VICIOUS RUMORS guitarist Geoff Thorpe has written and recorded three songs for the Hooter's Pro Cup Racing PC video game, which was developed and co-published by Hoplite Research, LLC and recently made available via all fine stores nationwide. Thorpe, who was joined on the above-mentioned recordings by Ira Black on bass, and Max Garcia on ...
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A live recording of the last-ever performance of the classic SEPULTURA line-up of Max Cavalera (guitar/vocals), Igor Cavalera (drums), Andreas Kisser (guitar) and Paulo Pinto Jr. (bass), which took place at Brixton Academy in London on December 16th, 1996, is tentatively scheduled to be released as a double CD under the title Live At Brixton ...
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Due to ongoing problems with the UK's Lost Weekend show in July, SOULFLY will no longer be appearing at the event. However, as consolation to their British fans, Max Cavalera and co. have announced a one-off London date at The Forum on July 10th. The Forum date will be the first chance for UK fans ...
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SOULFLY are scheduled to shoot a video for "Seek 'n' Strike", the first single off their upcoming 3 opus, later this month with director Nathan Cox (i.e. SYSTEM OF A DOWN, DISTURBED). "I want to do something really different than everything else," mainman Max Cavalera told MTV.com. "A lot of my videos are band-oriented, and ...
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KORN frontman Jonathan Davis on the group's upcoming Untouchables CD, as quoted by Billboard magazine: It's our masterpiece. It's more than just a progression from our last album. It's the absolute best work we're capable of right now. We've poured everything we have into these songs. Everything has been amped up to the max. We ...
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The absolutely final track listing for SOULFLY's forthcoming CD, entitled simply 3, will be as follows: 01. Downstroy 02. Seek 'N' Strike 03. Enterfaith 04. One (feat. ILL NINO's Cristian Machado) 05. L.O.T.M. (formerly "Last Of The Mohicans") 06. Brasil 07. Tree Of Pain (feat. Asha + Max's stepson Richie) 08. One Nation (SACRED REICH ...
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SEPULTURA have lined up the following Brazilian gigs during the coming weeks: Apr. 26 - Belem, BRA @ Iate Clube Apr. 27 - Manaus, BRA @ Manaus Show May 03 - Curitiba, BRA @ Moinho So Roque May 04 - Sorocaba, BRA @ Clube Campestre May 15 - Porto Alegre, BRA @ Opinio May 16 ...
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Former SOULFLY drummer Joe Nunez tried out for the vacant SLAYER drummer slot in early February as part of the Chicago round of auditions and reportedly passed the test with flying colors—so much so that SLAYER guitarist Kerry King referred to him as the band's “favorite [candidate] so far” during an interview conducted in Houston, ...
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SOULFLY have completed the mixing process for their third full-length effort, entitled III, at Record Plant studios in Los Angeles with Terry Date (i.e. PANTERA, DEFTONES) at the helm. The track listing for the album is shaping up as follows: 01. Downstroy 02. Seek 'n' Strike 03. Enterfaith 04. One (feat. ILL NINO's Cristian Machado) ...
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SLAYER will reportedly tour the UK in late June with SOULFLY in support. In related news, Metal Hammer has reported that mainman Max Cavalera has a stalker who breaks into his Arizona ranch on a weekly basis. The individual in question apparently breaks into the family's weekend residence which is about an hour outside Phoenix, ...
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A live recording of the last-ever performance of the classic SEPULTURA line-up of Max Cavalera (guitar/vocals), Igor Cavalera (drums), Andreas Kisser (guitar) and Paulo Pinto Jr. (bass), which took place at Brixton Academy in London on December 16th, 1996, is tentatively scheduled to be released in CD form, under the title Live At Brixton, through ...
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ILL NINO frontman Cristian Machado has recorded guest vocals for a track called "One", which is due to appear on the forthcoming SOULFLY full-length CD, entitled III. One of the last cuts completed for the much-anticipated effort, the song features Machado's predominantly melodic singing voice mixed in with SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera's more aggressive delivery ...
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Sweden's HEARSE, consisting of former ARCH ENEMY/current NONEXIST frontman Johan Liiva (vocals/bass), Max Thornell (drums), and Mattias Ljung (guitars), have inked a deal with Hammerheart Records and will shortly be issuing a 7” single as a taster for a forthcoming debut album, due in the fall. Johan and Max had previously played together from 1990 ...
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SOULFLY have enlisted veteran producer Terry Date (i.e. PANTERA, DEFTONES) to remix their recently-recorded third full-length effort, entitled III, for a tentative June 25th release through Roadrunner Records. The group's first album to be produced by mainman Max Cavalera, III will tentatively include the following track listing: 01. Downstroy 02. Enterfaith 03. Seek And Strike ...
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SEPULTURA have parted ways with Rick Sales Management (i.e. SLAYER, SYSTEMATIC) and have broken off contract negotiations with Sanctuary Records following the group's split with Roadrunner last year, drummer Igor Cavalera has exclusively told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Although initial discussions between Sanctuary and SEPULTURA had taken place (a fact that was affirmed by a Sanctuary label ad ...
