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Tracks of the Cloven Hoof
Interesting instrumental metal bands are about as rare as a hot chick at a Star Trek convention, and ones that flat-out kick ass are so scarce as to become legendary almost just for existing. From the stoner-tinged riffing of KARMA TO BURN to the tech-metal wizardry of ELECTRO QUARTERSTAFF, having t...March 17, 2009
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Cleansing the Infirm
SUFFOCATION may just be the most imitated band in diehard brutal death circles. Listen to a random selection of acts on a label like Unique Leader and, to some degree, Unmatched Brutality, and you are sure to hear the influence. If imitation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery, then the members...March 17, 2009
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Acrid Plains
This one took many, many listens to wrap my head around and it still never clicked, not because the mix of progressive black/death metal, neoclassical, and folk wasn't intriguing from a compositional standpoint. Rather, its 53 minutes only occasionally approached anything that I'd call gripping. It'...March 17, 2009
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OVER THE RAINBOW: Quality Moscow Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of OVER THE RAINBOW's February 18, 2009 concert in Moscow, Russia can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "Tizianadolce"). OVER THE RAINBOW is: Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW 1980-1984) - Vocals Tony Carey (RAINBOW 1975-1978) - Keyboards Bobby Rondinelli (RAINBOW 1980-1983) - Drums...March 16, 2009
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DARK FUNERAL Guitarist Issues Songwriting Update
Guitarist Lord Ahriman of the Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL has issued the following update: "Chaq Mol [guitar] and I are still hard at work on a pre-production for the new full-length album at my (yet-unnamed) home studio. The songwriting process is moving along just fine, perhaps not as fas...March 16, 2009
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BURIED INSIDE: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
"Spoils Of Failure", the new album from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's BURIED INSIDE, is being streamed in its entirety at this location. Four years in the making, "Spoils Of Failure" was recorded late last year at Godcity Studios in Salem, Massachusetts with Kurt Ballou (DISFEAR, COLISEUM, GENGHIS TRON)...March 10, 2009
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DECAPITATED's VOGG Seeking New Drummer, Singer
Guitarist Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka of the Polish extreme metallers DECAPITATED — whose brother, DECAPITATED drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka, died on November 2, 2007 in a Russian hospital from injuries sustained in a road collision — has issued the following update "I was thinking about that for a lon...March 9, 2009
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DEEP PURPLE Drummer's Moscow Clinic: Russian TV Report Available
A three-minute Russian TV report on DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice's February 8, 2009 drum clinic in Moscow can be viewed below. Ian Paice, 60, is the only founding member of DEEP PURPLE still performing with the group. Paice is known as one of the most gifted hard rock drummers throughout the genre'...March 8, 2009
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OVER THE RAINBOW: Odessa Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of OVER THE RAINBOW's February 23, 2009 concert in Odessa, Ukraine can be viewed below (clip uploaded by "abuuu1978"). OVER THE RAINBOW is: Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW 1980-1984) - Vocals Tony Carey (RAINBOW 1975-1978) - Keyboards Bobby Rondinelli (RAINBOW 1980-1983) - Drums Gr...March 5, 2009
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OVER THE RAINBOW In Moscow: Russian TV Report Available
A Russian TV report on OVER THE RAINBOW's February 18, 2009 concert in Moscow can be viewed below. OVER THE RAINBOW is: Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW 1980-1984) - Vocals Tony Carey (RAINBOW 1975-1978) - Keyboards Bobby Rondinelli (RAINBOW 1980-1983) - Drums Greg Smith (RAINBOW 1994-1997) - Bass Jürgen "J...February 27, 2009
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Cosmogenesis
They'll be a tendency in critical circles to dub OBSCURA the new ATHEIST (or insert any similar originator) and while that may be a tad overblown, it isn't far off. On sophomore album "Cosmogenesis" — the German band that features in its ranks ex-members of NECROPHAGIST and PESTILENCE — have what wi...February 24, 2009
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PAUL STANLEY Lays Down Vocals For New PUSHKING Album
KISS frontman Paul Stanley has finished laying down vocals for the track "Cut the Wire" for Russian rockers PUSHKING's new album, "Pushking Duets", to be released in late 2009. Gabe Reed, an entertainment attorney who represents PUSHKING and who organized Stanley's involvement in the project, stated...February 20, 2009
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OVER THE RAINBOW's Russian Promoters Using Dubious Tricks To Lure Fans Into Buying Tickets
Sergey Chernov of The St. Petersburg Times reports: Russian promoters have used dubious tricks to lure fans into buying tickets for a newly formed band of Western hard-rock veterans, altering the band's official logo and printing misleading statements on the posters. The band's management company cl...February 20, 2009
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ICON IN ME Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS
ICON IN ME, the Russian/Swedish/Danish modern metal band featuring HOSTILE BREED guitarist D.Frans, Danish drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen (SUBMISSION, THE ARCANE ORDER, SCARVE, INSTANT CARNAGE, STRANGLER, SCARVE, SOILWORK) and Swedish vocalist Tony Jelencovich (M.A.N, ex-MNEMIC, TRANSPORT LEAGUE),has...February 17, 2009
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NOXIOUS Signs With TWO SIDE MOON/SLW PROMOTIONS
NOXIOUS, the South Carolina-based post-grunge outfit featuring former NILE/SHAITAN MAZAR bassist/vocalist Chief Spires, ex-SHAITAN MAZAR guitarist Robert Dirr and ex-SHAITAN MAZAR drummer Jake Axelson, has issued the following update: "NOXIOUS would like to announce that we've just signed a deal wit...February 16, 2009
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