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MEKONG DELTA Completes Recording New Album
Legendary German progressive thrash outfit MEKONG DELTA has completed recording its new album, "Wanderer On The Edge Of Time", for a tentative late spring/early summer release. According to a posting on the band's web site, "It has become clear that the story that began with one song ('Shades Of Doo...March 11, 2010
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SKELETONWITCH Track Part Of Newly Launched ROCK BAND NETWORK
"Crushed Beyond Dust", a track from SKELETONWTICH's critically acclaimed 2009 album "Breathing the Fire", is now available for download via the newly launched Rock Band Network. Rock Band Network, announced in July, is a ground-breaking initiative that gives musicians, publishers and record labels t...March 5, 2010
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CRASHDIET: New Single Available For Streaming
Swedish glam-rock band CRASHDIET will release its third album, "Generation Wild", on April 14 through Gain/Sony Music. The 10-song CD was helmed by RamPac, the production and songwriting team formed by Johan Ramström and Patrik Magnusson, in Gröndal, Sweden and was mixed by Tobias Lindell. "Generati...March 5, 2010
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LAMB OF GOD Drummer: 'In The End, I'd Rather Be A Mid-Level Success Story'
Altsounds.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Chris Adler of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Altsounds.com: It was surprising to see in another interview you said that "Wrath" proved that you can still play the way you used to. Could...March 4, 2010
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CRASHDIET: Italian Dates Announced
Swedish glam-rock band CRASHDIET will play four shows in Italy in April: April 15 - Jailbreak, Rome, ITA April 16 - Sottotetto, Roxx Zone Glam Party, Bologna, ITA April 17 - Rock'n'roll Arena - Glammattak, Novara, ITA April 18 - Palazzetto dello Sport di Albiana (TN) - Trento, ITA CRASHDIET will rel...March 3, 2010
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ASPERA Confirmed For PROGPOWER EUROPE Festival
Norway's ASPERA has been confirmed for this year's edition of the ProgPower Europe festival, set to take place October 1-3, 2010 at JC Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ASPERA (Norway) LEPROUS (Norway) OCEANS OF SADNESS (Belgium) PROGHMA-C (Poland) SACRUM (...February 27, 2010
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Arcana Doctrina
Call it old-school, call it true, call it pure, call it whatever the fuck floats your boat, just don't call DIAMANTHIAN and expect anything but the same blood-soaked and brutal death metal that had us all hailing the unholy one over a decade ago. This British trio is among a younger sect of purists...February 25, 2010
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SINBREED: Japanese Version Of 'When Worlds Collide' To Include Bonus Track
German power metal band SINBREED (formerly NEOSHINE),which features in its ranks guitarist Flo Laurin, BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Frederik Ehmke and SEVENTH AVENUE vocalist Herbie Langhans, will release its debut album, "When Worlds Collide", in Japan on March 24 via King Records. The Japanese version...February 25, 2010
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Rode Hard, Put Away Wet: Clevo HC '89-'93
Hardcore was not metal in the early 1990s, and FACE VALUE was a hardcore band. They busted ass, toured till they bled, and represented Cleveland, Ohio to the underground, delivering hardcore that could hold its own against any of the more-hyped bands from the coasts. They grew, showed their rock and...February 24, 2010
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World Without God
Another round of kudos to Relapse is in order for unearthing more classic late '80s/early '90s death metal, packaging it up nicely, and releasing it to a new generation of extremists. After last year's excellent NIRVANA 2002 package ("Recordings 89-91") comes a reissue of CONVULSE's 1992 release "Wo...February 23, 2010
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II: The Reign of Darkness
Much better! I had no anticipatory thoughts about ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY's "II: The Reign of Darkness", as a result of my impression of the British death metal band after reviewing "Before the Throne of Infection". I found the Siege of Amida/Candlelight release to be more than tolerable from the...February 23, 2010
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HOWL: 'Full Of Hell' Artwork Unveiled
The Ryan Begley-designed cover artwork for "Full Of Hell", the new album from Providence, Rhode Island's HOWL, can be viewed below. The CD was recorded at Machine With Magnets studios (BATTLES, CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH, LIGHTNING BOLT, DAUGHTERS) with engineer Keith Souza and is scheduled for releas...February 19, 2010
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BLACK ANVIL: Footage From The Studio Posted Online
New York's BLACK ANVIL recently entered Mark "The Animal" Mendoza's (TWISTED SISTER) studio in Long Island with engineer "General" George Fullan (THE ROLLING STONES, DREAM THEATER) to begin recording its sophomore album. Entitled "Triumvirate", the follow-up to "Time Insults The Mind" will include t...February 15, 2010
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CRASHDIET: 'Generation Wild' Artwork Unveiled
Swedish glam-rock band CRASHDIET will release its third album, "Generation Wild", on April 14 through Gain/Sony Music. The 10-song CD was helmed by RamPac, the production and songwriting team formed by Johan Ramström and Patrik Magnusson, in Gröndal, Sweden and was mixed by Tobias Lindell. "Generati...February 15, 2010
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Talks About SEYMOUR DUNCAN Guitar Pickups
On January 18, legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen came to the Seymour Duncan factory for a post-NAMM factory tour. During his visit, Yngwie wound his first-ever electric guitar pickups: a set of three true single coil pickups for Stratocaster. Tutoring him on winding technique was Seymour...February 15, 2010
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