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WATAIN Frontman: 'We've Arrived At The Place Where We Know Our Arsenal'
By David E. Gehlke One of the most visible and enduring "true" black metal bands, Sweden's WATAIN have carved their own path while adhering to the core tenants originally carved out by BATHORY, MAYHEM and VENOM. Their brazen, if not unrelenting sound has hardly wavered since their 2000 "Rabid Death'...April 19, 2022
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Watch: VENOM Performs At Norway's INFERNO Festival
Black metal pioneers VENOM performed at this year's Inferno festival on Thursday, April 14 at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube channel Mo blackmetalbitch). VENOM formed in 1979 in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Coming to prominence towards the...April 18, 2022
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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Announces Deluxe Edition Of Self-Titled Album, Shares 'Omen' Lyric Video
Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will release a deluxe version of their current, self-titled album on July 8, 2022 via Spinefarm/Search & Destroy. This extended release features four brand new tracks, plus "Stitches", a song previously only available as a Japanese exclusive. Following the...April 8, 2022
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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE To Release New Single, 'Omen', On Friday
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will release a new single, "Omen", this Friday, April 8. The Welsh metallers shared a snippet of the song in a social media post earlier today. They wrote in an accompanying message: "OMEN. The new single. Coming this friday. Be ready. #BFMV #BulletForMyValentine #OMEN". Last...April 6, 2022
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Hear DAVE GROHL's New Metal Album As Fictional Band DREAM WIDOW
Dave Grohl's metal album that he recorded as the fictional band DREAM WIDOW in the FOO FIGHTERS' horror-comedy film "Studio 666" has just been made available digitally, with a physical release to follow later this year. The LP's first single, "March Of The Insane", came out last month. "Dream Widow"...March 25, 2022
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Dread Reaver
Banished from the frostbitten IMMORTAL nest, Abbath (the man) and ABBATH (the band) have made light work of establishing themselves as a fiercely independent creative force in extreme metal. Although not quite as brashly definitive as the illustrious classics that made the Norwegian so notorious, bo...March 22, 2022
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DAVE GROHL's New DREAM WIDOW Metal Album Gets Release Date
According to Variety, Dave Grohl's metal album that he recorded as the fictional band DREAM WIDOW in the FOO FIGHTERS' horror-comedy film "Studio 666" will be made available digitally next Friday, March 25, with a physical release to follow later this year. The LP's first single, "March Of The Insan...March 20, 2022
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Some Sema
If you have the cojones to name yourselves after a MESHUGGAH song, the least we can do is give you a shot. Fortunately, while exhibiting a clear debt to the aforementioned legends, STENGAH's debut album does much more than simply emulate someone else's formula. This French band have a sound that has...March 17, 2022
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Ex-BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Bassist JASON 'JAY' JAMES Drank For Four Months Straight After Getting Kicked Out Of The Band
During a recent appearance on "Drinks With Johnny", the Internet TV show hosted by AVENGED SEVENFOLD bassist Johnny Christ, former BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE bassist Jason "Jay" James opened up about his departure from the Welsh metal band more than seven years ago. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMO...March 3, 2022
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Original VENOM Guitarist MANTAS Wants Band's Classic Lineup To Reunite For 'Black Metal' 40th-Anniversary Celebration
Former VENOM and current VENOM INC. guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn says that he would love to reunite the classic VENOM lineup to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band's "Black Metal" album. Released in 1982, "Black Metal" is considered a major influence on thrash metal and extreme metal in gener...March 1, 2022
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Let There Be Witchery
Cleveland speed demon Athenar, the one-man force behind the studio recordings released under the name MIDNIGHT, built that name in the decade following its mid-2000's formation by piling layers of sleaze, grime, and filth on top of blackened riffs cribbed from VENOM and MOTORHEAD's playbooks. This f...February 28, 2022
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VENOM INC. To Perform VENOM's Entire 'Black Metal' Album At Germany's KEEP IT TRUE Festival
VENOM INC., the band featuring original VENOM guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitar) and ex-VENOM bassist/vocalist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan, will commemorate the 40th anniversary of VENOM's "Black Metal" album by performing it in its entirety on October 2 at the Keep It True festival at Posthalle...February 28, 2022
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Early Recordings From METALLICA And RATT Featured On 'Metal Massacre Volume One' 40th-Anniversary Vinyl Reissue
Marking its 40th anniversary this year, Metal Blade Records will make its debut release, "Metal Massacre Volume One", available for the first time since 1984 on limited-edition vinyl. Originally released on June 14, 1982, "Metal Massacre" showcased the best of Los Angeles's unsigned acts of the time...February 23, 2022
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DAVE GROHL Has Recorded Entire New Metal Album
Dave Grohl has told Rolling Stone that he recently recorded an entire metal album as the fictional band DREAM WIDOW in the FOO FIGHTERS' horror-comedy film "Studio 666". In "Studio 666", FOO FIGHTERS move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much-anticipated...February 17, 2022
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Scar Weaver
It's been a long time coming, this third album from Lauren Hart and Logan Mader's LA-based metal crew. ONCE HUMAN put out two strong albums at the start of their story, establishing a nicely eccentric groove-based sound that showcased Hart's impressive vocal talents and giving Mader some huge riffs...February 8, 2022
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