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The Moulting

Noisy, indie, alternative, sludgy, doomy and abrasive; these are the words that will cross many a mind during time spent with MARES OF THRACE's "The Moulting". Interestingly enough (or not),the band's self-description on its MySpace page might be the most accurate one yet: "Two-woman technoisesludg...

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Infected

It makes sense that Sweden's FACEBREAKER would make the leap from Pulverised to Metal Blade considering that the latter could benefit from the addition of some Swede-death of a more traditional kind and that the band is just good enough to offer appeal of a wide variety. That doesn't necessarily mea...

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1349 Drummer: 'We Are Pushing The Level Of Ambition All The Time'

The Scream Queen recently conducted an interview with drummer Kjetil-Vidar "Frost" Haraldstad of Norwegian black metallers 1349 and SATYRICON. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Scream Queen: How do you believe 1349 is perceived through the eyes of your fans? Frost: I think that we...

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Victims of the Modern Age

How about giving it up for Arjen Lucassen? The versatile, multi-talented musician hit the target dead center with "Victims of the Modern Age" by assembling a star-studded cast and making an album that flirts with the progressive in all the right places, but always stays rooted in the fundamentals of...

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Dawn of Winter

A diamond in the rough, a previously undiscovered gem… Pick a cliché, what matters in the end is that OBSCURE INFINITY's "Dawn of Winter" is one of the best death metal releases of 2010, old school or otherwise. This is a group that gets it right on numerous levels and leaves an impression that last...

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...Of War

It is not for lack for trying that "…Of War" falls flat and ends up a middling demonstration of trimmings-and-all folk metal. It is the lack of compelling songwriting, as well as a frustrating degree of disjointedness in the arrangements. What one is left with is an album that is long on ambition an...

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CONTROL DENIED Frontman Issues Update On Long-Awaited Second Album

The family of late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner is moving ahead with plans to complete and eventually release the long-awaited second CONTROL DENIED album. Chuck — who passed away in December 2001 after a battle with pontine glioma, a rare type of brain tumor — began work on the...

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MARCO MENDOZA Interviewed By Slovakia's ROCK.SK (Video)

Slovakian rock webmagazine Rock.sk conducted an interview with bassist extraordinaire Marco Mendoza when he visited Banska Bystrica, Slovakia on October 27, 2010 for a bass clinic. You can watch the chat in two parts below. Mendoza recently released his second solo album, "Casa Mendoza", on Mascot R...

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SOULFLY's MAX CAVALERA Talks About His Early Musical Influences In New Interview

Tom Murphy of Denver Westword recently conducted an interview with SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Denver Westword: How did you first get into heavy music growing up in Brazil? Max Cavalera: My first experience with music was QUEEN, when they played in...

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DORO PESCH Surprises MOTÖRHEAD With Anniversary Cake (Photos)

German metal queen Doro Pesch surprised MOTÖRHEAD mainman Lemmy at the opening show of their joint European tour on November 30, 2010 at Philipshalle in Düsseldorf, Germany by presenting him with a 40x70cm, 2.5 pound MOTÖRHEAD cake made of marzipan, mock cream and a whiskey center. "Otherwise Lemmy...

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NONPOINT Frontman Performs 'The Promise' With IN THIS MOMENT (Video)

Video footage of IN THIS MOMENT performing the song "The Promise" on November 27, 2010 at Magic Stick in Detroit, Michigan — with special guest appearances by NONPOINT frontman Elias Soriano and male vocalist Adrian Patrick of the band OTHERWISE — can be viewed below. IN THIS MOMENT guitarist Chris...

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LEMMY: 'If I Do Die Sooner Rather Than Later, I'll Be Satisfied With What I've Done'

Nick Duerden of the U.K.'s The Independent recently conducted an interview with legendary MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On mortality: Lemmy: "In your twenties, you think you are immortal. In your thirties, you hope you are immortal. In your forties, y...

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ACCEPT Guitarist: 'I'm Honestly Surprised How Quickly The New Songs Are Catching On'

Mark Kadzielawa of 69 Faces Of Rock recently conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and vocalist Mark Tornillo of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. 69 Faces Of Rock: The original ACCEPT did bunch of festival appearances back in 2005. H...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Explains His Absence From DIMEBASH

Elliot Levin of the NY Hard Rock Music Examiner recently conducted an interview with Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ARSON ANTHEM). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Examiner: Looking back, as the singer, and in your current role now for Housecore [Records] as a prod...

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IN THIS MOMENT Performs Acoustic Version Of 'The Promise' On 101.7 THE FOX (Video)

On November 15, IN THIS MOMENT was joined by male vocalist Adrian Patrick of the band OTHERWISE for an acoustic performance of the song "The Promise" on Santa Rosa, California's 101.7 The Fox radio station inside the "Less Is More Lounge." Watch footage of the band's appearance below. Guitarist Chri...