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Philippines Metal Web Site Taken Down By Local Authorities
FilipinoMetal.com, the Philippines' most prominent metal web site has been taken down by the local police and the National Bureau of Investigation (N.B.I.). Four counts of libel and defamation were filed against the web site's owner and his affiliates on March 26, 2009 in relation to the FilipinoMet...April 1, 2009
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THE LAST RESORT Signs With I SCREAM RECORDS
U.K.'s THE LAST RESORT has signed a deal with I Scream Records for the release of the band's long-overdue and highly anticipated new studio album, "You'll Never Take Us". The LP is scheduled for release on May 8 in Europe and June 23 in the U.S. THE LAST RESORT will perform at all relevant European...March 30, 2009
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Czech Prime Minister Says AC/DC Inspired 'Road To Hell' Comment
Reuters reports that ousted Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek says he was inspired by the rock group AC/DC when he mocked U.S. President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plans as a "road to hell." Topolanek criticized Washington's anti-crisis spending in a speech to the European Parliament on Wed...March 27, 2009
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KERRY KING 'Would Be Surprised' If SLAYER Ever Joined METALLICA In ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
Artisan News Service recently caught up with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King to find out if he ever thinks about his band eventually getting inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "Only because... Didn't METALLICA get in this year or last year or something? And I'm like, oh yeah, they've experien...March 26, 2009
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THORNAFIRE Studio Update
Chilean death metal warriors THORNAFIRE are recording their sophomore album, "Vorex Deconstrucción", for a tentative July release via Ibex Moon Records. Guitarist Victor Mac-Namara commented, "We have finished the drums and guitars. All that is left is the bass, vocals, some arrangements with synths...March 25, 2009
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AC/DC: ASCII Art Recreation Of 'Rock 'N Roll Train' Video Wins Award
According to Musically.com, the digital services team at Sony Music U.K. won a prestigious MediaGuardian Innovation award in the "Advertising Campaign" category last night (March 24) for an ASCII art recreation of AC/DC's "Rock 'N Roll Train" video in an Excel spreadsheet (see below). It was up agai...March 25, 2009
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MY DYING BRIDE's Unholy Sermon
The conflict between alleged blasphemy and freedom of speech is common place within the context of extreme music, but for English doomsters MY DYING BRIDE it has led to some unexpected attention, namely from the Syrian government. Speaking to the U.K.'s Zero Tolerance magazine on the cusp of the rel...March 24, 2009
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TED NUGENT To Reunite With AMBOY DUKES
According to Detroit Free Press, legendary rocker Ted Nugent will reunite with his former AMBOY DUKES bandmates for the first time in more than 30 years. They are expected to regroup on April 17 during the 18th annual Detroit Music Awards at the Fillmore Detroit, where the band is being presented th...March 18, 2009
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Peace, Love and...
I'm going to spare you all the generic quips where I tell you that the new disc from TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION is just that; total fucking destruction. In terms of sonic obliteration, "Peace, Love And Total Fucking Destruction" does rank right up there on the Richter Scale, yet not entirely in the G...March 17, 2009
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KREATOR Mainman Talks Politics
Decibel magazine recently conducted an interview with KREATOR mainman Mille Petrozza. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Decibel: Other than heightened security at the airports, what kind of changes did you see in Germany after 9/11? Mille: Germany is jumping in on the propaganda thing. German...March 9, 2009
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STRATOVARIUS' JENS JOHANSSON And TIMO TOLKKI: Burying The Hatchet?
According to an online post by STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson, he and ex-STRATOVARIUS guitarist/mainman Timo Tolkki met for dinner this past Thursday night (March 5) in an apparent attempt to bury the hatchet following a bitter Internet war of words over the use of the STRATOVARIUS name. Ti...March 8, 2009
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TOM MORELLO Talks Politics; Video Available
Brian Adler of Adlercast.com conducted an interview with RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello shortly after Barack Obama was elected president of the United States. Watch the chat in three parts below. As previously reported, STREET SWEEPER, the Los Angeles-based rap-rock supergroup featur...March 7, 2009
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BEATALLICA Preparing For European Tour
Milwaukee's Decider recently conducted an interview with Jaymz Lennfield (vocals, guitar) of the Milwaukee-based band BEATALLICA — a satirical mashup act whose hilarious schtick marries the songwriting prowess of THE BEATLES to the deep-throated rock growl of METALLICA. A couple of excerpts from the...March 6, 2009
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SLIPKNOT Frontman To Perform With TOM MORELLO In San Francisco
According to SFweekly.com, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor will join RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello onstage at his March 26 NIGHTWATCHMAN show at Slim's in San Francisco. Also scheduled to appear are communist emcee Boots Riley, legendary radical Wayne Kramer (of MC5),socially-consci...March 5, 2009
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: I Downloaded 'Death Magnetic' Illegally
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich, who angered many fans by waging a high-profile battle with Napster in 2000 over illegal music downloading, admitted in a recent interview that he has also used the Internet to obtain a full album's worth of music without paying for it. "I sat there myself and downloade...March 3, 2009