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KONKHRA Frontman Says New CD Sounds 'Clear But Brutal'

Danish extreme metallers KONKHRA have begun re-recording their long-awaited new album after encountering technical difficulties which forced them to scrap some of the already completed early tracks. Commented guitarist/vocalist Anders Lundemark: "OK, we are ready to leave [the studio]. "It's been cr...

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GOD FORBID Issues Update On Tour, Upcoming DVD, Studio Album

New Jersey thrash metal titans GOD FORBID have issued the following update: "We start the Monsters of Mayhem 2 Tour with HATEBREED, EVERGREEN TERRACE, TERROR, THE ACACIA STRAIN, and AFTER THE BURIAL in a few days. We are pretty fucking excited to hit the road with HATEBREED. They are some of our clo...

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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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THE ACACIA STRAIN Prepares For MONSTERS OF MAYHEM 2 Tour

Massachusetts' THE ACACIA STRAIN is currently gearing up for a busy summer, including a slot on this year's Sounds of the Underground tour and an impending jaunt as a part of HATEBREED's Monsters of Mayhem 2 Tour. "We couldn't be more excited about this tour," frontman Vincent Bennett says. "The dud...

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GENITORTURERS Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

Florida-based "shock-rock" band GENITORTURERS, featuring MORBID ANGEL frontman David "Evil D" Vincent on bass, has finished recording its new CD. The group is currently mixing the effort at RMP studios in Orlando with producer Dave Rave Ogilvie. Hailing from Vancouver, B.C., Dave Ogilvie has worked...

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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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BON SCOTT Project Ideas Sought

Fremantle Arts Centre is calling for proposals which celebrate and critique the life and legacy of Bon Scott, the lead singer and co-lyricist of AC/DC, 1974-80. Proposals are welcomed from individuals and groups of artists, curators, and organisations of all kinds. Scotland-born Ronald Belford "Bon"...

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AS I LAY DYING, CYNIC, FASTWAY Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

SILVERSTEIN, MY ALAMO, FASTWAY, CAT THE DOG, DAMONE, VOODOO SIX, PRIESTESS, IN THIS MOMENT, FAIR TO MIDLAND, AS I LAY DYING, FLOOD OF RED, ARMY OF FRESHMAN, LOST ALONE, ELIOT MINOR, CYNIC, PANIC CELL and ARCHITECTS have been confirmed for the Download festival, which is set to take place June 8-10 a...

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SWORN ENEMY Recording New Album 'Maniacal' With All-Star Cast

Taking their sound to raised levels of brutality, SWORN ENEMY are currently recording their new album that will be released this fall through Abacus Recordings. Since SWORN ENEMY formed in 1997 they have represented New York hardcore well, having released two highly popular full lengths and touring...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Confirmed For Guest Spot In Jersey On SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND

Massachusetts' ALL THAT REMAINS has been confirmed as a special guest for the July 14 Sounds of the Underground show at Sayreville, N.J.'s Starland Ballroom. "We're wicked excited to be a part of this year's Sounds of the Underground at the Starland Ballroom," frontman Phil Labonte said in a stateme...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Guitarist DUTKIEWICZ To Miss European Dates

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, who underwent emergency back surgery in January during the band's European trek, will be forced to miss the band's European festival appearances and other dates during June while he continues his recovery. "I'm pretty bummed that I won't be able to make i...

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KONKHRA To Re-Record New Album Tracks

Guitarist/vocalist Anders Lundemark of the Danish extreme metallers KONKHRA revealed yesterday that the band has encountered technical difficulties in completing its long-awaited new album. According to Anders, "the harddrive with our new record on is fucked. Apparently the backup disk has rewritten...

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LORD WORM: I Left CRYPTOPSY For Health Reasons

Ali "The Metallian" of the Metallian webzine recently conducted an interview with former CRYPTOPSY frontman Lord Worm (a.k.a. Dan Greening) about his departure from the group. A few excerpts follow: Metallian: Can you explain why you are no longer in CRYPTOPSY? Lord Worm: Pretty much because every t...

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KONKHRA's Studio Nightmare

Guitarist/vocalist Anders Lundemark of the Danish extreme metallers KONKHRA has issued the following update: "'Studio Nightmage' nust be an appropiate title for the little story I'm about to vomit: The harddrive with our new record on is fucked. Apparently the backup disk has rewritten every file un...

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ILL NINO, MY DYING BRIDE, CULT OF LUNA Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

ILL NINO, AFTER FOREVER, LIGHTS.ACTION!, KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES, THE HEDRONS, THE HIGHER, SANCTITY, LAUREN HARRIS, MALPRACTICE, CULT OF LUNA, MY DYING BRIDE, EYELASH and PARIKRAMA have been confirmed for the Download festival, set to take place June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England. The...