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I BUILT THE CROSS Signs With OPEN GRAVE RECORDS
Open Grave Records has announced the signing of the Nevada-based death metal band I BUILT THE CROSS. I BUILT THE CROSS was formed during the summer of '08 by two long timetime friends and ex-members of the popular death metal band DISFIGURING THE GODDESS. As friends, Reed and Gare have been closer t...January 13, 2009
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The Resting Sonata
It is not a question of ROSE FUNERAL's inability to write decent songs and play a fairly convincing form of modern down-tuned 'n chunky death metal. It is just that the continual aping of a beaten-to-death style makes it difficult to appreciate an album like "The Resting Sonata", if only because you...January 12, 2009
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Six Years Of Dormant Hatred
Oppression, violence, human depravity, the very notion of free thought crushed under the thumb of tyranny and the looming threat of persecution for anyone who dare speak out against the status quo. Throughout history, these societal mainstays have done their job in keeping the masses in line, but ha...January 12, 2009
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MANTIC RITUAL Drummer Checks In From ROTTING CHRIST Tour
Pennsylvanian thrash metal band MANTIC RITUAL (formerly MELTDOWN) is currently on the road in North America as the support act for Greek extreme metallers ROTTING CHRIST. MANTIC RITUAL drummer Adam Haritan has issued the following update from the road: "Opening a few shows for a legendary band like...January 9, 2009
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ROB HALFORD On Singing Live: 'The Physical Challenges Of Getting Old Have Come Into Play'
Blogcritics magazine conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Rob Halford on December 5, 2008. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Blogcritics: It's been quite a year for you, with the release of the new JUDAS PRIEST album ("Nostradamus"),the ensuing tour, even the FIGHT "War...January 9, 2009
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ROSE FUNERAL Prepares To Release 'The Resting Sonata'
Cincinnati, Ohio-based death metallers ROSE FUNERAL will release their full-length debut, "The Resting Sonata", on January 20 via Metal Blade Records. The cover art can be viewed below. "The Resting Sonata" track listing: 01. Exordium The Fall Of Christ (Intro) 02. Sodomizer 03. God Demise 04. Remai...January 6, 2009
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Former ATTACKER Singer Completes Recording 'Days Gone By' CD
The recording sessions for "Days Gone By", former ATTACKER vocalist Bob Mitchell's collection of remakes of classic-rock tracks from such artists as THE WHO, DEEP PURPLE and KROKUS, wrapped up on Saturday, December 27 at Digi-Force Studio in Bayonne, New Jersey. A photo shoot also took place, before...December 29, 2008
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UNLEASHED Frontman Talks Christianity
Matt Smith of GASPetc.com recently conducted an interview with frontman Johnny Hedlund of Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED. An excerpt from the chat follows below. GASPetc.com: I have to say I absolutely love "Hammer Battalion", to me it's one of the best albums you guys have put out in awhile. It...December 25, 2008
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New URN Album To Feature Guest Appearance By ELECTRIC HELLFIRE CLUB's REV. THOMAS THORN
Rev. Thomas Thorn of ELECTRIC HELLFIRE CLUB will make a guest appearance on the new album from the Chicago-based gothic metal band URN entitled "Scribings of a Forgotten Soul". URN frontman Dominic St. Charles played guitar and did backing vocals with the ELECTRIC HELLFIRE CLUB back in late 1999 to...December 23, 2008
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PRIMORDIAL Frontman Issues Year-End Update
Vocalist Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill of the of the Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL has issued the following update: "Another year nearly over and the vultures are circling. "The rain is still teeming down from the grey skies outside. The weather seems to match perfectly the recession we have plung...December 19, 2008
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MAROON Covers SAMAEL's 'Baphomet's Throne'; Audio Available
German modern metal machine MAROON recently recorded a cover version of SAMAEL's "Baphomet's Throne" for the Century Media Records 2CD compilation "Covering 20 Years Of Extremes", which was released in North America on October 14. The track is now available for streaming at this location. The all-co...December 18, 2008
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SLAYER: Video Interview With TOM ARAYA Posted Online
Cristiane Richardson, a Brazilian who presents the weekly heavy metal radio show "Sonic Attack" from London, conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya on October 31, 2008 when the band visited the U.K. as part of the "Unholy Alliance: Chapter III" tour with MASTODON, TRIVIUM and...December 17, 2008
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SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE SKY: Album Track Listing Revealed
Tampa, Florida-based grindcore act SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE SKY has finished recording its Nuclear Blast debut, "The Grand Partition and the Abrogation of Idolatry", with legendary guitarist-turned-producer James Murphy (DEATH, TESTAMENT, OBITUARY) at the helm. A March 2009 release v...December 17, 2008
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LUNA MORTIS Guitarist Touring With EPICUREAN
Guitarist Brian Koenig of the Madison, Wisconsin-based, female-fronted five-piece LUNA MORTIS (formerly known as THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE) will hit the road with the Minneapolis-based symphonic metal band EPICUREAN for a month on the upcoming ROTTING CHRIST tour in January. Brian says: "I want to emphasiz...December 17, 2008
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Fulfill the Curse
Doom acts have by and large not been a staple of the Razorback Records roster; that distinction has gone mainly to old school, gory death, thrash, and to some extent grind. However, two of the three new releases have fit the doom mold: the macabre psychedelic doom swirl of ACID WITCH's "Witchtanic H...December 15, 2008
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