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17 Jul 2005

DEICIDE: 15 People Arrested Following Santiago Concert

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12 Jul 2005

DERANGED have started to work on a new full-length

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12 Jul 2005

ANOREXIA NERVOSA are putting the finishing touches on a new mini-CD

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12 Jul 2005

Tribute to IMMORTAL - new details have been revealed

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12 Jul 2005

TODESBLEI have finished the songwriting process for their second full-length album

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11 Jul 2005

NASUM - 'Scoop' video posted online

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08 Jul 2005

BEHEMOTH Re-Launch Official Web Site

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08 Jul 2005

GAMMA RAY Drummer Launches a Web Site

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08 Jul 2005

MARDUK: Sounding More Intense and Brutal Then Ever Before

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08 Jul 2005

STRATOVARIUS have added ex-SYNERGY bassist to group ranks

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07 Jul 2005

New release from Pagan Altar

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07 Jul 2005

ENTWINE will release new EP this August

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07 Jul 2005

FLOWING TEARS: 'Razorbliss' To Receive U.S. Release Next Week

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07 Jul 2005

MORTIIS Keeps Busy With Remixes, Guest Appearances

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06 Jul 2005

Moscow Deputy stacks on with veterans of Rock to make an album

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04 Jul 2005

IRON MAIDEN: Piano Tribute Due In August

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29 Jun 2005

OPETH - a new track has been posted online

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28 Jun 2005

CHILDREN OF BODOM - 'Are You Dead Yet?'

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23 Jun 2005

OBITUARY: 'Newer And Better'

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22 Jun 2005

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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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