Chris Hamilton of Albany, NY's Capital News 9 is reporting that a woman named Susan Balfour wants to stop the "Aggressive Music Festival" planned at the Glens Falls Civic Center in July. The concert, which is scheduled to take place July 17-18, will feature performances from such acts as SLAYER, SLIPKNOT, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, ...
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Former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland and ex-TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE axeman Alex Skolnick will be making guest appearances on the forthcoming LAMB OF GOD album, "Ashes of the Wake". Commented Poland: "This is MEGADETH for the New Millennium." Added Skolnick: "LAMB OF GOD is a breath of fresh air that stands head and shoulders above all the cookie ...
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LEAVES' EYES, the new band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull), and ATROCITY are the latest acts confirmed for the Rock The Nations Open Air Festival 2004, a three-day event set to take place July 2-4 in Istanbul, Turkey. ...
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A brand-new THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN track, entitled "Panasonic Youth", has been posted online at this location. "Panasonic Youth" comes off the group's forthcoming full-length album, "Miss Machine", due on July 20 through Relapse Records. The CD will be released August 2 in Europe. The much-anticipated follow up to "Calculating Infinity", "Miss Machine" ...
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Former FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares was recently interviewed by HitThePit.com about his recent and upcoming activities. Asked for his opinion on the new FEAR FACTORY record, "Archetype" (the group's first since Dino's departure), Cazares replied, "I don't think my opinion matters, the true FF fans know what's up, they know where it started." With ...
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Swiss metalcore band CATARACT have inked a deal with Metal Blade Records. The band have just completed work on their new album, "With Triumph Comes Loss", at Antfarm Studio in Aarhus, Denmark with producer Tue Madsen for a September 6 release. A vinyl version of the album will be released through Dead Serious Records. The ...
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HATEBREED are looking for audience members to join them during their appearance on "IMX", Fuse's daily live show, on Thursday, May 13. If you're between the ages of 15-25, based in the NYC area, and available on May 13 between 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., send an e-mail to [email protected] The Fuse studio is centrally ...
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Massachusetts-based thrash metal quintet SHADOWS FALL have set "The War Within" as the title of their fourth full-length release, tentatively scheduled for an early September release through Century Media Records. The new album, produced again by Zeuss (HATEBREED) at Planet Z Studios in Massachusetts, will feature the tracks "The Power Of I & I" and ...
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HATEBREED have posted the following message on their official web site: "We would like to sincerely apologize to all of our fans in Vancouver who will not get to see us [Saturday night, May 8] due to the Canadian Border Patrol. Every other Customs Department in every other country in the world that we have ...
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Relapse Records recording artists BURNT BY THE SUN will see their new video — for the song "Forlani" — premier on this weekend's edition of "Headbanger's Ball". "Headbangers Ball" airs Saturdays from 10-12 PM EST on MTV2. Taken from BURNT BY THE SUN's acclaimed album "The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good", the "Forlani" ...
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JUDAS PRIEST have announced another "extra" date during this year's Ozzfest. Confirmed "off Ozzfest" dates are as follows: Jul. 26 - Nampa, ID @ Idaho Center Amphitheater Jul. 30 - Marysville, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre Aug. 04 - El Paso, TX @ Don Haskins Center Aug. 18 - Toronto, Ontario @ TBA According to ...
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Dutch thrash metallers INSTIL have posted another track online at the Garden of Exile Records website. The song "Sole Rights" is taken from the group's upcoming full-length CD, "Fire Reflects In Ashes", due on May 14 through Garden of Exile. Download it at this location. INSTIL play a mix of melodic and aggressive ...
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AGNOSTIC FRONT have lined up the following East Coast dates during July: Jul. 09 - Baltimore, MD - Otto Bar Jul. 11 - Farmingdale, NY - The Downtown Jul. 16 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - The Zoo Jul. 24 - Elizabeth, NJ – Rexplex AGNOSTIC FRONT recently spent time in at Planet Z studio in Massachusetts ...
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Los Angeles tough-core unit TERROR have inked a deal with Trustkill Records. The group's debut full-length CD, "One With The Underdogs", was produced by DEATH BY STEREO's Paul Miner (ATREYU, THRICE) and is scheduled for release in August. The follow-up to the group's nine song EP "Lowest Of The Low" (Bridge 9) features guest vocal ...
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GOD FORBID will be filming a video for the track "Antihero" with director Dale Resteghini (FEAR FACTORY, HATEBREED, NORA) this coming Sunday, May 2, at CBC Media in Islandia, NY. "Extras will be needed, so if you're in the New York area and want to make your mark in [New Wave of American Heavy Metal] ...
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DAMAGEPLAN have been forced to pull out of their scheduled appearance at Bricktown Events Center in Oklahoma City Wednesday night (April 28) "due to a family emergency of one of the band members," according to an Elektra Records publicist. DAMAGEPLAN are currrently on the road as part of the "Headbanger's Ball Tour", also featuring HATEBREED, ...
