Cliff Burton Signature Bass

Over the years, many people have asked about the classic Aria Pro Black 'n Gold I bass that was Cliff's iconic instrument of choice and now Aria Guitars of Japan is proud to introduce the Aria Pro II Cliff Burton Signature Bass this month. Working with Cliff's family and our guitar techs, attention was paid to every detail... see the description and specs in the official press release below. The bass will be officially launched at Winter NAMM in Anaheim, CA January 24-27. Cliff's father, Ray Burton, will be on hand at the Aria Guitars booth to do the introduction and sign autographs on Friday, January 25 at 12:00 noon.                  OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE ARIA...

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Lamb Of God Frontman Indicted On Manslaughter Charges

The days when audience members could go onstage at metal shows could very well be over. The latest controversy occurred last week, when Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe was arrested in the Czech Republic on suspicion of manslaughter. The charge stems from an incident at a Lamb of God performance on May 24th, 2010 in Prague, when a fan who repeatedly came onstage was pushed, and eventually died. With Lamb of God touring in support of their latest album, Resolution, the band was set to play the Czech Republic on June 28th. They arrived the day before, at which time Blythe was arrested. Since then, it has become a legal snafu. As the band's manager, Larry Mazer, told Rolling Stone on Tuesday, "We were told on Saturday...

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Suffocation Release Album "Pinnacle of Bedlam"

Pinnacle of Bedlam is the seventh studio album by American death metal band Suffocation. It is the band's first full length record since Pierced from Within to not feature Mike Smith (although he makes a guest appearance on the final track), instead the albums features returning drummer Dave Culross, making this his first full length record with Suffocation and his first release overall with the band since 1998's Despise the Sun. Track 10, 'Beginning of Sorrow', is a re-recording of the track of the same name from the album Breeding the Spawn. A limited edition release of the CD included a DVD containing the 75-minute documentary The Making of Pinnacle of Bedlam. In it's first...

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Napalm Death's Has Been Cancelled The Concerns

Napalm Death: Ceramic art is officially not metulz In rather Monday-ruining news, Napalm Death’s recently announced gig at London’s prestigious V&A Museum in South Kensington has been cancelled due to the concerns of having brutally pummelling grindcore let loose on a museum. Fair enough, really. “It is with regret that we have taken the decision to cancel the one-off Napalm Death performance in collaboration with our ceramic artist in residence Keith Harrison on Friday 22 March,” reads a statement from the organisers. “This was due to take place in the Europe Galleries which are currently being refurbished and a further safety inspection has revealed concerns that the high level of decibels generated by the performance...

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Hammersonic 2013 Lineup

Here's the temporary schedule information for Hammersonic 2013 Saturday, 27 April 2013:  Obituary Lock Up Dying Fetus Epic  Hour of Penance Dyscarnate Sensory Amusia Ouroboros Whoretopsy Power Metal Burgerkill Dead Vertical Sunday, 28 April 2013: Cradle of Filth Cannibal Corpse As I Lay Dying Destruction Putrid Pile Gorod Saturnian The Amenta Advent Sorrow Inanimacy Voyager Sucker Head Seringai Hellcrust The few bands that have not been scheduled we will inform you immediately. See you all at Hammersonic 2013 on 27th-28th April 2013 in Ecopark Ancol, Jakar...

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Biography of "Deadsquad"

Deadsquad is Indonesian death metal band formed in 2006 in Jakarta. The current members are Daniel Mardhany (vocal), Stevie Item (guitar), Bonnie Sidharta (bass), Coki Bollemeyer (guitar), and Andyan Gorust (drums). They have released one album namely Horror Vision in 2009. Early formation Stevie Item of Andra & The Back Bone and Ricky Siahaan of Seringai wanted to make a project band to fulfill the desire to play metal. Bonnie Sidharta of Tengkorak and Andyan Gorust of Siksakubur were invited to complete the form. After Siahaan resigned, in June 2006, Prisa Adinda of Zala was recruited to be a guitarist, shortly thereafter Babal was recruited to be a vocalist. Since then, they call themselves Deadsquad....

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Burgerkill Log Nomination "Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2013"

Burgerkill metal band the name of Indonesia to the international world of metal music. Burgerkill names nominated in Metal as F * ck at the prestigious world of metal music Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2013. Award winners are determined through online polling system via Metal Hammer page. explanation page in the online magazine is a world-class metal, metal bands mentioned Burgerkill that shines and comes from Indonesia.  "spearheading the incredible rise of the Indonesian metal scene. Burgerkill are the very definition of the trailblazers in 2013 , "wrote the pagegoldengods.metalhammer.co.uk . Burgerkill will compete with Pussy Riot, Nergal, Jason Newsted , and Sea Sepherd. Event Golden Gods will be held...

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