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36 CRAZYFISTS Film 'Bloodwork' Video

Alaska's 36 CRAZYFISTS shot a video for the track "Bloodwork" on July 6 in New York City's Chinatown district. Check put pictures from the video shoot: Photo#1, Photo#2. The video is expected to be completed by the end of August. "Bloodwork" comes off 36 CRAZYFISTS' sophomore album, "A Snow Capped R...

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MASTERPLAN Prepare To Record Second Album

MASTERPLAN, the new band featuring ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, ex-HELLOWEEN drummer Uli Kusch and former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/ARK singer Jorn Lande, are preparing to enter the Crazy Cat studio in Hamburg, Germany with producer Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE, SKINLAB) to begin...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE To Film Video For 'The End Of Heartache'

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will be filming a video for the title track to their latest release, "The End of Heartache", at some point in the next 10 days, according to a posting at the Roadrunner Records web site. An August 1 in-house date is targeted. The follow-up to 2002's "Alive or Just Breathing", "The...

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RE:IGNITION: New Demo Tracks Posted Online

RE:IGNITION (formerly DEF IGNITION),the new San Francisco Bay Area band led by SKINLAB's Steev Esquivel, have uploaded several new demo tracks recorded during a recent session at Trident Studio with producer Juan Urteaga. Check them out: 01. Short Memory (mp3) 02. By A Thread (mp3) 03. Falling In (

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THOUGHT CRIME Call It Quits

San Francisco Bay Area hard rock/metal outfit THOUGHT CRIME have decided to call it quits after three strong years. The quintet, who have performed with many national acts such as DEATH ANGEL, SKINLAB, MACHINE HEAD, SLAYER and PROJECT 86, have opted to take on other projects. Bassist Adam Pereira (e...

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Former DEFIANCE Guitarist Talks About The Band's Legacy

Guitarist Jim Adams of the long-defunct San Francisco Bay Area thrash band DEFIANCE (which at one time featured current SKINLAB bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel) recently spoke to Aesthetic Extremity Webzine about the band's relatively short career and the possibility of a reunion at some point in th...

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SKINLAB Guitarist SNAKE Joins RE:IGNITION

RE:IGNITION (formerly DEF IGNITION),the new San Francisco Bay Area band led by SKINLAB's Steev Esquivel, have issued the following update: "Hey everyone, time for some more news. we're gonna try our hardest to keep everyone up to date on the current RE:IGNITION activities. "First off, we are very p...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Music In POP-TARTS Commercial: Video Available

A Kellogg's Pop-Tarts TV commercial, featuring a brief snippet of the KILLSWITCH ENGAGE song "The Element of One", has been posted online at this location (to play the commercial, click on the TV set at the top of the page). As previously reported, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE sold 37,531 copies of their lates...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: New CD Sells 38K In First Week, Fourth Highest ROADRUNNER Chart Debut Ever

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE sold a stunning 37,531 copies of their latest album, "The End of Heartache", in its first week of release to debut at No. 21 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. This amazing accomplishment marks the fourth highest Roadrunner Records chart debut to date. The follow-up to 2002's...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's 'The End Of Heartache' Debuts At No. 39 On Australian Chart

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's latest CD, "The End Of Heartache" has debuted at No. 39 on the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) album charts, according to the group's label, Roadrunner Records. In addition, the CD has entered the U.K. chart at No. 40. The follow-up to 2002's "Alive or Just Breathin...

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RE: IGNITION To Demo More Material

RE: IGNITION (formerly DEF IGNITION),the new San Francisco Bay Area band led by SKINLAB's Steev Esquivel, have posted the following message on their official web site: "RE:IGNITION is alive! And we want to thank everyone who came out to our first show to help make it a huge success! It was awesome...

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Nerve Damage

Despite having only three full albums in the can, these Bay Area die-hards have lovingly pieced together a two-disc celebration of their decade-long tenure, featuring demos, remixes, out-of-print EPs and all the kind of stuff lying around cassette drawers. Basically all the material you'd hope fans...

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PRIMATE To Play Free Show In Hollywood

PRIMATE, the San Francisco-based featuring former members of SYSTEMATIC and SKINLAB, will be performing a free show at The Viper Room in West Hollywood, CA on Monday, May 17. The show starts at 9:15 p.m. The band, who are currently putting the finishing touches on a new demo, are also playing three...

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Acclaimed Metal Producer ANDY SNEAP: Interview Posted Online

The Earache/Wicked World Records web site has posted a lengthy interview with acclaimed British metal producer Andy Sneap. Sneap, a former guitarist for the once-promising U.K. metal outfit SABBAT (which featured in its ranks future SKYCLAD frontman Martin Walkyier),has worked with a number of the...

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SKINLAB: Ex-Guitarist Says STEEV Has No Appreciation For Musicians Who Bleed For His Band

Former SKINLAB guitarist Scott Sargeant has slammed SKINLAB frontman Steev Esquivel over Steev's recent comments regarding Sargeant's departure from the group, stating that Esquivel has "once again disrespected and belittled the people who wrote the songs to get him where he is today." In a written...