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EXODUS Guitarist: 'I'm Not Interested In Sounding Like I Did In 1985'

Peter Jandréus of Sweden's Critical Mass recently conducted an interview with EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Critical Mass: Tom Hunting is back behind the drums on the new album. What happened to Paul (Bostaph)? Gary: Well, you know, nothing happened to Paul. All th...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, FORBIDDEN Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE and the reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN have been confirmed for next year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 27-28, 2008 at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: SAXON TRAMP'S WHITE LION...

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TESTAMENT: New Pre-Production Photos Available

Several new photos of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT taken during the band's pre-production sessions for their new album have been posted at their MySpace page (free registration may be required to view pictures). TESTAMENT has recruited Paul Bostaph (SLAYER, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN, SYST...

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ULTIMATUM: 'Into The Pit' Finally Sees Light Of Day

Long-running Christian metallers ULTIMATUM have just released their fourth full-length album, "Into the Pit", via Retroactive Records. Four songs from the CD can be heard on the band's MySpace page. According to a press release, "Into the Pit" is ULTIMATUM's "first offering of new material in six ye...

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SPIRALARMS Schedules Los Angeles Showcase

SPIRALARMS, the San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring Craig Locicero (ex-FORBIDDEN, MANMADEGOD) on guitar, Tim Narducci (ex-SYSTEMATIC) on guitar/vocals, Chris Kontos (ex-MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT) on drums, Chris Lombardo on bass and Brad Barth on keyboards, will play a showcase gig at the Vipe...

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ETERNAL REIGN Announces New Drummer

German power metallers ETERNAL REIGN have announced the addition of drummer Lennart Medebach to the group's ranks. The band is currently working on its as-yet-untitled third album, tentatively due next year. Songtitles set to appear on the follow-up to 2005's "Forbidden Path" (LMP) include "Drowned/...

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Drummer NICK BARKER Comments On TESTAMENT Departure

British drummer Nick Barker (CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR) has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding his departure from the veteran San Francisco Bay Area metal band TESTAMENT: "As you all know after yesterday's post here on Blabbermouth.net, I am with great disappointment...

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TESTAMENT Working With Ex-SLAYER/EXODUS Drummer PAUL BOSTAPH On New Album

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have recruited Paul Bostaph (SLAYER, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN, SYSTEMATIC) to play the drums on the band's forthcoming album, tentatively due next spring via Nuclear Blast Records. The group was previously rehearsing and writing new material with British d...

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MURDERSHOCK: New Promo CD Posted Online

Finnish death/thrash metal band MURDERSHOCK has completed work on its new promotional CD, entitled "Aborted Evolution". The effort was mixed at Finnvox studio and contains the following three tracks: 01. Axis of Confusion 02. Forbidden Thoughts 03. Fear and the Unknown Check out audio samples at www...

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Guitarist CRAIG LOCICERO Discusses FORBIDDEN Reunion

SPIRALARMS guitarist Craig Locicero has issued the following statement regarding the reunion of his late '80s/early '90s thrash band FORBIDDEN (formerly FORBIDDEN EVIL): "The ball got rolling after I saw the 'Get Thrashed' documentary in San Francisco a few months back in San Francisco. It was reall...

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Legendary Bay Area Thrashers FORBIDDEN To Reunite For Select Shows

Legendary San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN will reunite for several shows in 2008. Russ Anderson (vocals),Craig Locicero (guitar),Paul Bostaph (drums),Matt Camacho (bass) and Glen Alvelais (guitar) will bring something that so many of their peers, old-school fans and especially the youn...

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SPIRALARMS: More New Music Posted Online

SPIRALARMS guitarist Craig Locicero (ex-FORBIDDEN, MANMADEGOD) has issued the following update: "So in the dead of the night we put up two more new songs for our friends to enjoy. We've been kinda quiet because of the amount of time we've spent working on the material and getting our business rockin...

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SPIRALARMS: New Mixes Posted Online

SPIRALARMS — the San Francisco Bay Area band featuring Craig Locicero (ex-FORBIDDEN) on guitar, Tim Narducci (ex-SYSTEMATIC) on guitar/vocals, Chris Kontos (ex-MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT) on drums, Chris Lombardo on bass and Brad Barth on keyboards — has posted a new mix of the song "Lonely Guns" on it...

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Classic Live DEATH Videos Available For Download

MetalKult.com has posted rare live videos from a 1988 performance by DEATH. The videos were shot on October 23, 1988, at the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia, during a show with RAVEN, DARK ANGEL, FAITH OR FEAR and FORBIDDEN (which was recorded/filmed and later released as part of the "Ultimate Rev...

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Report: TESTAMENT Delivers Crushing Sold-Out Show At Jaxx

Sunday night, July 15, one of the best thrash metal acts of all-time delivered a crushing performance at the sold-out Jaxx nightclub in Springfield, VA. TESTAMENT, featuring four of its original members, played a 90-minute set and encore heavy on the band's older material. Favorites from "The New Or...