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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING: 'At The End Of The Day, I'm Still A Metal Fan'
Malcolm X Abram of The Beacon Journal recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A couple of excerpt from the chat follow: On his belief that real metal's popularity is again on an upswing: "Six or seven years ago, when GODSMACK and DISTURBED started getting popular, I always...June 29, 2006
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TERRORIZER Announce Release Date For New Album 'Darker Days Ahead'
Reunited grindcore pioneers TERRORIZER will release their highly anticipated second album, "Darker Days Ahead", on August 22 via Century Media Records. With an aggression and ferocity until then unheard the band took the scene by storm with the 1989 release of their highly acclaimed and genre-defini...June 23, 2006
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AC/DC: Classic Albums Reach New Sales Heights
Two classic AC/DC albums have reached new sales heights as of May 25, 2006, according to the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). The band's 1979 album, "Highway to Hell" — the last studio release to feature late frontman Bon Scott — has been certified septuple platinum for sales in exc...June 23, 2006
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DAWNBRINGER Complete Work On New Album
Ten years after the release of its debut EP, "Sacrament", the Pennsylvania-based metal obscurity DAWNBRINGER has completed its third full-length album. Entitled "In Sickness and In Dreams", the album is scheduled for a July release via Battle Kommand Records. An MP3 of the song "There and Back" is a...June 21, 2006
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MANOWAR: Brand New Audio Interview With ERIC ADAMS Posted Online
Norway's Metal Express Radio has posted an audio interview with Eric Adams from MANOWAR, conducted on June 8, 2006. The interview is available in on-demand streaming audio in the "Interviews" section of the www.MetalExpressRadio.com front page. In this interview, Eric Adams talks about his new "Wild...June 20, 2006
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The Parallel Otherworld
By now, most folks are aware of EIDOLON brothers Glen (guitar) and Shawn (drums) Drover's positions as members of MEGADETH, an event that raised their status from respected Canadian creators of melodic power/thrash metal to world stage musicians. Said event is not the only thing that has changed in...June 19, 2006
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Exclusive: SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER Talks About Departure Of IGOR CAVALERA
On Thursday, June 15, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser spoke exclusively to BLABBERMOUTH.NET about the recent departure of drummer and founding member Igor Cavalera and the group's future plans. A transcript of the chat follows: Q: Igor told me a couple of days ago [read Igor's interview at this l...June 17, 2006
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ATROPHY Albums To Be Reissued
Displeased Records will be reissuing the two classic '80s thrash albums from ATROPHY — 1988's "Socialized Hate" and 1990's "Violent by Nature" — before the end of the year. The CDs will be remastered, include bonus material, lyrics and biography. BNR Metal Pages says: Hailing from Arizona, ATROPHY f...June 15, 2006
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SEBASTIAN BACH Comments On Bassist STEVE DIGIORGIO's Current Status
Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has clarified the current status of bassist Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, TESTAMENT, DEATH) in the Bach band lineup following the recent announcement that Rob De Luca (SPREAD EAGLE) would be hitting the road with Sebastian in Europe as the support act for GUNS N' RO...June 14, 2006
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A Light In the Dark
Kurdt Vanderhoof is on top of his game lately. You'd have to be, to resurrect a band name sullied by years of indifference and a half-assed reunion, back it with a lineup of near-unknowns, and still come back out of the gate with the great reviews that 2004's "The Weight of the World" saw. That, ...June 12, 2006
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CHILDREN OF BODOM, IN FLAMES, H.I.M., AVENGED SEVENFOLD 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: CHILDREN OF BODOM, GOD FORBID Venue: House of Blues City/State: Cleveland, Ohio Date: March 26, 2006 Gross Sales: $7,617 Attendance: 435 Capacity: 600 Artist/Event...June 9, 2006
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EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT Explains BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Cancellation
Guitarist Gary Holt of veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS has issued a statement explaining the band's decision to cancel their appearance at this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. In a June 5 press release ann...June 7, 2006
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EXODUS Pull Out Of Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS have cancelled their previously announced appearance at this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. The festival organizers have issued the following statement on the matter: "Havi...June 5, 2006
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QUEENSRŸCHE Kick Off European Tour At MONSTERS OF ROCK: Setlist Revealed
QUEENSRŸCHE kicked off their world tour in support of their "Operation: Mindcrime II" album with an abbreviated set on Saturday, June 3 at the Monsters Of Rock festival at the Milton Keynes Bowl in England. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. I Remember Now 02. Revolution Calling 03. Operation:...June 5, 2006
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MANOWAR To Headline Next Year's GODS OF METAL Festival
MANOWAR — the only band to have headlined Italy's Gods Of Metal festival three times — have announced that they will make their fourth headlining appearance at next year's edition of the festival on Saturday, June 9, 2007. Along with MANOWAR will be special guests RHAPSODY and HOLYHELL, who will be...June 4, 2006
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