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EYES OF FIRE: New Album Title Announced

Orange County-based quintet EYES OF FIRE have reportedly set "Prisons" as the title of their upcoming sophomore album, tentatively due October 4 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to last year's "Ashes to Embers" was produced by the band and mixed by Matt Bayles (MASTODON, ISIS, NORMA JEAN). T...
June 28, 2005
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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Drummer Injured In Fight

Oak Park thrash metallers THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER were forced to cancel band practice last Friday after drummer Zach Gibson's involvement in alcohol-fueled fisticuffs outside of a small party at his Taylor home. According to Zach, 19, a drunken man, whom he had never met, was making inappropriate ad...
June 25, 2005
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MASTODON Bassist: 'We Are A Band Of Traveling Rock & Roll Pirates'

John Ferrante of BassPlayer.com recently conducted a short interview with MASTODON bassist Troy Sanders. The question-and-answer session follows: BassPlayer.com: How do you describe MASTODON's music? Troy Sanders: "We are a band of traveling rock & roll pirates. We get tagged with our own genre...
June 23, 2005
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NILE Complete Work On New Music Video

NILE have completed work on the first music video from their acclaimed new album, "Annihilation of the Wicked". The video, for the song "Sacrifice Unto Sebek", was shot on location in Atlanta, Georgia by director Chad Rullman (MASTODON's "March of the Fire Ants", THE AGONY SCENE) for Supercollider F...
June 16, 2005
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HATE ETERNAL: 'I, Monarch' To Be Made Available In Different Formats

HATE ETERNAL's new album, "I, Monarch", will be released in multiple formats on June 28 (one day earlier internationally) via Earache Records. The available formats are as follows: * Regular CD: Featuring amazing artwork from Paul Romano (MASTODON) in a deluxe gold print booklet * Limited-edition sl...
June 16, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH, SLIPKNOT, MOTÖRHEAD Honored At GOLDEN GODS AWARDS: Photos Available

BLACK SABBATH, SLIPKNOT and Lemmy (MOTÖRHEAD) were honored Monday night (June 13) at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards ceremony. The trophies, which feature a skull, a snake, a cloak, and a bony hand making the metal sign, were handed out at the London Astoria. Over 1,000 metal fans plus over 500...
June 14, 2005
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WALDROCK 2005 Photos Posted Online

A number of high-quality photos of bands like MEGADETH, DIO, DIMMU BORGIR, ACCEPT, MASTODON, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, ICEPICK, CEPHALIC CARNAGE, EPICA, SOILWORK, MESHUGGAH and LIFE OF AGONY, taken at this year's Waldrock Festival on June 4 in Burgum, Netherlands, have been posted online at www.metal-exp...
June 11, 2005
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YAKUZA: New Album Track Listing Revealed

Chicago's experimental hardcore/metal band YAKUZA have finalized the track listing for the follow-up to 2002's critically acclaimed CD "Way of the Dead" (Century Media). Entitled "Samsara", the CD was recorded at Volume studios (PELICAN, VENOMOUS CONCEPT) in Chicago with producer Matt Bayles (ISIS,...
June 10, 2005
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NASUM: 'Grind Finale' Compilation Progressing Well

NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "The picture discs are under production right now. I've been in contact with GMR Music and they will release the first three albums during the summer starting with 'Helvete' June 20. I'm still not sure h...
June 8, 2005
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SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON, MASTODON And WEDNESDAY 13 Perform In Lisbon: Photos Available

SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON, MASTODON, WEDNESDAY 13 and IGGY POP performed live at the 11th Super Bock Super Rock Festival held at the Parque Tejo grounds in Lisbon, Portugal on Sunday (May 29). Check out pictures from Globe Photos. ...
June 2, 2005
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MELVINS Tribute Album Due In August; Tentative Track Listing Revealed

Fractured Transmitter Records has set an August 23 release date for the MELVINS tribute album, "We Reach: The Music of the Melvins". The tentative track listing for the CD is as follows: MARE – "Nightgoat" MASTODON - "The Bit" STRAPPING YOUNG LAD - "Zodiac" THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN - "Honey Bucket"...
May 27, 2005
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HATESPHERE Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have been confirmed for this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 24-26 in Dessel, Belgium. HATESPHERE will perform on Sunday, June 26 between 1:20 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. on the Marquee II stage. The billing for the 10th-anniversary edition of the Graspop Meta...
May 22, 2005
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VELVET REVOLVER, MASTODON Confirmed For Denmark's ROSKILDE FESTIVAL

VELVET REVOLVER and MASTODON have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Roskilde Festival, set to take place June 30-July 3 in Roskilde, Denmark. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are BLACK SABBATH, AUDIOSLAVE, THE HAUNTED, ISIS, ENSLAVED, SUNN O))),MERCENARY and D.A.D. The Roskilde Fe...
May 19, 2005
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WICKED WISDOM Confirmed For OZZFEST's Second Stage

According to Ozzfest.com, WICKED WISDOM — the five-piece band featuring actress Jada Pinkett Smith (wife of Will Smith) — has been confirmed as the final "mystery act" on the second stage of this year's Ozzfest. The band, which includes "Pocket" on guitar, "Rio" on bass, Cameron Graves on keys, Satn...
May 16, 2005
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MASTODON Guitarist: 'We Would Have Never Played OZZFEST If We Had To Pay To Be On It'

MASTODON guitarist Bill Kelliher recently spoke to Schwegweb.com about playing this year's Ozzfest and the band's recent signing with Warner Bros. Records. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Schwegweb.com: Are you getting pretty excited for this summer now that you're scheduled to appea...
May 15, 2005