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PRONG: New Demo Song Posted Online
A brand-new PRONG demo track, entitled "Looking for Them", has been posted online at MySpace.com. "Looking for Them" is expected to appear on the group's follow-up to 2004's "Scorpio Rising", tentatively due next year via Locomotive Music. PRONG recently parted ways with drummer Dan Laudo. A new dru...July 19, 2005
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OVERKILL And PRONG To Team Up For U.S. Tour
OVERKILL and PRONG will apparently be teaming up for a U.S. tour early next year. So far the following two dates have been released: Feb. 18 - West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx Feb. 20 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club ...July 16, 2005
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DESTRUCTION Replace OVERKILL AT Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST
German thrashers DESTRUCTION have replaced OVERKILL on the billing of this year's Earthshaker Fest, a three-day event (including the opening-night party) set to take place July 21-23 in Geiselwind, Germany. DESTRUCTION will perform at the event on Saturday, July 23. Other acts scheduled to appear at...July 15, 2005
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ANNIHILATOR To Release New Album In November
Long-running Canadian metallers ANNIHILATOR have set "Schizo Deluxe" as the title of their new album, tentatively due on November 14 via Germany's AFM Records. Commented mainman Jeff Waters: "It will be a total blast, be aware of it." ANNIHILATOR's latest CD, "All for You", was released in Europe in...July 13, 2005
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Germany's G! ROCK UND HILFT FESTIVAL Cancelled
The G! Rock Und Hilft Festival, which was set to take place on July 29 in Gelnhausen, Germany, has been cancelled. No reason was given for the cancellation. Acts that were scheduled to perform at the benefit event for the victims of the Southeast Asian tsunami included EDGUY, DORO, OVERKILL, METAL C...July 8, 2005
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Update: MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Suffering From 'Extreme Dehydration', Ordered To Rest
MOTÖRHEAD's official web site has been updated with the following message: MOTÖRHEAD have been forced to cancel a few of their European summer festivals and reschedule others after founder and frontman Lemmy Kilmister was diagnosed by doctors this week as suffering from extreme dehydration leading t...July 5, 2005
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EDGUY, OVERKILL, METAL CHURCH Confirmed For Germany's G! ROCK UND HILFT FESTIVAL
EDGUY, DORO, OVERKILL, METAL CHURCH, CIRCLE II CIRCLE, CHRIS CAFFERY, PERZONAL WAR, and 10FOLD B-LOW have been confirmed for the G! Rock Und Hilft Festival, set to take place on July 29 in Gelnhausen, Germany. Proceeds from the festival will go to the victims of the Southeast Asian tsunami, which to...July 5, 2005
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SEVEN WITCHES To Enter Studio In July
SEVEN WITCHES will enter the studio on July 18 to begin recording their sixth album, "Metal Nation". The follow-up to last year's "Year of the Witch" will be the group's first album to feature new singer Alan Tecchio, formerly of HADES and WATCHTOWER. SEVEN WITCHES have yet to announce a new record...June 24, 2005
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TESTAMENT Pull Out Of Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST, DIMMU BORGIR Step In
Long-running San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have been forced to cancel their previously announced appearance at Earthshaker Fest due to "important personal obligations," according to a posting on the festival's web site. Replacing TESTAMENT on the bill will be the Norwegian symphonic bla...June 24, 2005
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DREAM THEATER's PORTNOY Joins OVERKILL During SWEDEN ROCK Appearance: Photos Available
DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy joined OVERKILL on stage at their recent appearance at the Sweden Rock festival as guest drummer for the song "Elimination". For the rest of the set, OVERKILL's new drummer Ron Lipnicki (ex-HADES) was behind the kit. Photos of Portnoy's appearance with OVERKILL can be fo...June 21, 2005
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The Process of Elimination
Is it just me or has there been an upsurge in the number of grindcore bands making the genre more creative and exciting, while still keeping it dangerous and monstrously heavy? "The Process of Elimination" may not be the dementia inducing, creative tour de force that is CEPHALIC CARNAGE's "Anomalies...June 20, 2005
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HAVOCHATE To Film Live Video
New York-based metal band HAVOCHATE, now featuring former TESTAMENT bassist Greg Christian, will be shooting a live video on Friday, June 24 at Dingbats in Clifton, NJ. HAVOCHATE recently released their sophomore album, "Cycle of Pain", through Indecent Media. The follow-up to "This Violent Earth",...June 18, 2005
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MOTÖRHEAD Film 30th Anniversary Concert For Upcoming DVD: Photos Available
According to TheRockRadio.com, MOTÖRHEAD filmed their 30th anniversary show on June 16 show at London's Hammersmith Apollo for a future DVD release. The supporting bands at the gig were GIRLSCHOOL and SAXON. "Welcome to the 30th anniversary show. We are MOTÖRHEAD; we play rock n' roll," said Lemmy a...June 17, 2005
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Drummer GENE HOGLAN Discusses STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DARK ANGEL
Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD/DARK ANGEL drummer Gene Hoglan. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Metal-Rules.com: You wrote on the STRAPPING website that you and Devin [Townsend, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind] went through a lot of sh...June 16, 2005
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ABATTOIR's STEVE GAINES Launches ANGER AS ART
Following the tremendous response to the CD released by Steve Gaines (ABATTOIR, BLOODLUST, PAGAN WAR MACHINE, DREAMS OF DAMNATION, TACTICS) in late 2004, a new band called ANGER AS ART has been formed. The lineup is Mars Castro (COFFINTEXTS, DREAMS OF DAMNATION) on drums, Javier Marrufo (NEW EDEN) o...June 13, 2005
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