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OBITUARY Guitarist RALPH SANTOLLA: 'To Master An Instrument Requires Suffering'

OBITUARY guitarist Ralph Santolla (also ex-DEICIDE, DEATH, ICED EARTH) has issued the following update via his MySpace page: "OK, first off — I don't know or do any picking excercises! I'm not into that stuff at all. To the people that keep asking 'how do you play arpeggios?' the temptation to post...

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Update: RALPH SANTOLLA: 'I Am Not, And Never Was, Rejoining DEICIDE'

Guitarist Ralph Santolla has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET contradicting an Earache Records press release which claimed that Ralph was "rejoining" DEICIDE and was taking part in the recording sessions for the group's new album, "Till Death Do Us Part". "I am not, and never was, rejoining...

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Guitarist RALPH SANTOLLA Rejoins DEICIDE?

According to Earache Records, veteran guitarist Ralph Santolla has rejoined DEICIDE and is currently hard at work recording his guitar parts for DEICIDE's 2008 release, "Till Death Do Us Part", at Morrisound Studios in Florida. DEICIDE had previously parted ways with Ralph Santolla back in May of th...

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DEICIDE: New Video Interview With JACK OWEN Available

A new video interview with DEICIDE/ex-CANNIBAL CORPSE guitarist Jack Owen conducted on October 16, 2007 in Bucharest, Romania (where Owen was on tour with ESTUARY) has been posted at Metalhead.ro. DEICIDE recently began recording its ninth studio album at Florida's Morrisound Studios. Entitled "Till...

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HOLLENTHON Hard At Work On New Album

Austria's HOLLENTHON, which features in its ranks PUNGENT STENCH guitarist/vocalist Martin Schirenc, is recording new tracks at Schirenc's studio for a brnad new full-length release, to be made available in March/April via Napalm Records. According to the label, "the new material is much heavier, bu...

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OBITUARY: Indianapolis Metal Fest Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of legendary Florida death metallers OBITUARY performing the song "Second Chance" live at the the Indianapolis Metal Fest on September 22, 2007 can be viewed below (videography by Michael Griffey II). John Tardy of OBITUARY was recently interviewed by Deryk Thomas of Western...

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OBITUARY: Audio Interview With JOHN TARDY Posted Online

John Tardy of OBITUARY was recently interviewed by Deryk Thomas of Western Australia's "Anger Management" metal radio show. John spoke honestly and candidly about the band's new album and signing to Candlelight Records, and also the current relations with incarcerated ex-guitarist Allen West. Accord...

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OBITUARY: Problems At The Canadian Border

OBITUARY frontman John Tardy has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Anytime you are in New York you know it is going to be a good night. The other nights show was awesome and we really appreciate all of the support! So much energy in the crowd that just spilled out ...

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Former DOPE/PRIMER 55 Drummer Claims GODSMACK Stole His Song

Nick Belardes of ABC23 reports that former DOPE/PRIMER 55 drummer Preston Nash — who currently works as a radio shock jock for Bakersfield, California's 1560 KNZR — claims the GODSMACK song "The Enemy" (audio),which appears on the band's 2006 album "IV", sounds like a jingle he created (audio) ...

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Egyptian Artist Explains NILE's Non-Involvement In 'The Faceless' Project

Egyptian artist Nader Sadek — whose multimedia installation "The Faceless" opens tonight (Thursday, September 6) at Michael Steinberg Fine Art in New York's Chelsea district — has released the following statement explaining the non-involvement in the project of legendary death metallers NILE (whose...

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OBITUARY Guitarist Says New Album Is 'More Energetic' Than 'Frozen In Time

Chad Bowar of About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with OBITUARY guitarist Trevor Peres. A few excerpts from the chat follow: About Heavy Metal: How did Ralph Santolla come to join the band as your new guitarist? Trevor Peres: "We've known Ralph for probably 20 years. He's from Tampa, a...

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Xecutioner's Return

Simple to the point of atavism, and crackling with more energy than the band's been able to muster up in at least a decade, "Xecutioner's Return" is pretty much exactly what OBITUARY fans were hoping it'd be. It's a bone-basic tour de force of old-school death metal infused with a bleeding organic g...

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OBITUARY: Starting Over Again

FMQB recently conducted an interview with OBITUARY frontman John Tardy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: FMQB: The album is called "Xecutioner's Return" and the original name of your band was XECUTIONER, so is the title supposed to be a nod to your past? Are you trying to say you're going...

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DEICIDE Gearing Up To Record New Album

Earache Records head honcho Digby Pearson has revealed that DEICIDE has finished demoing most of the material that will appear on the group's next album, tentatively due in early 2008. "Touring as been curtailed as Glen [Benton, bass/vocals] has some legal issues pending BUT that has given the main...

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OBITUARY/Ex-DEICIDE Guitarist SANTOLLA Selling Gear On eBay

Guitarist Ralph Santolla (OBITUARY, ex-DEATH, DEICIDE, ICED EARTH) is currently selling two of his ESP DV8 guitars and a Madison head via eBay. "This gear was used extensively on DEICIDE's 'Stench of Redemption' album and the new OBITUARY CD 'Xecutioner's Return'," says Santolla. "I'm getting some n...