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Black Gives Way To Blue

In all honesty, I was very skeptical about this album even being recorded in the first place. My disappointment in the self-titled release (though I'll admit it grew on me over the years) coupled with the tragic loss of one of rock's best voices in Layne Staley left somewhat of a bitter taste in my...

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Into Night's Requiem Infernal

As far as developing and refining a sound is concerned, Chicago old-timers NOVEMBERS DOOM seemed to really hit stride with 2005's "The Pale Haunt Departure", maintaining that quality level and upping the death metal ante with 2007's "The Novella Reservoir", a more aggressive outing that came with ev...

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Fragmentary Evidence

"Fragmentary Evidence" is 55 minutes of progressive death metal from a band that assuredly put a lot of blood, sweat, and quite possibly tears into this long-awaited follow-up to 2004's "Concealed". More than just a dazzling display of technical expertise, Montreal's AUGURY craft compositions of unb...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Drummer: We Wanted To Make Our Version Of 'Vulgar Display Of Power'

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH drummer Jeremy Spencer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: On "War is the Answer", it feels like everything has become far more intense. Would you say that's the case? Je...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's 'War' Projected To Sell 35K-40K First Week

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, "War Is The Answer" — the sophomore album from Los Angeles metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH — is on track to sell between 35,000 and 40,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD follo...

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SKINLAB: 'The Scars Between Us' First-Week Sales Revealed

"The Scars Between Us", the new album from San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans SKINLAB, sold around 380 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** included in the SoundScan totals.) The CD was issued on September...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Says 'Missing' Guitarist Has Been Located

Los Angeles metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH have issued a statement claiming that their guitarist, Zoltan Bathory, who was supposedly "missing" since Friday night's (September 18) show in Las Vegas, has now been "found." The band added, "We just talked to him and although he sounded somewhat incoh...

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MORTIIS Discusses Forthcoming Album

FEARnet recently conducted an interview with Norwegian artist Mortiis (real name: Håvard Ellefsen). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. FEARnet: You've been performing "unmasked" for a while now. What was your main reason for shedding that image? Mortiis: There was a variety of reasons...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH On 'Rockline'; Audio Available

Los Angeles metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH were the featured guests on this past Monday night's (September 14) edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn. The program is now available for streaming at this location. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bat...

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SKINLAB: U.S. Tour Announced

San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB will team up with San Diego's MOWER for the "Sons Of A Sikworld Tour". The trek sees SKINLAB hitting major markets across the U.S. and taking part in several West Coast CD release parties, including Thursday, September 19 at The Voodoo Lounge in San Jose; Mon...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman: Being Signed To A Major Label Was 'A Great Experience'

Bryan Reesman of Attention Deficit Delirium recently conducted an interview with vocalist Brian Fair of Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Attention Deficit Delirium: The new album ["Retribution"] is more melodic and has many acoustic sections, and...

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HOSTILITY To Enter Studio Next Month

San Francisco Bay Area bashers HOSTILITY — whose bassist Brandon Sigmund filled in for Adam Duce in MACHINE HEAD on the Black Tyranny tour in late 2007 — have tapped Juan Urteaga (MACHINE HEAD, EXODUS, SKINLAB) to produce their sophomore album, "Set in Stone", in October/November for an early 2010 r...

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THE DESTRO: New Song Available For Streaming

"Justifiers Of Malice", a new song from Texas' THE DESTRO, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's sophomore album, "Harmony Of Discord", which is scheduled for release on October 13 via Ironclad Recordings. According to a press release, the band "posse...

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Retribution

Were you one of those people that wrote off SHADOWS FALL after the release of their major-label debut, "Threads of Life"? Were you certain that said album marked the band's death knell for metallic relevance? I must admit that I was one of those people. Well, maybe not "written off," but I certainly...

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MISERATION Completes Work On Sophomore Album

Sweden's MISERATION — the collaboration between SCAR SYMMETRY vocalist Christian Älvestam and Jani Stefanovic (ESSENCE OF SORROW, DIVINEFIRE) — has completed work on its sophomore album, "The Mirroring Shadow", for a November 16 release in Europe and January 19 in North America via Lifeforce Records...