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MACHINE HEAD Frontman: 'We Felt Like We Needed To Make A Huge Statement On This Record'

ARTISTdirect recently conducted an interview with MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: ARTISTdirect: I haven't seen a metal record as epic as "The Blackening" in years. What was it like making it? Where did it start? Robb: When we started writing, we didn't kn...
January 31, 2008
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DEATH ANGEL: 'Robb's MetalWorks' Video Interview Posted Online

Rob Cavestany and Ted Aguilar of the veteran San Francisco Bay Area metal band DEATH ANGEL visited STUF-TV cable show "Robb's MetalWorks" in San Antonio on August 26, 2007. They spoke about the group's upcoming album, "Killing Season", Ted's addition to the band, DEATH ANGEL's 2007 trip to the Phill...
January 29, 2008
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ANVIL: Toronto Concert Photos Posted Online

Photos of ANVIL's January 26, 2008 concert at the Bovine Sex Club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada can be found on the group's official web site (scroll down to bottom of page; pictures by Roberto Infantellina). "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", a mockumentary-like true account of fiftysomething Canadian heav...
January 28, 2008
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MACHINE HEAD: Flint Concert Photos Posted Online

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans MACHINE HEAD played a warm-up show for their tour with HELLYEAH on January 23, 2008 at The Machine Shop in Flint, Michigan. Check out photos from the concert at Mintypics.com. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Clenching the Fists of Dissent 02. Imperium 03...
January 25, 2008
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ANVIL Jams With SLASH, SCOTT IAN In Utah; Video Available

Video footage of Canadian metal legends ANVIL jamming with Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) and Scott Ian (ANTHRAX) at a Park City, Utah gig this past Monday (January 21) during the Sundance Film Festival can be found at RollingStone.com. Video footage of director Sacha Gervasi and ANVIL membe...
January 25, 2008
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UK Punk Act GALLOWS Latest Victim of DISNEY 'Ban'

MTV.com reports that GALLOWS, a punk band from England, is the latest act to be banned from playing the House of Blues at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, according to The Onion's A.V. Club. The group was reportedly barred from playing its scheduled show there Tuesday night because Disney objects...
January 24, 2008
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ANVIL's Documentary Makes Unlikely Noise At SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

Marc Weisblott of Eye Weekly reports: ANVIL have just flown home from the Sundance Film Festival, where "Anvil!: The Story of Anvil" — a documentary about the Toronto speed-metal band's tenacity — has been screening to packed theatres all week, in time for a Friday night gig at the Bovine Sex Club....
January 24, 2008
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ANVIL Members At SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL Premiere Of 'The Story Of Anvil'; Video Available

Video footage of director Sacha Gervasi and ANVIL members Steve "Lips" Kudlow (vocals, guitar) and Robb Reiner (drums) at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival premiere of Gervasi's film "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" can be viewed below. "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" is said to be a mockumentary-like true acc...
January 23, 2008
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ANVIL Film Director Wants Kids To Be 'Inspired' By Band's Story

A short interview with Sacha Gervasi — the director of "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", a mockumentary-like true account of fiftysomething Canadian heavy-metal practitioners Robb Reiner and Steve "Lips" Kudlow who, after a desultory European tour with their band ANVIL, decide to record a 13th album in a...
January 21, 2008
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MACHINE HEAD, SHADOWS FALL Members Remember DIMEBAG; Video Available

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn and SHADOWS FALL singer Brian Fair talked to Finland's Get in the Pit TV about their memories of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott during separate interviews conducted before the two bands' joint December 14, 2007 concert in Helsinki. Watch t...
January 19, 2008
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Report: Thundering ANVIL Makes Some Noise

John Horn of the Los Angeles Times reports: The lead singer wears a dog collar and plays his guitar with a sex toy. One of their first songs, "Thumb Hang", is about the Spanish inquisition. And the amplifier knob actually goes to 11. In so many ways, the heavy metal band ANVIL is ...
January 18, 2008
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MACHINE HEAD: Another Video Interview With ROBB FLYNN Posted Online

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn prior to the band's September 29, 2007 show in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Watch the eight-minute clip below. MACHINE HEAD garnered the first Grammy nomination of its career for "Aesthetics of Hate", a monstrous track from the c...
January 16, 2008
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ANVIL Schedules Toronto Concert

Canadian metal legends ANVIL will perform at the Bovine Sex Club in Toronto, Ontario on January 26. "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", a mockumentary-like true account of fiftysomething Canadian heavy-metal practitioners Robb Reiner and Steve "Lips" Kudlow who, after a desultory European tour with their b...
January 16, 2008
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TYGERS OF PAN TANG: More Tour Dates Announced

NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG have scheduled the following dates: Feb. 02 - Crook AFC - Durham, UK Feb. 09 - Leeds Rio's - Leeds, UK Feb. 16 - An Club – Athens, GRE Feb. 22 - Spring & Airbrake - Belfast, Northern Ireland Feb. 23 - The Nerve Centre - Londonderry, Northern Ireland ...
January 11, 2008
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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Comments On GRAMMY Nod

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have garnered the first Grammy nomination of their career for "Aesthetics of Hate", a monstrous track from the critically hailed album "The Blackening", released in March 2007. The song is nominated for "Best Metal Performance". "Best Metal Performance"...
January 8, 2008