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VICIOUS RUMORS Complete Work On 'Warball'

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have completed work on their new album, "Warball", due in October via Mascot Records. The CD was recorded at Trident Studios in Pacheco, CA by Geoff Thorpe and Juan J. Orteaga and includes lead-guitar contributions from Brad Gillis (NIGHT RANGE...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Guitarist Hospitalized With Appendix Infection

Bassist Dave Starr of the veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS has posted the following message on the band's official forum: "VICIOUS RUMORS guitarist Geoff Thorpe is in the hospital here in Alameda, Ca. with an infection in his appendix and he is waiting for surgery. If anyone w...

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VICIOUS RUMORS To Release 'Warball' In October

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have changed the projected title of their new album to "Warball" from the previously announced "Sonic Rebellion". The CD was recorded at Trident Studios in Pacheco, CA by Juan J. Orteaga and includes guitarists Brad Gillis (NIGHT RANGER) and Th...

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HELSTAR To Headline CALIFORNIA BURNING STAR METAL FEST

The reunited HELSTAR has been confirmed as the headlining act for the 2006 California Burning Star Metal Fest, set to take place August 5-6 at The Jumping Turtle in San Marcos, CA. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, August 5 (show starts at 1:00 p.m.): HELSTAR NEIL TURBIN'S DEA...

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HELSTAR Guitarists Release Three New ETERNITY BLACK Songs

Houston, Texas-based metal band ETERNITY BLACK, featuring original and current HELSTAR guitarists Larry Barragan and Robert Trevino, has made available to the public three new songs via their official web site. The tracks, entitled "Angels into Pandemonium", "Fall" and "Death Becomes You", which wer...

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JAG PANZER Pulls Out Of MINNEAPOLIS MAYHEM 3 Festival; SEVEN WITCHES Steps In

The organizers of the Minneapolis Mayhem 3 festival, which is set to take place August 25-26 at the Star Central in Minneapolis, Minnesota, have issued the following update: "Mayhem Productions has announced [that] due to the previous scheduling of their JAG PANZER's guitarist [Chris Broderick] to p...

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LEATHERWOLF Frontman Reports On BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

LEATHERWOLF frontman Wade Black (ex-CRIMSON GLORY, SEVEN WITCHES) has sent the following message to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "A bit of news from the Bang Your Head!!! festival in Germany. it was put together well. Things went very smooth. It was about 4,000 when LEATHERWOLF started and an estimated 20,000...

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Former ANTHRAX Frontman NEIL TURBIN Confirmed For California's BURNING STAR FESTIVAL

NEIL TURBIN'S DEATHRIDERS, the new band fronted by original ANTHRAX vocalist Neil Turbin, have been confirmed for the Burning Star Festival, set to take place August 5-6 at The Jumping Turtle in San Marcos, CA. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Saturday, August 5, 2006: HELSTAR NEIL...

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HELSTAR: 'Remnants Of War' Lineup Reunion Photos Posted Online

Stuf-TV show and San Antonio's longest standing metal institution "Robb's MetalWorks", have uploaded photos from their yearly event, the fourth annual "Robb's MetalWorks Showcase", at their official web site. This year's event marked the first reunion performance of the "Remnants of War" lineup of H...

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REVEREND Announce New Singer

The surviving members of REVEREND, the band which had previously featured the late frontman David Wayne (ex-METAL CHURCH),have announced the addition of singer Michael Lance to the group's ranks. Michael Lance is no stranger to the metal scene. Raised in San Antonio Texas, Michael began his vocal c...

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MERCILESS DEATH Replace VINDICATOR At MINNEAPOLIS MAYHEM 3 Festival

California-based MERCILESS DEATH (Heavy Artillery Records) have replaced their labelmates VINDICATOR on the billing of the Minneapolis Mayhem 3 festival, set to take place August 25-26 at the Star Central in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to the festival organizers, VINDICATOR were forced to drop...

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HELSTAR: Reunited 'Remnants Of War'-Era Lineup To Record New Album

Guitarists Larry Barragan and Rob Trevino from the "Remnants Of War"-era lineup of HELSTAR have revealed to LivingForMetal.com in a recent interview that the band is officially back together and that plans exist to record new material. The group's current lineup is completed by singer James Rivera (...

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LEATHERWOLF's GAYER, ROBERTS To Guest On KNAC.COM

Founding LEATHERWOLF members Geoff Gayer (guitar) and Dean Roberts (drums) will be making an in-studio appearance on today's "Junkman Show" on KNAC.com between 5 and 7:00 p.m. PST. The duo will preview songs from the forthcoming LEATHERWOLF record, "World Asylum", due out in early June on the band's...

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Vocalist JAMES RIVERA Talks About Upcoming VICIOUS RUMORS Album

Steve Saks of LivingForMetal.com recently conducted an interview with HELSTAR/VICIOUS RUMORS vocalist James Rivera. An excerpt from the chat follows: LivingForMetal.com: How did [your collaboration with VICIOUS RUMORS] come about? I can't believe Brad Gillis is playing guitar with them now? Rivera:...

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ROTTING CORPSE: 'Circus of Fools' DVD Now Available

Reunited '80s thrash band ROTTING CORPSE — whose original lineup included SOLITUDE AETURNUS founder John Perez and former DEATH touring guitarist/roadie Walter Trachsler — have released their documentary DVD, entitled "Circus of Fools". The hour-plus-long documentary, directed and produced by SPLars...