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CELTIC FROST/APOLLYON SUN mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer recently commented on his contribution to the upcoming PROBOT project, led by former NIRVANA and current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl, in the form of a track called "Big Sky", the final recordings for which were delivered over a year ago. According to Fischer, I haven't heard from ...
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SOULFLY's forthcoming CD is likely to be called simply III and not the previously reported Soulfly III: Enterfaith when it surfaces during the summer, according to informed sources. It is also highly unlikely that the album will be issued on the previously projected date of June 25th, with a mid-summer release currently expected for the ...
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SOULFLY have pushed back the release of their forthcoming third full-length CD, tentatively entitled Soulfly III: Enterfaith, to an as-yet-undetermined July date through Roadrunner Records. Produced and mixed by mainman Max Cavalera and Otto D'Agnolo at Phoenix's (Brill Street) Chaton Studios, Soulfly III: Enterfaith is said to be a more energetic and “thrashier” offering ...
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Sweden's PAIN, led by HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tagtgren, have posted the video for their latest single, "Just Hate Me", online at the following locations: Lo-Speed Hi-Speed The clip is presently scheduled to be shown on Sweden's Voxpop TV show on February 26th. As previously reported, "Just Hate Me" was co-written by ...
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SOULFLY have reportedly set Soulfly III: Enterfaith as the title to their forthcoming third full-length CD, which is tentatively due to be issued on May 20th in Europe and May 21st in the US via Roadrunner Records. The upcoming CD—which will include an appearance by mainman Max Cavalera's stepson Richie on the last track composed ...
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Nothing Remains The Same, the third full-length album from Sweden's PAIN, featuring HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tagtgren, entered the Swedish Album charts at position #6 as the highest new entry the week of its release. The first single, "Shut Your Mouth" still sits tightly in the top 20 on the Singles chart after two months. Meanwhile, ...
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PROBOT, the much-anticipated metal side project of former NIRVANA drummer and current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl, have made available for download an MP3 of the song "Shake Your Blood", featuring MOTORHEAD mainman Lemmy on lead vocals, at this location (to read the lyrics, click here). The trackwhich bears more than ...
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The third and final phase of the JUDAS PRIEST re-masters is scheduled to be released in early March (March 4th in Germany). There will be only two unreleased studio songs on them—"All Fired Up" (Turbo) and "Living Bad Dreams" (Painkiller)—30-seconds sound excerpts in Real Audio of which can be heard at this and ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SOULFLY TAKE BREAK FROM THE STUDIO FOR CO-HEADLINING TOUR WITH STATIC-X Phoenix, AZ - Max Cavalera and the SOULFLY tribe are currently putting the finishing touches on their latest studio effort to be released late Spring 2002. In the meantime, SOULFLY will be heading out on the road on a co-headlining stint ...
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Better known outside his native Sweden as the leader of acclaimed metal act HYPOCRISY, Peter Tagtgren achieved much success back home with PAIN's last studio offering, 1999's Rebirth, which produced one gold single (“Suicide Machine”) and established the multi-talented musician/producer as metal visionary of sorts. His latest release, the group's third, sees the songwriter expanding ...
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SOULFLY have set a tentative release date of May 20th (Europe) and May 21st (US) for their as-yet-untitled third full-length effort, which was recently produced by mainman Max Cavalera and engineered by Otto D'Agnolo at Phoenix's (Brill Street) Chaton Studios. At this time, no decision has yet been made with regards to the identity ...
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Sweden's PAIN, led by HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tagtgren, have collaborated with mega-producer Max Martin (aka Martin Sandberg—i.e. BRITNEY SPEARS, BACKSTREET BOYS, CELINE DION) and Per Aldeheim (i.e. DEF LEPPARD, LAMBRETTA) on the second single from the group's just-released third CD, Nothing Remains The Same. Entitled “Just Hate Me”, the track—which was co-written by Martin/Aldeheim and ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEGA-DRUMMER NICK MENZA SET TO RELEASE SOLO PROJECT ON FEBRUARY 15TH ON MENZANATIONS RECORDS With Life After Deth, Nick Menza lets loose razor-sharp and aggressive songs on an unsuspecting public. Produced by Nick Menza and co-produced by Max Norman (i.e. MEGADETH, OZZY, SAVATAGE, FATES WARNING, LOUDNESS), Life After Deth was ten years ...
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Finnish string quartet APOCALYPTICA have parted ways with one of the group's four cellists, Max Lilja. Here is the band's official statement on the matter: After the artistically satisfying, but very exhausting two-and-half-year project with the Cult album, we have finally started to raise our sights towards the future. Instead of focusing only on music, ...
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FOO FIGHTERS mainman Dave Grohl (ex-NIRVANA) recently posted a message on the band's site describing the experience of working with MOTORHEAD mastermind Lemmy on a song called "Shake Your Blood", which will appear on an upcoming album by Grohl's metal side-project PROBOT. In his diary message, Grohl makes obvious his clear admiration for the rock'n'roll ...
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