Swedish black metallers NIFELHEIM have released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET insisting that they “approved” the comments that were attributed to them in the latest issue of Sweden Rock magazine where they appeared to be disrespecting the memories of both METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton and PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott.
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Monthly Archives: December 2008
RAPE PILLAGE & BURN Sign With Ibex Moon Records; Debut EP Due In January
Ibex Moon Records has signed death metal act RAPE PILLAGE & BURN. The band’s debut EP Songs Of Death… Songs Of Hell will be released…
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METALLICA – Rock im Park Container Rehearsal Clip Available
Universal Germany have posted a video clip of METALLICA, entitled Rock im Park Container Rehearsal. Check it out at this location. As previously…
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STEELHEART Ink Deal With Booking Agency Popular Music For North/South American And Asian Territories
US rockers STEELHEART, led by vocalist Miljenko Matijevic, have finalized an agreement to be represented by Popular Music, a booking agency started by Michael Rand…
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INTO ETERNITY Debut New Video For ‘Time Immemorial’
BW&BK has received the following: The wait is finally over as Canadian extreme progressive metal icons INTO ETERNITY proudly present their new conceptual, visual masterpiece for…
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BLACK TIDE Continues Touring Onslaught In 2009; New Dates Announced
Armed with a slew of tour dates for 2009, BLACK TIDE are primed to continue to light up crowds across the globe in support of…
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The year end lists begin: Episode 1
It’s December, so music critics everywhere are raring to post their “Best of 2008” lists. To prevent every single story on Punknews.org from being another top ten list, we’ll periodically summarize some of the more popular/submitted lists for you in a single story.
The first batch includes The Onion AV Club who named Gaslight Anthem, Lil Wayne, The Helio Sequence, Black Mountain, Fucked Up and TV On The Radio. Sterogum posted their 2008 Gummy awards which feature Fleet Foxes, Radiohead, Of Montreal, Islands, Bloc Party and more. James Montgomery from MTV has posted his list which runs from Jay-Z to Tom Gabel, from Beck to Panic! At the Disco and features Death Cab For Cutie, No Age, Deerhunter and The Hold Steady.
Our best of 2008 lists will be coming this month, but more importantly, your best of 2008 will be coming out soon and feature the most voted for albums of the year.
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TESLA In Anaheim: Photos, Review, Video Footage Available
OnTrackMagazine.com has uploaded quality photos and a review of TESLA’s December 6, 2008 performance at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California.
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ATREYU: Video Interview With DAN JACOBS Available
Angel of Metal conducted an interview with guitarist Dan Jacobs of the California-based rock band ATREYU in late October in Manchester, England.
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THE AMENTA: New Audio Interview With TIMOTHY POPE Posted Online
Timothy Pope (samples, programming) of Australian extreme metallers THE AMENTA was interviewed earlier this week by Andrew Haug of Triple J’s “Full Metal Racket” (based in Australia).
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EXODUS: Seattle Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS performing at El Corazon in Seattle, Washington on November 15, 2008 can be viewed below (clips uploaded by “JohnTheDrummer88”).
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AIRBOURNE: New Video Interview With DAVID ROADS Available
Angel of Metal conducted an interview with rhythm guitarist David Roads of Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE on November 1, 2008 at the Academy in Manchester, England.
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KREATOR: New Audio Interview With MILLE PETROZZA Posted Online
Anthony Chowanec of All Metal Music conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza of veteran German thrashers KREATOR earlier today (Wednesday, December 10).
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