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FURTHER LO Returns With New CD, Video

Columbus, Ohio-based metal band FURTHER LO has resurfaced after a two-year hiatus with a brand new video and CD release. The clip for the album's first single, "Catch Hell", can be viewed on the group's MySpace page. Commented the band: "The new material is a lot darker and faster than the last. We...

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MASTER Frontman: 'Drugs Are Great'

Germany's Metal1.info webzine recently conducted an interview with MASTER mastermind Paul Speckmann. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal1.info: MASTER has very socio- and particularly America-critical lyrics which distinguish you from most of the other death metal bands, who have satani...

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GWAR: New Copies Of 'War Party Live 2004' DVD To Be Made Available

GWAR fans have been demanding new copies of the out-of-print "War Party Live 2004" DVD, which often fetches over $200 a copy on eBay. The band's manager, Sleazy P. Martini, has heard the fans' requests and recently posted this message to GWAR fan page BohabCentral.com: "This new version of 'War Part...

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GENE HOGLAN On Upcoming DVD And Other Projects

Legendary metal drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DEATH, DARK ANGEL, TESTAMENT) has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Well, where to start? There's just too much stuff going on at the moment to remember, let alone catalogue in any sort of abridged manner, so I'll just dive i...

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RADICAL NERVE DISTORTION Seeks New Drummer

Dutch metal/hardcore act RADICAL NERVE DISTORTION, which released its "Old Style Scare Tactics" album late last year, is searching for a hardcore/thrash metal drummer. Rehearsals are being held in Roosendaal, Holland. Plans for shows and new recordings are being made. For more information, go to thi...

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NAPALM DEATH: South American, Mexican Tour Dates Announced

British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH have issued the following update: "Just a quick note as we busy ourselves preparing for our show at the Download festival this coming Sunday to tell you that we will be heading down to South America in October as the final part of the 'Smear Campaign' world to...

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Former BIOHAZARD Frontman's THE SPYDERZ Announce European Dates

THE SPYDERZ, the new band led by former BIOHAZARD frontman Evan Seinfeld, has lined up the following European tour dates: June 16 - Fields of Rock - Biddinghuizen (NL) June 18 - Magazine 4 - Brussels (B) June 19 - Underworld - London (UK) After 20 years of screaming his head off in BIOHAZARD, Evan ....

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SHIFT Signs Distribution Deal With NIGHTMARE RECORDS

SHIFT, the new project of former MYSTIC FORCE guitarist Rich Davis, has signed a distribution deal with Nightmare Records. The group's debut CD, "Creating a Monster", will be made available worldwide by mid-July. According to Davis, the album "has been getting a great response so far; this will be o...

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HIGH ON FIRE: Commences Recording, Announces Summer Tour Dates

HIGH ON FIRE has recently entered Avast II in Seattle, WA with legendary producer Jack Endino (NIRVANA, MUDHONEY) to record the follow-up to its critically-acclaimed "Blessed Black Wings" CD. This as-yet-untitled record will be mixed at Soundhouse Studios and is expected to see an early fall release...

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CLUTCH Frontman Says He Is His Own Biggest Critic

Melanie Sheridan of Australia's Beat magazine recently conducted an interview with CLUTCH frontman Neil Fallon. A few excerpts follow: On the band's rabid fan base: "I think people either love us or hate us. And those [past] shows in Australia were particularly unique because there was a lot of pres...

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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman Talks About DAVID HASSELHOFF, Touring With Guys And Screaming

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow has answered a few new fan questions via her MySpace page. Read on: Q: What is Germany's obsession with David Hasselhoff? Angela: He is a professional alcoholic in swimwear, overly tanned, wasted but still chasing young chicks and so very macho. It seems to be att...

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MADBALL: 'Infiltrate The System' Artwork Revealed

New York City hardcore legends MADBALL have revealed the cover artwork for their new album, "Infiltrate the System", due this fall in the U.S. on Ferret Music (in Europe on I Scream, in South America on Liberation, in Australia on Resist). Check it out at this location. Speaking from Planet Z studio...

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MACHINE HEAD Guitarist Talks 'The Blackening', HEAVEN AND HELL Tour

Colonel Angus of Wormwood Chronicles recently conducted an interview with MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Wormwood Chronicles: You're not a political band but a couple of the tracks on the new CD ["The Blackening"] are very political. Was the current politica...

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New Brunswick's DISCHORD Signs With DIMINISHED FIFTH RECORDS

Diminished Fifth Records has struck up a partnership with New Brunswick's DISCHORD to release and distribute their upcoming album, "Siege of Darkness", due later in the year. "Siege of Darkness" is the first full-length by DISCHORD and tops the 40-minute mark with just six songs. The track listing i...

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LAYNE STALEY And KURT COBAIN's Addictions Examined In 'The Heroin Impact In Seattle' Book

According to a press release from Arts Publications, Argentinean journalist/author Adriana Rubio — who penned the biography of late ALICE IN CHAINS frontman Layne Staley, titled "Layne Staley: Angry Chair" — has been working alongside social workers and drug counselors to figure out why Staley and N...