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MACHINE HEAD: Offically In Writing Mode

MACHINE HEAD drummer Dave McClain has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "What's up, everybody? Just getting back from doing some running, doing four miles every other day and starting five next week. I'm trying to get in shape for a half-marathon next year, maybe the Rock...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: I'm Proud Of Starting 'Devil Horns' Trend

The Jerusalem Post recently conducted an exclusive interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On being synonymous with the devil horns, the slightly demonic hand gesture with a raised index finger and pinkie that...

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EXTREME NOISE TERROR, DERANGED Confirmed For Germany's F*CK THE COMMERCE Festival

EXTREME NOISE TERROR, LAY DOWN ROTTEN, DERANGED, DAWN OF DISEASE, FUBAR, KEITZER and GRONIBARD are the first confirmed bands for the 2006 edition of the Fuck the Commerce festival, set to take place next spring in Germany. The exact dates for the festival have yet to be announced. ...

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NATRON: Former Bassist Rejoins The Fold

Italian death metallers NATRON have issued the following update: "Last week we officially parted ways with our bass player, Michael Maggi, due to his need in moving towards different music direction. We duly thank him for his services in the band all over the past two years and a half and wish him t...

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I, Infidel

My first reaction to the vocals on the new RITUAL CARNAGE was a startled "What the fuck???" It'd been a while since I heard this Japanese band in action — I worship their first two albums, "The Highest Law" and "Every Nerve Alive", as masterful and devastating neo-thrash classics free of any influen...

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Amerijuanican

Give me bands like WEEDEATER and BONGZILLA any day of the week and I'll slurp up those over-amplified, down-tuned fuzz tones, scarred-throat vocals, and sludgified mania like a jailed militant who just ended a hunger strike. I didn't know that WEEDEATER vocalist/bassist Dixie Dave Collins had contri...

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Exclusive Report: KREATOR Thrashing Indonesia

Special thanks to Wendi Putranto of Rolling Stone magazine (Jakarta, Indonesia) for the following report: Legendary thrash metal warriors from Germany KREATOR made their live debut in the capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta, Saturday night (Sept. 24). The show, which was covered by the national media...

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MEGADETH Bassist JAMES MACDONOUGH's GIGANTOUR Recap

MEGADETH bassist James MacDonough has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I would like to thank all the members and crew from DREAM THEATER, ANTHRAX, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC and B...

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HOLY MOSES Introduce New Members

Long-running German thrashers HOLY MOSES introduced two new bandmembers during their appearance at the Occultfest on September 3 in Hoogeveen, the Netherlands: bassist Ozzy (ex-WARPATH, TEMPLE OF THE ABSURD, LA CRY, ELF) and drummer Asgard. HOLY MOSES had their early albums "Finished with the Dogs"...

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TERROR To Embark On Canadian 'Aggressive Tendencies' Tour

Los Angeles hardcore soldiers TERROR will bring their old-school assault to Canada and across the U.S. this fall. The band will be part of Canadian "Aggressive Tendencies" tour with chaos-core pioneers CONVERGE and politico-crust giants CURSED. The tour will be sponsored by Exclaim, Canada's leading...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN: 'Hypnotize' Track Listing Revealed

Six months after SYSTEM OF A DOWN's "Mezmerize" debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart, the uncompromising and outspoken quartet returns with "Hypnotize", part two of a promised two-album set. American Recordings/Columbia will release two versions of "Hypnotize", the band's fifth studio album,...

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DEMONS & WIZARDS: Japanese Version Of 'Touched By The Crimson King' To Include Bonus Tracks

According to Victor Entertainment Japan, DEMONS & WIZARDS's sophomore album, "Touched by the Crimson King", will be released in Japan on September 22 with the following bonus tracks: "Lunar Lament", "Wicked Witch" (slow version) and "Spatial Architects". The CD will also include the video for th...

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Once Was Not

It has taken a while for Canadian death metal techsters CRYPTOPSY to get back on track after the departure of Mike DiSalvo. The last studio album was 2000's "And Then You'll Beg", after which vocalist Martin LaCroix entered the picture, lasting long enough to perform on concert LP "None so Live" and...

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Out of a Center Which is Neither Dead Nor Alive

This is an At a Loss band, plain and simple: Sonically devastating, musically challenging, and NEUROSIS-like in its brain damaging application. Weighty as a herd of elephants and flying just beneath the radar of the average heavy music fan, "Out of a Center Which is Neither Dead Nor Alive" is the an...

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FOZZY Frontman To Co-Emcee BEYOND THE MOUNTAIN Christian Metal Festival

BTM Productions has announced a change of dates and location for the upcoming Beyond the Mountain Festival. The event will now take place on November 4-5, 2005, at the Arcada Theater, in St. Charles, IL. The new venue is an exuberant movie house located in downtown St. Charles, about 30 miles outsid...