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DAATH Explains OZZFEST No-Shows

Atlanta's DAATH has issued the following update: "I'm sitting in a hotel room in Denver right now. I should be in Oklahoma City tonight, and Kansas City tomorrow, but I'm not. I'm in Denver and I'm fucking pissed about it. I'm not the only one that's pissed about it. "We've been getting lots of mail...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS Pulls Out Of Germany's ROCK & BLUES FESTIVAL

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the German/Swedish band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),has cancelled its scheduled appearance at today's Rock & Blues Festival in Rengsdorf, Germany as a result of Stauch fa...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman Says New Album Will 'Take A Lot Of People By Surprise'

Christa Titus of Billboard.com reports: QUEENSRŸCHE has begun working on the follow-up to last year's "Operation: Mindcrime II" in Seattle. Frontman Geoff Tate tells Billboard.com he hopes the as-yet-untitled set will arrive next summer or fall. "We're just into the first couple months of writing fo...

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OVERLORDE Announces New Singer

New Jersey-based metallers OVERLORDE have announced that Chris Colfax has permanently joined the group as its new lead vocalist. "The band looks forward to working with Chris as they write and prepare for the release of their second CD on Sonic Age Records," OVERLORDE writes in a press release. A li...

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SACRIFICE Frontman: 'This Will Be A Punishing Thrash Album'

Guitarist/vocalist Rob Urbinati of the reunited Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE has issued the following update: "People have been asking for an update... It's coming along slowly like every other SACRIFICE album. "We have been using 'Atrocity' as the tentative album title. "We have about five songs do...

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THREE HEADED MONSTER: Debut Album Track Listing Confirmed

Melissa Records, the Dutch label exclusively dedicated to releasing metal from the USA, has revealed the track listing for the upcoming debut album by New England’s THREE HEADED MONSTER (3HM for short). 3HM's self-titled CD will feature "eight songs of instrumental metal madness, in a style that def...

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BUCKETHEAD, RUSH Featured on CBS' Guitar Hero II Show; Trailer Available

This Sunday, July 29 at 12:00 p.m. ET/9:00 a.m. PT, CBS will show some of the best Guitar Hero II players in North America as they compete for a piece of the $90,000 prize pot at the WSVG Louisville circuit stop. At the WSVG, the top prizes aren't awarded to the players with only the ...

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KISS: 1976 Recording Of 'Hard Luck Woman' Live Performance Surfaces

A private recording of KISS performing "Hard Luck Woman" live in 1976 has surfaced on eBay as a part of an 18-song concert in Memphis, Tennessee on December 2, 1976. "Hard Luck Woman" was only performed live for the first few shows of KISS' 1976 "Rock And Roll Over" tour and was never ...

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SLAYER Frontman: 'We're Not Here To Preach, Just Trying To Inspire Some Dialogue'

Peter Chakerian of Blogcritics.org recently conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: This last year has been big for SLAYER: the original members record the first album in 15 years together, then "Christ Illusion" debuts in the Billboard...

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ANAAL NATHRAKH, RAGING SPEEDHORN Confirmed For U.K.'s DAMNATION Festival

Britain's finest black metallers ANAAL NATHRAKH will perform a one-off exclusive headline show at Damnation Festival on Saturday, October 20 at Leeds Metropolitan University, England to mark the release of their next album. Hot on the heels of last year's "Eschaton", recording of the third full-leng...

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KING DIAMOND, BOLT THROWER, SIX FEET UNDER Titles Released On Picture Disc

The European brach of Metal Blade Records has reissued the following titles on limited-edition picture disc: * AMON AMARTH - "The Crusher" (2001) * BOLT THROWER - "Mercenary" (1998) * KING DIAMOND - "Abigail II: The Revenge" (2002) * SIX FEET UNDER - "Haunted" (1995) Each title is hand-numbered and...

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DAATH Forced To Skip OZZFEST Date In Phoenix

Due to their vehicle breaking down, Atlanta's DAATH will unfortunately not be performing at today's (July 24) Ozzfest show in Phoenix, Arizona. A video interview with DAATH drummer Kevin Talley and guitarist Emil Werstler conducted by Roadrunner Records Italy has been posted at this location. The fo...

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VINNIE PAUL Says He Has No Reason To Speak With REX BROWN And PHILIP ANSELMO

Andre Mihsin of ChartAttack.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, ex-PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: ChartAttack.com: Did you guys [HELLYEAH] make a conscious decision to make a more straight-up rock record as opposed to a hea...

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KING DIAMOND Talks About Satanism, Setlist Ideas And DIMEBAG

King Diamond recently spoke to MetalAsylum.net about his new record, "Give Me Your Soul…Please", as well as his views on Satanism, songs he would like to include for the upcoming tour, and Dimebag Darrell's contribution to the "Voodoo" album. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MetalAsylum.ne...

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UNLEASHED Confirmed For Germany's WAY OF DARKNESS II Festival

Legendary Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED have been confirmed bands for the Way Of Darkness II festival, set to take place October 5-6 at Alte Posthallen in Bamberg, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: October 5: ASGAIA DAWN OF PERCEPTION DISBELIEF DRYROT GORILLA MONSOON ILLDIS...