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Bad news from DEMONICA. Their upcoming EU tour with Forbidden and Communic has been cancelled. Continental Concerts published the following statement by FORBIDDEN’s Craig Locicero: “Due to family obligations on the part of our longtime drummer, Mark Hernandez, Forbidden is forced to cancel it’s tour of Europe and will start to search for an adequate …
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DEFAULT have had their share of massive highs and crushing lows in their career. The Canadian rockers have enjoyed commercial success on radio and VH1, but their relationship with their former label, TVT Records, didn’t end well. Things started falling apart when the aforementioned label filed for bankruptcy in 2008. Default were ready to unleash …
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Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN continue their work at Sonic Room/Audio Voyage Studios in Livermore, California recording their fifth studio album, Omega Wave. Guitarist Steve Smyth checks in with the following update: “We began Day 3 going straight back into ‘Adapt Or Die,’ finishing up [the] layering and got done a few hours …
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Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN continue their work at Sonic Room/Audio Voyage Studios in Livermore, California recording their upcoming new album Omega Wave. Album artwork has been commissioned from Kent Mathieu (FORBIDDEN, Exodus, Autopsy, Exhorder). The album is being produced by FORBIDDEN guitarist / songwriter Craig Locicero and Tim Narducci. All tracks will …
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Craig Locicero, guitarist for the reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN, has been chronicling the band’s time at Sonic Room/Audio Voyage Studios in Livermore, California while recording their as-yet-untitled fifth studio album. The below is his fifth studio update offering additional commentary on some of the songs that will appear on the upcoming album: …
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The following are excerpts from the second studio report written by Craig Locicero, guitarist/songwriter of the reunited Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN while the band was at Bombshelter Studios in downtown Los Angeles with owner Eric Kretz (drummer & founding member of Stone Temple Pilots): March 4th – Three more songs in the bag! Once we …
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On Friday, January 8 at 8pm, the Steve Allen Theater in Los Angeles and Metalocalypse creator Brendon Small hosted an exclusive, advanced screening of footage from the new EXODUS live DVD & documentary, Shovel Headed Tour Machine: Live At Wacken & Other Assorted Atrocities. In attendance and in all their down-to-earth glory were all the …
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Rise Records is pleased to announce the signing of Detroit , Michigan ’s LEGEND. Featuring former FOR THE FALLEN DREAMS vocalist Chad Ruhlig, LEGEND is stomping out of the gate determined and ready to bring the heavy. Vocalist Chad Ruhlig states, “We are extremely excited to announce our signing with Rise Records. Having done work …
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WOMB will be supporting VITAL REMAINS on Saturday, November 27 in Allentown, PA at the Sterling Hotel. WOMB first started in ‘94 with ex-Incantation members: Craig Pillard (Vocals/Bass), Ronny Deo (Bass), and Jim Roe (Drums) and uses two basses without a guitar. WOMB recently reactivated for NJ Death Fest and has decided to continue on …
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SHOCKWAVE SKULL Sessions: Big 4 Part 2 of 3
by Rhonnie
Posted: 07/04/2011
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The REAL BIG 4 Episode (Part 2 of a 3 part special). This continues where Episode #48 left off. Featuring the same cast: Returning guest and esteemed UK metal author Joel McIver, Craig Locicero from Bay Area thrash titans Forbidden and metal mogul Michael Huntsman join host Bob Nalbandian on yet another heated discussion thrashing out the Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax discography …
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