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'Get Thrashed' To Be Screened At Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Following a packed house screening in San Francisco and a sold out screening in New York City, "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" — the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — will screen at the Rock and Roll Hall...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary: Long Island Screening Announced

"Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, will be screened at the Slipped Disc Film Festival on Saturday, August 25 at 68 Rockaway Ave in Valley Stream, New York. The screening...

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Former OVERKILL Drummer To Be Interviewed On WRAT 95.9 FM

An interview with filmmaker Rat Skates (ex-OVERKILL drummer) will air this Sunday, August 5 on "The Electric Ballroom" program at 10:00 p.m. EDT on WRAT 95.9 FM in New Jersey. Fans outside of NJ can listen to the interview via www.wrat.com, by clicking "Listen Live." Hosted by veteran air personalit...

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THE CURSED/Ex-HADES Guitarist Releases New Solo Track

THE CURSED/ex-HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo has issued the following update: "I've just posted a new solo song on my web site called 'What I Like' that I recorded a few months ago. It features Scottie LePage age 13 at the time (now 14) on ALL the guitar tracks. Scottie's dad Scott LePage played ...

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Classic JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, SLAYER Tracks Featured On 'Heavy Metal Box'

According to Billboard.com, Rhino Records has set an October 2 release date for "Heavy Metal Box". The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compilation also boasts hi...

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CYNIC Confirmed For Romania's MAXIMUM ROCK FESTIVAL

Reunited progressive metallers CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal, have been confirmed for the Maximum Rock Festival, set to take place August 10-12 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: OVER...

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OVERKILL: New Album Release Date Revealed

Bodog Music has set an October 9 release date for the new album from the legendary thrash metal band OVERKILL, entitled "Immortalis". The group's collaboration with Bodog reunites OVERKILL with Jonny and Marsha Zazula, previous owners of Megaforce Records, the label responsible for putting metal on...

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NUCLEAR ASSAULT Bassist Talks About Touring; Video Available

The makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted a video clip of NUCLEAR ASSAULT/ex-ANTHRAX bassist Dan Lilker talking about talking about touring in America...

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OVERKILL: New Album Title Revealed

Legendary thrash metal band OVERKILL has set "Immortalis" as the title of its new album, due this fall via Bodog Music. The group's collaboration with Bodog reunites OVERKILL with Jonny and Marsha Zazula, previous owners of Megaforce Records, the label responsible for putting metal on the map and br...

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NUCLEAR ASSAULT's DAN LILKER Calls 'Get Thrashed' Documentary 'Mandatory Viewing'

The makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal" have announced that the New York City premiere of the documentary will be Wednesday, July 25 at 8:00 p.m. at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. The NYC screening will feature appearances by many legendary thrash a...

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THE CURSED Bassist To Guest On CILU 102.7

Bassist Job the Raver of THE CURSED and MURDER 1 fame will talk with the legendary "Witchfinder General" about life, love, drugs and music tomorrow night (Wednesday, July 18) at midnight on CILU 102.7 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. You can listen to the show via the Internet at www.luradio.ca. An...

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Room Full of Sinners

If New Jersey was ever gonna be used as an adjective, for anything besides bricks of dried toxic swamp gunk, it'd have to be busted out for THE CURSED. The prime movers in this side project are former HADES and NON-FICTION axeman Dan Lorenzo and inimitable OVERKILL vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth,...

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Battle Lords

Go ahead and dwell on the fact that Rhode Island's GODLESS RISING includes in its ranks two members of the original VITAL REMAINS lineup (vocalist Jeff Gruslin and lead guitarist Paul Flynn) that contributed to the "Let Us Pray" album. Take a few minutes. Now get past it because aside from the fact...

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DEATH ANGEL Members Talk About DAVE MUSTAINE; Video Available

The makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted a video clip of DEATH ANGEL talking about Dave Mustaine, MEGADETH and DEATH ANGEL's first show with singer M...

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CREMAINS: 1987 Quebec Thrash Demo Available For Download

The 1987 "Back From the Graves" demo cassette by forgotten Quebec thrashers CREMAINS has been made available for download at the Bang! Bang! metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "this demo is CREMAINS' only output, and it's a shame. The vocal delivery of Chris Eldridge is unique, foreshadowi...