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DEICIDE/Ex-CANNIBAL CORPSE Guitarist Says ADRIFT CD Is 'By Far Best Record I Have Ever Done'

ADRIFT guitarist Jack Owen (also DEICIDE, ex-CANNIBAL CORPSE) has issued the following update on the recording process for the band's new album, "Absolution": “We've finally finished the mix of our full length record, 'Absolution'. It took a little longer than we expected due to Mark Lewis (of Audio...

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YAKUZA Covers PINK FLOYD

Chicago's forward-thinking experimetallers YAKUZA have recorded a version of PINK FLOYD's "Lucifer Sam" with producer Sanford Parker (MINSK, PELICAN) for an upcoming Syd Barrett tribute record, to be released by Dwell Records. UK-based label Eyes Of Sound will release YAKUZA's "Samsara" LP as the fi...

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'Black Metal' Graphic Novel Creators Interviewed

The Washington Post's Express recently spoke to the creators of "Black Metal", a new graphic novel from author Rick Spears and artist Chuck BB. "Black Metal", published by Oni Press, is filled with funny sight gags and clever tributes to the music genre that inspired the comic, all told in the sort...

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YAKUZA: 'Samsara' Vinyl Due Next Month

UK-based label Eyes Of Sound will release YAKUZA's "Samsara" LP as the first in a limited gatefold vinyl series. Originally issued in 2006 via Prostheitc Records, this limited edition of 500 gatefold LPs also features an exclusive remix of "Back To The Mountain" by the infamous James Plotkin (KHANAT...

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MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT Not Splitting After All

Dayton, Ohio-based sludge metal act MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT appears to have changed its mind about calling it quits and has announced that it has been rejoined by original guitarist Alex Vernon (who co-wrote and played on "Time and Withering" and the band's split release with fellow Dayton-ites KENOM...

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MASTODON's BRENT HINDS 'Expected To Make Full Recovery'

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported early this morning, MASTODON guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds suffered what the band's manager described as a "severe" head injury in an incident that took place sometime after the MTV Video Music Awards early Monday morning (September 10). He remains under physician...

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MASTODON's BRENT HINDS Hospitalized With 'Severe Head Injury'

MASTODON's management has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "MASTODON guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds suffered a severe head injury after his performance on Sunday night's [September 9] MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas. He is being treated by a Las Vegas hospital where he remai...

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LEMMY, SERJ TANKIAN Perform With FOO FIGHTERS In Las Vegas; Video Available

During an eight-song "MTV Video Music Awards" set (which didn't actually air during the televised ceremony) at the Palms Casino Fantasy Suites in Las Vegas Sunday night (September 9),FOO FIGHTERS performed PROBOT's "Shake Your Blood" twice — once with MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister. Also, SYSTE...

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STRAIGHT LINE STITCH Signs With KOCH RECORDS

Koch Records has announced the signing of the Knoxville, Tennesseee-based female-fronted metal/hardcore act STRAIGHT LINE STITCH. The band is signed under the newly created Raging Nation Records imprint. The group will enter the studio this fall to record a new album for a 2008 release. STRAIGHT LIN...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM To Enter Studio In October

According to a posting on the CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes Of Bodom, bassist Henkka T. Blacksmith has revealed that the band has finished writing seven new songs and will enter the studio the second week of October to begin recording the new CD. The plan is to record nine songs for ...

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SERJ TANKIAN, MASTODON, QOTSA Members To Perform With FOO FIGHTERS At 'MTV Video Music Awards'

FOO FIGHTERS have enlisted friends old and new to join them for a night of exclusive one-time-only 2007 "MTV Video Music Awards" performances. SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Serj Tankian, MASTODON and old friends Josh Homme and Troy Van Leeuwen of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE have all signed on to play alongside FOO...

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SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON: Houston Concert Photos Available

Tomorrow's Productions has posted high-quality photos from the Houston, Texas stop (August 31) of the SLAYER / MARILYN MANSON tour: Slayer, Marilyn Manson. On October 30, just in time for Halloween, the "Unholy Alliance Tour" DVD package will be released (American Recordings) and will feature last y...

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KRUGER To Support UNSANE In Europe

Swiss noise-mongers KRUGER will support UNSANE for two weeks on their upcoming European tour between September 4 and September 15. KRUGER's third album "Redemption through Looseness" was mixed at Godcity Recordings by Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE, CAVE IN, OLD MAN GLOOM) and mastered by Alan Douches (THE D...

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MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT Calls It Quits

Dayton, Ohio-based sludge metal act MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT has reportedly split up after four years of existence. The group's guitarist/vocalist Gregory Lahm is said to have launched a new project called BLACK VIGILS. MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT's last release, 2006's "The Ties That Blind", featured a gu...

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SLAYER, MASTODON, LAMB OF GOD: 'Unholy Alliance Tour' DVD Track Listing Revealed

Hailed as "the heaviest, darkest metal tour of the summer, if not the year," the "Unholy Alliance Tour: Preaching to the Perverted" stomped and screamed around the globe last year. On October 30, just in time for Halloween, the "Unholy Alliance Tour" DVD package will be released (American Recordings...