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Heavy Metal Music, Devil Worship Blamed For Teen's Murder

Imran Ali of the Trinidad & Tobago Express is reporting that heavy metal music is being blamed for sucking a young man into a world of devil worship and drug use and is being mounted as a defense in his trial for murdering his teenaged cousin. Though two men, 21-year-old Osei Lazare and ...

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SEPULTURA's 'Roots', SOULFLY's Debut Certified Gold

Roadrunner Records has announced another round of RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) sales certifications, capping Roadrunner's 25th year of operations. Announced this week were platinum certifications (signifying a million copies shipped) for NICKELBACK's "All The Right Reasons" as we...

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'Ozzfest 10th Anniversary' DVD/CD Preview Available

Several tracks from the forthcoming the DVD and bonus live CD release, "Ozzfest 10th Anniversary", have been made available for streaming in audio and video formats. The following tracks can currently be previewed at 98rock.com: BLACK SABBATH – "War Pigs" VELVET REVOLVER – "Sucker Train Blues" ROB Z...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist: 'We Can't Base Our Decisions On What Our Audience Is Gonna Think'

David Priest of On Track Magazine recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On Track Magazine: When "The Greater of Two Evils" came out, I thought for sure that John [Bush] was on board 'till the bitter end. Then before anyone had a...

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HELMET Drummer JOHN TEMPESTA To Take Part In Online Chat

Veteran heavy metal/hard rock drummer John Tempesta (HELMET, ex-WHITE ZOMBIE, ROB ZOMBIE, EXODUS, TESTAMENT) will be appearing in a live chat on www.zildjian.com on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 at 9:00 p.m. EST to answer any questions and chat with fans. HELMET are rumored to have split with Intersc...

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ANTHRAX Singer JOEY BELLADONNA Is 'Totally Psyched' About Reunion

Tartarean Desire recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX frontman Joey Belladonna. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Tartarean Desire: What do you think of the criticism you guys received from people like [SLAYER's] Kerry King, who claims that ANTHRAX has chased trends too often, parti...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, JUDAS PRIEST, DEF LEPPARD Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, BRAND NEW SIN Venue: Electric Factory City/State: Philadelphia, Pa. Date: Oct. 22, 2005 Attendance: 1,758 Capacity: 2,250 Artist/Event: BLACK...

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ANTHRAX Drummer On Upcoming Tour: 'Bring A Helmet'

ANTHRAX have officially announced the January kick-off of their 2006 headline reunion tour with support acts GOD FORBID and SWORN ENEMY. This tour steamrolls straight through January 21, including a January 7 hometown show at New York City's Nokia Theater in Times Square, a January 13 stop at the re...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Frontman Says New Album Is 'Bigger, Better' And More 'To The Point'

British black metallers CRADLE OF FILTH recorded a cover of SAMHAIN's "Halloween II", which will appear on the soundtrack to the forthcoming film "Underworld: Evolution". The band are currently recording their seventh LP at Lincolnshire, England's Chapel Studios for an early June 2006 release via Ro...

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DRY KILL LOGIC: In Writing Mode

DRY KILL LOGIC will enter the studio in February with producers Eddie Wohl and Rob Caggiano (CRADLE OF FILTH, ANTHRAX) of Scrap 60 to begin recording their third album, tentatively due next spring. Commented DRY KILL LOGIC drummer Phil Arcuri: "Right now, we're back home in New York writing the new...

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ANTHRAX, GOD FORBID, SWORN ENEMY: New York City Date Announced

ANTHRAX will reportedly be teaming up with GOD FORBID and SWORN ENEMY for a short U.S. tour beginning in early January. So far, only one date has been announced: January 7, 2006 at the Nokia Theatre in New York City. More shows are expected to be confirmed soon. ANTHRAX's live "Alive 2 (2005)" CD an...

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ANTHRAX Vocalist BELLADONNA Says He Wasn't Apprehensive About Rejoining Band

George Dionne of Rock-Is-Life.com recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX vocalist Joey Belladonna. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock Is Life: Were you apprehensive about it at first? In the past you and the band have not always been in agreement? Joey Belladonna: "I wasn't appreh...

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ANTHRAX: Drummer CHARLIE BENANTE's Photo Diary Posted Online

ANTHRAX's official web site has been updated with drummer Charlie Benante's photo diary from this fall's tour with JUDAS PRIEST. Check out part one of the diary at this location. ANTHRAX's live "Alive 2 (2005)" CD and DVD packages,, which document the group's summer 2005 reunion tour, will be releas...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist DAN SPITZ: 'KORN Is, Like, My Favorite Band'

Celtic Bob of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: How does it feel to be back in the band? Dan Spitz: "It feels really good. Like I said, it's one day at a time. For me more than anyone, it's .....

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Former BELLADONNA Guitarist: Collaboration With ANTHRAX Singer Was More Than 'Quick One-Off'

Former BELLADONNA guitarist Matt Zuber has slammed ANTHRAX frontman Joey Belladonna for describing their collaboration as "a flash" and a "quick one-off" after the guitarist allegedly moved to upstate New York in order to join Belladonna's band. In an interview with File 13, Belladonna was asked wha...