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The Beauty and the Beer

Am I the only one that immediately gets a shit-eating grin on my face and a thirst for suds as soon as Germany's TANKARD comes up in conversation? I suspect not, as these thrashing sots are coming up on a quarter century of entertaining diehard fans with their comedic brand of vintage thrash. I mean...

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Former ATOMKRAFT Guitarist Rejoins AGANKAST

Former ATOMKRAFT guitarist Rob Matthew, whose current responsibilities include managing the young British metal band AGANKAST, has issued the following update: "I have returned to [playing guitar for] AGANKAST after a brief spell out of the band as I had other commitments in Germany. It seemed at th...

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COREY TAYLOR Says New STONE SOUR CD Is 'One Of My Most Brutally Honest Albums'

Patrick Douglas of the Great Falls Tribune recently conducted an interview with STONE SOUR/SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the new STONE SOUR album, "Come What(Ever) May": "'Come What(Ever) May' is probably one of (my) most brutally honest albums. Even with th...

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LORD BELIAL Announces 'New' Guitarist

Sweden's LORD BELIAL has been rejoined by guitarist Niclas "Pepa" Andersson following the departure of Hjalmar Nielsen earlier in the week. "After the decision to look for a new guitarist was made, all of us in LORD BELIAL felt that we ought to ask Niclas 'Pepa' Andersson to rejoin LORD BELIAL after...

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GOJIRA: 'To Sirius' Video To Debut On 'Headbanger's Ball' This Weekend

French extreme metallers GOJIRA's video for the song "To Sirius" will make its North American debut this weekend (Sept. 23) on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" show. According to a press relase, the video is "a technical wonder produced by famous French photographer Alain Duplantier: it was entirely made...

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LORD BELIAL Guitarist Explains Departure

Guitarist Hjalmar Nielsen of Sweden's LORD BELIAL has issued the following statement regarding his decision to leave the band: "I want to start with a big THANK YOU to THOMAS, MICKE and ANDERS for this great time with LORD BELIAL that I've had for the past three years. You let me jump on to a ...

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THESYRE Frontman Wins CELTIC FROST 'Roadie For A Die' Contest

Eric M. Syre, vocalist/bassist for Quebec-based black metallers THESYRE has posted the following update on his official blog: "On September 16th, in Montreal, I had the great opportunity to act as a CELTIC FROST roadie thanks to a contest the band organized on their website. "I first thought about p...

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UNLEASHED, KRISIUN, BELPHEGOR: More North American Tour Dates Announced

Legendary Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED will embark on a North American headlining tour in February/March in support of their eighth album, "Midvinterblot". Support at the shows will come from KRISIUN, BELPHEGOR and HATESPHERE. The dates announced so far are as follows: Feb. 07 - Mark’s Place, B...

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LORD BELIAL Parts Ways With Guitarist

Sweden's LORD BELIAL has parted ways with guitarist Hjalmar Nielsen. "No search for another guitarist will take place, from now on LORD BELIAL will continue with only three members," reads a posting on the group's web site. "A statement from Hjalmar will soon be published as well." In other news, LO...

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Mirrors

I have a vague recollection of a review I wrote for MISERY SIGNALS' debut "Of Malice and the Magnum Heart" in which I basically stated that it was not an enjoyable effort nor was it an impressive one. The memory was unpleasant enough to almost result in my avoidance of a review of the group's ...

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ELDRITCH Sets Working Title For New Album

Italian progressive-aggressive metal band ELDRITCH has set "Blackeneday" as the working title of its seventh album, tentatively due next May. ELDRITCH's sixth album, "Neighbourhell", was released this past February. The recordings for the follow-up to 2004's "Portrait of the Abyss Within" were done...

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MYSTIC CIRCLE: Mexican, South American Tour Dates Announced

German "dark Satanic metal" band MYSTIC CIRCLE has lined up the following dates in Mexico and South America: Sep. 21 - Toluca - Area Chica - Mexico Sep. 22 - Tampico - Bar Obrero - Mexico Sep. 24 - Leon - Wisky Bar - Mexico Sep. 28 - Mexico City - Circo Volador - Mexico ...

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MURDER OF CROWS Working With SLIPKNOT's SHAWN CRAHAN

MURDER OF CROWS, a five-piece progressive-metal act based out of Flint, Michigan, has issued the following update: "We've been extremely busy getting our shit together for the past few months. In that time, we have shot videos, shuffled members, recorded songs with M. Shawn Crahan (SLIPKNOT) produci...

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FAMILY VALUES Tour: Virginia Concert Cancelled

The Family Values Tour 2006 concert at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, Virginia has been cancelled, according to a posting on the KORN fan site KoRn.Simpol.Net. The concert — which was supposed to include performances by headliners KORN alongside DEFTONES, STONE SOUR, FLYLEAF an...

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CLAWFINGER Prepares To Write New Material

CLAWFINGER frontman Zak Tell has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Our new studio/demo recording/songwriting room is now ready, everything neccessary to make new music is now in place and finally we can get down to business! The plan is simply to write songs until we hav...