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CLAWFINGER To Release New Album In The Fall
CLAWFINGER frontman Zak Tell has issued the following update on the band's current activities; "Jocke [Skog; keyboards, vocals] is in the studio producing a Swedish thrash metal band but May will be dedicated to the wonderful world of CLAWFINGER once again and we will try and start pulling the ropes...April 22, 2005
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TEXAS IS ON FIRE Sign With CRASH MUSIC INC.
Denver-based metal/hardcore act TEXAS IS ON FIRE have inked a three-album deal with Crash Music, Inc. TEXAS IS ON FIRE are a young, hard-working band with the average age of the members being just 18 years old. The band tours the United States relentlessly, bringing their music to the people. TEXAS...April 22, 2005
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Singer: 'I Can't Put My Life On Hold Anymore'
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM singer Eric A.K. has posted the following message on the group's official message board: "I still love FLOTSAM with all my being, but I can't put my life on hold anymore. So I will do as much as I can to keep us in your ears, eyes, and minds. FLOTSAM is still ...April 21, 2005
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SHADOWS FALL Singer: 'We Have Always Looked Up To Bands Like IRON MAIDEN'
SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair recently spoke to The Free Lance-Star Publishing Company about the group's sudden surge of success, like debuting at No. 20 on The Billboard 200 chart, and selling nearly 250,000 copies of their latest album, "The War Within". "Yeah, it's crazy, man," he said. "We've...April 21, 2005
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THE ESOTERIC: 'Ram-Faced Boy' Video Posted Online
THE ESOTERIC, the Lawrence, KS-based outfit featuring current and former members of COALESCE, TODAY IS THE DAY and REGGIE AND THE FULL EFFECT, have completed work on the video for "Ram-Faced Boy", taken from the upcoming CD "With the Sureness Of Sleepwalking". Check out the clip at this location. Th...April 18, 2005
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HIRAX To Headline KUSF's 'Thrash Of The Quintana' Anniversary Show
HIRAX will headline KUSF Rampage Radio's 23rd anniversary concert on Friday, May 13 at The Pound in San Francisco. The show is dubbed "Thrash of the Quintana" in honor of Ron Quintana, who has supported the Bay Area metal scene since the early eighties by promoting bands through his radio show on KU...April 18, 2005
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DISCIPLINE: New Song Available For Download
A brand new DISCIPLINE track, entitled "Road to Freedom", has been posted online at this location. "Road to Freedom" comes off the Dutch hardcore troupe's upcoming album, "Downfall of the Working Man", due May 9 via I Scream Records. The CD was recorded at De Studio in Asse, Belgium and will probabl...April 18, 2005
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TED NUGENT Urges NRA Members To Recruit Other Gun Owners
The Associated Press is reporting that rocker and gun rights advocate Ted Nugent urged National Rifle Association members Saturday (April 16) to be "hardcore, radical extremists demanding the right to self defense" and to work daily to recruit new members. Speaking at the group's annual convention i...April 17, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH Drummer To Guest On M4Radio's 'After Party' This Monday
Legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward will make his second live appearance on M4Radio's "After Party" program this Monday night, April 18 at 7:00 p.m. EST on M4Radio.com. The moderators of the interview will be the DJ team of J-Rock and Patty The Radio Girl, along with M4 program director Banzai...April 13, 2005
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BIOHAZARD: New Album Cover Available
Renowned album-cover artist Ioannis (FATES WARNING, DEEP PURPLE, SEPULTURA, DREAM THEATER, UFO, KING CRIMSON) has just finished the artwork for BIOHAZARD's new and final album, "Means To An End", that is being released by SPV in early summer. Dangerous Age Graphics is making available a limited edit...April 12, 2005
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Prophets of Doom
I appreciate PRO-PAIN for always delivering what I expect it too: hardcore-based metal that's a swift kick to the teeth. It's a double-edged sword for the band, as folks like myself enjoy the unbridled assault and battery, while others tend to criticize the quartet for keeping it predictable. As muc...April 11, 2005
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Bassist Discusses The Band's New Album
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY bassist Mike Dean recently spoke to Dave Pehling of KTVU.com about about the band's history, their hard-hitting new effort, "In the Arms of God", and what it was like working with GALACTIC drummer Stanton Moore. A few excerpts from the interview follow: KTVU.com: COC's approa...April 11, 2005
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Hate.Malice.Revenge
Much is made of the mixing of hardcore and death or thrash metal, the term "metalcore" being beaten into the ground by critics and fans alike. At some point, you've got to look at it as nothing more than a band's influences coming together and being realized through the music that is created. I happ...April 10, 2005
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Asylum of the Human Predator
Germany's Lifeforce Records has been on a roll this past year or so, quickly becoming one of the world's premier metalcore labels. Lifeforce has released a slew of quality albums by bands like CIPHER SYSTEM, DEADSOIL, BY NIGHT, and HEROD. If you can't get enough of groups that love to mix hardcore w...April 10, 2005
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Ex-KORN Guitarist HEAD, Actor STEPHEN BALDWIN Form LIVIN' IT RECORDS
Billboard.com is reporting that former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch and actor Stephen Baldwin have formed Livin' It Records. The label will launch later this year with the release of Welch's solo debut album, which he is currently recording. The label, which is in the process of securing distri...April 8, 2005
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