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NASUM Drummer Is 'Very Worried' About TERRORIZER's Reunion Album

NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Last week Century Media announced that they have signed TERRORIZER. I guess most of you are aware of the talk of a reunion of TERRORIZER that has been going on the last 10 (?) years. Well, now it's real...

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Former OCCULT Frontman Explains Decision To Change Name To LEGION OF THE DAMNED

LEGION OF THE DAMNED frontman Maurice Swinkels has issued a statement explaining or first time the band's decision to change their name from their previous moniker OCCULT. His statement reads as follows: "I started OCCULT in 1990 together with our drummer. We worked hard to get our band to some poin...

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LOUDNESS Ink North American Deal For Release Of Collection Of Re-Recorded Classics

Crash Music Inc. has inked a deal with legendary Japanese metallers LOUDNESS for the North American release of "Rockshocks", a collection of re-recorded versions of some of their classic songs from their early years as chosen by the fans. Originally issued in Japan in October 2004 via Tokuma Japan C...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary Nearing Completion

The makers of "Get Thrashed", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have issued the following update regarding the project's current status: "In the year since the last news update, we have made giant strides toward...

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Rock and Roll Is Dead

Mondo rock stars everywhere else, club-touring indie hopefuls here in the land that birthed rock and roll and then let it crawl out of its cradle like an unwanted bastard and immigrate. What's wrong with this country? At least we've finally got "Rock and Roll Is Dead" coming out domestically, albeit...

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Wake Pig

Not (thank the gods) the '80s delete-bin staple featuring ELP alumni Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer, this 3 is in fact a weird, proggy upstate New York band that pals around with COHEED AND CAMBRIA and gets compared to THE MARS VOLTA. Fans of either of these groups, PORCUPINE TREE, or the late and la...

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Brazil's KRISIUN Talk About Upcoming DVD Release

Brazilian extreme metallers KRISIUN have crafted not just a new album, "AssassiNation", but a full-length DVD, entitled "Live Armageddon", as well (both slated for a Feb. 21 North American release via Century Media). The band's first DVD, "Live Armageddon" documents their decimating stage performanc...

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TERRORIZER Sign With CENTURY MEDIA, Announce New Lineup

Reunited grindcore pioneers TERRORIZER have inked a deal with Century Media Records. "This is a big step in the process for everyone involved with TERRORIZER and we are pleased to announce the great news," commented TERRORIZER guitarist Jesse Pintado (formerly of NAPALM DEATH). The new TERRORIZER in...

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Time Machine

Everyone outside the U.S. is probably thinking we're smoking some high-grade Yankee crack over here at HQ right about now — after all, "Time Machine" was released in Europe in early 2004, and AXXIS has a new album coming out this month. What gives with the late review? Well, Locomotive Music is rele...

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NEVERMORE To Replace HIMSA ON 'Metal's Dark Side' DVD

A NEVERMORE interview and music video has been added to the contents of the upcoming "Metal's Dark Side – Hard and the Furious Volume 1" DVD, due on February 21, 2006 via Music Video Distributors. As a result of NEVERMORE's last-minute inclusion, the previously planned HIMSA segment will now be util...

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ALL TIME HIGHS Featuring DEATH ANGEL Frontman: Audio Samples Available

ALL TIME HIGHS, the new San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring DEATH ANGEL frontman Mark Osegueda alongside members of LICA-STO, TRES PISTOLAS, THE SICK and THE OOZIES, have created a MySpace.com account at this location. Available on the site are three of the band's recently recorded demo trac...

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ANGEL BLAKE: European Release Date Set For Debut Album

Metal Blade Records has set a March 10, 2006 European release date for the self-titled debut album from ANGEL BLAKE, the new Swedish band featuring former THE CROWN guitarist Marko Tervonen and former TRANSPORT LEAGUE/current MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich. The CD will be mastered on January 5 at...

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POISON: New Compilation Album From EMI Due In April

According to the Canton Repository, EMI is working on a new compilation of songs from the 1980s glam-rock band POISON, slated for release in April. No further information is currently available. As previously reported, POISON's "Greatest Hits 1986-1996" collection, which was originally released in N...

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Venganza

Mexico's HACAVITZ was birthed from RAVAGER (an earlier incarnation of which was called DOMAIN),a band that released a couple of albums on Osmose. DOMAIN/RAVAGER founder/vocalist/guitarist Antimo Buonnano charged forth, releasing a self-titled 7" on Osmore before infecting the earth with "Venganza"....

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KARL SANDERS Talks About His Pre-NILE Band MORRIAH

Chief editor Vincent Eldefors of Sweden's Tartarean Desire webzine conducted an interview with NILE founder Karl Sanders on October 7, 2005 prior to the band's show in Linköping, Sweden. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Tartarean Desire: I noticed that you were accused of cancelling your s...