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VENOM: New Album Pushed Back To Next Year

British black metal pioneers VENOM have decided to re-record some of the already completed tracks for their upcoming album and push back the CD's projected release date to early 2008. Drummer Antony "Antton" Lant (brother of VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant) explains: "During the Scandinavian tou...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Checks In From The Road

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has issued the following update: "August 17: The [European] tour is almost finished; four more shows and then we are going home. It was a long tour but a very good one. We play for many people around Europe and now we feel ready to start new music for a new ...

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Former VENOM Guitarist Launches GOATREIGN

Former VENOM/CARCASS guitarist Mike Hickey has just unleashed his brand new project called GOATREIGN. According to a press release, the group's debut CD is "a pummeling collection of gut-wrenching metal," featuring "crushing rhythms, searing lead guitar, wrapped up with a deadly production." Availab...

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DEADSOIL Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

German metal/hardcore act DEADSOIL has issued the following update: "It's been a while since the last news update here from the DEADSOIL front, but we have been anything else but lazy! We played tons of shows, wrote new songs and rehearsed like crazy! "Well, some of you might have heard the rumors t...

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DROWNING POOL, THROWDOWN, STILL REMAINS First-Week Sales Revealed

The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending August 12, 2007, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan (all CD figures are rounded to the nearest hundred; The Billboard 200 chart position included, where applicable): DROWNING POOL - "Full Circle": 10,100 (#64) THROWD...

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NERVECELL Taps PSYCROPTIC Drummer For New CD

Dubai-based death/thrash act NERVECELL has tapped David Haley of PSYCROPTIC (also of THE AMENTA, RUINS) to handle the drum duties on its upcoming album, "Preaching Venom". NERVECELL will enter the studio in September in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with producer Kiran Sequiera who previously worked o...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Reflecting On Life

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has issued the following update: "After the gig in Belgium we went to Holland. The two shows were really good; they were the only gigs we did on those countries, all sold out! We left Holland to a long trip till Spain, more precisely in Huesca, Aragon. We arrived a...

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VOIVOD Drummer Talks About Upcoming Reissues

VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin has told Greg Prato of Billboard.com that he is keeping busy with several upcoming VOIVOD-related releases, including the group's final studio album, comprised of tracks left over from the last sessions with late co-founding guitarist, Denis "Piggy" D'Amour. The...

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Former VENOM Frontman To Perform At PHIL LYNOTT Charity Tribute Gig

The Boys Are Back In Bolton is a charity event which celebrates the life and music of rock legend Philip Lynott and THIN LIZZY. The event has the blessing of Philip's mother, Philomena Lynott, who will be opening the night's festivities with a specially recorded video message. All profits from the g...

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SAVIOURS Sign To KEMADO RECORDS

Oakland, CA outfit SAVIOURS has inked a deal with New York City's Kemado Records. The self-described "piss-angry metal band," known for its ferocious live performances and original stamp on the classic power and thrash metal of decades past, will enter Los Angeles' A&M/Henson Studios in late Aug...

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RAVEN Drummer Joined By Former VENOM, SPIRIT CARAVAN Members For Upcoming Gigs

According to LivingForMetal.com, drummer Joe Hasselvander (RAVEN, PENTAGRAM) has just released his new solo album, "The Hounds of Hasselvander", via Rock Saviour Records. Joe wrote all the material and played all the instruments on the CD. To promote the release, Joe has assembled a jaw-dropping col...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist: 'Free Tibet!'

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has issued the following update: "The show in Jena [Germany] was great — completely sold out with an amazing crowd. Danke Jena! Went to Cologne, it was very good also with two great opening bands: LAST ONE DYING and BORN FOR PAIN. "After Germany we went to France t...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: Rest Of U.K. Tour Cancelled?

According to a posting on the Michael Schenker News and Tour Information web site, it appears as if the remainder of MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP's U.K. has been cancelled. Schenker and his band were scheduled to perform last night (Friday, August 3) in Stourbridge, U.K. but ended up calling off the gig a...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist: 'We Need No Politicians To Do The Stuff We Need For Ourselves'

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has issued the following update: "Living and learning. It's amazing to be a part of a band that have the privilege of travel the world so many times. Today, I've walked around Jena, a city that used to be East Germany, very nice people and beautiful buildings. I kn...

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NECRODEATH: 'Draculea' Track Listing Revealed

Long-running Italian black-thrash metal heroes NECRODEATH will release their new album, "Draculea", in October via Scarlet Records. Artwork duties will be handled by renowed artist/director Chad Michael Ward (who previously worked with MARILYN MANSON, FEAR FACTORY, BILLY IDOL, ALLHELLUJA among other...