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POSSESSED Legend JEFF BECERRA 'Gravely Ill'

Sole remaining original member Jeff Becerra (vocals) of the reactivated California death metal pioneers POSSESSED became very ill while touring in Europe. The group, now featuring Becerra backed by members of California's SADISTIC INTENT, was playing shows on the European continent in preparation fo...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist To Perform At WE THE PEOPLE Festival

ACHOZEN, the musical alliance between SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian and WU-TANG CLAN founder The RZA, will reportedly perform at the We The People festival, set to take place September 27 at the Los Angeles State Historic Park. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: LES CLAYPOOL (P...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's MARS Talks About Songwriting Process For 'Saints Of Los Angeles'

Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: It's been a long time since the original MÖTLEY CRÜE were together in the studio writing and recording together since the "Generation Swine" album in...

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When Skies Wash Ashore

Those of you with no tolerance for clean singing and catchy melodies in modern metal are advised to steer clear of STRAIGHT LINE STITCH's "When Skies Wash Ashore". Everyone else should find the deft balance of metalcore aggression and scintillating melodies, featuring the sweet croon and savage grow...

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In Hatred's Flame

Thrash bastion Heavy Artillery has already released two monster metal albums this year, the first, MERCILESS DEATH's "Realm of Terror", and now "In Hatred's Flame" by California's EXMORTUS. The album is a re-release of the band's self-released disc of the same name, remixed and remastered with four...

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State of Insurgency

Based on the gripping Ed Repka cover art, you can probably guess that HEXEN's "State of Insurgency" is another in an ever-growing catalogue of recent old school thrash albums. Hell, even the record label is called Old School Metal. The good news is that the Los Angeles act is one of the better ones...

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AKASHIC To Disband

Long-running Brazilian progressive metallers AKASHIC have announced their plans to disband. Since its creation in 1998, the group has released two albums — "Timeless Realm" and "A Brand New Day" — and played lots of concerts in Brazil and Europe. AKASHIC's final release will be a DVD featuring perfo...

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THE SENSELESS Announces New Drummer

THE SENSELESS, the UK extreme project led by THE BERZERKER bassist Sam Bean, has tapped Leon Macey (MITHRAS) to lay down the drum tracks for the band's sophomore album, "The Floating World". "It was sad to let Fruity Loops go," said Sam, "but Leon can both outdrink and outgrind Fruity. I swore I'd n...

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WINTERFYLLETH Completes Work On Debut Album

Manchester, England's WINTERFYLLETH has completed work on its debut album, "The Ghost Of Heritage". A mid-October release via Profound Lore Records is expected. Formed with the intention to honor England's ancestral Anglo-Saxon past, WINTERFYLLETH — comprised of members culled from the UK's most dev...

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ANAEL Signs With PARAGON RECORDS

Paragon Records has announced the signing of Germany's ANAEL. The group's new album, "From Arcane Fires", will be released in the fall. ANAEL has issued two prior albums on the Barbarian Wrath label in addition to limited vinyl releases on Iron Tyrant Productions. Regarding the band's new CD, guitar...

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The Order of the False Eye

I was wondering what happened to Randy Piro after he left HATE ETERNAL. I guess I missed the news that he had joined GIGAN, the band formed by guitarist/bassist Eric Hersemann. Piro is vocalist/guitarist for the group, which also includes drummer/percussionist Danny Ryan. Branded as a "heavy, psyche...

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Misanthropy Pure

Of the bands I can think of off the top of my head that have taken their name from the realm of sci-fi/fantasy cinema (and I know there are probably several I'm not thinking of),SHAI HULUD is one that ranks near the top of my list. Not only because I really dug those sandworms ...

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FORGOTTEN REALM Debut Featuring Ex-MANOWAR Drummer Now Available

Woodbridge, Virginia-based power metal band FORGOTTEN REALM — which consists of David Fefolt (VALHALLA, HAWK, MASI) on vocals, Matthew Mills on guitar, Brian Sanders on bass, and Rhino (MANOWAR, HOLYHELL) on drums — has released its debut album, "Power and Glory", via Sonic Age Records. The CD was r...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Talks About 'Unholy Alliance' Tour; Video Available

SLAYER guitarist and this year's recepient of the Metal Hammer "Golden God" award Kerry King has spoken to Metal Hammer TV about this year's Unholy Alliance tour. Watch the clip at this location to hear Kerry's thoughts on the SLAYER setlist, what songs he can't convince the others to play and how t...

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SLAYER: Video Interview With KERRY KING Posted Online

Paul Marshall of Marshall Amplification conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King at this year's Download festival, which was held June 13-15 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK. Watch the five-minute chat below. In a recent interview with writer Joel McIver (Total Guitar, Metal Hamm...