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POSSESSED To Headline 'The Unholy Trinity' European Tour

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metal legends POSSESSED — consisting of original frontman Jeff Becerra backed by members of California's SADISTIC INTENT — will reportedly embark on "The Unholy Trinity" European tour in July/August 2007. Support at the shows will come from SADISTIC INTENT, MORTEM...

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SATHANAS To Release 'Flesh For The Devil' Mini-Album Next Month

The long running U.S. underground legends SATHANAS will release their new mini-album, "Flesh for the Devil", on February 24 via Pagan Records. The track listing is as follows: 01. Invocation 02. Possessed by Blasphemy 03. Flesh for the Beast 04. Reign of the Antichrist 05. Nocturnal Hell 06. Unholy...

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Alone

When those stately riffs ponderously march in, and that voice soars above them, the criminally long wait since the last SOLITUDE AETURNUS album will disappear in your mind. The hair will raise on the back of your neck, your spine will tingle, and that inimitable doom sound will flood your spirit onc...

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Legendary Ruthie's Inn Promoter WES ROBINSON Dead At 77

Wes Robinson (photo),founder of the legendary Ruthie's Inn on San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley, California — a mecca for San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal and punk acts in the 1980s (everyone from BAD BRAINS to SOCIAL DISTORTION, then later METALLICA, EXODUS, POSSESSED and DEATH ANGEL, played there)...

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The Perilous Fight

Even the most ardent death metal fan, at least those used to a more traditional and old school variety, must bow down to the unbridled ferocity of a HATE ETERNAL show. Erik Rutan's brutal juggernaut is not for the faint of heart, as this June 4, 2006 show at The Garage in London proves. If ...

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BLACK SABBATH In The U.K.'s SUN Tabloid

In an almost unprecedented move for a tabloid newspaper, the Sun — the world's biggest-selling English-language newspaper, with over eight million readers a day — has acknowledged the world of heavy metal by reviewing a BLACK SABBATH biography in glowing terms. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", the new SABB...

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DIABOLIC: Lineup Changes Announced

Florida-based death metallers DIABOLIC have issued the following update: "Due to personal reasons Kelly [McLauchlin, guitar] and Jesse [Jolly, bass/vocals] have decided to leave DIABOLIC. Kelly has a job working 60 hours a week and Jesse is in three other bands (CRIMSON MASSACRE, LULL ME TO LARVAE,...

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DARK EMPIRE Announces New Drummer

DARK EMPIRE, the band featuring vocalist Jens Carlsson of PERSUADER/SAVAGE CIRCUS and bassist Noah Martin of ARSIS, has announced the addition of drummer Sam Paulicelli of the New Jersey based prog-metal outfit SUSPYRE the group's ranks. Commented guitarist/band leader Matt Moliti: "Noah got us in t...

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DIABOLIC To Release 'Possessed By Death' EP

Florida-based death metallers DIABOLIC have issued the following update: "DIABOLIC have decided to self-release our new EP, entitled 'Possessed by Death'!! "After careful consideration, the band has determined that to avoid any confusion with BLASTMASTERS artwork and music, we will release the new D...

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METALLICA, TESTAMENT, Y&T Axemen Are Among Top 25 Guitarists From Bay Area

METALLICA's Kirk Hammett, TESTAMENT's Alex Skolnick, Y&T's Dave Meniketti and PRIMUS' Larry LaLonde (ex-POSSESSED) are among the musicians who made East Bay newspaper Contra Costa Times' list of top 25 guitarists from the San Francisco Bay Area. The entire list is as follows: 01. Carlos Santana...

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Finished With the Dogs

If you ever salivated over Noise Records catalogs in the 1980s, or agonized over whether to spend the last of your beer money on a DETENTE LP, chances are you're already familiar with German thrashers HOLY MOSES. Inexplicably never afforded the worldwide distribution and notoriety of their peers, th...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'Being 20 Something Was The Stupidest Time Of My Life'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Imagine sitting in a damp basement filled with the stink of mold, cigarette smoke, shitty lights, black or dark red walls, sticky floors and an atmosphere of slight stress and marijuana dazed indifference. Yea,...

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OPEN GRAVE RECORDS Releases Free Downloadable Label Sampler

Open Grave Records has released a free downloadable 14-track compilation, titled "Sounds from the Grave Vol. 1". The collection features a track from each of the artist signed to the label. Included on the compilation are brand new tracks from U.K. black metal band PRIMITIVE GRAVEN IMAGE, California...

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CHRISTINE Signs With SUPERNOVA RECORDS

CHRISTINE from Nashville, TN has signed a two-album deal with SuperNova Records, the label headed up by Steve Austin of TODAY IS THE DAY. The collaboration came about after Steve caught wind of this foursome a couple of years ago when he mastered their first release, entitled "Possessed", which they...

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NAPALM DEATH Bassist: 'Do We Really Need Some Religion To Tell Us Right From Wrong?'

Daniel Löfquist of CriticalMass.se recently conducted an interview with NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On frontman Barney Greenway doing some experimental vocal stuff on the new album: "We're all big fans of a mid-Eighties band called SWANS and we've tried in...