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NECROPHOBIC Finish Mastering New Album

Swedish death metallers NECROPHOBIC have finished mastering their fifth album, "Hrimthursum", at Tailor Maid Production in Stockholm with Peter In de Betou. As previously reported, NECROPHOBIC have inked a deal with Regain Records for the release of "Hrimthursum". The follow-up to 2002's "Bloodhymns...

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Don't Fear the Reaper

I'll be honest with you here; I was a little taken aback at Tue Madsen's crystal clear, thick 'n' rubbery sound mix the first time I heard WITCHERY's "Don't Fear the Reaper". By that I mean that I was expecting the rawer, bloodied thrash sounds of "Dead, Hot and Ready" or "Symphony for the Devil", ....

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Former KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Comments On ROCK AND ROLL FANTASY CAMP

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick was one of several musicians that made up the celebrity camp band at the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, where rock and roll dreams come true for fans who want to make their musical fantasies become reality. The camp took place in Los Angeles, CA, from February 16 - 20...

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ATHEIST: Prague Date Announced

Seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST have lined up a headlining show in Prague, Czech Republic on August 3. The group's itinerary is now shaping up as follows: Jul. 14-15 - Bloodstock Open Air at Catton Hall, Walton On Trent - Derbyshire, UK Jul. 16-17 - Evolution Festival - Brescia, ITA Aug. 03...

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Flying High Again: Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

Tribute albums are usually good for a little fun, maybe even surprising you with a couple of bands you wouldn't expect to be covering a classic song by a classic band/artist. In my case, I typically check out the album, appreciate it for the handful of cool covers, and never again take it off the .....

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Storm Alert

Originally released in 1989 (and never in the United States),thrash fans on this side of the Atlantic now have a golden opportunity to revel in the vintage Texas metal of TORTURE's "Storm Alert". After releasing 1987's "Torture Kingdom" EP and "Storm Alert", the El Paso band called it quits. Now re...

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NECROPHOBIC Begin Mixing New Album

Swedish death metallers NECROPHOBIC have posted the following stuio update on their official web site: "Last Saturday, February the 12th, Fredrik Folkare started to mix the new album and yesterday, we all got the first basic mixdown to listen to. Now, we will decide what we want to change, sound-wis...

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MOTÖRHEAD, TWISTED SISTER, JUDAS PRIEST Members On OZZY Tribute CD: Audio Samples Available

MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister, TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider, ex-JUDAS PRIEST/current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens and legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen are among the metal icons appearing on "Flying High Again: The World's Greatest Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne", due on Marc...

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ATHEIST Frontman: Late Bassist ROGER PATTERSON 'Was A Bad Motherf*cker'

Guitarist/vocalist Kelly Shaefer of the seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST has issued the following statement: "Roger Patterson was a bad motherfucker! On this the 15th anniversary of the death of ATHEIST's bass player Roger Patterson, we wish to ask you all to throw your horns in the air one...

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'Hair Metal' Compilation Breaks BILLBOARD's Top 20!

"Monster Ballads: The Platinum Edition", an 18-song collection of "hair-metal" classics, sold 44,000 copies in its first week of release to debut at position No. 18 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. The complete track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. WARRANT - Heaven 02. SKID ROW - I Reme...

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BLOODTHORN: New Song Available For Download

A brand-new BLOODTHORN, track, entitled "Blood and Iron", has been made available for download at this location. The song comes off the Norwegian death metal band's new album, "Genocide", due in Europe on February 20 (February 13 in U.K. and Norway) via Morningstar Records. "Genocide" (view cover at...

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LIBERTY N' JUSTICE's 'All-Star' CD Gets A Release Date

The "all-star" album from Christian rockers LIBERTY N' JUSTICE, entitled "Soundtrack of a Soul", will be released in Germany on March 24 by MTM Music (March 27 for the rest of Europe) and in North America on March 28 by LNJ Records. "Soundtrack of a Soul" will feature contributions from the followin...

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ATHEIST Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST have been confirmed for the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place July 14-15 at the Catton Hall in Walton On Trent, Derbyshire, U.K. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ASHTAR ATHEIST BAL-SAGOTH ENSIFERUM NOCTURNAL RITES PYRAMAZE RAUNCHY...

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Darkness Foretold

Sometimes critics (myself included) get so wrapped up in picking the perfect words in a desperate attempt to accurately convey the feeling of a metal album that the important stuff goes gets shoved aside. Sometimes you've just got to cast that tattered and coffee-stained Thesaurus aside and keep it...

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ATHEIST Confirmed For Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival

Seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST are the second confirmed band for the Hole in the Sky – Bergen Metal Fest VII, set to take place August 23-26 in Bergen, Norway. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are CELTIC FROST. More acts will be announced soon. For more information on the Hole in...