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SLAYER Frontman TOM ARAYA Talks About DIMEBAG's Murder

SLAYER frontman Tom Araya recently spoke to KNAC.com 's Brian Davis about his upbringing and the murder of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, among other topics. An excerpt from the interview follows: KNAC.com: Jeff has his thing with war, and you have a kind of fascination wi...

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KAYSER: Former SPIRITUAL BEGGARS Frontman Signs New Record Deal

KAYSER, the new Swedish band featuring Spice (ex-SPIRITUAL BEGGARS),Mattias Svensson (THE DEFACED),Bob Ruben (ex-THE MUSHROOM RIVER BAND) and Fredrik Finnander (ex-AEON),have inked a deal with Italy's Scarlet Records. The band's sound is best described as "a mutation of BLACK SABBATH/MEGADETH/SLA...

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APOCALYPTICA: New Album Track Listing Revealed

Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA have set a January 24 European release date through Universal for their new self-titled album. The complete track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Life Burns 02. Quutamo 03. Distraction 04. Bittersweet 05. Misconstruction 06. Fisheye 07. Farewell 08. Fatal...

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Drummer BILL WARD Hopes For A Great Time With BLACK SABBATH In 2005

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has posted the following message on his official web site: "HAPPY NEW YEAR READER, "Well Ho, Ho, Ho came and went. I'm still trying to figure out who I want to send Christmas cards to. I've been trying to get myself to sit down and put pen to ...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: Remembering DIMEBAG DARRELL

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has issued the following statement in memory of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott: "My relationship to this sick series of events goes way back, some 18 years. I joined a band from Detroit called MADAM X back in 1986 and the very first p...

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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING Discusses B.C. RICH Signature Model

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King recently spoke to MusiciansFriend.com about his new B.C. Rich signature guitar model. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: MusiciansFriend.com: Why and how did you get together with B.C. Rich to create this new signature model? Kerry King: Well, I've been with...

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SLAYER Tribute Band DEAD SKIN MASK To Release CD

The "ultimate" SLAYER tribute band, DEAD SKIN MASK, are in the studio putting the final shine on their CD of 7-8 SLAYER songs. They are looking for distribution and licensing rights for the songs. Tracks set to appear on the disc include "Sex Murder Art", "Dittohead" and "Angel of Death". For more i...

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APOCALYPTICA To Support RAMMSTEIN In Europe

Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA will support German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN at the following European dates in February: Feb. 01 – Erfurt (GER) — Messehalle Feb. 03 - London (UK) — Brixton Feb. 04 - London (UK) — Brixton Feb. 05 - London (UK) — Brixton Feb. 06 - Manchester (UK) — Men Feb....

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SANCTUARY GROUP Reorganizes

According to Hits Daily Double, intenational music group Sanctuary — who represent some of the world's leading heavy metal/hard rock artists, including IRON MAIDEN, GUNS N' ROSES, SLAYER and SLIPKNOT — has reorganized its management team, rewarding Merck Mercuriadis for growing the American business...

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APOCALYPTICA: First-Ever North American Tour Announced

Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA have announced the details of their first-ever North American tour. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Mar. 15 - New York, NY @ Knitting Factory Mar. 16 - Toronto, ONT @ El Mocambo Mar. 20 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas Mar. 21 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent Ma...

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SLAYER: Universal Amphitheate Photos Posted Online

Several photos from SLAYER's last stop of their Jagermeister Tour at Universal Amphitheate in Universal City, CA on Friday (Dec. 17) have been posted online at DirtJunior.com. Among the photos is a close-up of Kerry King's guitar with a sticker tribute to DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Da...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION To Record Live Song At Tijuana Show

San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION will be recording a live track at their show in Tijuana, Mexico in early April. The as-yet-undisclosed cut will appear on the CD re-release of the group's "Decapitacion" EP. CATTLE DECAPITATION's latest album, "Humanure", was recorded with producer Bil...

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Enemy of God

One of the longest running and most respected metal groups around, Germany's KREATOR are back doing what they do best — delivering no-holds-barred thrash that is heavy on sheer aggression and short on frills. To their credit, KREATOR have only released a couple of albums or so over the course of the...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Bashes DAVE MUSTAINE, Praises DIMEBAG DARRELL

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King recently spoke to Abrasive Rock about his "feud" with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and his thoughts on the murder of his good friend, DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Abrasive Rock: There've been m...

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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING: 'I'll Never Forget You, DIME'

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has issued the following statement in memory of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott: "First of all, I want to thank everyone for the e-mails, gifts and overall well-wishing in the aftermath of this tragedy. It's unimaginable how this could ever happen...