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METALLICA Begins Recording New Album; Photos Available

The following message has been posted on METALLICA's official web site: "METALLICA left the comfort of HQ this week to descend upon the greater Los Angeles area to begin recording their ninth original album. This is the first time they've recorded outside of the Bay Area since they spent an eternity...

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VREID Announces 'Northern Brigade Tour' Dates

VREID, the Norwegian band formed by former WINDIR members Hváll (bass),Steingrim (drums) and Sture (vocals, guitar),has issued the following update: "VREID have announced that they will do their first European headline tour. The Northern Brigade Tour 2007, presented by Rock Hard magazine, will kic...

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BLINDSIDE: 'Our Next Record Has To Be Better Than Anything We've Done Before'

Sweden's BLINDSIDE has issued the following update: 1. Where have we been? "Last year was an unexpected and exciting year for us. For the first time since 1998 we did not tour in the U.S . We have been asking for years to stay in Sweden and Europe for the summer and this year the ...

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'Metallica And Philosophy' Book Editor Interviewed; Audio Available

Jim Bone of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA's WBSX-97.9X conducted an interview this week with William Irwin, the editor of "Metallica and Philosophy: A Crash Course in Brain Surgery", which is said to be "a provocative study of the 'thinking man's' metal band." Listen to the interview at this location. A...

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CHRIS CAFFERY, MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO, KEE MARCELLO Guest On ANDREW BORDONI CD

Michael Angelo Batio, Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, DOCTOR BUTCHER, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA),and Kee Marcello (ex-EUROPE, K2) are among the guest musicians that will appear on the upcoming CD from Chicago-based British guitarist Andrew Bordoni, entitled "Andrew Bordoni & Friends". Due in June, the...

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CARNAL FORGE: 'Burning Eden' Video Posted Online

CARNAL FORGE's video for the song "Burning Eden" has been posted online at YouTube.com. The track comes off the Swedish thrashers' upcoming sixth album, "Testify for My Victims", due in May via Candlelight Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Aren't You Dead Yet?" was recorded, mixed and mastered over...

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SOIL Guitarist Launches 'Extreme Metal' Project DIRGE

SOIL guitarist Shaun Glass has teamed up with THE DOOMSDAY SOCIAL drummer James Knight (ex-THE BLANK THEORY, CHACOPA) and A TEXAS FUNERAL vocalist Jermz in a brand new project called DIRGE. According to Shaun, who previously played bass in the 1990s death metal act BROKEN HOPE, DIRGE's musical direc...

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METALLICA: 'Phantom Puppets' DVD Interview Collection Due Next Month

Petal/MVD Visual has set an April 3 release date for "Phantom Puppets", a DVD collection of "never-seen-before interviews" with METALLICA. According to the the official product description, "The footage reveals how the biggest phenomena in the metal world has managed to keep their feet fixed firmy o...

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'Metallica And Philosophy' Book Examines 'Thinking Man's' Metal Band

Blackwell Publishing is about to release a book called "Metallica and Philosophy", which is said to be as "a provocative study of the 'thinking man's' metal band." A description of the book reads as follows: "Hit the lights and jump in the fire, you're about to enter the School of Rock! Today's lect...

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METALLICA To Play Wembley Stadium In July

According to NME.com, METALLICA will perform at the Wembley Stadium in London, England on July 8. The group's "Sick Of The Studio '07" tour schedule is now shaping up as follows: Jun. 28 - Lisbon, Portugal - Super Bock Super Rock Festival Jul. 01 - Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Festival Jul. 03...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On METALLICA: 'There's No More Sour Grapes'

Cassandra Szklarski of the Canadian Press recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the song "A Tout Le Monde" — long misinterpreted as pro-suicide when in fact it was written about the sudden death of his mother — which inspired a d...

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SOIL, SEEMLESS, LIGION To Team Up For 'True Rock Tour'

SOIL, SEEMLESS and LIGION will team up for "True Rock Tour" in May. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. A MySpace for the trek has been launched at this location. SOIL's latest CD, "True Self", was released in May 2006 via DRT Entertainment. The follow-up to 2004's "Redefine" was recorded...

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METALLICA To Record 14 New Songs Starting Next Week; 2008 Release Expected

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke to Eddie Trunk of the "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM Friday night (March 2) about the group's upcoming studio album and their future touring plans. A BLABBERMOUTH.NET partial transcript of the chat follows: Q: So many people wanna get an u...

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Norwegian/American Black Metallers SYSTEM:OBSCURE Begin Recording Debut Album

According to Rockdetector.com, SYSTEM:OBSCURE — the band consisting of Balfori (a.k.a. Lars Larsen) of LUNARIS, ALVHEIM and 1349 on vocals, Steinar Gundersen of SPIRAL ARCHITECT and SATYRICON on guitar, Lars Norberg of SPIRAL ARCHITECT, ANESTHESIA and SATYRICON on fretless bass, "world famous jazz/f...

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METALLICA Confirmed For Portugal's SUPER BOCK SUPER ROCK FESTIVAL

METALLICA has been confirmed for the Super Bock Super Rock Festival on June 28 in Lisbon, Portugal. Currently confirmed "Sick Of The Studio '07" tour dates are as follows: Jun. 28 - Lisbon, Portugal - Super Bock Super Rock Festival Jul. 01 - Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Festival Jul. 03 - Athen...