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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD: 'Love?' Video To Debut On 'Headbanger's Ball'

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's video for the track "Love?", shot by acclaimed director Joe Lynch (DEVILDRIVER, KATAKLYSM),will make its MTV2 debut on "Headbanger's Ball" this Saturday, April 2. Download an MP3 of the track at this location. The Canadian extremists will embark on a massive U.S. headlining to...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Discuses Groupies, Rehab And Frontman Envy

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently spoke to the U.K.'s Times Online about groupies, rehab and frontman envy, among other topics. Several interview excerpts follow: On groupies: "You would meet somebody. Then you would sleep with them and then you would decide like whether you liked them or not,...

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DARKEST HOUR Announce New Album Title, Release Date

DARKEST HOUR have posted the following message on their official web site: "So another day closer to the end of the record and another day closer to the end of the world. DARKEST HOUR's new record will no longer be called 'TBA', 'Untitled', 'Dude We Don't Know Yet', 'Dudes get Brutal', 'Tito's is Mi...

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The Code is Red…Long Live the Code

I'm continually amazed at NAPALM DEATH's ability to not only stay relevant in the extreme music scene, but also the way in which the band manages to stand out in the grindcore and death metal genres. The last two full-length albums of original material, "Enemy of the Music Business" and "Order of th...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Discusses New Solo Album, Status Of MURDERDOLLS

MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13 recently spoke to Metal-Exiles.com about the current status of the MURDERDOLLS and his upcoming solo album, "Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying and the Dead". A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Metal-Exiles.com: You have a great new CD, entitled...

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OBITUARY: Festival Appearances Announced

Reactivated Florida death metallers OBITUARY have lined up the following festival appearances during the coming months: Apr. 22-24 - New England Metal & Hardcore Festival - Worcester, MA May 07 - Dynamo Open Air - Hellendoorn, NETH Jun 3-5 - Louder-Harder-Faster - Allentown, PA Jun. 11-12 - Gods...

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METALLICA, JUDAS PRIEST, MEGADETH Members Pay Tribute To ANTHRAX

Metal musicians congratulate ANTHRAX on their 20th anniversary: MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine: "ANTHRAX is a band that I have always respected, that has always mattered and was very important to the American metal scene. As part of the 'big four' they were responsible for an enormous amount of the credit...

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Guitarist LISA MARX Quits KITTIE

Guitarist guitarist Lisa Marx (formerly of the Seattle hardcore band TO SEE YOU BROKEN) has officially quit KITTIE. In a posting on the group's official message board, Marx writes, "I quit the band in February. I was not given a press release for reasons I have no idea about. There was a post on her...

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RAMONES: First-Ever 'Conceptual' Tribute Album Out Now

Buenos Aires, Argentina-based record label Rockaway Records has released "Todos Somos Ramones", the first-ever worlwide conceptual tribute album to THE RAMONES. Featuring unique performances from acts like SYLVAIN SYLVAIN, BLACKFIRE, ED STASIUM, THE BOYS, SENZA BENZA, STOP, AL MADDY, IVAN JULIAN, BA...

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GOD FORBID Embark On Headlining U.S. Tour; Commence Pre-Production For New Album

Early next month GOD FORBID will begin their final round of touring in support of their critically acclaimed and highly successful "Gone Forever" album. This will be the group's first national headlining U.S. tour supporting their latest offering and it will feature CALIBAN, IT DIES TODAY and FULL B...

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ION DISSONANCE Sign With ABACUS RECORDINGS

Montreal-based quintet ION DISSONANCE have inked a deal with Abacus Recordings. ION DISSONANCE have kept busy most of 2004 by relentlessly touring all over the U.S. and Canada in support of their debut record, "Breathing Is Irrelevant". The band's future plans are to tour and play as much as possibl...

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TWISTED SISTER To 'Serve Soup' In Finland

TWISTED SISTER will serve the "grand opening party soup" for Club Teatria in Oulu Finland on May 7. The band will perform an exclusive gig in this brand new venue, which is owned by ice hockey superstar Janne Niinimaa. All the national media is reportedly supporting this and will be at the event. Th...

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Norway's EXTOL Prepare To Dive Across The U.S.

Norwegian progressive thrash/death metallers EXTOL will be touring the U.S. throughout the summer in support of their latest CD, "The Blueprint Dives", due on May 3 via Century Media Records. Dates include appearances at the Ichthus Festival, New England Metal And Hardcore Festival, Cornerstone Fest...

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ICEPICK: In Pre-Production Mode

ICEPICK, HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta's much-anticipated collaboration with SKARHEAD singer Lord Ezec, have set "Violent Epiphany" as the title of their upcoming debut album, tentatively due later in the year via Stillborn Records. ICEPICK are currently in the studio with producer Zeuss (SHADOWS F...

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Descent into Chaos

If you can set aside your AT THE GATES worship for just a moment, you'll be able to recognize NIGHTRAGE's "Descent into Chaos" for what it really is: Dependable Swedish melodic death metal. Don't get starry-eyed over the fact that it's Gus G who is laying down the meaty guitar parts and solos or tha...