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GOREFEST Frontman Says Band Will Tour U.S. In The Fall

Karma E. Omowale of the FourteenG e-zine recently conducted an interview with GOREFEST frontman Jan Chris de Koeijer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: FourteenG: Do you think you'll tour the U.S. this year? Jan Chris: "There has been talk of the possibility of us opening for MORBID ANGEL i...

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BEHEMOTH Mainman Comments On Australian Tour

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH have just returned home from their first-ever trip to Australia. Organized by Aussie company Soundworks, this tour wraped up the 16-month touring cycle with 225 shows done in support of BEHEMOTH's last record, "Demigod". Commented mainman Nergal: "This tour was simp...

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Heavy Metal Documentary 'A Headbanger's Journey' To Hit Theaters Next Month

Seville Pictures has announced that "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey", directed by Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen and Jessica Joy Wise, will be released on February 24 across Canada. The documentary follows Sam Dunn, a professional anthropologist, long-time heavy metal fan and practitioner through his own ba...

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ANTHRAX Drummer Paints Axe For DEAN GUITARS: 'I Hope DARRELL Likes' It

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Where did 2005 go? I think it flew by faster than 2004 did. So here comes 2006, hope it's a good one for us all... well, not all. "I want to wish OUR FANS very happy Holidays. I know for ...

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MACHINE HEAD Drummer DAVE MCCLAIN Turns 10!

MACHINE HEAD's official web site has been updated with the following message: "December 26th [2005] marks the official ten-year anniversary of the day that a one Mr. Dave McClain joined a band called MACHINE HEAD, and in celebration of the most underrated drummer in heavy music, some folks that you...

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VENOM Frontman To Guest On New NECRODEATH Album

VENOM frontman Conrad" Cronos" Lant will be making a guest appearance on the upcoming sixth studio album from long-running Italian black/thrash metallers NECRODEATH, tentatively due early next year via Scarlet Records. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2003's "Ton(e)s of Hate" is being recorded at Ou...

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Review: All-Star Metal Jam Marks 25th Anniversary Of ROADRUNNER

Chris Harris of MTV.com has issued the following report: It was billed as the event of the year ... for metalheads, at least. Members of more than 30 current and former acts on Roadrunner Records came together to rattle the baseboards at the Nokia Theatre on Thursday night for Roadrunner United, a c...

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H.I.M. Frontman Talks About Songwriting Process For 'Dark Light', Breaking U.S. Market

Sauli Vuoti of Imhotep recently conducted an interview with H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the songwriting process for "Dark Light": Ville Valo: "We really had fun doing the album — for the first time in ten years. We have always had all these contrasts in...

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SNOWY SHAW Talks About New DREAM EVIL Material, Collaboration With MATS LEVEN

Thomas Herpel of Metal Covenant recently conducted an interview with acclaimed drummer/songwriter Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME). An excerpt from the question-and-answer session follows: Metal Covenant: Where are you with DREAM EVIL now? I read that you are about...

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Credit Where Credit Is Due

Crapped out in two weeks and recorded in another two, and fueled by his public feud with former collaborator Sebastian Bach, "Credit Where Credit Is Due" should go a long way toward erasing the international good will HENNING PAULY achieved with the stellar new FRAMESHIFT album earlier this year. It...

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PAINMUSEUM Announce Final Live Appearances Of 2005

PAINMUSEUM, the new band formed by the HALFORD duo of "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (guitar) and Bobby Jarzombek (drums),will be supporting former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach at two East Coast shows in November. Filling in on bass will once again be SYMPHONY X's Mike LePond. "We can't wait to see eve...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman To Make Solo Acoustic Appearance In Hartford

Vocalist Peter Dolving from THE HAUNTED will reportedly make a solo acoustic appearance at a local open mic at Sully's Pub (www.sullyspub.com) in Hartford, Connecticut Monday night (Oct. 10) after playing with THE HAUNTED at the Webster Theatre in Hartford. "We are aiming to get him to play late so...

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BJÖRN 'SPEED STRID: 'If You Miss SOILWORK, You've Missed A Hell Of A Show'

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Five days to go before we're getting our asses over to Finland. I'm sure every metalhead in Europe is in seventh heaven with all the great tours going on right now. All I know is that we're ready...

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WICKED WISDOM's JADA PINKETT SMITH Says She Is An 'Old-School Metalhead'

WICKED WISDOM frontwoman Jada Pinkett Smith recently spoke to TCPalm.com about her band's participation in this year's Ozzfest. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On singing screaming about dark things in a heavy metal band: "For me it's so healthy, because there's so many things that I want to sa...

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ANTHRAX Drummer Is 'Excited' About JUDAS PRIEST Tour

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "PRIEST BABY! We are heading out to the highway! Check the dates and see when we come to your town. "I'm excited to play with JUDAS PRIEST. Well, I'm not playing with them... But I would LOVE TO!!!! HIN...