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PYTHON Sign With CHAVIS RECORDS

New York-based thrash metallers PYTHON have inked a deal with Chavis Records. PYTHON was formed in 2001 by Joe and Kurt Holzapfel, who later added Ken Decker and Geoff Allen to the group's lineup. The band has been generating massive amounts of noise within the heavy metal community with their self-...

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DKT/MC5 To Play Special Concert With SUN RA ARKESTRA

Detroit's DKT/MC5, whose current touring lineup includes former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Glilby Clarke, will perform with the SUN RA ARKESTRA, the legendary avant-garde big band and free-jazz pioneers now directed by Marshall Allen, on Saturday, September 17 at at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus in Cal...

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OBITUARY, NAPALM DEATH, HIGH ON FIRE Guest On 'Metal Asylum': Photos Available

OBITUARY, NAPALM DEATH, HIGH ON FIRE and EVERY TIME I DIE have taped appearances on Fuse TV's "Metal Asylum" to air this coming week. The following summary of the week's shows was posted at the official "Metal Asylum" blog: "On Monday [Sept. 12], none other than Florida death metal legends OBITUARY...

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WARRANT Guitarist Taking Break From Touring

Los Angeles hard rockers WARRANT have posted the following update on their official web site: "Joey Allen [guitar] is taking an undertermined break from touring to pursue personal interests. He remains an integral part of the kick-ass guitar shredding on the new WARRANT CD, 'Born Again', which is co...

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Guitarist KERI KELLI To Guest On LIBERTY N' JUSTICE CD

Guitarist Keri Kelli (VINCE NEIL, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT, ADLER"S APPETITE) is the latest guest musician to be confirmed to appear on the upcoming "all-star" CD from Christian rockers LIBERTY N' JUSTICE, entitled "Soundtrack of a Soul". Kelli will be playing on the track "Another Nail". As previously repo...

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OBITUARY: Video Interview Posted Online

A video interview with OBITUARY members Frank Watkins (bass) and Donald Tardy (drums),conducted on Sunday, September 4 prior to the band's performance in Hartford, Connecticut, has been posted online at www.heavymetalsource.com. Watkins and Tardy discuss the recent departure (and subsequent return)...

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WARRANT Singer: New Album Has 'Very Modern Feel'

California-based hard rockers WARRANT are currently in the studio recording their first album in nine years. "Things have changed so much in the business the past few years," explains bassist Jerry Dixon, "that we decided to do what a lot of bands do now and record the album first and then go deal s...

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Guitarist ALLEN WEST Rejoins OBITUARY In Time For U.S. Tour Kick-Off

One day after announcing his departure from OBITUARY, guitarist Allen West has rejoined the group and is on his way to the first show of the band's U.S. tour with NAPALM DEATH, which is scheduled to kick off Thursday (September 1) in Springfield, Virginia. OBITUARY bassist Frank Watkins contacted BL...

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Partial Proceeds From TED NUGENT Concert To Benefit Hurricane Victims

According to Richmond.com, partial proceeds from tonight's TED NUGENT concert at Miller Lite Presents Innsbrook After Hours in Glen Allen, Virginia will go to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina. "Given the devastation evident from the continuous news coverage we have witnessed, we feel that we...

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Guitarist ALLEN WEST Quits OBITUARY

Guitarist Allen West has announced his departure from OBITUARY. West's exit from the group comes on the eve of OBITUARY's U.S. tour with NAPALM DEATH and Allen feels that the fans deserve no surprises when they don't see the band that they were expecting. Allen will concentrate fully on LOWBROW, who...

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NAPALM DEATH: South American Tour Dates Announced

NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury has poste the following message on the group's official web site: "Just a quick little note before i head off to bed. Pretty tired, as i have just come back from the studio where I have been working on my Eighties heavy metal project! Anyway, [we have announced] the...

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SHADOWKEEP To Announce New Lineup Next Week

U.K. power metal heavyweights SHADOWKEEP will be re-launching their web site, www.shadowkeepmetal.com, on Monday, August 29 with highly anticipated news of their new lineup. Speculation has been rife with regards to who will join founding members, guitar virtuosos Chris Allen and Nicki Robson, along...

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NAPALM DEATH: 'The Silence Is Deafening' Video Posted Online

NAPALM DEATH's video for the song "The Silence Is Deafening" has been posted online at CenturyMedia.de (Real Media). The clip was directed by Roger Johansson (THE HAUNTED, DARK TRANQUILLITY, IN FLAMES) and "captures the band’s high-energy live performance along with their trademark critical look at...

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HATEBREED Frontman Lands Movie Role

HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta has landed a small role in an upcoming independent film, "The House of Usher", a contemporary adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe's short story. Shot in Poe's home state of Massachusetts, the film is being helmed by award-winning director Hayley Cloake, whose short films "Te...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND Drummer: New Album Is 'Absolutely Incredible'

DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen has posted the following message on his official web site: "The DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drum tracks for 'Synchestra' are done! It was easily the best experience for recording an album I've EVER had! We recorded it from August 10th-11th at The Armoury Stud...