The remaining members of SEPULTURA — Andreas Kisser (guitar), Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr. (bass), and Derick Green (vocals) — have issued the following statement regarding the departure of drummer Igor Cavalera: "Since the beginning of SEPULTURA the ideas of the band were based on the open mindedness, a strong attitude, and the belief in what ...
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DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen spoke to Max Grinndal of the Swedish program "Nyhetsmorgon" on the channel TV4 about playing drums with one arm, the reaction he got the first time he did it live, "cheating" on some songs, whether he missed not being in the biggest rock band in the world anymore, and more. ...
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In the two days since drummer Igor Cavalera announced his departure from SEPULTURA, there has been a great deal of speculation regarding the reasons for his split with the group and his future plans. While some fans have theorized that Igor became disillusioned with playing heavy metal and wanted to explore different musical styles, many ...
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Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA have yet to comment on yesterday's announcement that their drummer and co-founder, Igor Cavalera, has left the group due to "artistic differences." However, according to a posting on the band's official web site, guitarist Andreas Kisser, Derrick Green and Paulo Xisto Jr. have vowed to continue with the group despite this major ...
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Drummer Igor Cavalera has officially announced his departure from SEPULTURA (as exclusively reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on January 13, 2006 and subsequently denied by both the band and Igor). In a statement released today (June 12) to the Brazilian media, Igor attributed the split to "artistic incompatibility" with his SEPULTURA bandmates — guitarist Andreas ...
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DEF LEPPARD's video for "Rock On", the first single from their brand-new release, "Yeah!", has been posted online at the band's official web site, DefLeppard.com. On Monday (June 12), the video goes into regular TV rotation on VH1 in the U.S. "Rock On" is a classic radio smash originally done by DAVID ESSEX ...
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A six-minute live video of SOULFLY performing the songs "Roots Bloody Roots", "Jumpdafuckup", and "Bring It" to thousands of metalheads on Monday, June 5 at the Pinkpop festival in the Netherlands has been posted online at YouTube.com. In related news, a performance-only music video of APOCALYPTICA's new single "Repressed" — featuring guest appearances ...
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Drummer Max Marzocca of the Italian death metallers NATRON has issued the following update: "Yes, we know it! Someone already started to think we disappeared because we didn't update [the web site] for a while but the reason of this three-month-long silence was that we preferred to wait a little while before to communicate to ...
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SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser joined Brazilian death metallers KRISIUN on stage at Opinião Bar in Porto Alegre, Brazil on May 28, 2006 for renditions of the SEPULTURA classics "Troops of Doom" and "Refuse/Resist". Check out pictures at RockBrigade.com.br. As previously reported, SEPULTURA are rumored to have selected Jean Dolabella (ex-UDORA) as their new ...
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Ex-SEPULTURA/current SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera has slammed the current touring version of his former band as "fake" and has reiterated his desire to one day take part in a reunion of the group's classic lineup. When asked during a Sirius Satellite Radio interview last month if there have been talks between him and the guys ...
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According to Brazil's 89 FM, SEPULTURA are rumored to have selected Jean Dolabella (ex-UDORA) as their new touring drummer following Roy Mayorga's (ex-SOULFLY) decision to join STONE SOUR as a full-time member. SEPULTURA founding member and drummer Igor Cavalera announced earlier in the year that he was taking a break from the group's ...
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Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA have been confirmed for the Vilar de Mouros 2006 festival, set to take place July 21-23 in Vilar de Mouros, Portugal. Also scheduled to perform are MOONSPELL and CRADLE OF FILTH, among many others. Vilar de Mouros is said to be an extremely small village, with around 600 inhabitants, at the extreme ...
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Ellen Gager of Midwest Excess recently conducted an interview with SOULFLY/ex-SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Midwest Excess: Do you feel that the European and South American music scenes are different than the scenes in the U.S.? Max: "Yah, you know, they bring different elements. I think ...
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Finnish Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH, PAN THY MONIUM) fan site Swano.tk recently conducted an interview with Swanö about the projects he is currently involved in, both as a producer and as a performing musician. A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Q: You are probably busy with all kinds ...
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SEPULTURA's official web site has been updated with the "uncensored" version of the group's video for the track "Convicted in Life". Check it out at this location (Quicktime required). The clip was shot over a two-day period in February in São Paulo, Brazil. Check out pictures from the making of the video at ...
