STONE SOUR/SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor was recently asked by fan via the Roadrunner Records U.K. web site to name the coolest person he has ever met in his life. "I've met some really cool people, so we'll do the top 5," Taylor responded. "Hope that's alright. A. Scott Ian and the guys from ANTHRAX B. ...
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DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice will be taking a break from the songwriting sessions for the new DP album to play a couple of Italian shows in February with the DEEP PURPLE tribute band GIANLUCA TAGLIAVINI. The group, who feature in their ranks guitarist Max Magagni (Ian makes an appearance on Magagni's 2001 album "Twister"), ...
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Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM have parted ways with longtime drummer Max Duhamel following the completion of the band's recent European tour. According to an official press release, "Max announced to the band that he will be retiring but accepted nonetheless to do the upcoming North American tour in Feb./March 2003 with HATE ETERNAL, DYING FETUS ...
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SEPULTURA's Igor Cavalera needed three days to lay down the drum tracks for the group's upcoming full-length album at AR Studios in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Andreas Kisser will start recording his guitar tracks next week. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to last year's "Nation" is being produced by Steve Evetts (SNAPCASE, EARTH CRISIS), and is tentatively ...
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WILL HAVEN have issued an official statement regarding their decision to disband following their final show together at the Capital Garage in Sacramento, California on Friday, Jan. 24. The statement reads as follows: "As most of you may already know, WILL HAVEN will be playing its final show on the 24th of January in Sacramento. ...
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SEPULTURA's Igor Cavalera laid down the drum tracks to three songs during the first day of recording (Sunday, Jan. 12) for the group's upcoming full-length album at AR Studios in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. View the band's progress in the studio via two studio webcams at this location. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to last ...
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Ever since METALLICA popularized the concept of recording other artists' songs for use as either single B-sides or bonus tracks, cover songs in metal have been as commonplace as the CDs themselves — much to the dismay of the record-buying public, who have been subjected to some hideous attempts at other people's material over the ...
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A recording of former SEPULTURA and current SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera's "spoken word" appearance at this year's Crossing Border festival can be heard online in streaming audio at this location. Crossing Border, dubbed "the largest spoken/word festival in combination with music, literature and film in Europe," took place on Saturday, Nov. 9 at ...
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SEPULTURA began shooting the video for their rendition of U2's "Bullet The Blue Sky" — one of the cover tracks featured on their upcoming EP, "Revolusongs" — last Friday (Nov. 29) in São Paulo, Brazil. To view 32 photos taken at the video shoot, click here. "Revolusongs" is set to surface via FNM/Universal ...
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New York-based GIZMACHI are in the process of recording a new demo with 40 BELOW SUMMER frontman Max Illidge producing. An early version of the song "People Show", featuring scratch vocals, has been posted online at this location. ...
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Former SEPULTURA and current SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera will appear at Crossing Border festival, dubbed "the largest spoken/word festival in combination with music, literature and film in Europe," on Saturday, Nov. 9 at Melkweg in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Max had previously appeared at the event back in 1997. For more information on the Crossing Border ...
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Sweden's HEARSE, featuring current NONEXIST vocalist Johan Liiva (ex-ARCH ENEMY) and ex-FURBOWL drummer Max Thornell, has finished recording its debut album, "Dominion Reptilian", at Stockholm-based Dog Pound Studios (ENTOMBED, TERRA FIRMA) for an early 2003 release through Hammerheart Records. "Dominion Reptilian" was recorded over a four-week period with technician Jonas Elder, and is described by ...
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CELTIC FROST mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer recently responded to criticism by a fan that the band's high demands and asking price to record a reunion album with the group have essentially caused CF's progress with the upcoming CD to remain at a standstill for much of the year since the reunion plans were officially announced. ...
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FOO FIGHTERS mainman Dave Grohl contemplated approaching UNLEASHED frontman Johnny Hedlund to contribute lead vocals to one of the songs for his upcoming metal project, PROBOT, but changed his mind after learning of the Swedish death metal vocalist's rumored Nazi leanings, Grohl revealed in an interview with Sweden's Close-Up magazine. "I love UNLEASHED's music — ...
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An exclusive interview with world-famous record producer/engineer Max Norman, who has worked on some of the biggest and most famous records during the 1980s and 1990s (OZZY OSBOURNE, MEGADETH, etc.), has been posted online at this location. ...
