Finnish thrash/metal act MOKOMA's latest album, "Tämän Maailman Ruhtinaan Hovi" ("The Court of This World's Emperor), has been named Inferno magazine's 2004 "Album of the Year". The year-end Inferno list was determined via a poll of the magazine's editors and contributing writers. Inferno is Finland's leading metal magazine and is said to be one of ...
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Sirius Satellite Radio's "Hard Attack"/27 channel surrenders this weekend (12/3-12/5) to an "Eternity of SLAYER", playing a SLAYER song at the top of every hour (72 songs total). Defying doctor's orders after recently suffering throat damage, Tom Araya will return to the "Hard Attack" studios with host Jose Mangin to play his own musical selections, ...
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The Jägermeister Music Tour, headlined by metal icons SLAYER, will be hitting San Antonio's Sunset Station this Friday, December 3. Sharing the stage with SLAYER will be Austin's self-proclaimed No. 1 heavy metal artist, POWDERBURN. Sponsored by Jägermeister, one of the world's leading premium spirit brands, POWDERBURN will also be joining KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and MASTODON, ...
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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN's latest release, "Miss Machine", has been named Decibel magazine's 2004 "Album of the Year". The year-end Decibel list was determined via a poll of the magazine's editors and contributing writers. Released on July 20, 2004, "Miss Machine" was an immediate success. The album debuted at No. 106 on The Billboard Top ...
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MASTODON's latest release, "Leviathan", has been named Revolver magazine's 2004 "Album of the Year". The year-end Revolver list was determined via a poll of the magazine's editors and contributing writers. "Leviathan" was released on August 31, 2004 to exceptional fan and critical acclaim. The follow up to the band's heralded "Remission" album, "Leviathan" entered the ...
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MASTODON are the latest act added to the Extreme The Dojo Vol. 11 Japanese mini-tour featuring CONVERGE and ISIS. According to the official Extreme The Dojo web site, MASTODON confirmed their participation in the festival this past week. The dates are as follows: Feb. 02 – Osaka, JPN @ Club Quattro Feb. 03 - Nagoya, ...
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MASTODON's "Leviathan" has been named "Album of the Year" by the critics at Sweden's premiere metal/rock publication Close-Up. In the December/January issue, an array of musicians, including cover stars Robert Flynn from MACHINE HEAD and Anders Fridén from IN FLAMES (view cover here), discuss the music year 2004. MASTODON's "Leviathan" also made the ...
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have been confirmed for "The Taste of Chaos" tour that will also feature THE USED and MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE. From early February through the middle of April, "The Taste of Chaos Tour" will take KILLSWITCH ENGAGE around North America playing venues ranging in size from 3,000- to 10,000-seat capacity. "KILLSWITCH ENGAGE are one ...
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According to Toolband.com, TOOL bassist Justin Chancellor will be sitting in with Boston indie-metal behemoths ISIS during a couple of live performances in California. Chancellor will play on "Altered Course", the track he guested on on ISIS' latest CD, "Panopticon", available now on Ipecac Records. First up is a show at Glass House ...
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Sacramento, California-based "technical, melodic, blackened metal-core" band WITH PASSION have inked a deal with Earache Records. The band, who are inspired by the legends of European melodic death metal, from DISSECTION to AT THE GATES, as well as the best of the contemporary U.S.-Canada metal/hardcore crop, from CRYPTOPSY to BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, formed ...
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Fractured Transmitter Records has set a May 10 release date for the upcoming tribute CD to THE MELVINS. Titled "We Reach: The Music Of The Melvins", the album will include contributions from such acts as MESHUGGAH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, MASTODON, KEELHAUL, HOUSE OF LOW CULTURE, MEATJACK, LICKGOLDENSKY, ABSENTEE, DISENGAGE, ABDULLAH and ...
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Fuse TV's metal show "Uranium" will be airing its annual one hour "Viewers' Poll" special this Friday night October 29 at 8:00 p.m. EST (5:00 p.m. PST). The "Viewers' Poll" is where "Uranium" gives the loyal metal fans a chance to have their opinions heard by voting on some of the most pertinent topics in ...
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SLAYER have confirmed that they have cancelled four dates on their U.S. Jägermeister Music Tour under doctor's recommendation (as first reported here on Oct. 23). The cancelled dates are the tour's kick-off, Friday, October 29 in Springfield, MO, Saturday, October 30 in Des Moines, IA, Tuesday, November 9 in Belle Vernon (Pittsburgh), PA, ...
