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14 Aug 2006

LOUDNESS Guitarist To Release New Solo Album Next Month

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14 Aug 2006

Former SAVATAGE Frontman, Ex-PRIMAL FEAR Drummer Guest On New SAIDIAN Album

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04 Aug 2006

TNT: 'Live In Madrid' DVD To Arrive In September

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31 Jul 2006

CRADLE OF FILTH

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31 Jul 2006

DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER: Another New Song Posted Online

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15 May 2006

Kyiv-based gothic-doom band GRIMFAITH launches website

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12 May 2006

KALMAH Finish Filming a video for the song "The Groan of Wind"

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11 May 2006

SKINLESS: New Songs Available For Download

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10 May 2006

DARK ARENA: Debut CD Details Revealed

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10 May 2006

W.A.S.P. Tribute Album 'Shock Rock Hellions' Finally Sees Light Of Day

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02 May 2006

Ex-MEGADETH Drummer, ANNIHILATOR Guitarist Guest On New MEMORAIN CD

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28 Apr 2006

EVANESCENCE: 'The Open Door' Delayed Until October

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28 Apr 2006

ANUBIS GATE Launch Online Studio Diary

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28 Apr 2006

BLIND GUARDIAN To Release Orchestral Album In 2008

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17 Apr 2006

NECROPHOBIC: New Song Samples Posted Online

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14 Apr 2006

SINISTER Begin Writing New Material

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14 Apr 2006

THRESHOLD New Live CD - SURFACE TO STAGE

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07 Apr 2006

Mikael Akerfeldt, Mike Portnoy and Steven Wilson is teaming up in project

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01 Apr 2006

Ozzy Osbourne decided to leave BLACK SABBATH

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28 Mar 2006

Childermas - out the shadow

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This Day in Metal

22 MAR

1994

On March 22, 1994, PANTERA's sixth studio album "Far Beyond Driven" was released on EastWest Records and immediately debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 — making PANTERA the first extreme metal band to debut at number one without radio airplay or MTV rotation. The album's achievement was all the more stunning given its content: "Far Beyond Driven" was abrasive, uncompromising groove-thrash metal with no concessions to commercial radio. Dimebag Darrell's guitar work on "5 Minutes Alone," "I'm Broken," and "Strength Beyond Strength" represented the high watermark of his art. The band's version of BLACK SABBATH's "Planet Caravan" demonstrated their range and reverence for metal's roots. Phil Anselmo's vocals were at their most aggressive. "Far Beyond Driven" redefined what heavy metal could achieve commercially and culturally — an earthquake moment in metal history.

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