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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...

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NINE INCH NAILS Mainman Slams Military Use Of His Music As Torture

NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor has commented on the reports that the band's music has been used to prepare detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay for interrogation. "It's difficult for me to imagine anything more profoundly insulting, demeaning and enraging than discovering music yo...

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DISAFFECTION Signs With BOMBWORKS RECORDS

Old-school thrashers DISAFFECTION have inked a deal with Bombworks Records. Hailing from Brazil, this five-piece plays old-school thrash/speed metal in the vein of EXODUS, KREATOR, ULTIMATUM, SLAYER ("Reign in Blood" era),FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, and AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE. The music is chock-full of fa...

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SAMAEL: 'Above' Release Date Announced

Nuclear Blast Records has set a March 6, 2009 European release date for "Above", the new album from Swiss metal veterans SAMAEL. Steve Markowski of Beyond the Dark Horizon recently conducted an interview with SAMAEL frontman Vorph. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Beyond The Dark Hor...

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SANCTIFICATION: New Song Posted Online

SANCTIFICATION, the Swedish death metal band featuring current/former members of GOD AMONG INSECTS, IN BATTLE and SOULDRAINER, has posted the title track of its upcoming album, "Black Reign", on the group's MySpace page. SANCTIFICATION recently announced its new lineup consisting of Tomas Elofsson (...

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DARK FUNERAL Frontman Joins SANCTIFICATION

SANCTIFICATION, the Swedish death metal band featuring current/former members of GOD AMONG INSECTS, IN BATTLE and SOULDRAINER, has announced its new lineup consisting of Tomas Elofsson (guitar) and Markus Edvardsson (guitar) alongside three session members. It is as follows: * Magnus "Masse" Broberg...

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MASTODON Drummer Talks About Upcoming Album

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with drummer Brann Dailor of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: What's it like playing as a trio? Did you have to work everything out and rearrange stuff? Brann Dailor: Not really. We pl...

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SAMAEL Frontman Discusses Upcoming Album 'Above'

Steve Markowski of Beyond the Dark Horizon recently conducted an interview with frontman Vorph of Swiss industrial metallers SAMAEL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Beyond The Dark Horizon: You just finished touring the U.S. How did that go for you all? Vorph: It was definitely grea...

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ACID DRINKERS Guitarist Dead At 29

Aleksander "Olass" Mendyk, guitar player for long-running Polish thrash band ACID DRINKERS, died on November 30 in Krakow. The cause of death has not yet been determined. He was 29 years old. Formed in 1986, ACID DRINKERS has played over 500 gigs, including support slots with such international arti...

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RUDY SARZO and Kompoz.com Announce 'Off The Rails' Songwriting Competition

To celebrate his new book, "Off the Rails: Aboard the Crazy Train in the Blizzard of Ozz" — a first hand account of his friendship on and off the road with Randy Rhoads and Ozzy Osbourne — legendary rock bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE, QUIET RIOT, DIO, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT) is launching s...

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GOATWHORE: Performance Footage Of New Song Available

Fan-filmed video footage of GOATWHORE — the New Orleans-based band featuring vocalist L. Ben Falgoust II (SOILENT GREEN) and guitarist Sammy Duet (ACID BATH, CROWBAR) — performing a new song entitled "Carving Out The Eyes of God" on November 21, 2008 at Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth, Texas can be vi...

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GODHEAD: New Video Interview Available

A new four-part interview with GODHEAD members Jason C. Miller (vocals, guitar) and Ullrich "Method" Hepperlin (bass, programming) conducted by Vlazemetal.com can be viewed below. GODHEAD released its sixth studio album, "At The Edge Of The World", on October 7 on Driven Music Group (distribution by...

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Reactivated DIVINE EVE Working On First Recordings In 13 Years

After 13 years of silence, Texas old-school death metal act DIVINE EVE has returned. The band entered Kearlight Recording Studios in October with engineer Scott Cooksey to begin recording a new EP. The effort will consist of two new songs and two previously unrecorded (by DIVINE EVE) tracks that ori...

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EVOCATION: 'Angel Of Torment' Video Available

"Angel Of Torment", the new video from the Swedish death metal band EVOCATION, can be viewed below. According to the band, the clip "features footage with us taken from the recording sessions along with guest artist Anders Björler from AT THE GATES / THE HAUNTED as well as a bunch of friends from th...

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GODHEAD Performs Acoustically On FPE-TV; Video Available

Video footage of GODHEAD members Jason C. Miller (vocals, guitar) and Michael Miller (guitar) performing acoustically on FPE-TV can be viewed below. GODHEAD released its sixth studio album, "At The Edge Of The World", on October 7 on Driven Music Group (distribution by Ryko/Warner Music Group),the...