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VENOM Kicks Off Scandinavian Tour; Setlist Revealed

British black metal pioneers VENOM kicked off their "Scandinavian 7 Dates Tour" last night (Wednesday, May 23) at Pumpehuset in Copenhagen, Denmark. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Black Metal 02. Welcome to Hell 03. Die Hard 04. Antechrist 05. Countess Bathory 06. The 7 Gates of Hell 07. Me...

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Thrashin' the Neighborhood

Hailing from different countries, but the same neighborhood, Montreal's REANIMATOR and California's MERCILESS DEATH have one big thing in common. Both excel at producing pure old school thrash that takes no cues from the 'core-inflected thrash style that's been done over and over again these past fe...

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VENOM Is 'Very Excited' About New Material

British black metal pioneers VENOM are preparing for their Scandinavian tour, which is scheduled to kick off May 23 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Opening acts on the trek will definitely be Scandinavian bands, according to frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant. "I asked our agents in Scandinavia to select some lo...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING On Early Influences, Jamming And DIMEBAG

Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate-Guitar.com: A recent U.K. report declared that SLAYER were one of the music choices of child prodigies. That is in stark contrast to an Esquire article back in 1992 tha...

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WATAIN: New York City Concert Footage Available

Video footage of Swedish black metallers WATAIN performing at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City on Monday, May 14 has been posted at YouTube: "Underneath the Cenotaph": Video "Devil's Blood": Video WATAIN is on the road in North America as part of the "Antichrist Vanguards East Coast...

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NIFELHEIM To Support VENOM On 'Scandinavian 7 Dates Tour'

Although there has been no official announcement on the matter, several web sites and ticketing agencies are reporting that Swedish cult act NIFELHEIM will support British black metal pioneers VENOM on their "Scandinavian 7 Dates Tour" beginning late May. The dates are as follows: May 23 - Copenhage...

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VENOM: Stockholm Signing Session Announced

British black metal pioneers VENOM will take part in a signing session on Thursday, May 24 at Sound Pollution in Stockholm, Sweden between 18.00 and 19.00. Sound Pollution is located at Stora Nygatan 18. More information is available at www.soundpollution.se. VENOM will embark on the "Scandinavian 7...

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Age of Tyranny

Throughout their long and storied career, PRO-PAIN has clung to their metallic hardcore formula with dogged tenacity, long before anyone talked about "crossover" (in the 1990s sense) or "metalcore." There have been times where it seemed like the band was phoning it in, but they really turned a corne...

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ESOTERICA Signs With BIELER BROS. RECORDS

Bieler Bros. Records has announced the signing of U.K. industrial rockers ESOTERICA. The band will release its new album, "The Fool", in the fall. Recorded with acclaimed producer John Fryer (NINE INCH NAILS, H.I.M., DEPECHE MODE),"The Fool" is described in a press release as "a perfectly crafted,...

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Treatise on the Abyss

Billed as the "Satanic elite of Louisiana," Baton Rouge's CATHOLICON have been leaving paths of scorched earth since 1994. "Treatise on the Abyss" is the band's third full-length album and follow up to the whirlwind of lost souls that is "The Death Throes of Christianity". Those yet to discover CATH...

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VENOM Tribute Album 'Gods Of Goats' Due This Month

Polish label MetalruleZ Productions will release a VENOM tribute album, entitled "Gods of Goats", on May 14. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 661. MACHETAZO - "Black Metal" 662. STURMGEWEHR666 - "In League with Satan" 663. HANGMAN - "Raise the Dead" 664. EMPHERIS - "Lady Lust" 665. CREMAS...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist KISSER To Play Two Gigs With His 'First Band Ever'

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has issued the following update: "I'm going to do two gigs with old time friends, my first band ever, ESFINGE (SPHINX). We started in 1983, we all studied in the same school and had the same musical taste. We played from TWISTED SISTER to VENOM. It was a great way...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Says He Is Amazed By Hostility Of BLABBERMOUTH.NET Detractors

Jeff Spevak of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT/ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO guitarist Alex Skolnick. A few excerpts follow: On TESTAMENT's early days: "The first year that TESTAMENT toured, in the late '80s, we were mistaken as a religious band. We were book...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer: I Thought The Band Would Never Make The Big Time

Dark Starr from Wormwood Chronicles webzine recently conducted an interview with original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins. An excerpt follows: Wormwood Chronicles: Many people may not know that you were the founding member and original lead singer for JUDAS PRIEST. Can you catch the readers up a bit o...

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THROWDOWN To Headline WARPED TOUR's Ernie Ball Stage

Orange County, CA-based band THROWDOWN will headline the Ernie Ball stage all summer long on this year's Vans Warped Tour. "We did about five dates on the Ernie Ball stage last year and we were really happy with how amazing they were," said singer Dave Peters. "A lot of our fans turned out last year...