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SYMPHONY X Bassist To Play On OPERATIKA Album

New Jersey-based symphonic/operatic metallers OPERATIKA have announced that all bass parts on the band's forthcoming album will be recorded by Michael LePond from SYMPHONY X. The CD is almost complete and will be released later this year. OPERATIKA parted ways with bassist Stan Folcik in January. Th...

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DESTRUCTION, FORBIDDEN, NUCLEAR ASSAULT Featured on 'Horror Pain Gore Death: Vol. 4' DVD

The latest volume in the DVD collection of horror music videos (horror films mixed with metal music) from obscure death, thrash and '80s metal bands, entitled "Horror Pain Gore Death", will be released on Tuesday, May 22. You can pre-order your copy of the DVD by going to this location. "Horror Pain...

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INNER WISH Confirmed For Romania's MAXIMUM ROCK FESTIVAL

Greek melodic power metallers INNER WISH 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: OVERKILL GRAVE DIGGER TO/DIE/FOR ORPHANED LAND IRON MAIDNEM (IRON MAIDEN tribute) INNER WISH VOICES OF SI...

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OVERKILL: New Songtitles Revealed

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on May 10, veteran East Coast thrashers OVERKILL have now confirmed that they have signed with Bodog Music for the release of their follow-up to 2005's "ReliXIV", tentatively due in the fall. A U.S. tour will immediately follow the album's release. Commented the ba...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary Premieres In Washington, New Jersey And New York

The makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" have announced three June screenings of the documentary — Saturday, June 2 at the Seattle True Independent Film Festival, Sunday, June 3 at the Hoboken International Film Festival and Friday, June 22 at the Staten Island Film Festival. "The Los...

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Ex-HADES Guitarist Discusses THE CURSED Project

TheMetalWeb.com recently conducted an interview with former HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo about his new band THE CURSED, also featuring OVERKILL vocalist vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: TheMetalWeb.com: What was the writing sessions like for "Room Full of S...

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GRAVE DIGGER Confirmed For Romania's MAXIMUM ROCK FESTIVAL

German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER 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: OVERKILL GRAVE DIGGER TO/DIE/FOR ORPHANED LAND IRON MAIDNEM (IRON MAIDEN tribute) VOICES OF SILENCE PSYCHO SYM...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary To Be Shown At New Haven Underground Film Festival

"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 hit Meriden, CT this Saturday, May 12 as part of the New Haven Underground Film Festival. The movie screens at 5:30 p.m. at the...

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OVERKILL Founder RAT SKATES Revisits Thrash Metal's Old School In New Film

"Born in the Basement", a documentary from filmmaker/OVERKILL founder Rat Skates, will be released on May 12, 2007 by Kundrat Productions. Written and narrated by Skates, this is an autobiographical journey that begins in 1980, when the East Coast of North America experienced a massive culture clash...

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OVERKILL Signs With BODOG MUSIC, TVT Europe

Veteran East Coast thrashers OVERKILL have signed with Bodog Music in the U.S. and TVT in Europe for the release of their follow-up to 2005's "ReliXIV", tentatively due in September/October. A U.S. tour will immediately follow the album's release. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 04 - The...

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OVERKILL, TO/DIE/FOR Confirmed For Romania's MAXIMUM ROCK FESTIVAL

OVERKILL and TO/DIE/FOR are among the confirmed bands for the Maximum Rock Festival, set to take place August 10-12 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: OVERKILL (USA) TO/DIE/FOR (Finland) ORPHANED LAND (Israel) IRON MAIDNEM (Hungary; IRON MAIDEN tribute band) PSYC...

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PARAGON Announces New Bassist

German power metallers PARAGON have announced the addition of bassist Dirk Seifert to the group's ranks. According to a press release, Dirk is "a longtime acquaintance of the band; [he] was in a band with Martin [Christian, guitar] back in the early '90s and has worked on the pre-production of 'Law...

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Makers Of 'Get Thrashed' And Ex-EXODUS Singer ZETRO SOUZA On Hand For L.A. Screening

Director Rick Ernst and associate producer Rat Skates (ex-OVERKILL drummer) will attend the West Coast premiere of "Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal" at the Silver Lake Film Festival in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 5. After the screening, there will be a question-and-answer session with Ernst...

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'Get Thrashed' Producer, Director To Guest On KNAC.COM's 'The Vault' Sunday

Director Rick Ernst and associate producerRat Skates (ex-OVERKILL drummer) of "Get Thrashed" — the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — have been scheduled as the special phone-in guests of DJ Will, host of KNAC.COM's...

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1349, DARK TRANQUILLITY, INTO ETERNITY, UNLEASHED Audio Interviews Available

"Black Night Meditations" radio show has an updated interviews page featuring downloadable audio interviews with 1349, DARK TRANQUILLITY, INTO ETERNITY, UNLEASHED, DARK FUNERAL, ENSLAVED, as well as past interviews with OVERKILL, BLIND GUARDIAN, LEAVES' EYES, METAL CHURCH, and more. "Black Night Med...