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PITIFUL REIGN: Two New Songs Posted Online

Two new PITIFUL REIGN tracks —"Visual Violence" and "Thrash, Boobs and Zombies" — have been posted on the group's MySpace page. The songs are taken from the young UK thrashers' début album, "Visual Violence", which is now scheduled for release on September 30 via Punishment 18 Records. The CD was pr...

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ANGELCORPSE Guitarist Issues Update On BLASPHEMIC CRUELTY Project

ANGELCORPSE guitarist Gene Palubicki has issued the following update on his new project, BLASPHEMIC CRUELTY: "The BLASPHEMIC CRUELTY debut album entitled 'Devil's Mayhem' is now complete. Work has been done in sessions on and off since April this year. The final swing covering three weeks ending on...

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Bleeding His Sacred Kingship

We've all heard that everything is bigger in Texas, but it's also entirely possible that everything might just be more brutal in the Lone Star state as well. Those of you looking for evidence of this claim need look no further than the titles available via the Houston-based Ossuary Industries. If th...

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Malignant

The question is whether you like BURZUM. If you do, then you will probably like Sweden's AVSKY and the fittingly titled "Malignant". Hey, it ain't brain surgery, as Jim Gaffigan would surely tell you if the subject of underground "kvlt" black metal came up at a cocktail party. Guitarist/bassist/scre...

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Advent Parallax

Considering all the talk of the ascendance of USBM in some circles post-2000, one should never forget the veterans of the movement. After all, AVERSE SEFIRA has been kicking around since 1996. It wasn't until the act surprised audiences on the 1349 tour though that many USBM fans began thinking abou...

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BLOODBATH, FARSOT, IRATE ARCHITECT Confirmed For Germany's PARTY.SAN OPEN AIR Festival

BLOODBATH, FARSOT and IRATE ARCHITECT have been confirmed for this year's Party.San Open Air festival will take place August 7-9, 2008 in Bad Berka, Germany. BLOODBATH will perform on August 8. According to the band, "this show will be exclusive for Germany and currently the only show booked so far....

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Pick up this Sick Child

The music of VICIOUS ART's "Pick up this Sick Child" sounds like the album cover looks: blood spattered, diseased, and just plain nasty. And yes, one could not have come up with a more fitting name for the act. Formed in 2003 and previously releasing the "Fire Falls and the Waiting Waters" debut ful...

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PITIFUL REIGN: 'Visual Violence' Artwork by ED REPKA Revealed

UK thrashers PITIFUL REIGN will release their debut album, "Visual Violence", on May 30 via Punishment 18 Records. The CD will feature artwork created by Ed Repka (MEGADETH, DEATH, MUNICIPAL WASTE) and will be engineered and produced by Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, DEATH, TESTAMENT, ICED EARTH) and Juan...

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UNANIMATED Confirmed For Germany's PARTY.SAN OPEN AIR Festival

Bassist Richard Cabeza of UNANIMATED, the reunited Swedish melodic death metal band featuring former members of ENTOMBED and DISMEMBER, has issued the following update: "I am very excited to announce that UNANIMATED will preform live for the first time in over 12 years!!!! On August 8th UNANIMATED w...

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FACEBREAKER Confirmed For Germany's PARTY.SAN OPEN AIR Festival

FACEBREAKER has been confirmed for this year's Party.San Open Air festival, set to take place August 7-9, 2008 in Bad Berka, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BEHEMOTH BOLT THROWER DEADBORN DEFLORATION DISMEMBER ENDSTILLE FACEBREAKER GENERAL SURGERY HAIL OF BULLETS IMPALED NAZA...

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Metal Blade Records 25th Anniversary

In a world of mergers, acquisitions, and corporate rape, Metal Blade Records continues to stand tall as a label with credibility, independence, and a truly customer-oriented staff. One can debate some of the albums they've released over the years, but one could say that about most labels. That the l...

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DISMEMBER, KOLDBRANN, TYRANT Confirmed For Germany's PARTY.SAN OPEN AIR Festival

DISMEMBER, KOLDBRANN, TYRANT and IMPERIOUS MALEVOLENCE have been confirmed for this year's Party.San Open Air festival, set to take place August 7-9, 2008 in Bad Berka, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BEHEMOTH BOLT THROWER DEADBORN DEFLORATION DISMEMBER ENDSTILLE GENERAL SURG...

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PUNGENT STENCH Drummer Says Frontman's 'Jealousy' Caused Band's Split

Drummer Alex Wank (a.k.a. Rector Stench, Mr. Stench, Sex Slave) of the long-running Austrian extreme metallers PUNGENT STENCH has released the following statement: "It has come to an very sudden and sad end between me and Cochino [guitarist/vocalist Martin Schirenc] and due to an email conversation...

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Battle Lords

Go ahead and dwell on the fact that Rhode Island's GODLESS RISING includes in its ranks two members of the original VITAL REMAINS lineup (vocalist Jeff Gruslin and lead guitarist Paul Flynn) that contributed to the "Let Us Pray" album. Take a few minutes. Now get past it because aside from the fact...

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Horna/Behexen

At the risk of including overly used terms like "sick" and "necro" to describe this split release, there are honestly no better terms to use to describe this Finnish black metal behemoth. Fret not though, I'm saving "kvlt" to use in the next review of a worthy black metal release. But seriously folk...