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Although SOULFLY's video for "Carved Inside" first appeared on European TV many months ago (around the time of the release of the band's latest CD, "Dark Ages"), it is now finally set to be premiered in the States. MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" will air this video for the first time on May 27, so tune in ...
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Jake Rosenberg of Transcending the Mundane recently conducted an interview with SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Transcending the Mundane: A lot of reviewers and fans have been dubbing "Dante XXI" as "the best thing since 'Roots'", "SEPULTURA's comeback album," etc. Does that make you feel that ...
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HOUSE OF LORDS, TALISMAN and MAD MAX are among the confirmed bands for the United Forces Of Rock Vol. 2 festival, set to take place October 1 at the Rockfabrik in Ludwigsburg (near Stuttgart), Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: HOUSE OF LORDS TALISMAN MAD MAX DANNY VAUGHN KIP WINGER (acoustic) GARY ...
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Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack (Sirius 27) has announced the upcoming airing of MAXimum CAVALERA Radio, a two-part aural slaying through the mouth and ears of the Brazilian metal warrior Max Cavalera, who founded the bands SEPULTURA and SOULFLY. Part 1, "The Best of Cavalera", hosted by Hard Attack's José, explores Max's musical dominations, how ...
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SEPULTURA members Andreas Kisser and Derrick Green will be the featured guests on "Bloody Roots" (hosted by author Ian Christe) on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack on Tuesday, May 16 beginning at 9:00 p.m. EST. "Hear the greatest international success story in metal from the horses' mouths, as we replay tracks covering the band's epic ...
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TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider and guitarist Joe Satriani are among the legendary rock musicians and songwriters who will teach and play with around 80 rock and roll fans over a five-day period in August (13-17) in New York City as part of Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, where rock and roll dreams come true ...
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According to an SPV Records representative, Andreas Kisser and Derrick Green from SEPULTURA will be the featured guests on next Saturday's (May 20) "Headbanger's Ball" episode. "Headbanger's Ball" airs Saturday nights between 10:00 p.m. and midnight EST on MTV2. [NOTE: Tonight's guests are BURST, ***NOT*** SEPULTURA.] As previoulsly reported, SEPULTURA's video for the track "Convicted ...
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A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of "Cheezesteak" has submitted the following report: "I went to go see SOULFLY last night [May 12] at the Irving Plaza [in New York City]. There wasn't a ton of people, which was great because it was easy to get a drink. Like the third song in was 'Roots ...
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SEPULTURA's video for the track "Convicted in Life" has been posted online at YouTube.com. The clip was shot over a two-day period in February in São Paulo, Brazil. Check out pictures from the shoot at this location. "Convicted in Life" (mp3) comes off the group's latest album, "Dante XXI", ...
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A rare NAILBOMB music video for the track "Wasting Away" has been posted online at this location. NAILBOMB was the short-lived side project of then-SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera and FUDGE TUNNEL's Alex Newport, formed between the recording of SEPULTURA's "Chaos A.D." and "Roots" albums. This video includes extremely rare footage that was nearly ...
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SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner has posted the following update on the band's MySpace.com page: "Just a little note to catch everyone up-to-date on what's going on over here in New York. "For the last two weeks I've been pretty busy outside of the band doing some private lessons and doing clinics in New York ...
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New York-based death metallers SKINLESS have uploaded two tracks from their new album, "Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead", due on June 13 via Relapse Records. Check out the songs "Execution of Reason" (mp3) and "Deviation Will Not Be Tolerated" (mp3). "Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead" ...
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SEPULTURA members Andreas Kisser (guitar) and Derrick Green (vocals) will be making the trek from Brazil to New York City next week to be guests of MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball". Look for an edited version of the controversial video for "Convicted in Life" to appear on the show soon. A confirmed date for the guest appearance ...
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Blastwave webzine (web site) recently conducted an interview with SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Blastwave: I've heard "Dante XXI" referred to as a comeback album. As far as I can see, this line up has produced three quality albums anyway, so why does this one in particular ...
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Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA's video for their new single "Repressed" — which features guest appearances by Max Cavalera from SOULFLY and Matt Tuck from BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE — has been posted online at this location. As previously reported, the "Repressed" single is scheduled for release on May 19, while the two-CD "best of" ...
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