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SCARS OF TOMORROW Calls It Quits
Orange County, California-based metalcore act SCARS OF TOMORROW has announced plans to split up following its upcoming West Coast tour, which will culminate in a May 5 appearance at the Showcase Theatre in Corona, California. "We believe though the time of SCARS OF TOMORROW is finished and are going...March 15, 2007
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Dead Again
"Dead Again" couldn't be a more ironic title for the sixth studio effort from TYPE O NEGATIVE. One of the most original metal bands of the last 16 years is back with perhaps its finest outing since its 1993 breakthrough, "Bloody Kisses", displaying a newfound energy and heaviness that touches on ele...March 15, 2007
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RAZORBACK: 'Deadringer' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
RAZORBACK, the band consisting of Rolf Munkes (guitar, MAJESTY, ex-VANIZE),Stefan Berggren (vocals, ex-COMPANY OF SNAKES),Marcus Bielenberg (bass, ex-VANIZE),Chris Heun (guitar, ex-SHYLOCK) and Andre Hilgers (drums, ex-AXXIS, SILENT FORCE),has set "Deadringer" as the title of its third album, du...March 10, 2007
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Mechanics of Dysfunction
In 2005, a little known Canadian death metal band called BENEATH THE MASSACRE surfaced with a short EP on Galy Records called "Evidence of Inequity". The quick-hitter left more than its fair share of scars and a rather bloody wake, resulting in more than a few critics dubbing them a band to watch. P...February 19, 2007
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IMPALED NAZARENE: 'Nihil' Album Officially 'Banned' In Germany
Finnish extreme metallers IMPALED NAZARENE have issued the following update: "Our album 'Nihil' has officially entered Germany's Index list A on 17th of January. This means that 'Nihil' is officially BANNED in Germany. "Looking back on 2006 and 2005, being unable to play concerts in Italy, Austria,...February 15, 2007
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March of the Parasite
It's time for one of the year's first quality slab of old school Swedish melodic death metal, thanks to members of DARK TRANQUILLITY and THE PROVENANCE. LAETHORA's "March of the Parasite" succeeds smashingly by combining the classic Swedish style with modern sensibility and catchy songwriting, makin...February 12, 2007
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SHINING's Controversial Concert: An Eyewitness Account
A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of Peter has submitted the following report from Swedish black metal band SHINING's controversial concert at Diezel in Halmstad, Sweden on February 3: "I attended the gig and thought I'd give a report since there were so many conflicting stories...I felt that I...February 11, 2007
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Blood Libels
Getting a promotional CD from a French black metal act is now the norm, rather than the exception. The French black metal underground has been polluting the ears of fans the world over in a big way these last couple of years. ANTAEUS is yet another vicious beast and "Blood Libels" is about as aurall...February 4, 2007
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MARTY FRIEDMAN: 'Loudspeaker' To Receive U.S. Release In March
Shrapnel Records has set a March 13 release date for the new solo album from former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman, entitled "Loudspeaker". According to a press release, "Loudspeaker" is an album that will change all preconceptions about instrumental albums. It is an emotionally fueled work of ge...February 2, 2007
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GOSPEL OF THE HORNS Reforms Once Again, Plans European Tour
Two weeks after it was announced that the band had once again split up, Australia's renowned blackened death/thrash outfit GOSPEL OF THE HORNS has reformed — initially as a three-piece (featuring bassist/vocalist Howitzer, drummer Hellcunt and guitarist Masochist) — with plans to tour Europe later i...January 25, 2007
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IMPALED NAZARENE: New Album Title Revealed
Finnish extreme metallers IMPALED NAZARENE have issued the following update: "'Latex Cult' (1996) and 'Rapture' (1998) albums have (finally) been remastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox studio. Needless to say, sound quality improved 666% to say the least. Ritual, our house artist, has already worked...January 18, 2007
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Year of Desolation
The word "smoking" gets thrown around so much with regard to an album's riffs, but damn if it doesn't apply in a big way on YEAR OF DESOLATION's self-titled debut for Prosthetic. (The band's first release, "Your Blood My Vendetta" was released in 2004 on Corrosive Recordings). I mean the guitars bur...January 15, 2007
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MEGADETH Guitarist To Guest On New LION'S SHARE Album
MEGADETH/EIDOLON guitarist Glen Drover has recorded a guest solo on the new album from Swedish melodic metal band LION'S SHARE. Also scheduled to appear on the CD are drummer Richard Evensand (CHIMAIRA, SOILWORK),guitarist Bruce Kulick (KISS),and singer Mats Levén (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, THERION, AT VA...January 13, 2007
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Australia's GOSPEL OF THE HORNS Disbands
According to PyroMusic.net, Australia's renowned blackened death/thrash outfit GOSPEL OF THE HORNS has once again disbanded. The news comes just as the group's highly anticipated second full-length album, "Realm of the Damned", is due for release. GOSPEL OF THE HORNS previously split in 1996 but ref...January 10, 2007
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Gruesome Splendour
I've come across a fair number of black metal albums the past couple of months that are of the solid-but-not-sensational variety, HANDFUL OF HATE's "Gruesome Splendour" being yet another such album. All that really means if this Italian bunch is one of several black metal acts taking cues from the l...January 8, 2007
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