Atreyu Miss Boston Show, Cancel Ottawa Too

Atreyu has issued the following statement regarding missing todays OZZFEST date in Boston, MA:

"Hey everyone! we are terribly sorry to all of you who came out to the Boston Ozzfest show and missed us... we had trouble at the canadian border and the trip took wayyy longer than expected, so we ended up missing our timeslot. again we are very sorry... more bad news.. we have to drop off our show in Ottawa due to the fact that theres no way we can drive to ottawa and back and make it for the next ozzfest date, we are soooo sorry that we have to do this, believe me, theres nothing more we want to do but play for everyone, its all about yall anyways. make sure you guys still go and check out our friends in every time i die, unearth and lamb of god. again, very sorry, we'll make it up to you soon..."

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Metallica vs. The Monster

ComingSoon.net talked to the band-singer James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett-about their lengthy career, their decision to make the movie and the effects the movie on their personal lives, including Hetfield's stint in rehab. This is a pretty good, legnthy interview with lots of insights into the band and movie. Here's a sample:

CS!: Can you talk a bit about the genesis of the film and how it came to be made?

Lars: Our relationship with Joe and Bruce goes back to Paradise Lost, where we gave them access to our catalog for their film. We've always talked about maybe working together one day, and in one of those roundabout kind of ways, this whole thing started happening. We had a 30-second handshake deal that went " Film whatever you want. When someone tells you to turn the cameras off, you turn them off. And when it's all said and done, we'll figure out what the f*ck to do with all this footage." That was literally the extent of it.

Kirk: The movie started out as a promotional film. As we were shooting, we had no idea that it would ever become a full-length documentary. It kind of just ended up that way. We had no idea it was heading in that direction, so we were just totally casual with it. I also think that's why it's so intimate and there's so much honesty.

Read the full article at ComingSoon.net.

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5 Billion Dead Launch Debut EP

5 Billion Dead, the new American metal band featuring EQUINOX singer/bassist Matt Wagner and DNS (Dead Nervous System) singer/artist Strain, have just released their debut EP. The CD was produced and mixed by Jason Suecof at Audiohammer studios (Trivium, Adrift, Monstrosity, Capharnaum) in Sanford, FL and was mastered by Jim Morris at Morrisound. MP3 clips of the tracks "Parts" and "Hate the World" are available for download in the "Media" section of the group's official web site.

The complete track listing for the EP is as follows:

01. Parts
02. Buried in Sand
03. Hate the World
04. Reality Filter

Live Videos (enhanced CD)

01. It Was Never
02. Buried in Sand
03. Parts

5 Billion Dead will perform with the Florida-based death/thrash metal band Response Negative, featuring former Overkill/Grip Inc. guitarist Bobby Gustafson, on July 16 at the Kelsey Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

5 Billion Dead were interviewed on 101.1FM WJRR's "Extreme Saturday Night with Vegas" on July 4. The interview is available for download at the group's web site.

Read the full article at Blabbermouth.

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Confirmed Trois-Riviere Metalfest Acts

The Canadian Trois-Rivière Metalfest has started announcing bands again for it's now annual festival which is taking place from November 5th-6th. Confirmed thus far are the following acts:

Cryptosy
Magister Dixit
Ghoulunatics
Despised Icon
A Perfect Murder
Torn Within
Unexpect

...with many more expected to round out the 14 band total. The Trois-Rivière Metalfest will again be taking place at Le Maquisart in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada.

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