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Primordial Domination

Bandwagons are not for a band like INCANTATION, neither is tech metal overkill or digitized studio wizardry. From day one guitarist/vocalist John McEntee has stayed true to his seminal band's brutal and doomy death metal, the kind of death metal in which feeling reigns supreme and pretentious postur...

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D.R.I. Guitarist Completes Radiation And Chemotherapy; Band To Hit The Road In 2007

Guitarist/founder Spike Cassidy of the legendary punk/metal crossover band D.R.I. (DIRTY ROTTEN IMBECILES) has completed all radiation and chemotherapy after being diagnosed with cancer in March 2006. A one-foot section of large intestine (colon) was removed through an eight-inch incision in his sto...

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BARCODE, 1349, SWORN ENEMY, TURISAS Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

BARCODE, 1349, SWORN ENEMY and TURISAS are the latest confirmed bands for the the With Full Force festival, set to take place June 29 – July 1 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 AMON AMARTH BAD MANNERS BARCODE BO...

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SPHERE Signs With EMPIRE RECORDS

Polish technical death metal newcomers SPHERE — featuring ex-members of HATE and PYORRHOEA — have signed a record deal with Empire Records. The band's debut album, entitled "Damned Souls Rituals", will be relased in January 2007, attached to Thrash 'Em All magazine. "Damned Souls Rituals" track list...

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Ex-PESTILENCE Frontman: CHUCK SCHULDINER 'Wasn't A Sympathetic Man'

Deathrasher magazine recently conducted an interview with former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX/BOLT THROWER and current DEATH BY DAWN frontman Martin van Drunen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Deathrasher: Old metalheads prefer to stay with their classic bands and are not interested in listen to the...

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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist Hailed As One Of CLASSIC ROCK's 'Icons Of Rock'

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi was named one of the "100 Icons of Rock" in the December issue of Classic Rock magazine. Commented ex-WARRIOR SOUL/current DIRTY RIG frontman Kory Clarke: "Tony Iommi's guitar tone is awesome, and it's got such power. Listen to him on the song 'Black Sabbath' — he...

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KORN: MTV 'Unplugged' Setlist Revealed

According to Korn.Simpol.Net, unconfirmed reports are coming in that KORN played a 14-song acoustic set for MTV's "Unplugged" last night (Saturday, December 9) at the MTV studios in Times Square, New York City. Joining KORN for select songs in the set were EVANESCENCE lead singer Amy Lee and members...

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SHARON OSBOURNE: 'I Send Turds To My Enemies'

World Entertainment News Network reports that Sharon Osbourne likes to take revenge on her enemies by sending them a box of excrement. The wife and manager of Ozzy Osbourne last used the dirty tactic four years ago, when a writer criticised her family's television show "The Osbournes". She says, "Th...

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IRON MAIDEN Frontman On Touring, Flying, War And Religion

icWales recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: There's a lot of variety on the new album? With two studio albums recorded with this line-up, did you feel it was time to take a chance? Bruce: Well, we had a go at ...

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MACHINE MEN Frontman: New CD 'Is Heavier And Has More Metal Power Than Ever Before'

Finnish metallers MACHINE MEN, who stormed into the Finnish single charts' Top Five with their 2005 single "Falling", are ready to deliver the highly anticipated follow-up to their much lauded last album "Elegies" (2005). Set for a February 19, 2007 release via Century Media, "Circus of Fools" is de...

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MICHAEL KISKE: Track Listing Revealed For Acoustic Album Of HELLOWEEN Classics

Former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske will rearrange and re-record all of the songs that he wrote with his former band for an upcoming CD, to be released next year through Frontiers Records. The projected track listing for the album is as follows: 01. We Got the Right 02. A Little Time 03. Kids Of t...

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HELION Featured On Next 'Heavy Karaoke' DVD

Finnish melodic metallers HELION will have their brand new song "Devil's Tattoo" (download mp3) featured on the next installment of the "Heavy Karaoke" DVD series. The as-yet-untitled disc will feature 14 unsigned heavy metal and hard rock bands performing a total of 16 songs. Each cut will be prese...

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ROTTEN SOUND, MUCOPUS Confirmed For Czech Republic's OBSCENE EXTREME Festival

ROTTEN SOUND and MUCOPUS are among the confirmed bands for the Obscene Extreme festival, set to take place July 5-7, 2007 in Trutnov, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): CLITEATER DIGESTED FLESH HYMEN HOLOCAUST INHUMATE MAGRUDERGRIND MUCOPUS ROMPEPR...

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THE PLOT Featuring MICHAEL SCHENKER, PETE WAY: Limited-Edtion Double CD Due This Month

According to CD Universe, THE PLOT album — which was a project of Michael Schenker (SCORPIONS, UFO) and Pete Way (UFO, WAYSTED) with Jeff Martin (RACER X, ex-BADLANDS),is scheduled to be re-released as a limited-edtion double CD on December 12 via Majestic Rock. The track listing is as follows: 01....

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Black Elk

The self-titled debut from Portland, Oregon's BLACK ELK is one of those albums that seeps into the pores and wreaks havoc with the nervous system. The disc recalls the Amphetamine Reptile sound with a generous helping of bands like THE MELVINS and the JESUS LIZARD, not to mention the raggedy punkish...