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MARDUK Guitarist Explains Lineup Changes

MARDUK guitarist Morgan Håkansson recently spoke to the Chronicles of Chaos extreme music webzine about the group's new album, "Plague Angel", the band's recent lineup changes, and black metal as a whole, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Chronicles of Chaos: Leadin...

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KEEP OF KALESSIN Guitarist Comments On Singer ATTILA CHISAR's Return To MAYHEM

KEEP OF KALESSIN/SATYRICON guitarist Obsidian C. (a.k.a. Arnt "Sid" Grønbech) has commented on the recent announcement that KEEP OF KALESSIN's vocalist, Attila Chisar, has rejoined Norwegian black metallers MAYHEM as the full-time replacement for previous singer Maniac. Writing to the band's officia...

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KREATOR Frontman Guest DJs on Sirius Satellite Radio's 'Hard Attack'

German thrash exports KREATOR visit Sirius Satellite Radio's "Hard Attack" studios for the first time to talk with Mario about their twenty-plus years of conquering the metallic throne. Listen in as frontman Mille Petrozza blazes through KREATOR's role in thrash music and their effect on the current...

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VADER: 2005 Touring Plans Revealed

Polish death metallers VADER have posted the following message on their official web site: "[The] band's participation in the X-Mass Festivals 2004 will close this year touring season. VADER will hit the road along with bands like MARDUK, NAPALM DEATH and others. The tour starts on the 5th of Decemb...

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Houston's KLOL Goes Off The Air: Another Classic Rock/Metal Radio Station Bites The Dust

Radio behemoth Clear Channel Communications has yanked legendary Houston-area rock station KLOL-FM (101.1) off the air and replaced it with a format that radio insiders call "Spanglish Top 40," according to the Houston Chronicle. The switch took place Friday morning (Nov. 12) when the new station —...

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AMEN Frontman Says Former Bandmembers Joined, And Left, For Purely Monetary Reasons

AMEN frontman Casey Chaos has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "I've been keeping quiet whilst watching former AMEN members slate both AMEN and myself. AMEN existed before the last line-up, and AMEN will continue to exist as long as I see fit. As to who wanted what from...

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SLAYER Frontman Talks About 'Wall Of Blood', Show Cancellations

SLAYER frontman Tom Araya has spoken to Rolling Stone magazine about the "Wall of Blood" concert effect, where the band, their instruments, and the stage are drenched by a downpour of "blood" during their song "Raining Blood". The band first introduced the "Wall of Blood" at the Civic Center in Augu...

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TESTAMENT: 1989 'Bootleg' Live DVD Now Available

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT are currently offering the second live "bootleg" in DVD format for sale in the "Merch" section of the group's official web site. "Testament - Live at Santa Monica Civic December 16, 1989" was filmed in Santa Monica, CA during the band's tour in support of t...

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ANNIHILATOR Mainman Hits Back At BLABBERMOUTH.NET Detractors

ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters has hit back at BLABBERMOUTH.NET detractors who have criticized him and his band in the wake of his claim that he is "the fastest/tightest-picking guitarist in the world." Writing to ANNIHILATOR's official web site, Waters said, "I know i put out some GREAT CDs/songs...

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SLAYER: 'Wall Of Blood' Cities Announced

According to SLAYER fan site SlayerSaves.com, SLAYER have announced the cities on the group's upcoming Jägermeister Music Tour that will include an effect dubbed the "Wall of Blood." At select shows (determined by each venue's technical specs) during SLAYER's classic song "Raining Blood", the band,...

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THE HAUNTED Singer: PRESIDENT BUSH Cashed In On 9/11 Tragedy

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving recently answered a fan question via the band's official forum regarding his opinion of George W. Bush and the war in Iraq. Asked why he is so anti-Bush and why he is so worried about what is going on in Iraq when Sweden is unlikely to get terrorist attack on ...

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KOLDBRANN Sign New Record Deal

Norwegian black metallers KOLDBRANN have signed a contract with the German record- and distribution company Twilight-Vertrieb. Twilight-Vertrieb will re-issue the group's long-sold-out debut album, "Nekrotisk Inkvisition", on CD and LP as well as release the band's next full-length album, tentativel...

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KING DIAMOND Discusses New Live Album

KING DIAMOND frontman and namesake recently spoke to MetalEater.com about the group's new live album, "Deadly Lullbyes Live", vocalist Livia Zita, his long friendship with Andy LaRocque, the Geraldo Rivera incident, and much more. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On "Deadly Lullbyes Live"...

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LANFEAR Sign New Management Deal, Begin Recording New Album

German power metallers LANFEAR have signed with Intromental Management and are currently at Dreamscape studios in Munich, Germany recording their fourth album, "aNother gOlden rAge", for a January 24, 2005 release through Massacre Records. The lyrical theme for the new CD will be a continuation of t...

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THE ESOTERIC Sign With PROSTHETIC RECORDS

THE ESOTERIC, the Lawrence, KS-based outfit featuring COALESCE and REGGIE AND THE FULL EFFECT guitarist Cory White as well as former TODAY IS THE DAY drummer Marshall Kilpatric, have signed a worldwide recording deal with Los Angeles-based Prosthetic Records. Earlier this week, the band (rounded out...