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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...

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ABIGOR: More Demo Samples Posted Online

Reunited Austrian black metallers ABIGOR have issued the following update: "We decided to upload some more samples [of new songs]! Remember these are demo/rehearsal tracks, not studio! Just directly plugged into the computer with no processing, sloppy performed. THIS IS JUST A DEMO, NOT THE STUDIO R...

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VELVET REVOLVER, DEFTONES, ALICE IN CHAINS Members Featured On BEATLES Compilation

On October 24, 2006, Restless Records will release "Butchering The Beatles" — featuring the biggest, the baddest, the heaviest all-star line-up ever assembled to honor what is arguably the greatest band ever — THE BEATLES. All-in-all, over 50 internationally known recording artists bring their uniqu...

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Raw Dark Pure

Well, it's not a name I would have suggested for a ripping black metal band, but Germany's SONIC REIGN make up for it with a solid debut album (not counting the demo) in "Raw Dark Pure". Consisting of members Ben (vocals, guitar) and Sebastian (drums),SONIC REIGN do a nice job of crafting songs tha...

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FREDIABLO Officially Quits GRIMFIST

GRIMFIST vocalist Frediablo (GORELORD, ex-NECROPHAGIA) has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "So it has come to this. I have officially quit GRIMFIST. The motivation and drive I once possessed is dead... for now. I am stepping down allowing a hungrier man to fill my shoes, and ho...

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ARCH ENEMY Singer Sounds Off On Vocal Technique, Early Influences And Being A Vegetarian

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow has posted the following message on her official MySpace page: "I get so many wonderful messages every day it is almost overwhelming. I am sorry, but it is impossible to answer them all.. So I have collected the most frequently asked questions and will answer them...