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MALEVOLENT CREATION Guitarist Slams BLABBERMOUTH.NET 'Sh*t-Talkers'

Guitarist Phil Fasciana of the veteran Florida-based extreme metallers MALEVOLENT CREATION has slammed the BLABBERMOUTH.NET detractors who have bashed the group for inviting SLIPKNOT guitarist Mick Thomson to make a guest appearance on the upcoming MALEVOLENT CREATION album, "Doomsday X". In a state...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION: New Album To Include Guest Appearance By SLIPKNOT Guitarist

Veteran Florida-based extreme metallers MALEVOLENT CREATION have completed work on their tenth full-length album, "Doomsday X", at Mercury Recording Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida for an early summer release via Nuclear Blast Records. "Recording sessions went very well and the band is very satisf...

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TESTAMENT Frontman On New Album: 'We Have About Five Or Six Songs Written So Far'

Justin Donnelly of The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's reunion tour: "I think that we're beyond the reunion tour thing now, especially now that we've decided to do an album together now. It's simply a...

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Reunited SACRED REICH Announces Two Exclusive Dates In Arizona

The original lineup of the long-defunct Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH — Phil Rind (bass, vocals),Wiley Arnett (lead guitar),Jason Rainey (rhythm guitar) and Greg Hall (drums) — will reunite for several shows in Europe this summer, including an appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival on August...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION Completes Work On 'Best Album We Have Ever Done'

MALEVOLENT CREATION guitarist Phil Fasciana has issued the following update: "We just finished recording the new MALEVOLENT CREATION album ['Doomsday X'] and I am pleased to say that this is the BEST M.C. album ever written!!! I want to just say thanx to the members of my band, Brett Hoffmann [vocal...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Is Selling Out

ALL THAT REMAINS frontman Phil Labonte has issued the following update: "[The current trek with MISERY SIGNALS, and rotating appearances from SANCTITY, CELLADOR, THE HUMAN ABSTRACT and Prosthetic labelmates LIGHT THIS CITY] is our first headline tour. We have done a few headline shows, a week or so...

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RE:IGNITION Debut Tops 'Most Added' Charts

"Empty Heart, Loaded Gun", the debut album from RE:IGNITION — the San Francisco Bay Area band which features in its ranks SKINLAB members Steev Esquivel (guitar) and Snake (bass) — was the No. 1 most added release on the CMJ Loud chart this week, with 121 adds, and No. 2 most added on the FMQB ...

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CIRCUS OF POWER Frontman Begins Work On New Record

CircusOfPower.net recently conducted an interview with CIRCUS OF POWER frontman Alex Mitchell. A few excerpts from the chat follow: CircusOfPower.net: Alex, I would like to start by saying the Don Hill's show [in New York City] in September was way beyond my expectations. The band sounded fantastic...

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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist's GIBSON On Display In London

A Gibson guitar owned by BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi is going on display at Harrods' central London store today (Thursday, February 1) in an exhibition called "Born to Rock" as part of the month-long "Harrods Rocks" series of events. The guitar in question is one of his black limited-edition...

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THIN LIZZY Confirms U.K. Dates With DEEP PURPLE, STYX

THIN LIZZY has confirmed the following U.K. dates with DEEP PURPLE and STYX: Apr. 21 - Telewest Newcastle Arena - Newcastle Apr. 22 - NYNEX Arena - Manchester Apr. 24 - Nottingham Arena National Ice Centre Bolero Square - Nottingham Apr. 25 - Cardiff International Arena - Cardiff Apr. 27 - Bournemou...

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DOWN Guitarist On Upcoming Album: These Are 'Angry, Frustrated Songs'

DOWN guitarist Pepper Keenan recently spoke to Chris Harris of MTV.com about the making of the New Orleans group's third full-length album, tentatively titled "Down III". Producer Warren Riker (CROWBAR, SUBLIME) has already signed on to helm the effort, for which the band has composed 18 tracks so f...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION Putting Finishing Touches On 'Doomsday X' Recordings

Veteran Florida-based extreme metallers MALEVOLENT CREATION are putting the finishing touches on their tenth full-length album, "Doomsday X", tentatively due early summer via Nuclear Blast Records. "Just bass and vocals remain to be finished and then mixed while we are on tour," the band writes in a...

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KORN Confirmed For NORWEGIAN WOOD Festival

KORN has been confirmed for the Norwegian Wood festival, set to take place June 14-17 in Oslo, Norway. Also scheduled to appear are WOLFMOTHER and MARTE WULFF. For more information, visit www.norwegianwood.no. In other news, KORN frontman Jonathan Davis will appear on KNAC.COM with host Philthy Phil...

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Report: How One California Death-Metal Fan Became Al Qaeda Spokesperson

The article in the January 22 issue of The New Yorker magazine by Raffi Khatchadourian entitled "Azzam the American" discusses Adam Gadahn (video of Adam describing the 9/11 pilots, photo) — a U.S. citizen from Southern California and a member of Al Qaeda's "media committee" who wrote in a ...

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DOWN: U.S. East Coast Headlining Shows Announced

DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — h...