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DAMAGEPLAN will be making an in-store appearance at Spinstreet in Memphis, Tennessee on Tuesday, April 27 at 5:30 p.m. The entire "Headbanger's Ball" tour crew will be there, including HATEBREED, DROWNING POOL and UNEARTH. The event is being sponsored by the alternative rock station 93X WMFS. Location: Spinstreet Poplar Plaza 3484 Poplar Ave. Space D-2 ...
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SOULFLY have been confirmed for the 11th edition of With Full Force festival, a three-day event set to be held July 2-4 at airport Roitzschjora, Löbnitz near Leipzig, Germany. The complete list of bands set to appear at the festival is as follows: A.O.K. ADJUDGEMENT AGNOSTIC FRONT ATROCITY BEATSTEAKS BENEDICTION BILLY TALENT BLOOD FOR BLOOD ...
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Steve Kornacki of TBO.com is reporting that more than 20 arrests for drug-related charges were made Friday and Saturday at the Livestock 14 concert festival in Zephyrhills, Florida, according to Pasco County Sheriff's Department reports. Two arrests on charges of battery and one arrest on charges of driving under the influence also were ...
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Relapse Records recording artists THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN have begun the recording of their new full-length album, entitled "Miss Machine". The innovative band are recording at both NYC's Mission and Water recording studios with Steve Evetts (HATEBREED, THE CURE, SEPULTURA, etc). The much-anticipated follow up to "Calculating Infinity", "Miss Machine" will be mixed at NYC's ...
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Orange County, California-based straight-edge hardcore band THROWDOWN have secured a second-stage slot at this year's Ozzfest, kicking off July 10 in Hartford, Connecticut. The band's official statement on the matter is as follows: "We are super stoked to say that we have officially been added to this years OZZFEST! We just got word today [Thursday, ...
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Ozzfest.com is currently hosting a TV commercial for this year's Ozzfest. Download the 31-second clip at this location (file size: 2.7 MB). In other news, HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta spoke to MTV.com about his band's plans to play with SLAYER in smaller venues on off days during Ozzfest 2004. According to ...
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SKINLAB bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel has issued the following update on the band's activities: "Hey there everyone. Sorry it's been awhile since the last official update. Even though we've been laying low since the completion of the Jagermusic tour with SLAYER, HATEBREED and our labelmates ARCH ENEMY, there has been a lot going on in the ...
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HATE ETERNAL guitarist Erik Rutan has posted the following message on the group's web site: "Hello, my evil friends. Rutan here. I apologize for the lack of updates on our site but we've been touring forever. We finished the ARCH ENEMY tour, the HATEBREED tour, and then the DEICIDE/KRISIUN tour and our headliner in Europe ...
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HATEBREED have announced that they will be playing a bunch of dates with SLAYER and JUDAS PRIEST on "off" days during this year's Ozzfest tour. Club dates with DEVILDRIVER are also a possibility. HATEBREED are in the middle of the "Headbanger's Ball Tour" with DAMAGEPLAN, DROWNING POOL and UNEARTH. The group's next live appearance will ...
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Danish "hybrid metal" act MNEMIC, featuring former INVOCATOR session drummer Brian Rasmussen and ex-MERCENARY guitarist Mircea G. Eftemie, have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Roskilde Festival, scheduled to take place July 1-4 in Roskilde, Denmark. Also set to appear are KORN, MESHUGGAH, HATEBREED and ILL NIÑO, among others. More confirmations will be ...
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MACHINE HEAD's video for "Imperium" and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's clip for "Rose Of Sharyn" will receive their U.S. premiere on the April 24 episode of MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball". An edited version of the "Imperium" video (minus the song's build-up intro) will kick off the show, which is being hosted by Jamey Jasta of HATEBREED fame. The ...
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The dynamic thrash metal quintet SHADOWS FALL will embark on a national U.S. headlining tour this summer in preparation for their highly anticipated fourth full-length release. The trek, dubbed the "Strhess Tour", will also feature AS I LAY DYING, HIMSA and REMEMBERING NEVER. SHADOWS FALL just entered Planet Z Studios (HATEBREED) to track the follow ...
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Sweden's LAKE OF TEARS have finished recording the follow-up to 2002's "The Neonai", entitled "Black Brick Road", and will begin mixing the effort this weekend. Mixing duties will be completed by April 28, with the mastering sessions scheduled to take place on April 29. The cover artwork will be handled by Kristian Wåhlin, who has ...
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The final lineup has been announced for the for the 2004 edition of Fury Fest, a three-day event set to take place June 25-27 at the Park Des Expositions in Le Mans, France. The complete schedule for the festival is as follows: Main Stage: Friday, June 25: SOULFLY TESTAMENT HATEBREED DROPKICK MURPHYS THE HAUNTED IGNITE ...
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