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STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has posted the following update via the group's official web site: "The [Elements — Part 1] album is ready, mastered and sent to our record companies in Germany, France and in Japan. "The track list will be provided later, but I can tell you that it contains 62 minutes of music. ...
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A full-length MP3 of the track "Roots Bloody Roots", taken from SEPULTURA's forthcoming Under A Pale Grey Sky live album, can be downloaded from this location. As previously reported, Under A Pale Grey Sky is a recorded document of the last-ever performance of the classic SEPULTURA line-up of Max Cavalera (guitar/vocals), Igor Cavalera ...
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A bunch of high-quality photos taken at the August 17th SLAYER, SOULFLY, and IN FLAMES gig at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts can be viewed at this location. In related news, Theundergroundscene.net has just posted a brand new interview with current SOULFLY and former SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera in which the singer comments ...
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A live recording of SEPULTURA's "Territory", taken from the group's forthcoming Under A Pale Grey Sky CD, can be downloaded in MP3 form from this location. As previously reported, Under A Pale Grey Sky is a recorded document of the last-ever performance of the classic SEPULTURA line-up of Max Cavalera (guitar/vocals), Igor Cavalera ...
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LOCKUP, featuring NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury, NAPALM DEATH guitarist Jesse Pintado, former AT THE GATES/THE CROWN frontman Tomas Lindberg, and DIMMU BORGIR drummer Nick Barker, are tentatively scheduled to perform a one-off show in London in October. Plans also exist for the group to play a couple of shows in Ireland and a Scottish ...
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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), will issue a 7" EP, entitled "Torch", on August 12th through Hammerheart Records. The group's debut full-length album, entitled Dominion Reptillian, is due at the end of the year. Johan and Max had previously played together ...
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SEPULTURA's forthcoming live CD, entitled Under A Pale Grey Sky, is scheduled for release on September 24th through Roadrunner Records. As previously reported, Under A Pale Grey Sky is a recorded document 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. ...
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SEPULTURA are collaborating with Brazilian DJ Zé Gonzales (i.e. PLANET HEMP, RACIONAIS, XIS) and rapper Sabotage on a version of PUBLIC ENEMY's "Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos", which will be included on the group's upcoming EP of covers. As of Wednesday, July 31st, SEPULTURA's Igor Cavalera had completed the drum tracks for the ...
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The cover artwork for SEPULTURA's forthcoming live CD, entitled Under A Pale Grey Sky, can be viewed at this location. A recorded document 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 ...
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SEPULTURA have finished a pre-production recording of five cover tracks to be included on their upcoming mini-EP, which is scheduled to be tracked beginning on July 25th at Trama studios in São Paulo, Brazil with producer Steve Evetts (i.e. EARTH CRISIS, SNAPCASE). An October release through an as-yet-undetermined label is expected. The following songs were ...
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SEPULTURA's forthcoming live album, Under A Pale Grey Sky, is set for a September 17th release through Roadrunner Records. A recorded document 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 ...
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SEPULTURA will enter Trama studios in São Paulo, Brazil on July 25th with producer Steve Evetts (i.e. EARTH CRISIS, SNAPCASE) to record a mini-CD consisting of several cover songs and a couple of new cuts, to be released through an as-yet-undetermined label later in the year. At the moment, the plan is for the EP ...
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SEPULTURA will lay down a cover version of the EXODUS classic "Piranha" during the recording sessions for their upcoming mini-CD, due later in the year. As previously reported, SEPULTURA are tentatively set to enter Trama studios in São Paulo, Brazil during August to record a mini-CD consisting of five or six cover songs and two ...
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SEPULTURA's upcoming mini-CD will feature two brand new original cuts, one of which is almost certain to be "Corrupted", the song the group have been performing live during their most recent Brazilian headlining gigs. As exclusively reported here yesterday, SEPULTURA are tentatively set to enter Trama studios in São Paulo, Brazil during August ...
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SEPULTURA are tentatively set to enter Trama studios in São Paulo, Brazil during August to record a mini-CD consisting of five or six cover songs, to be released later in the year through an as-yet-undetermined label, BLABBERMOUTH.NET can exclusively reveal. At the moment, the plan is for the EP to be issued in Brazil only, ...
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