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ROB ZOMBIE's 'House' Sequel Gets Release Date

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that Rob Zombie's second project as a feature film director, "The Devil's Rejects", has been given a release date of August 12, 2005. Although a February release for the movie had been previously rumored, Zombie himself announced online last week that the picture w...

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SONATA ARCTICA Talk About Madrid Concert Cancellation: Audio Available

Spanish metal webzine TheMetalCircus.com has conducted an interview with SONATA ARCTICA members Jani Liimatainen (guitar) and Henrik Klingenberg (keyboards) about the band's carreer and the recent cancellation of their Madrid concert. Spanish-speaking readers can check out the interview at this loca...

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IRON MAIDEN: 'Early Days' DVD Enters U.K. Chart At No. 3

IRON MAIDEN's "The History Of Iron Maiden – Part 1: The Early Years" DVD has entered the U.K. Music DVD and Video chart at position No. 3. View the whole chart at this location. The set, which is slated for release on Nov. 8 in the rest of Europe and Nov. 9 in ...

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METALHEADS AGAINST RACISM Founder Responds To THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT's 'Open Letter'

Mike Meier of the Metalheads Against Racism web site has issued a statement slamming the Dutch death metal band THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT for allegedly using his web site as a promotional platform for their new album and explaining why he had previously referred to the group in an online posting as "kn...

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CRO-MAGS' HARLEY FLANAGAN To BLABBERMOUTH.NET Detractors: 'Eat A Dick!'

CRO-MAGS legend Harley Flanagan has hit back at the BLABBERMOUTH.NET detractors who have posted negative comments about his latest project — a "Hardcore Hall of Fame" web site dedicated to sharing information about some of hardcore music's earliest and most influential artists. In an e-mail sent to...

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PRIMAL FEAR Begin Writing New Material

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have posted the following message on their official web site: "Don't worry, we're still alive! We started with the songwriting for the new — so far unnamed — album and things are going very well. We recieved a lot of mails with questions about the last news posting...

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ARCH ENEMY Singer Says MACHINE HEAD 'Unprofessionally' Handled Tour Cancellation

ARCH ENEMY vocalist Angela Gossow recently spoke to Holland's Lords of Metal webzine about the cancellation of the group's tour with MACHINE HEAD earlier in the year and the band's upcoming album, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On the cancellation of the MACHINE HEAD...

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GRAVEYARD RODEO Reunion Confirmed

Drummer Wayne "Doobie" Fabra of legendary Lousiana hardcore/metal pioneers GRAVEYARD RODEO has confirmed to NolaUnderground.com that the band have reformed and are currently rehearsing with a view towards playing a few reunion shows in the New Orleans area (as first reported here on Oct. 18). The cu...

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NOCTURNAL RITES: In Songwriting Mode

Bassist Nils Eriksson of the Swedish power metallers NOCTURNAL RITES has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Hi all, just thought I'd brighten your day with an update on our current songwriting venture. As always, when we're talking about the best metal band in the world,...

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TOOL Singer: PRESIDENT BUSH Has Made The World More Dangerous

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that Maynard James Keenan of TOOL and A PERFECT CIRCLE appears on two politically oriented Election Day albums tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov. 2) — APC's "eMOTIVe", and as one of the performers on the "Axis Of Justice Concert Series Volume 1". Keenan said he feels the worl...

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Former CARCASS Frontman Recording Blues/Country Cover Solo LP

Former CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker has revealed to Decibel magazine that he is currently recording a solo album consisting exclusively of country and blues covers from artists including SKEETER DAVIS, HANK WILLIAMS, JOHNNY CASH, CONNIE SMITH, and JOHN DENVER — albeit with a metallic spin. "What I'm...

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EXODUS: Live Photos Posted Online

A bunch of photos of legendary thrashers EXODUS performing live at The Palladium in Hollywood, California on Friday (Oct. 29) have been posted online at DirtJunior.com. As previously reported, EXODUS were joined by TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy for their appearance at The Warfield in San Francisco...

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OVERKILL: Putting Finishing Touches On New Album Recordings

Legendary New Jersey metallers OVERKILL are putting the finishing touches on the recordings for their new album, tentatively due in February 2005. "We're recording down the shore, down at [bassist] D.D.'s [Verni] place," OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth stated during an appearance on the "F...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Sings With EXODUS In San Francisco

EXODUS performed an eight-song set at the Warfield in San Francisco, CA Thursday night (Oct. 28). Joining the group on lead vocals for the first six songs was TESTAMENT's Chuck Billy, who was a last-minute replacement for EXODUS' touring singer Steev Esquivel (SKINLAB) (as BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusive...

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THE WILDHEARTS, PITCHSHIFTER Remember JOHN PEEL

THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger and PITCHSHIFTER singer J.S. Clayden have issued separate statements honoring the late John Peel, crediting the maverick BBC disc jockey with transforming the U.K.'s popular music scene. The 65-year-old Peel, who died of a heart attack on Monday (Oct. 25),was lauded a...