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RAVEN Frontman Talks About Band's Influence On IRON MAIDEN, METALLICA

In a recent fan posting on RAVEN's official message board, the band's frontman John Gallagher was asked about RAVEN's influence on other metal bands and whether he was aware that VOIVOD performed RAVEN's "Chainsaw" at their first-ever concert in early 1984. "Piggy's [VOIVOD guitarist] passing was sa...

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From Mars to Sirius

GOJIRA have, on their third album, unleashed an epic. This is a masterpiece on par with anything MESHUGGAH or MASTODON have released, that sort of massive, lumbering, seething wall of sound that the listener just can't help but become immersed in. "From Mars to Sirius" is a journey that'll take many...

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ALL TIME HIGHS Featuring DEATH ANGEL Frontman Schedule Live Debut

ALL TIME HIGHS, the new San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring DEATH ANGEL frontman Mark Osegueda alongside members of LICA-STO, TRES PISTOLAS, THE SICK and THE OOZIES, will make their live debut on January 7, 2006 at Club Fred in Fresno, California. Osegueda had previously described the band's...

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PROJECT: FAILING FLESH: Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

PROJECT: FAILING FLESH's Kevin 131 (GARDEN OF SHADOWS, TWISTED TOWER DIRE, BRAVE, WHILE HEAVEN WEPT) has issued the following update on the recording sessions for the group's new album, "The Conjoined": "We have just about finished mixing the new record. I have spent the last few weeks doing mixes,...

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VOIVOD Frontman To Perform With AGGRESSION At MONTREAL METAL MASSACRE FEST

VOIVOD frontman Denis "Snake" Belanger will join reactivated Canadian thrashers AGGRESSION for a rendition of the VOIVOD classic "Warriors of Ice" during their appearance at the Montreal Metal Massacre Fest on Saturday, December 10 at the Spectrum in Montrea, Quebec, Canada. Also scheduled to appear...

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GENE HOGLAN Talks About Songwriting Process For Next STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Album

MetalEater.com recently conducted an interview with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan. An excerpt from the chat follows: MetalEater.com: What are your plans for Christmas? Gene Hoglan: "Well, I'm going home for a few days. I come back before the first (of January) and then we start writing the...

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TILES To Enter Studio In February

Detroit-based preogressive rock band TILES have posted the following message on their official web site: "Work on the new songs is coming along great — so much so that we've penciled in early February to begin recording with Terry Brown. In the meantime, we're recording some demos for Terry so he ca...

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Complications (EP)

Picking up where last year's "Acceleration" left off, avant-garde supergroup AGE OF SILENCE release this three-song teaser, a sort of mini concept album about, and I'm not making this up, a shopping mall in Hell (not an entirely unfamiliar concept as we reach the season of holiday consumer frenzy!)....

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VOIVOD Drummer Performs With AUT'CHOSE In Montreal: Photos Available

VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin performed a gig with the legendary AUT'CHOSE, a '70s band from Montreal, on November 19 at le Café Campus in Montreal. Joining Away at the concert was Vincent Peake on bass, Joe Evil on keyboards and Martin Dupuis on guitars backing the legendary Lucien Francoeu...

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NOMINON: 'Remnants Of A Diabolical History' Limited-Edition CD Details Revealed

Swedish death metallers NOMINON have revealed the details of their "special and limited" CD (1,000 copies) that will be released within a couple of months by Trauma Records from Colombia. The CD will be entitled "Remnants of a Diabolical History" and will contain eleven tracks that previously hadn't...

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Canadian Newspaper Pays Tribute To Late VOIVOD Guitarist

The November 18, 2005 edition of Canada's The Globe and Mail included a special tribute to late VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour. Read it at this location. D'Amour died Aug. 26 in a Montreal hospital from complications of advanced colon cancer. The surviving VOIVOD members — Michel "Away" Lang...

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NASHVILLE PUSSY: Equipment Damage Forces Show Cancellations

NASHVILLE PUSSY were forced to cancel their previously announced U.S. dates in November after "a winter storm in Wyoming caused their equipment van to roll — injuring crew members and damaging equipment," according to a band statement. "No one was seriously injured. However, assessment of damage to...

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VOIVOD Drummer: We Will Make An Album 'PIGGY Would Be Proud Of'

VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin has issued the following update to fans regarding their upcoming album and other projects for 2006: "Dear Voivodians, we will do our best to make a great record that Piggy would be proud of as we worked very hard for the past two years on the new songs. Jasonic...

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DEATH ANGEL Frontman Launches New Band

DEATH ANGEL frontman Mark Osegueda has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Hey guys!! It's Mark here. Thank you for all the support. You guys fucking rule!!! Just letting you know that I have a new band. Don't get me wrong. I still sing for DEATH ANGEL. But while there is...

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VOIVOD Manager's Personal Tribute To DENIS 'PIGGY' D'AMOUR

VOIVOD manager James MacLean has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "The death of Denis D'Amour was a tragedy. Piggy truly lived for his music. He was easy-going yet focused, never complained and never wanted to be a burden on anyone, he j...