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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Get Props From METALLICA, PANTERA

MTV.com recently conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD frontman M. Shadows. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MTV: It's interesting that you cull your musical influences from the kind of bands many young people are probably not even aware of. Shadows: I think classic metal just had...

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SINGLE BULLET THEORY Announce New Drummer

Philadelphia-based metallers SINGLE BULLET THEORY have announced the addition of drummer Darrin Patrick to the group's ranks. "Darrin is best known for his work with progressive band ETERNITY X as well as North Jersey's SMOTHER THERESA," the band write in a statement. "Darrin can be heard on SINGLE...

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Fuck the Universe

Having just reviewed HAEMOTH's "Kontamination", it is difficult to avoid comparing and contrasting it with CRAFT's "Fuck the Universe", at least to some extent. It is not as though the two discs sit on opposite ends of the spectrum The common denominator is one of quality black metal that emanates f...

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Reborn

Cleaning up the office at the end of the year, making room for the onslaught of 2006 releases, this one popped up and seemed like an irresistible piñata for critical derision. STRYPER, those God-rockin' bumblebees with the lame ballads and hair from here to the Pearly Gates? Well, pass me some of th...

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DIO Confirm Plans to Begin Work On New Album, Tour South America

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on Nov. 29, the official Ronnie James Dio web site has now confirmed that DIO will be working on a new album in January/February and going back on the road sometime in March for an extended South American tour. The band will resume work on the new CD in ...

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KILLING JOKE Bassist Praises New Album, Slams MÖTLEY CRÜE

KILLING JOKE will release their new album, "Hosannas from the Basements of Hell", on March 3, 2006 via Edel. Commented bassist Paul Raven: "We recorded the album in Prague at Faust Studios and it sounds amazing, Jerry Kandiah engineered the record and we are producing ourselves these days... (no cha...

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HATESPHERE Announce Danish/Swedish Tour Dates, Prepare To Shoot New Video

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have lined up the following dates in Denmark and Sweden during February: Feb. 02 - Hollywood Hardrock - Fredericia, DEN Feb. 03 - Pitstop - Kolding, DEN (w/ DAWN OF DEMISE) Feb. 04 - Bygningen - Køge, DEN (w/ BLOW, KODE) Feb. 09 - Von Hatten - Randers, DEN (w/ DAWN OF ...

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Venganza

Mexico's HACAVITZ was birthed from RAVAGER (an earlier incarnation of which was called DOMAIN),a band that released a couple of albums on Osmose. DOMAIN/RAVAGER founder/vocalist/guitarist Antimo Buonnano charged forth, releasing a self-titled 7" on Osmore before infecting the earth with "Venganza"....

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DISGORGE To Tour New Zealand, Australia In March

California death-grind band DISGORGE will be teaming up with DAWN OF AZAZEL and INTENSE HAMMER RAGE for the "Torturing New Zealand & Australia 2006" tour beginning in late February. They will also be playing a one-off show in Bangkok, Thailand on March 18. The dates are as follows: w/ DAWN OF AZ...

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AL JOURGENSEN: New MINISTRY Album Is 'Fastest, Hardest, Most Maniacal Record I've Ever Done'

REVOLTING COCKS, the side project of MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen, have pushed back the release date of their new album, "Cocked and Loaded", to March 7, 2006 from the previously announced February 14. Produced by Al Jourgensen, the CD features the contributions of guest artists Jello Biafra (DEAD...

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CRO-MAGS' FLANAGAN Wants To 'End Quarrel' With Former Bandmates, Proposes 20th Anniversary Show

CRO-MAGS legend Harley Flanagan has posted the following message at www.CroMags.com: "Growin' up everyone has favorite bands that break up, and as fans, everyone always wishes they would reform or do a tour, and the fans don't care about the beefs, they just want the band back together. Very seldom...

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21LUCIFERS Complete Work On Debut Album

Swedish grind/death/thrash quintet 21LUCIFERS, featuring members of WITHOUT GRIEF and GENOCRUSH FEROX, have inked a deal with JMT-Music. The group's debut album, "In the Name of…" was recorded at Black Lounge Studio by Jonas Kjellgren (CARNAL FORGE, CENTINEX, SCAR SYMMETRY, WORLD BELOW) and is tenta...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Guitarist To Record 'Slammin'' Metal Tracks For ESPN's X GAMES

According to a posting on his official web site, guitarist Brad Gillis (NIGHT RANGER, VICIOUS RUMORS, ex-OZZY OSBOURNE) has signed on with ESPN one more time to record 10 "slammin' metal tracks" for the X Games, to be aired in late January. As previously reported, Gillis has joined up to produce art...

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Killadelphia (Audio)

LAMB OF GOD is an important band to the world of heavy metal, arguably as important as stalwarts PANTERA and SLAYER. And by important I mean LAMB OF GOD has proven the genre's staying power by moving units AND playing an uncompromising style of pure American metal. As such, the popularity of LAMB OF...

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NUCLEAR ASSAULT's DAN LILKER Slams BLABBERMOUTH.NET 'Sh*t-Talkers'

Cameron Edney of Australia's Inside_Out666 recently conducted an interview with bassist Dan Lilker (NUCLEAR ASSAULT, BRUTAL TRUTH, CRUCIFIST, ANTHRAX, S.O.D.). A few excerpts from the chat follow: Inside_Out666: Were you happy with the outcome of NUCLEAR ASSAULT's latest album, "Third World Genocide...