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According to a posting on the SLAYER fan site SlayerSaves.com, SLAYER have cancelled the first two dates of the Jägermeister Music Tour "due to health (vocal) problems" suffered by frontman Tom Araya. Two other gigs have also been cancelled to avoid the same issue from recurring. The affected dates are as follows: Oct. ...
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Celebrated U.S. quartet MASTODON will display the power and beauty of their revered live show in a just-announced U.K. headlining date. MASTODON will light up London's Garage on Monday, October 25. A direct link to more information on the special MASTODON show is available at this location. MASTODON are currently touring Europe with ...
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Howard Jones was recently interviewed by the Internet TV show "Metal Injection". "The sarcasm was at an all-time high for this hilarious interview," reads a posting on the group's web site. "The episode also features KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's new video for 'The End of Heartache' as well as videos from NIGHTWISH, TRIVIUM, SHADOWS ...
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarists Adam Dutkiewicz and Joel Stroetzel made their way to New York City Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 5) for an interview with Guitar World magazine. The pair were videotaped for a guitar lesson that will be given away in either DVD or CD-ROM format in an upcoming issue of the magazine. You can check ...
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Philadelphia hardcore metal band A LIFE ONCE LOST have inked a deal with Ferret Records. The group will enter Trax East studios in South River, NJ with producer Eric Rachel in January to begin recording their sophomore album, "Hunter", tentatively due in the spring. The follow-up to 2003's "A Great Artist" (Deathwish Inc.) will feature ...
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Several photos from the packaging to the upcoming SLAYER DVD, "Still Reigning", have been posted online at the Rock N Roll Experience web site. Check them out at this location. As previously reported, "Still Reigning" is scheduled for release on October 26. The disc will feature, for the first time ever, the original ...
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Ottawa, Canada quintet BURIED INSIDE have inked a deal with Relapse Records. The group's Relapse debut, "Chronoclast", is scheduled for release in early 2005. A special November 9, 2004 Canadian release date is expected. BURIED INSIDE "combine aggression with melody to create their own style of sleek and powerful heavy music," according to a press ...
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The following are the top heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending September 7, 2004, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan: PAPA ROACH – "Getting Away With Murder": 52,094 (chart pos.: 17) LAMB OF GOD – "Ashes of the Wake": 35,324 (chart position: 27) "Resident Evil" soundtrack: 25,453 (chart position: 43) MASTODON – ...
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The release date of SLAYER's upcoming DVD, "Reign in Blood Live: Still Reigning", has been pushed back to October 26. The disc will feature, for the first time ever, the original SLAYER lineup — Tom Araya (vocals, bass), guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, and drummer Dave Lombardo, who permanently rejoined the band in 2003 ...
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A representative at SLAYER's management company has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the band's cancellation of their scheduled headlining appearance in Myrtle Beach, SC Wednesday night (Sept. 1): "Tom Araya, SLAYER's bassist/vocalist, was treated and released from a Myrtle Beach, NC hospital on Wednesday after experiencing severe pain due to a kidney stone. ...
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MASTODON will be the featured guests on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" on Saturday, September 4. "Headbanger's Ball" airs Saturdays from 10-12 p.m. EST. This Saturday's "Headbanger's Ball" will also include the world premiere of MASTODON's new music video, "Iron Tusk". The roll-out video from the band's new album, "Leviathan", "Iron Tusk" was directed by Chad Rullman, ...
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SLAYER were forced to cancel their show in Myrtle Beach, SC Wednesday night (Sep. 1) after the band's frontman, Tom Araya, was allegedly rushed to a hospital as a result of suffering from either kidney stones or a possible bad allergic reaction. There was been no official update with regards to Tom's condition. In other ...
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METALLICA frontman James Hetfield spoke to Scoop of the Columbus, Ohio radio station The Blitz 99.7 FM prior to the band's show in Chicago last Friday (Aug. 27). A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Scoop: What kind of metal, what kind of tunes are you listening to right now? Have you heard MASTODON? ...
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Relapse Records recording artists MASTODON and PIG DESTROYER have been named amongst Revolver magazine's 10 "Future of American Metal" bands. Revolver's 10 "Future of American Metal" acts were determined via a poll of the editors and contributing writers at the noted magazine. MASTODON and PIG DESTROYER join an impressive list of Revolver's fast-rising heavy music ...
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SLAYER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and MASTODON will be teaming up for this fall's Jägermeister Music Tour beginning on October 29 in Springfield, Missouri. Following the success of the fall 2003 tour, SLAYER has signed to once again lead the charge. The fast-growing Jägermeister Music Tour is now in its fourth successful year. "The caliber of the ...
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