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Sentenced to Life

BLACK BREATH captured lightning in a bottle on debut full length "Heavy Breathing", one of those releases on which everything clicked, the stars aligned, and the Swedish death metal (ENTOMBED in particular) crossed with crusty hardcore worked in a way that made the Seattle rabble set themselves apar...

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Sorrow and Extinction

The band is PALLBEARER and the album title is "Sorrow and Extinction". If that doesn't tell you that this is a long player that smothers the listener (in melancholic doom metal, then you probably never cared to begin with. "Sorrow and Extinction" is five long (eight to twelve minutes) tracks of weig...

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Encirclement

Once "Encirclement" starts lighting up the night with artillery fire you'd not be faulted for thinking that DECAYING plays an adept brand of death metal that is rather familiar. When DECAYING are not penetrating deep inside the enemy's perimeter like BOLT THROWER, they're shifting gears into the kin...

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To Persevere is Diabolical

Italian brawlers FOMENTO know how to throw a punch, a lot of punches! "To Persevere is Diabolical" is as tight as those stonewashed jeans you wore in the 80s and as tough as the ass kickin' you got for reintroducing them in 2012. Metallic hardcore and modern thrash brought forth with energy and soli...

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ALL SHALL PERISH In Sacramento: Video Interview, Performance Footage Available

Zach Loveless of Capital Chaos conducted an interview with Oakland, California extreme metallers ALL SHALL PERISH when the band performed at Ace Of Spades in Sacramento, California on April 28. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is performance footage from the Sacramento concert. ALL S...

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THE CONTORTIONIST: New Video Interview Posted Online

Brian Shields of Great New Metal conducted an interview with Indiana progressive metallers THE CONTORTIONIST on April 28 at the Ace Of Spades in Sacramento, California. You can now watch the chat below. THE CONTORTIONIST is currently on the road with ALL SHALL PERISH, CARNIFEX, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE a...

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OVERTORTURE Signs With APOSTASY RECORDS

Apostasy Records has announced signing of OVERTORTURE from Sweden. The band is currently recording its debut album for a late 2012 release. OVERTORTURE was formed in 2011 by Magnus Martinsson, Joel Fornbrant, Fredrik Widigs and Jonas Torndal, known from bands like GRAVE, COLDWORKER and WITCHERY, wit...

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MASS MURDER AGENDA To Release 'Bring The Violence' In May

Swedish industrial hardcore terrorists MASS MURDER AGENDA — who feature in their ranks former members of GRAVE and FACE DOWN — have inked a deal with Black Lodge Records. The band's debut album, "Bring The Violence", will be released on May 25. MASS MURDER AGENDA was formed in the summer of 2009 by...

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RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER To Release 'Ghostmaker' In June

Candlelight Records has set a June 19 North American release date for "Ghostmaker", the third album from the Philadelphia quartet RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER. Produced by the band, the CD reunites the band with noted gore artist Mike Hrubovcak (SINISTER, HATE ETERNAL, CATTLE DECAPITATION). Commented RUM...

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Brazil's 'Biggest Heavy Metal Festival Ever' Turns Into Fiasco

At least 30 bands have officially canceled their appearances at this weekend's (April 20-22) Metal Open Air — billed as "the biggest heavy metal festival ever organized in Brazil" — due to organizational and technical problems. The event, which was being headlined by MEGADETH, Rock 'N' Roll Allstars...

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ANNIHILATOR: New Rehearsal Footage Posted Online

Canadian metal veterans ANNIHILATOR recently held an open rehearsal for 60 of their "best fans" in their hometown of Ottawa. Video footage of the band's renditions of the songs "Alison Hell", "The Trend" and "Shallow Grave" can be seen below. ANNIHILATOR played a special club show at The Brass Monke...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: More Details Revealed About 'Record Store Day' Releases

Rock icon Ozzy Osbourne — who served as 2011's Record Store Day Ambassador — will again support the day's fifth annual celebration with two releases: "Ozzy Live", a double LP set taken from 2011's "Blizzard Of Ozz"/"Diary Of A Madman" 30th Anniversary Collector Box, and a seven-inch live version of...

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BLACK BREATH: 'Home Of The Grave' Video Released

"Home Of The Grave", the new Scion A/V-produced video from Seattle deathbrigade BLACK BREATH, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's latest album, "Sentenced To Life", which was released on March 27 via Southern Lord. With 10 tracks in under 33 minutes, "Sentenced To Life" contains the mos...

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Original TROUBLE Drummer Discusses THE SKULL On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem' Radio Show

Drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson (TROUBLE, RETRO GRAVE, THE SKULL) was interviewed on last night's (Sunday, April 15) edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show with Mike "The Big Cheese". During the interview, Olson discussed writing and touring plans for THE SKULL (the group he formed with his former...

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ALL SHALL PERISH's Spanish-Language Song Available For Free Download

Oakland, California death metallers ALL SHALL PERISH have delivered a Scion A/V first: a song guaranteed to sear off your eyebrows and stir up the pit, en español. Unison deathcore riffage and multiple pummeling breakdowns make this one truly epic. If you're wondering what vocalist, Eddie Hermida, i...