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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Video Guitar Lesson To Be Given Away With GUITAR WORLD Magazine

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarists Adam Dutkiewicz and Joel Stroetzel made their way to New York City Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 5) for an interview with Guitar World magazine. The pair were videotaped for a guitar lesson that will be given away in either DVD or CD-ROM format in an upcoming issue of the maga...

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APOCALYPTICA: New Single/Video To Feature Guest Appearance By H.I.M. Frontman

Finish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA have returned to the studio to record the first single of their forthcoming album, due early February 2005. The song, entitled "Bittersweet", is a dark ballad that features fellow-countrymen Lauri Ylönen from THE RASMUS and Ville Valo from H.I.M. on vocals. The sing...

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SLAYER To Add Theatrical Blood To Select JÄGERMEISTER Tour Dates

SLAYER will push the envelope of rock and roll performance art for their upcoming tour with an effect dubbed the "Wall of Blood." SLAYER's Wall of Blood will make its North American touring debut when the band headlines the Jägermeister Music Tour, set to kick off October 29 in Springfield, MO. At s...

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SPIRALARMS To Work With Former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Drummer

SPIRALARMS, the new San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring former members of SYSTEMATIC, MANMADEGOD and FORBIDDEN, are tentatively scheduled to enter former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS drummer Eric Kretz' Bomb Shelter studios in downtown L.A. to complete the three remaining songs from the group's last...

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SLAYER And SLIPKNOT Perform In Berlin: Photos Available

SLAYER and SLIPKNOT performed at the Arena in Berlin, Germany on Sunday (Sept. 26). Check out pictures from LFI (Slipknot / Slayer) and Abaca (Slipknot / Slayer). ...

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CALIBAN Officially Confirmed For MACHINE HEAD's European Tour

German metalcore band CALIBAN have officially been confirmed as the opener for the duration of MACHINE HEAD's European tour, beginning on October 9 in Belgium and wrapping up 49 shows later on December 14 in Greece. Also appearing on the bill will be GOD FORBID. A complete list of currently confirme...

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rEVOLVEr

One listen to "rEVOLVEr", the fourth album in six years from Sweden's prolific THE HAUNTED, and it's clear why they did the not-so-subtle capitalization in the middle of the title. The band is trying to stretch out their sound somewhat, by varying tempos and moods more than ever before, while also b...

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE, HIRAX Interviewed For 'Get Thrashed' Documentary

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and HIRAX have been added to the list of bands interviewed for "Get Thrashed", the upcoming documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene. "Get Thrashed" is currently being edited for a late 2004 release. A four-mi...

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SLAYER Forced To Cut Munich Show Short After TOM ARAYA Loses Voice

SLAYER were forced to cut their set short in Munich, Germany Monday night (Sept. 27) after frontman Tom Araya lost his voice mid-performance. The following report was e-mailed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET by a web site visitor in Munich: "[The show] started quite good with a lively HATEBREED performance. SLI...

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SLIPKNOT Guitarist, SLAYER Drummer To Take Part In U.K. In-Store

SLIPKNOT guitarist Mick Thomson and SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo will be doing an in-store signing at the U.K. midlands top music store PMT (Profesional Music Technology) in Birmingham on Monday, October 5. The exact time has yet to be confirmed, but it will be around lunchtime. For more details, ca...

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Iraqi Heavy Metal Band ACRASSICAUDA Forced Out By Radical Islamists

Popbitch.com is reporting that the Iraqi metal band ACRASSICAUDA have fled to Jordan after threats by radical Islamists in Iraq, prompting the web site to remark, "So U.S. and U.K.: well done for the new, free, liberal Iraq." Back in August, The Wall Street Journal published an article describing AC...

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BLOODCUM Reunion In The Works

Late '80s Californian thrash outfit BLOODCUM, who are perhaps best known for their loose affiliation with SLAYER (the group's bassist was John Araya, younger brother of SLAYER frontman Tom Araya),are in the process of reforming with a view towards playing a few local shows and having "some fun" all...

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Sworn Allegiance

After five years of stomping around in the wilderness from 1997-2002, UNLEASHED are back hacking out albums and on a roll again. While this is undeniably a good thing for death metal in general, it wouldn't necessarily be the second coming of (the anti) Christ as musical comebacks go. This is based...

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CHIMAIRA Guitarist Talks About New Drummer, Upcoming Album

CHIMAIRA guitarist Matt DeVries recently spoke to the U.K.'s Live 4 Metal about the group's tour with MACHINE HEAD, their new drummer, Kevin Talley (ex-MISERY INDEX) and their upcoming DVD, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Live 4 Metal: The big recent news is the addit...

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SLAYER's DAVE LOMBARDO Recording With DRUMS OF DEATH

According to RollingStone.com, SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo is in the studio with DJ SPOOKY recording under the name DRUMS OF DEATH. MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO's Jack Dangers is producing the project, due early next year, and guitarist Vernon Reid (LIVING COLOUR) will guest. No further information is curre...