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EXODUS Guitarist Comments On Upcoming Tour With KREATOR
San Francisco Bay Area thrash veterans EXODUS will return to touring early next year in support of 2007's "The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A" with Germany's KREATOR, Austria's BELPHEGOR, and California's WARBRINGER. EXODUS guitarist/songwriter Gary Holt checks in from his home in Northern Californi...October 6, 2008
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Overdose Of Death
Forget the retro-thrash resurgence; TOXIC HOLOCAUST is the real shit. Born way back in '99 (before speed metal riffs and VENOM t-shirts were cool again),this Portland, OR-based outfit is as furiously old-school as any of the Bay Area newbies could hope to be on their best day. Not to take anything...October 6, 2008
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KREATOR, EXODUS, BELPHEGOR, WARBRINGER: North American Dates Announced
German thrash legends KREATOR will embark on a North American headlining tour in April/May in 2009. The band's mainman Mille Petrozza stated: "The new album is recorded and mixed and I'm really looking forward to getting some feedback from our worldwide legion of supporters and friends. I promise th...October 4, 2008
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AMON AMARTH Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH CATHEDRAL EINHERJER IN EXTREMO MACHINE HEAD The first part of Co...October 4, 2008
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IN EXTREMO Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
German folk metallers IN EXTREMO have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are MACHINE HEAD, CATHEDRAL and EINHERJER. The first part of Contraband Candy's report on this year's...October 1, 2008
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WARBRINGER: 'At The Crack of Doom' Video Posted Online
"At The Crack of Doom", the new video from Californian thrashers WARBRINGER, can be viewed below. The clip was helmed by up-and-coming director Joe Hendrick and is described in a press release as "a savage, performance-based video that unleashes a fury of aggression and all-out thrash madness." Comm...September 28, 2008
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SOILWORK Frontman Comments On PETER WICHERS' Return
Vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid of the Swedish metallers SOILWORK has issued the following update: "Let me just say that I'm super excited to have Peter [Wichers, guitar] back in the band. We've done good but he has surely been missed. We have been on the phone together just about every day for a month...September 26, 2008
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AVENGER OF BLOOD Signs With SALEM ROSE MUSIC PUBLISHING
Salem Rose Music Publishing has announced its cooperation with AVENGER OF BLOOD. The Las Vegas-based band is recognized as one of the leaders of the new thrash metal revolution, and released a killer album, "Death Brigade", earlier this year on Heavy Artillery Records. Since then, the group has over...September 26, 2008
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WARBRINGER Covers UNLEASHED's 'Execute Them All'; Audio Available
Californian thrashers WARBRINGER recently recorded a cover version of the UNLEASHED classic "Execute Them All" (from the Swedish death metal band's 1993 LP "Across The Open Sea") for the Century Media Records 2CD compilation "Covering 20 Years Of Extremes", which will be released in North America on...September 25, 2008
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SOILWORK Drummer Offering Private Lessons In Cleveland Area
In preparation for the recording of his instructional DVD, Dirk Verbeuren of SOILWORK will be in the Cleveland area for the month of October 2008 and he will be offering you, the fan, a chance for a rare one-on-one private drum lesson(s). Dirk is one of the best known and positively revered drummers...September 25, 2008
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Contraband Candy's Video Report From WACKEN OPEN AIR: Part 1 Available
The first part of Contraband Candy's report on this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany, can be viewed below. The report includes interviews with such bands as SOILWORK, THE ROTTED, MERCENARY and WARBRINGER. Wacken Open Air festival was honored...September 24, 2008
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ZIMMERS HOLE Covers OLD MAN'S CHILD's 'Doommaker'; Audio Available
ZIMMERS HOLE — the Vancouver-based project featuring guitarist Jed Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD alongside legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT, DEATH, DARK ANGEL) — recently recorded a cover version of the OLD MAN'S CHILD song "Doommaker" for the Cen...September 22, 2008
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Guitarist PETER WICHERS Rejoins SOILWORK
It's been almost three years since guitarist Peter Wichers announced his departure from one of Sweden's elite metal forces, SOILWORK. Although this initially caused shock and discussion within the metal community, SOILWORK was determined to continue modernizing the face of music and unleashed "Sworn...September 18, 2008
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FIREWIND's Cover Version Of NEVERMORE's 'Believe In Nothing' Available For Streaming
Greek metallers FIREWIND recently recorded a cover version of the NEVERMORE song "Believe In Nothing" for the Century Media Records 2CD compilation "Covering 20 Years Of Extremes", which is scheduled for release on September 15 in Europe and on October 14 in North America. The track is now available...September 11, 2008
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REVENANCE Signs Publishing Deal With SALEM ROSE MUSIC
Salem Rose Music Publishing has announced its cooperation with Long Island, New York's REVENANCE. The extremely brutal death metal group emerged in 2003 and has since laid down a punishing mix of pain-inducing riffs, slamming breakdowns and obscenely guttural vocals. Having released one album, "Omen...September 10, 2008