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HELLOWEEN Bassist To Release Heavy Rock Album With No Guitars

Frontiers Records will release the debut album from Markus Grosskopf's (HELLOWEEN) BASSINVADERS, entitled "Hellbassbeaters", on January 25, 2008. BASSINVADERS was a creation of Markus' while sitting in a bar and enjoying a few drinks. It was there that he got inspired to produce a heavy rock record...

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OVERKILL Frontman On 'The Classic Metal Show'; Audio Available

OVERKILL vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth was a featured guest on the November 10 edition of "The Classic Metal Show". Download the 20-minute interview at this location (MP3, 7 MB). OVERKILL recently completed a short tour in support of its new release, "Immortalis". The trek began on October 3 in E...

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MORTAL SIN, DRONE To Support OVERKILL In Europe

Australian thrash veterans MORTAL SIN and Germany's DRONE will support OVERKILL on their European tour between March 9 and March 21, 2008. The dates are as follows: Mar. 09 - DE München Backstage Mar. 10 - I Milano Alcatraz Mar. 11 - CH Zürich Rohstofflager Mar. 12 - DE Frankfurt Batschkapp Mar. 13...

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DESTRUCTOR Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Cleveland thrash metal legends DESTRUCTOR have been confirmed for next summer's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. "The opportunity of a lifetime", says DESTRUCTOR lead vocalist/guitarist Dave Overkill. "The band is very excited and looking forwa...

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Original PATTI SMITH Guitarist To Perform With SKEW SISKIN In Berlin

Original PATTI SMITH bandmember and former IGGY POP axeman Ivan Kral will join SKEW SISKIN on stage for their concert in Berlin on Monday, December 3 as part of the OVERKILL / MOTÖRHEAD tour. Commented SKEW SISKIN guitarist Jim Voxx: "We're totally psyched that this is finally happening. During Nove...

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OVERKILL, IMMOLATION, VADER Confirmed For Poland's METALMANIA Festival

OVERKILL, IMMOLATION and VADER have been confirmed for the 2008 installment of the Metalmania festival. The 22nd edition of the festival — the biggest metal event in Central-Eastern Europe — will take place on March 8, 2008 at Spodek Hall in Katowice, Poland. Headlining the festival will be MEGADETH...

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OVERKILL Founder RAT SKATES' 'Born In The Basement' Film To Receive DVD Release Next Month

Kundrat has set a December 11 release date for the DVD release of the "Born in the Basement" documentary from filmmaker/OVERKILL founder Rat Skates. Written and narrated by Skates, this is an autobiographical journey that begins in 1980, when the East Coast of North America experienced a massive cul...

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THE AGONIST Kicks Off North American Tour With ENSLAVED And ARSIS

Montreal's hottest new export THE AGONIST recently embarked on a massive month-long North American trek alongside ENSLAVED and ARSIS. The group just completed lengthy treks as direct support to SONATA ARCTICA and OVERKILL, further proving that their commanding and intense live performance can win ov...

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OVERKILL To Tour Europe In February/March

Legendary New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL will embark on a European headlining tour in February/March. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 29 - UA Kiev CCA NAU * Mar. 01 - RU Moscow Tochka Club * Mar. 02 - RU Saint Petersburg [venue to be announced] * Mar. 03 - EE Tallinn Rock Cafe Mar. 04 ...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'BOB MULDOWNEY Was One Of The Early Believers In The Cause'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the passing of influential heavy metal journalist Bob Muldowney, who died Monday, November 5 after a long battle with cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease). Bob was 44 years old. Said Ulrich: "Bob was one of the ear...

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Influential Metal Journalist BOB MULDOWNEY Dies At 44

Influential heavy metal journalist Bob Muldowney died Monday, November 5 after a long battle with cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease). He was 44 years old. Muldowney was best known for his fanzine/magazine Kick*Ass which helped expose, support and feature such bands as RAVEN, MOTÖRHEAD, VENOM, THE...

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OVERKILL, CRASHDIET Members To Guest On 'The Classic Metal Show'

OVERKILL vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth and CRASHDIET drummer Eric Young will be the featured guests on next weekend's (November 10) edition of "The Classic Metal Show". The program airs live Saturdays between 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. EST at www.theclassicmetalshow.com. OVERKILL recently completed...

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Pathosray

On their debut full length, Italy's PATHOSRAY has recorded what one could dub "the Sensory sound," meaning a terrific combination of progressive arrangements (stimulating, but not technical overkill) and shining melodies, CIRCUS MAXIMUS another act that exemplifies the style. Enlisting producer Tomm...

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INTO ETERNITY Begins Work On Concept Album

Extreme progressive metal leaders INTO ETERNITY have completed the touring cycle for their highly acclaimed album, "The Scattering of Ashes", and are currently hard at work on material for their much-anticipated new recording, which guitarist/vocalist Tim Roth says will be the group's first conceptu...

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Former ANNIHILATOR Singer/OVERKILL Guitarist Wins 'Ask Donald Trump' Contest

Veteran heavy metal musician Joe Comeau (ANNIHILATOR, OVERKILL, LIEGE LORD, RAMROD, TAD MOROSE) has won the "Ask Donald Trump" contest on The Trump Blog where he got an opportunity to ask the billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump a question and have it personally answered. According to The...