arpeggione version of SLAYER's classic "Reign In Blood" album on Solponticello Records. Audio samples from the CD can be heard at CDBaby.com. Hinds plays quartertone electric guitar and the H'arpeggione, an upr...