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REVEILLE Reborn

After years of silence, all five original members of REVEILLE will reunite for one epic show. The concert, dubbed "Reveille Reborn", will take place at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts on Friday, December 26. "None of us could ever have imagined that we'd be sharing the same stage again. Wh...

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LAMB OF GOD Frontman Talks About His Film Debut

LAMB OF GOD vocalist D. Randall Blythe will appear in the upcoming horror/thriller "The Graves" which will be screened for distributors this fall. The film stars Tony Todd ("Candyman") and Bill Moseley ("The Devil's Rejects") and was written and directed by former comic book writer Brian Pulido. "Th...

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LEATHERMOUTH Signs With EPITAPH RECORDS

New Jersey hardcore group LEATHERMOUTH has signed to Epitaph Records with plans to release its debut album in early 2009. Featuring founding members Frank Iero of MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE (vocals) and Rob Hughes (guitar) along with various friends who have toured and recorded with them, LEATHERMOUTH was...

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BORN FROM PAIN Announces 'Survival' Record-Release Gigs

Dutch metallic hardcore heroes BORN FROM PAIN have issued the following update: "We are doing three special shows in two days to celebrate the release of [the new BORN FROM PAIN album] 'Survival'. We chose two cult record stores for the special in-house gigs: Coretex in Berlin, Germany and De Rots i...

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MORDA Seeking New Vocalist

Belgian hardcore/metal act MORDA has parted ways with vocalist Wentein and is currently seeking a replacement. More information is available on the band's MySpace page. MORDA's third full-length album, "My Will Supreme", was released last year via Eye Spy Records. The follow-up to 2005's "Azerion" "...

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NOVEMBERS DOOM Parts Ways With Drummer, Announced Replacement

Chicago's NOVEMBERS DOOM has issued the following statement: "Due to reasons both personal and musical, we regret to announce the departure of drummer Joe Nunez. Joe was an integral part of NOVEMBERS DOOM for nearly ten years, and while his presence and camaraderie will be missed, unfortunately the...

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THE BERZERKER: New Album Samples Available

60-second snippets of all the tracks that are featured on THE BERZERKER's fifth album, "The Reawakening", have been posted on the web site of the group's self-run record label, Berzerker Industries. Commented mainman Luke Kenny: "It's the old 'try-before-you-buy' principle. We want people to know wh...

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GOD FORBID's DALLAS COYLE Says JOHN MCCAIN 'Is A F**king Loser'

GOD FORBID guitarist Dallas Coyle has written the latest entry for his weekly column on MetalSucks, "The Hard R." This week Dallas talks about John McCain's "that one" remark in the latest round of Presidential debates, accuses McCain of being racist, and urges Americans to vote for Barack Obama. Ex...

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TRIVIUM Guitarist Talks About Songwriting Process For 'Shogun'

Simon Milburn of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with guitarist Corey Beaulieu of the Florida-based metal band TRIVIUM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the songwriting process for TRIVIUM's new album, "Shogun": "The previous record, we had so much tour...

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METALLICA's ULRICH On IRON MAIDEN, Becoming Filthy Rich And CLIFF BURTON

Tom Trakas of Chicago's now-defunct Midwest Metal magazine conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich on September 5, 2008. A few excerpts from the chat, which can be found on Trakas' None But My Own blog, follow below. None But My Own: I'm sure at certain points in METALLICA's life y...

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Twilight of the Thunder God

While I'd never, of course, go so far as to say "I do not like AMON AMARTH," I was of the opinion for a long time that their albums, while decent, were outstripped by their live reputation. "Twilight of the Thunder God" goes a long way toward rectifying this, upping the intensity of their lusty ...

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Zero Order Phase

More of a departure from his day job than Warrel Dane's recent solo outing, NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis has unleashed one goddamned fiery tribute to the instrumental shred lords that have inspired his playing since the SANCTUARY days. You see, back before the swarms of flannel-clad grunge-mieste...

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Overdose Of Death

Forget the retro-thrash resurgence; TOXIC HOLOCAUST is the real shit. Born way back in '99 (before speed metal riffs and VENOM t-shirts were cool again),this Portland, OR-based outfit is as furiously old-school as any of the Bay Area newbies could hope to be on their best day. Not to take anything...

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Necrology: A Complete Anthology

There was a time when Century Media was a shoebox of a record label, with typo-ridden cassette releases, dismal distribution, and no guarantee they wouldn't end up next to JL America on the scrap heap of metal history. For their maiden foray into the United States, in addition to releasing imported...

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Sudden Death Syndrome

You'll find quality metal in the most unlikely of places if you look hard enough. Jordanian band BILOCATE is the proof in the pudding with an excellent collection of majestic doom/death songs called "Sudden Death Syndrome". It is a classic European-style doom effort with dark melodies, lush atmosphe...