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ANTHRAX Guitarist: 'We're All Open To The Idea' Of Writing New Album With Reunited Lineup
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "I'm sitting in a cafe in Zagreb drinking really strong coffee and watching some guy with the greatest mullet I have ever seen. It's magnificent! The anti-mullet forces have not reached this far yet. Thank...June 30, 2005
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DISGORGE To Headline New Mexico's GATHERING OF THE SICK Festival
California death-grind band DISGORGE will be headlining the Gathering of the Sick festival, set to take place August 5-6 at The Compound in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Also appearing on the bill are DECREPIT BIRTH, SEVERED SAVIOR and ODIOUS MORTEM. DISGORGE will also be headlining the Torturing Texas 2...June 29, 2005
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RIBSPREADER Call It Quits?
Swedish "old-school death metal" band RIBSPREADER have posted the following message on their official web site: "Due to severe alcoholism, even severer (we know that's not a word) mental issues and the lack of a unemployed drummer, RIBSPREADER was shot six times in the head yesterday. There were hop...June 29, 2005
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ALICE COOPER Says MARILYN MANSON And SLIPKNOT 'Don't Have A Punch Line'
Australia's FasterLouder.com.au recently conducted an interview with ALICE COOPER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On other "shock-rock" acts like MARILYN MANSON and SLIPKNOT and how he feels what he is doing is different: "What's different is my approach to it. I don't think you can shoc...June 27, 2005
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SICK OF IT ALL Cancel European Shows Due To 'Family Medical Reasons'
New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL have been forced to cancel the next three European shows due to "family medical reasons." According to a posting on www.coreclub.de, singer Lou Koller's "wife is in a hospital for a serious operation, so the whole band is just flying home right away." The gro...June 27, 2005
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GOREROTTED Guitarist Says Former Frontman MR. GORE Was 'Crap Vocalist'
GOREROTTED guitarist Fluffy (a.k.a. Tim) recently spoke to Metal Temple's Makis Kirkos about the band's new album, "A New Dawn for the Dead" (Metal Blade Records),and their future plans. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Metal Temple: Apart from the obvious reference to the classic ho...June 25, 2005
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SUBZERO: 'The Suffering Of Man' Gets A New Release Date
Stillborn Records has set a September 20 release date for the new SUBZERO album, entitled "The Suffering of Man". A track off the CD, entitled "Forced to Bleed", has been posted online on the band's MySpace.com page. The first 5,000 copies of "The Suffering of Man" will include a special bonus CD co...June 23, 2005
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Bassist TONY FRANKLIN Says He Wasn't Approached To Rejoin WHITESNAKE
The Dio Message Board recently conducted an interview with bassist extraordinaire Tony Franklin (ex-WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER, THE FIRM). A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: The Dio Message Board: What was it like playing with Jimmy Page? Tony Franklin: "Incredible and it just gets better...June 22, 2005
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THE RAMONES: 'Weird Tales Of The Ramones' Box Set Due In August
According to Billboard.com, Rhino has set an August 16 release date for THE RAMONES box set, "Weird Tales of the Ramones", featuring 85 tracks onto three discs of music and the DVD debut of "Lifestyles of the Ramones". Originally issued in 1990, the latter rounds up the band's complete Sire music vi...June 20, 2005
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Report: Heavy Metal Is Alive And Well In Bulgaria
Hugh Fraser of Bulgaria's SofiaEcho.com has issued the following report: With BLACK SABBATH and its famous front man Ozzy Osbourne hitting town next week, I wanted to take a look at the worldwide phenomenon of heavy metal and what heavy metal culture is in Bulgaria. Knowing little about the heavy me...June 20, 2005
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66Sick
Described as a death metal band early on and morphing into more of a slow groove melodic crusher, on "66Sick" Germany's DISBELIEF have settled into a style that's got more in common with the down-tuned stomp of modern (bordering on "nu") metal, as well as a little doom. Yes, it's true, the rubbery t...June 20, 2005
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EXODUS: New Album Update
EXODUS frontman Rob Dukes has posted the following update on the progress of the recording sessions for the band's new album: "Just checking in to let you know where we are at... Paul [Bostaph, drums; ex-SLAYER, FORBIDDEN] is done — fucking killed it. Gary [Holt, guitar] — rhythm tracks done...fucki...June 18, 2005
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ORGY To Release 'Trans Global Spectacle' DVD In August
"No one has seen this side of us, the behind-the-scenes reality of ORGY," says Bobby Hewitt, the band's drummer and director of their retrospective DVD, "Trans Global Spectacle", due August 23 on D1 Music/DLC Records. "Most of our fans have only seen us onstage, in videos and in magazines, but this...June 15, 2005
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HATEBREED, NILE, CRYPTOPSY, MADBALL, SUFFOCATION Confirmed For New Jersey's HELLFEST
The first bands have been announced for this year's Hellfest, set to take place August 19-21 at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 108 THE ACACIA STRAIN ANTI FLAG ARMOR FOR SLEEP BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME BLACKLISTED BOLO BOUNCING SOULS THE CASUAL...June 15, 2005
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Broken Valley
By the time LIFE OF AGONY broke up in 1998, the band was a shadow of its former self. Singer Keith Caputo and drummer Sal Abruscato were both gone, the former replaced — to the horror of many — by ex-UGLY KID JOE frontman Whitfield Crane. But even LOA's third album, "Soul Searching Sun", had ...June 13, 2005
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