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ATOMIZER Finish Recording Tracks For 7" Single
Australian black/death/thrash metallers ATOMIZER have posted the following message on their official web site: "We spent 27 hours in the studio over Saturday and Sunday past recording 8 new tracks for the 'Songs Of Slaughter - Songs Of Sacrifice' double 7" that Hells Headbangers will soon release. W...May 27, 2004
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CATHEDRAL: Two-Disc Compilation Due In July
Earache Records will be issuing a two-CD collection of greatest hits and rarities from U.K. doomsters CATHEDRAL on July 27. Titled "The Serpent's Gold", the set will document CATHEDRAL's entire Earache period, with 27 tracks in total, clocking in at over 2 ½ hours. Disc 1 ("The Serpent’s Treasure")...May 26, 2004
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Former EXTOL Guitarist Explains His Departure
Christer Espevoll, half of the guitarist duo that announced its departure from Norwegian progressive thrash/death metallers EXTOL earlier this week, has issued a statement via the group's web site explaining his decision to leave the band. It reads as follows: "So the news is finally out. Yesterday...May 19, 2004
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LEAVES' EYES, ATROCITY Confirmed For Turkey's ROCK THE NATIONS Festival
LEAVES' EYES, the new band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull),and ATROCITY are the latest acts confirmed for the Rock The Nations Open Air Festival 2004, a three-day event set to take place Ju...May 14, 2004
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CHEVELLE To Get 'More Aggressive' On New Album
Billboard.com is reporting that CHEVELLE have entered a Los Angeles studio with producer Michael Elvis Baskette to begin recording their new album, tentatively due in the fall through Epic Records. "I want to avoid being one of those bands that follows-up a successful album by watering down what the...May 11, 2004
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The End Of Heartache
When KILLSWITCH ENGAGE burst onto the scene in 2002, they lived up to the promise of New England scene legends OVERCAST (from which they had descended) with a sound that defied the nu-metal trends of the moment and went for something a little more traditional, yet still modern enough to sound fresh....May 10, 2004
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EXCITER Set Release Date For Collection Of Re-Recorded Classics
Canadian thrash pioneers EXCITER have set "New Testament - Coven of Re-Recorded Classics" as the title of their upcoming collection of reworked early songs, due June 7 through France's Osmose Productions. A North American release through The End Records is expected a short time later. The complete t...May 1, 2004
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GORGOROTH Singer To Alleged Victim: 'I'm Going To Drink Your Blood!'
GORGOROTH frontman Gaahl threatened to "sacrifice" a man and drink his blood during a night of terror more than two years ago, a Norwegian court was told today during the first day of Gaahl's trial on abuse charges. The 40-year-old alleged victim testified in a Sunnfjord court that he feared that he...April 27, 2004
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QUEENSRŸCHE To Visit Sailors On The USS NIMITZ
The progressive metal band QUEENSRŸCHE has scheduled a special visit on its spring 2004 tour. Vocalist Geoff Tate, guitarist Michael Wilton, bass guitarist Eddie Jackson, drummer Scott Rockenfield and guitarist Mike Stone will visit sailors on the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz at Naval...April 27, 2004
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DREAM THEATER: DVD Setlist Revealed
DREAM THEATER's official web site has posted the setlist for the group's April 26 appearance at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. The group's entire performance was filmed/recorded for an upcoming live CD/DVD release, tentatively due in late 2004/early 2005. DREAM THEATER live at Budokan in Tokyo, Japan...April 27, 2004
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Prophecy
The metal world was shocked last year when SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera effectively fired his entire band, but then again, SOULFLY had never been what one could call a stable entity. Unlike Cavalera's previous band, SEPULTURA, SOULFLY has been squarely his sole vision, with any other musicians seem...April 20, 2004
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SOULFLY: Live Video Available For Download
Polish SOULFLY fan site www.soulfly2004.prv.pl has uploaded a live video of SOULFLY performing the title track of their latest CD, "Prophecy", on March 13, 2004 in Katowice, Poland. Also available for download are audio files containing four other cuts recorded during the show: "Seek 'n' Strike", "L...April 11, 2004
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ATOMIZER To Release Double 7" EP This Summer
Australian black/death/thrash metallers ATOMIZER have revealed the track listing for their upcoming double 7", entitled "Songs Of Slaughter - Songs Of Sacrifice". The special double-gatefold EP, which will be recorded in late May and issued in June/July through Hells Headbangers Records, will includ...April 11, 2004
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LILLIAN AXE: Longtime Singer RON TAYLOR Leaves The Fold
LILLIAN AXE have officially parted ways with vocalist Ron Taylor. The following is guitarist Steve Blaze's statement on the matter: "Hello everyone. I would like to take this time to announce the truth about the rumors that Ron Taylor, vocalist for LILLIAN AXE, is leaving the band. "After 15 years o...March 25, 2004
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PROBOT Vs. ALEC EMPIRE: Former ATARI TEENAGE RIOT Singer Clears The Air
German techno noise animal ALEC EMPIRE (ex-ATARI TEENAGE RIOT) has issued a statement explaining the absence of Dave Grohl's name in the credits for the ALEC EMPIRE CD "Intelligence & Sacrifice", which features the backing track for what eventually became the PROBOT (Grohl's much-acclaimed "meta...March 14, 2004