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The Craft of Contradiction

It becomes immediately apparent from the orgasmic shredding heard on the instrumental opener ("Enduring the Illusion") of ESTUARY's "The Craft of Contradiction" that the Cincinnati band has taken is mix of death and thrash metal to new heights. "To Exist and Endure" spoke vociferously to the band's...

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Singer JASON MCMASTER Discusses DANGEROUS TOYS

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with BROKEN TEETH/DANGEROUS TOYS frontman Jason McMaster. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: How was DANGEROUS TOYS formed? Jason McMaster: "I was in this technical progressive thrash band called WATCHTOWER for about eight years, ri...

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SLAYER And MARILYN MANSON Co-Headline Summer Tour Dates Announced

Tour dates for this summer's match made in Heaven...or Hell...are announced today. MARILYN MANSON and SLAYER's 25-city co-headline North American tour will kick off on July 25 in West Palm Beach, FL, pillaging its way cross-country to wrap up in San Antonio, TX on September 1. Confirmed dates are be...

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ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY To Tour With W.A.S.P., OBITUARY

ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY has signed with booking agency Artists Worldwide and is preparing to tour the U.S. with W.A.S.P. from July to September. A fall U.S. run with OBITUARY is also in the works. ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY will join LAMB OF GOD on September 2 for a hometown show in Richmond, VA at Toads. In...

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NEUROSIS: 'Given To The Rising' Mini-Documentary Available

A mini-documentary for the upcoming album from long-running Oakland, California-based industrial/alternative/metal pioneers NEUROSIS, entitled "Given to the Rising", has been posted at YouTube (documentary shot by NEUROSIS and Kenneth Thomas). The band began recording the effort in December at Elect...

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TIAMAT Bassist Discusses Upcoming Album

Catalina Iancu of Romania recently conducted an interview with TIAMAT bassist Anders Iwers. It follows in its entirety: Q: TIAMAT is preparing a new album. How is it going? Anders Iwers: We're still working. We recorded a few songs. We didn't decide anything yet, but we have a label, though I can't...

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SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON: First Tour Dates Leaked

SLAYER and MARILYN MANSON have announced that they will co-headline a North American major-market summer tour beginning on July 25 on the East Coast. Plans are for the tour to play some twenty-five cities and wrap up early September on the West Coast. So far the following dates have been leaked: Aug...

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ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY: Cover Of WHITESNAKE Classic Posted Online

ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY has posted its cover of the WHITESNAKE classic "In the Still of the Night" exclusively via its MySpace page. ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY fans who caught the band on their recent tour, probably witnessed ATP perfectly execute this rock standard in the live setting. This cover song is al...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE has lined up the following Japanese dates: Aug. 28 - Tokyo, JPN @ Shibuya AX Aug. 30 - Nagoya, JPN @ Diamond Hall Aug. 31 - Osaka, JPN @ Big Cat A video interview with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE guitarist Michael Paget and drummer Michael Thomas, conducted by PureGrainAudio.com...

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TRASHLIGHT VISION Signs With ROCK RIDGE MUSIC

New York City-based four-piece TRASHLIGHT VISION, which bills itself as "sleazy trash/punk rock 'n' roll," has signed with Rock Ridge Music and will release its album, "Alibis and Ammunition", nationally on July 10. The CD features 12 tracks of turbo-charged rock that is both uncompromising and in-y...

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GAIA EPICUS Mainman To Release Solo Album

GAIA EPICUS mainman Thomas C. Hansen has announced plans to release his first solo album. Entitled "Like a Shadow", the CD will mostly contain instrumental songs with some progressive elements in the melodic rock/metal vein. The projected album cover can be seen at this location. For more informatio...

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W.A.S.P. Mainman BLACKIE LAWLESS Talks Politics

Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Tangra Mega Rock: All the American musicians we've been talking to say it's a fuckin' rubbish situation with the U.S. government, the war i...

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KAMELOT: New Single Available For Streaming

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT have made their new single, "Ghost Opera", available for streaming at their MySpace page. A video for the song has been posted online at YouTube. The track is the title cut off KAMELOT's new album, which is scheduled for release on the following dates: Ge...

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Former EXHORDER Frontman: 'Did PANTERA Rip Us Off? Possibly'

Dave Larmore of Midwest Metal recently conducted an interview with vocalist Kyle Thomas (ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY, EXHORDER, FLOODGATE, TROUBLE, PITTS VS. PREPS). A few excerpts from the chat follow: Midwest Metal: Kyle, being a native from Louisiana, how severe were you and your family affected by Hurr...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: 'Zeitgeist' Track Listing Revealed

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that the SMASHING PUMPKINS have finalized the track listing for "Zeitgeist", their first album since 2000. Due July 7 via Martha's Music/Reprise, "Zeitgeist" was produced by mainman Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, with Roy Thomas Baker and Terry Dat...