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SPIRALARMS: Video Footage From GRASPOP METAL MEETING Available

Fan-filmed video footage of 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 — performing at the Graspo...

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TESTAMENT Debuts New Song At West Springfield Show

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT debuted a new song, entitled "The Afterlife", during their headlining set Sunday night (July 15) at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia. According to one attendee, the track was "a mid-paced song that was very heavy and had some good, chunky riffs." Sit...

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DEFIANCE: 'Insomnia' Three-CD Box Set To Include More Than 20 Bonus Tracks

Metal Mind Productions will release "Insomnia", a three-CD digipack containing remastered versions of the following DEFIANCE albums: 1989's "Product of Society", 1990's "Void Terra Firma", and 1992's "Beyond Recognition". This special collector's edition includes classic material from Roadrunner Rec...

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SPIRALARMS Prepares For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

SPIRALARMS guitarist Craig Locicero (ex-FORBIDDEN, MANMADEGOD) has issued the following update: "So, It's off to Belgium now... "It's been more then a minute since our last update from the SPIRAL. We've been plotting our course for a very cool little gig in Belgium called Graspop [Metal Meeting]. On...

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Brazil's RECKONING Signs With DESTROY ALL RECORDS

Destroy All Records has announced the signing of the Brazilian metal band RECKONING. According to a press release, RECKONING's music can be described as "a combination of traditional, thrash and death metal with melody intertwined. RECKONING is highly influenced by bands such as ICED EARTH, NEVERMOR...

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DESTRUCTION, FORBIDDEN, NUCLEAR ASSAULT Featured on 'Horror Pain Gore Death: Vol. 4' DVD

The latest volume in the DVD collection of horror music videos (horror films mixed with metal music) from obscure death, thrash and '80s metal bands, entitled "Horror Pain Gore Death", will be released on Tuesday, May 22. You can pre-order your copy of the DVD by going to this location. "Horror Pain...

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REQUIEM AETERNAM Prepares To Record Third Album

Melodic black metal band REQUIEM AETERNAM, originally from Uruguay but most recently based in New York, has posted the following message on its official web site: "After a long period of extreme silence, REQUIEM AETERNAM has already begun its new fight toward the third opus. In order to write the mu...

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COMMON YET FORBIDDEN To Release Full-Length Debut In June

Bombworks Records has set a June 26 release date for the full-length debut from thrashers COMMON YET FORBIDDEN, entitled "The Struggle". A track from the CD, "Lake of Fire, Wake of Souls", is available for download at this location. Hailing from Orlando, Florida, COMMON YET FORBIDDEN "deftly mixes n...

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SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY Joined By Former TESTAMENT/FORBIDDEN Guitarist

Oakland, California's SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY will play the first show in support of its new release, "MMVI", on June 5 at The Uptown Nightclub (1928 Telegraph Ave.) in Oakland. The band will be supporting LUDICRA (Alternative Tentacles),MIDDIAN (Metal Blade) and MINSK (Relapse). Joining the core lin...

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SACRED REICH Frontman Says First Rehearsal In 10 Years Went 'Surprisingly Well'

The original lineup of SACRED REICH — Phil Rind (bass, vocals),Wiley Arnett (lead guitar),Jason Rainey (rhythm guitar) and Greg Hall (drums) — will reunite for several shows in Europe this summer, including an appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival on August 4. The band has also lined up two "...

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Ex-SLAYER Drummer PAUL BOSTAPH To Thrash With PAINMUSEUM at Mexico's SOS FESTIVAL

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH) has issued the following update: "As many of you already know, our resident drum magician Bobby Jarzombek [HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM] has sustained an inury to his wrist. Damn guitar techs leaving guitar stands all over the drummer's s...

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SACRED REICH: 'Ignorance/Surf Nicaragua' Reissues Due In June

Metal Blade Records will release a three-disc deluxe reissue of SACRED REICH's "Ignorance" and "Surf Nicaragua" on June 15 (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and June 18 (rest of Europe). Two CDs will be included in the package (both remastered!) as well as a bonus DVD. The package includes liner notes...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist Discusses TENET Project

Metal Realm recently conducted an interview with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Realm: First off, let's talk about STRAPPING YOUNG LAD. What is going on with the group? Are SYL on hiatus? Done? Jed: Good question, haha! Nothing is going on r...

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EXODUS' GARY HOLT Offers Update On Signature Model Guitar

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has revealed more information about the updated version of his signature Vixen Bernie Rico Jr. guitar, which is set to go into production later in the year. Commented Holt: "We're working on a couple of different models. One will be really simple, but with a sick finish, b...

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QUEEN's 'We Will Rock You' Musical To Open In Toronto Tonight

Tonight, April 10, Toronto will join the five million fans worldwide who have already rocked to the London and international smash hit "We Will Rock You" at the opening of the show at the Canon Theatre. QUEEN members Brian May and Roger Taylor along with writer/director Ben Elton, will be among the...