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ONSLAUGHT: Live DVD Pushed Back To June; Bonus Features Detailed

British thrash metal legends ONSLAUGHT will release their first live DVD, "Live Polish Assault 2007", in Europe on June 11 via Metal Mind Productions (June 19 in the U.S.). The disc will contain more than an hour of veritable thrash mayhem filmed during the band's gig on February 12, 2007 at the Sto...

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Exacerbated Gnostic Manifestation

I swear, the death metal warriors in Latin America and Eastern Europe almost always get it right. This time the album that knocks the earth off its axis is "Exacerbated Gnostic Manifestation" by Chile's THORNAFIRE. It is yet another example of Ibex Moon head honcho and INCANTATION main man John McEn...

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It's very hard to take an album out of context. A lot of pretty decent hard rock bands got unfairly buried in the early '90s because of the glut of hair metal bands and the rise of grunge — the only thing they did wrong was to come to the party too late, wearing the ...

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DOWN THE DRAIN: New Audio Interview With Bassist SCOTT O'DELL Available

Bassist Scott O'Dell of DOWN THE DRAIN — the Buffalo, New York-based quintet featuring MALEVOLENT CREATION singer Brett Hoffmann — is featured in the latest The Metal Cast podcast. O'Dell talks about the band's history, their legendary vocalist and the group's fresh death-metal-meets-hardcore sound....

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: Second 'Ziltoid' Video Transmission Available

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend has posted his second video transmission — dubbed "Not My Space" — in connection with his upcoming solo album, entitled "Ziltoid the Omniscient". Watch it at YouTube. Due on May 22 via Inside Out Music America, "Ziltoid the Omniscient" was recorded compl...

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ICED EARTH: 'Ten Thousand Strong' Sample Available

A 30-second audio sample of the ICED EARTH song "Ten Thousand Strong" has been posted online at this location (Real Media). The track comes off the group's upcoming EP, "Overture of the Wicked", has due on June 5 via SPV (one day earlier internationally). A video for the song will be filmed a ...

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ALL SHALL PERISH Added To THE RED CHORD Tour

Oakland, California's ALL SHALL PERISH continues to tour in support "The Price of Existence" and shows little signs of letting up. The band has just been added to THE RED CHORD / THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD / DESPISED ICON / SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY tour making its way across the U.S. and Canada ...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says He Sometimes Thinks About Running For Public Office

David Berlin of The Union-Tribune recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the "United Abominations" track "Amerikhastan", which features the lyrics, "… A roaring lion is about to be unleashed on earth / Hey, Jihad Joe? Guess what?...

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SILENT FORCE, HAREM SCAREM To Team Up For Double Headliner Tour Of Japan

SILENT FORCE and HAREM SCAREM will team up for a double headliner tour of Japan in September. The dates are as follows: Sep. 26 - Tokyo, JPN @ Quattro Sep. 27 - Tokyo, JPN @ Quattro Sep. 28 - Osaka, JPN @ Quattro SILENT FORCE's fourth album, "Walk the Earth", was released in Europe in ...

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SILENT FORCE, RECKLESS TIDE, SUIDAKRA New Albums To Receive U.S. Release

A flurry of four releases makes May 22 one of the busiest days of the year for Locomotive Records. SILENT FORCE's "Walk the Earth": "The new SILENT FORCE is everything power metal aspires to be. With guitar hero Alexander Beyrodt, vocalist DC Cooper, bassist Jurgen Steinmetz, drummer Andre Hilgers a...

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OZZFEST Announces STATIC-X As Final Main-Stage Act On This Summer's Tour

Ozzfest alumni STATIC-X is the last band to join the Ozzfest revolution by signing on for this year's historic "Freefest." They, along with OZZY OSBOURNE, LAMB OF GOD, HATEBREED and others, will give fans the rock experience of their lives at a price that's hard to beat. As previously announced, the...

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Former MINISTRY/NIN Member MARTIN ATKINS To Release Book On Touring

Former MINISTRY/NINE INCH NAILS member Martin Atkins has just completed his book on touring. According to a press release, "Tour:Smart" is "the first real book on touring." Atkins has been a member of KILLING JOKE, PUBLIC IMAGE LTD., MINISTRY, NINE INCH NAILS, PIGFACE and has run his own label Invis...

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OVERKILL Founder RAT SKATES Revisits Thrash Metal's Old School In New Film

"Born in the Basement", a documentary from filmmaker/OVERKILL founder Rat Skates, will be released on May 12, 2007 by Kundrat Productions. Written and narrated by Skates, this is an autobiographical journey that begins in 1980, when the East Coast of North America experienced a massive culture clash...

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JOE SATRIANI: 'Surfing With The Alien' 20th Anniversary Reissue To Include Bonus DVD

"Surfing with the Alien" was the album that ignited Joe Satriani's career as a solo performer. The acclaimed guitarist's second full-length release, "Surfing with the Alien" was originally issued in October 1987 on Relativity Records. It became a left-field bestseller that reached No. 29 on the Bill...

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SAMAEL Films 'Slavocracy' Video

Swiss metal experimentalists SAMAEL shot a video for the song "Slavocracy" last week in Germany. In other news, a download single will be available from Friday, May 11 at the Nuclear Blast Shop. It will contain three songs: "Valkyries' New Ride", "Slavocracy" and an instrumental version of "Slavocra...