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OVIF Begins Writing New Material

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based thrash metal band OVIF, which features former members of MELODYACT, has issued the following update: "It is now time for us to start writing the second album. I can't wait to get to the blood of it soon. This new album will explore some territories we haven't been yet...

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Reactivated WHIPLASH Signs With PULVERISED RECORDS

Reactivated New Jersey metallers WHIPLASH have inked a worldwide deal with Pulverised Records. The band will enter the studio in early March to begin recording its sixth album, "Unborn Again", with guitarist/vocalist Tony Portaro handling the production duties. Co-producing the effort will be Harris...

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THE ALIEN BLAKK Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

THE ALIEN BLAKK, the band led by guitarist/producer Joshua Craig, is currenty laying down bass and guitar tracks for the bonus material for the group's already lengthy sophomore album. The recording sessions for the CD have been going on since March and the effort is said to be almost near completio...

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WHIPLASH: New Demo Track Posted Online

Reactivated New Jersey metallers WHIPLASH have uploaded a one-minute, 14-second pre-production/demo version of the rhythm tracks to the new song "Swallow the Slaughter" to their MySpace page. The band will enter the studio in early March to begin recording its sixth album, "Unborn Again", with guita...

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PARADOX Confirmed For Finland's JALOMETALLI Festival

German power metallers PARADOX have been confirmed for next year's Jalometalli metal music festival, set to take place August 14-15, 2009 at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ARTILLERY (DEN) ASPHYX (NETH) BURNING POINT (FIN) DEATHCHAIN (FIN) ELECTRIC WIZAR...

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E-FORCE Confirmed For UK's METALFEST

E-FORCE, the France-based band featuring former VOIVOD vocalist/bassist Eric Forrest, has been confirmed for the first edition of a new UK festival called Metalfest, set to take place September 25-27, 2009 at JB's in Dudley. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BLAZE BAYLEY E-FORCE HANGING...

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WHIPLASH To Guest On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

Guitarist/vocalist Tony Portaro and drummer Joe Cangelosi of reactivated New Jersey metallers WHIPLASH will be interviewed on the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" show on Blogtalkradio.com on Sunday, November 23 at 6:00 p.m. EST. For more information and to listen to the program live via the Internet, go to thi...

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VOIVOD Bassist Clarifies 'Terrorist' Comment

Bassist Jean-Yves Theriault (a.k.a. Blacky) of the Canadian metal pioneers VOIVOD has released a statement clarifying the comments he made during an interview with HardTimes.ca regarding the recent U.S. presidential elections. Speaking at the Trois Rivières Metalfest, which was held November 7-8, 20...

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The Way of All Flesh

For all the acclaim it's garnered, it's tough to immediately pin down exactly what's great about GOJIRA's long-awaited new album. For that matter, it's hard at first to even tell what they're trying to do – the first spin of "A Sight to Behold", with its bouncy groove, electronic bass line and robot...

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VOIVOD Bassist Talks Politics: 'The Biggest Terrorist Ever, It's Been The U.S.'

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with drummer Michel Langevin (a.k.a. Away) and bassist Jean-Yves Theriault (a.k.a. Blacky) of the Canadian metal pioneers VOIVOD at the Trois Rivières Metalfest, which was held November 7-8, 2008 at the Bâtisse Industrielle in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. The 1...

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TESTAMENT: 'More Than Meets The Eye' Ringtone Available

A ringtone for the TESTAMENT song "More Than Meets The Eye" is available at this location. The track comes off the long-running San Francisco Bay Area metal band's new album, "The Formation of Damnation", which is available on limited-edition green vinyl at www.testamentlegions.com. Supplies are lim...

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WHIPLASH: Another Demo Track Posted Online

Reactivated New Jersey metallers WHIPLASH have uploaded a pre-production/demo version of another new song, "Madman At The Helm", to their MySpace page. The band will enter the studio in early March to begin recording its sixth album, "Unborn Again", with guitarist/vocalist Tony Portaro handling the...

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TESTAMENT: Pro-Shot Footage From Japan Available

Professionally filmed video footage of TESTAMENT's September 21, 2008 performance at Club Citta in Kawasaki, Japan can be viewed below. The band was in Japan taking part in the two-night Thrash Domination 2008 event alongside FORBIDDEN and VOIVOD. TESTAMENT recruited guitarist Glen Drover (ex-MEGADE...

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OVIF To Guest On CHOQ.FM's 'Culture Métal Extrême'

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based thrash metal band OVIF, which features former members of MELODYACT, will be interviewed by Cynthia Mourato of CHOQ.FM's metal program "Culture Métal Extrême" this Wednesday, November 5. The show starts at 10:00 p.m. EST and can be heard live via the Internet at this lo...

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FORBIDDEN: Pro-Shot Footage From Japan Available

Professionally filmed video footage of reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN performing the song "Forbidden Evil" on September 20, 2008 at Club Citta in Kawasaki, Japan can be viewed below. The band was in Japan taking part in the two-night Thrash Domination 2008 event alongside TES...