Roadrunner Records U.K. recently conducted an interview with WALLS OF JERICHO frontwoman Candace Kucsulain. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: What are your musical influences? Candace: "There would be tons of musical influences for everybody in the band, I'm gonna talk as a whole as a band, y'know old METALLICA, SLAYER, there's ...
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FIRST BLOOD's Carl Schwartz is reportedly filling in for HATEBREED bassist Chris Beattie on HATEBREED's European tour after Beattie injured his right hand Thursday night (Nov. 9), making it impossible for him to take part in the trek. HATEBREED is continuing to tour in support of its new album, "Supremacy", which entered the German national ...
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Century Media Records has set a November 6 European release date for a limited, specially priced version of SICK OF IT ALL's most recent album "Death to Tyrants". Celebrating SICK OF IT ALL's 20th anniversary as still one of the leading old-school hardcore acts, this tour edition commemorates not only a legendary band but also ...
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SICK OF IT ALL drummer Armand Majidi has commented on the group's upcoming tribute abum, "Our Impact Will Be Felt", due on January 23, 2007 through Abacus Recordings. Said Majidi: "As we've been touring and gearing up for the next European tour, the folks at Abacus have been at work compiling tracks for a tribute ...
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One of the most influential bands in the history of hard music, SICK OF IT ALL, is celebrating its 20th year as a band. In honor of this mark in history, SICK OF IT ALL is releasing a tribute album, entitled "Our Impact Will Be Felt", with many of today's leading bands covering their favorite ...
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AGNOSTIC FRONT, SICK OF IT ALL, MURPHY'S LAW, MADBALL and HARLEY'S WAR will team up for a special show this Sunday, October 8 at CBGB in New York City. "When we played CBGBs earlier this year, we announced it as our last show at CBs," MADBALL said. "At the time, we had planned on that ...
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WALLS OF JERICHO's video for the song "A Trigger Full of Promises" will receive its "Headbanger's Ball" premiere tonight (Saturday, Sept. 30) on MTV2. Filmed by director Dale Restighini (TRIVIUM, HATEBREED, FALL OUT BOY), the clip is consistent with the band's dark sound, filmed in discarded prison cells located deep in the rural countryside of ...
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Legendary New York hardcore band MADBALL has issued the following update: "Second trip Down Under in as many years was a great success. We just returned from New Zealand and Australia, and we'd like to take some time out to say thanks.... "Thanks to Dave and Gavin for the New Zealand shows. We played four ...
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Blender.com has uploaded a number of exclusive photos from HATEBREED's August 30, 2006 show at CBGB in New York City. Check out the pictures, and read a review of concert, at this location. As previously reported, HATEBREED's new album, "Supremacy", entered the German national album chart at position No. 52. The CD sold ...
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HATEBREED's "Supremacy" has entered the German national album chart at position No. 52. As previously reported, "Supremacy" sold around 27,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 31 on The Billboard 200 chart. This number is roughly in line with the first-week tally registered by its ...
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HATEBREED's video for the song "Defeatist" has been posted online at this location. The clip was shot on July 31 in Naugatuck, Connecticut in an abandoned factory which was also used by Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise for the end sequence of the film "War of the Worlds" and was helmed by acclaimed ...
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THE DISTANCE has been confirmed for the European Persistence Tour, which is scheduled to kick off on November 30. The final lineup is as follows: SICK OF IT ALL MADBALL WALLS OF JERICHO TERROR COMEBACK KID DESTINY THE DISTANCE Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Nov. 30 - Wiesbaden - Schlachthof (Germany) Dec. 01 ...
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HATEBREED treated its hometown fans to a signing of its new album, "Supremacy", at Exile On Main St in Hamden, Connecticut on Tuesday (August 29). This was a very special event because the bandmembers grew up shopping at this store themselves. Al, the owner, told stories about vocalist Jamey Jasta's frequent visits when he was ...
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SICK OF IT ALL, MADBALL, TERROR, WALLS OF JERICHO, COMEBACK KID and DESTINY will team up for the European Persistence Tour, which is scheduled to kick off on November 30. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Nov. 30 - Wiesbaden - Schlachthof (Germany) Dec. 01 - London - Forum (United Kingdom) Dec. 02 - ...
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Independent Label Group (ILG), composed of Warner Music Group Corp.'s Asylum Records, East West Records and Cordless Recordings, today (August 7) announced it has acquired a stake in Ferret Music, an entertainment company specializing in metal-based music. Under the agreement, ILG will work hand in hand with Ferret Music across its various business units, including ...
