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THROWDOWN Rumored To Have Split With Drummer

Orange County, California's hardcore/metal act THROWDOWN is rumored to have parted ways with drummer Ben Dussault. The band has yet to make an official announcement on the matter. HardTimes.ca recently conducted an interview with THROWDOWN vocalist Dave Peters. Watch the nine-minute chat below. THRO...

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NIFELHEIM: Anti-CLIFF BURTON, -DIMEBAG Comments Were A 'Bad Joke' That Was Taken Out Of Context

Swedish black metallers NIFELHEIM have released a statement clarifying the comments they made in the latest issue of Sweden Rock magazine where they appeared to be disrespecting the memories of both METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton and PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. In the Swed...

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NIFELHEIM Bassist Disrespects DIMEBAG, CLIFF BURTON

The latest issue of Sweden Rock magazine features an interview with the Swedish black metal band NIFELHEIM conducted in late September during the group's Finnish tour with WATAIN. "MÖTLEY CRÜE and MUNICIPAL WASTE are likely the worst bands in the world. Next to METALLICA," the group's bassist Tyrant...

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NERVECELL: New Live Video Posted Online

Dubai-based death/thrash act NERVECELL has released the official video for the song "Flesh & Memories", recorded live at the Dubai Desert Rock Festival 2008. NERVECELL recently confirmed its appearance at next year's Dubai Desert Rock Festival — along with MOTÖRHEAD, OPETH, ARCH ENEMY, CHIMAIRA...

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MASTER's PAUL SPECKMANN: I Found More Freedom In Czech Republic Than I Ever Found In The USA

By: Scott Alisoglu MASTER's Paul Speckmann has been fighting metal's good fight since 1983. Considered one of death metal's originators, Speckmann has persevered through lineup changes, numerous record labels, and thousands of miles on the road on tours of varying success. One thing is for certain t...

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Ex-VENOM Guitarist's DRYLL Announces New Singer

DRYLL (formerly DRILL),the U.K.-based band featuring former guitarist VENOM and founding member Jeff "Mantas" Dunn, has announced the addition of singer Scott Michael Cavagan to the group's ranks. The band is currently in the studio recording material for its debut CD, tentatively due next year. Li...

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DEADSOIL Parts Ways With Singer, Bassist; Announces Replacements

After two full-length releases and countless shows and tours, German metal/hardcore act DEADSOIL has parted ways with singer Friedrich Weber and bassist Andreas Schüssler. Commented Schüssler: "After due consideration, I came to the conclusion that it would be better for me to leave DEADSOIL. It was...

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SIGH, VIRGIN BLACK Members Interviewed On 'The Governor's Ball'

Mirai Kawashima of Japanese black metallers SIGH and Rowan London of Australian doomsters VIRGIN BLACK were interviewed for this week's edition of the "The Governor's Ball". You can download the program at this location. SIGH's cover version fo the VENOM classic "Black Metal" is available for free d...

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THROWDOWN: Video Interview With DAVE PETERS Available

HardTimes.ca recently conducted an interview with vocalist Dave Peters of Orange County, California's hardcore/metal act THROWDOWN. Watch the nine-minute chat below. THROWDOWN's latest album, "Venom & Tears", was released on August 7, 2007 via Trustkill. The CD was produced by Mudrock, who has d...

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VENOM Drummer's DEF-CON-ONE: 'Hypocracy' Video Available

"Hypocracy", the new video from DEF-CON-ONE, the Newcastle, United Kingdom-based metal band featuring VENOM drummer Antony "Antton" Lant (brother of VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant),can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's recently released 10-track CD "Blood Soaks The Floor", which...

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SATYRICON Frontman: 'We Want Our Music To Be Considered Solely On The Quality'

UK's Rock Sound magazine recently conducted an interview with frontman Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven of the Norwegian black metal band SATYRICON. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rock Sound: Did the seclusion of writing "The Age Of Nero" in the woods aid your creativity? Satyr: "I have mo...

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SEE RED: Debut Album To Be Produced By Former VENOM/ATOMKRAFT Frontman

Rising UK metal band SEE RED has finished writing material for its forthcoming debut album. Vocalist/guitarist Rich Davenport states, "We've narrowed it down to 10 songs, and all four band members have contributed to the writing process. We've also written an instrumental which we've named after an...

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RAVENS CREED: New Music Posted Online

RAVENS CREED, the "VENOM-worshipping scumbags" featuring ORANGE GOBLIN's Ben Ward, as well as Steve Watson (ex-IRON MONKEY),Jason Graham, and former SABBAT bassist Frazer Craske, have posted four new songs on their MySpace page. The tracks "Five Witches of Nine" and "Hearse Fokker" will appear on t...

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Reunited AMEBIX To Embark On U.S. Tour

Reunited UK "crust punk" pioneers AMEBIX — whose current lineup includes STONE SOUR/ex-SOULFLY drummer Roy Mayorga — will embark on a short U.S. tour in January 2009. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 22 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater Jan. 23 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater Jan. 24...

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NERVECELL Completes Filming 'Demean' Video

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based death thrashers NERVECELL have issued the following update: "We have finally finished shooting the music video for the song 'Demean' off our latest album 'Preaching Venom'. The video was shot in Dubai and is currently being edited at this stage. The video is schedul...