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DEICIDE's BRIAN HOFFMANN Introduces 'The Beast Master'

Brian Hoffman of DEICIDE and Neal Moser have joined forces to introduce the newest guitar to the Moser Custom Shop guitar line — The Beast Master. Designed by Hoffman and Moser, The Beast Master is an update/improvement from The Beast, which Hoffman designed for BC Rich. To see Brian's new design, c...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Drummer Comments On CRASH MUSIC Deal

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM drummer Craig Nielsen has confirmed in a brand-new online posting that the group have inked a deal with Crash Music Inc. "The label has an extensive, impressive roster and catalogue, and we are very happy with the commitment already shown by the label to this band," he said. "They...

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METALLICA: More LARS ULRICH Biography Details Revealed

METALLICA's web site has released more information about the upcoming official biography of drummer Lars Ulrich. The book (view cover here),which is due in stores in Denmark on June 1, will detail Lars' life growing up in Denmark through the current "Madly in Anger" tour, and will include interview...

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NAPALM DEATH: CENTURY MEDIA Deal Officially Confirmed

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively revealed on May 6, Century Media Records have now officially announced that they have signed British extreme metal legends NAPALM DEATH to a worldwide deal (excluding Japan). The first release under the new alliance will be the follow-up album to the "Leaders Not Foll...

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ZAKK WYLDE: Original Demo Recording Used To Land OZZY Gig Posted Online

Zakk Wylde fan site SDMFworldwide.com has uploaded the 1987 recording that got Zakk the job playing for OZZY OSBOURNE. Here's the story of the demo tape, by the man who recorded it, Jim Matlosz: "Back in the summer of '87, I was hanging with Zakk and [his previous band] ZYRIS. I used to ...

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DIO: New Album Title Revealed

DIO have set "Master of the Moon" as the title of their new album, according to www.gryphonmetal.ch. The follow-up to 2002's "Killing the Dragon" is currently being recorded at a Los Angeles studio for a tentative July release through Sanctuary Records in the U.S. and SPV in Europe. The U.S. tour is...

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MEGADETH: New Song Available For Download

A brand new MEGADETH song, entitled "Kick the Chair", has been posted at this location. "Kick the Chair" comes off the group's as-yet-untitled new album, tentatively due in September through Sanctuary Records. Commented MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine: "This is for the 95% of the people here who are...

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MESHUGGAH Name New EP

Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH have set "I" as the title of their new EP, due "around June/July" through Fractured Transmitter Records (the label formed by MUSHROOMHEAD vocalist Jason Mann),according to posting on the band's web site. The group finished mixing the EP on May 4 and...

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RUSH Drummer Inks Endorsement Deal With SABIAN Cymbals

Sabian, the world's leading cymbal manufacturer, has added legendary drummer Neil Peart of RUSH to its stellar line-up of artists who play Sabian cymbals, according to an official press release. Aside from switching exclusively to Sabian, Peart has also created his own signature line of Sabian cymba...

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NAPALM DEATH Sign With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

British extreme metal pioneers NAPALM DEATH have signed a worldwide deal with Century Media Records, BLABBERMOUTH.NET can exclusively reveal. The group's first release through the label is expected to be the long-completed collection of covers, entitled "Leaders Not Followers 2". Commented NAPALM DE...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Members Sue AXL ROSE Over Control Of Songs

Former GUNS N' ROSES members Slash (guitar) and Duff McKagan (bass) have filed a lawsuit against the band's lead singer, Axl Rose, claiming he ripped them off to the tune of at least a million dollars, according to Celebrity Justice. In the suit, Duff and Slash claim Rose doesn't have any controllin...

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THE AK CORRAL: FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Side-Project To Master New CD This Week

THE AK CORRAL, the "country" side-project of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM singer Eric "A.K." Knutson, will be mastering their new CD, "A Different Brand Of Country", later this week. As previously reported, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have set a June 22 release date through the Cleopatra label for their long-awaited l...

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Poll: GUNS N' ROSES, METALLICA, BLACK SABBATH Among Greatest Riffs Ever

GUNS N' ROSES' 1987 smash-hit "Sweet Child O' Mine" has the greatest guitar riff of all time, according to the readers of the U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine (cover). The track, which was included on the group's classic "Appetite For Destruction" debut, came top of a poll of 100 Greatest Riffs Ever, re...

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INCANTATION Sign With OLYMPIC RECORDINGS

Pennsylvanian death/grind heavyweights INCANTATION have inked a North American deal with Olympic Recordings. The trio's eighth album, "Decimate Christendom", was recorded last month at Mars Studios in Cleveland, Ohio with producer Bill Korecky (MUSHROOMHEAD, PREMONITIONS OF WAR) and should surface i...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Set Release Date For Live DVD

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have set a June 22 release date through the Cleopatra label for their long-awaited live DVD, according to an online posting by drummer Craig Nielsen. The as-yet-untitled disc is expected to include footage of the band performing at the Bash On Ash in Tempe, Arizona last July. DVD...