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MADBALL bassist Hoya will make his film debut in the upcoming "Rapturious" movie, which was written and directed by Kamal Ahmed (of Jerky Boys fame). More information is available at IMDB.com. MADBALL released their first album for Ferret Music, "Legacy", last August. The band recently took part in the European version of the ...
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Legendary New York hardcore/metal act LEEWAY have lined up the following dates during the coming weeks: Jun. 04 - Farmingdale, NY @ Club Loaded/Crazy Donkey Jun. 17 - New London, CT @ Club Hypnotiq (w/ MADBALL) Jun. 18 - New York, NY @ CBGB Jun. 23 - Stuttgart/Backnang, GER @ Backnanger Strassenfest Jun. 24 - ...
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CHIMAIRA's video for the song "Save Ourselves" has been posted online at this location. CHIMAIRA frontman Mark Hunter had previously confirmed that the band shot some of the footage for the "Save Ourselves" video during their headlining performance at The Icon in Buffalo, New York on March 23, 2006. A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by ...
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CHIMAIRA's video for the song "Save Ourselves" will premiere on Fuse TV Wednesday night (March 24) at 3:00 a.m. EST (12:00 a.m. PST). CHIMAIRA frontman Mark Hunter had previously confirmed that the band shot some of the footage for the "Save Ourselves" video during their headlining performance at The Icon in Buffalo, New York on ...
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The e-card for the "Sounds of the Underground Live: Volume 1" DVD is now online, and features a three-minute teaser of all the live footage and backstage chaos from the DVD. The teaser is available at this location. CLUTCH and GWAR live clips from the DVD will be added shortly. Last year marked ...
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German death metallers MISERY SPEAKS will release their self-titled debut album on June 23 via Alveran Records. The CD was recorded and produced by Ralf Müller, Alexander Dietz and Patrick W. Engel at Rape Of Harmonies Studio (HEAVEN SHALL BURN, FALL OF SERENITY, MAROON, NARZISS) and was mixed by Swedish producer/artist Dan Swanö (EDGE OF ...
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REMEMBERING NEVER's video for the track "Con Artist" has been posted online at this location. "The video was filmed by director David Rodsky, who was really awesome and easy to work with," REMEMBERING NEVER vocalist Mean Pete said. "The video takes place in Brooklyn, and features a cop hanging out with a guy ...
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BLEED THE SKY and UNDERDOG have cancelled their appearances at this year's installment of the With Full Force festival, set to take place June 30 – July 2 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. Meanwhile, WITH HONOR and LIAR have both been confirmed for the event, which is being headlined by KORN, MOTÖRHEAD, SOULFLY and ...
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Cleveland, Ohio's CHIMAIRA have officially parted ways with Roadrunner Records. The group have issued the following statement on the matter: "The Jager tour with ARCH ENEMY has been going fucking great. 99% of the shows have been super-packed and the crowds have been amazing for all of the bands. This is a great package and ...
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Last year marked the inaugural Sounds of the Underground tour, which saw 17 of the best and most brutal metal acts around traverse the U.S. and Canada in what proved to be a very successful alternative to the more commercial Ozzfest. The tour hit the parking lot of the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ on ...
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IN FLAMES, DARK FORTRESS and SLAPSHOT have been confirmed for this year's installment of the With Full Force festival, set to take place June 30 – July 2 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): A.O.K. AGNOSTIC FRONT AMORPHIS ARCH ENEMY BLEED THE SKY BLOODSIMPLE ...
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German death metallers MISERY SPEAKS have inked a deal with Alveran Records. The group's self-titled debut album was recorded and produced by Ralf Müller, Alexander Dietz and Patrick W. Engel at Rape Of Harmonies Studio (HEAVEN SHALL BURN, FALL OF SERENITY, MAROON, NARZISS) and was mixed by Swedish producer/artist Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH, ...
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ZAO have been forced to drop off of the remaining dates on the Ferret Music "Under the Gun Tour" due to an injury sustained by frontman Daniel Weyandt. Co-headliners MADBALL and REMEMBERING NEVER, along with support acts THE BANNER and SCARLET, will continue the tour as scheduled. Weyandt broke four bones in his left-hand in ...
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MTV.com is reporting that HATEBREED have been in continuing negotiations with Roadrunner Records and are close to signing a deal with the label. "We ended up doing two records with Universal, and our time at that label was killer," frontman Jamey Jasta explained to MTV.com when asked about the talks. "We sold over ...
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