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Paradigm In Entropy
This one surprised me. I was expecting the latest bland metalcore signing to capitalize on the genre's popularity. Well, it's not bland anyway. "Paradigm in Entropy" is a hard smack in the mouth. I suppose you can call it metalcore, but as far as I'm concerned, it's just modern extreme metal. The so...April 17, 2005
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DARKEST HOUR: 'Undoing Ruin' Track Listing Revealed
DARKEST HOUR have set the tentative track listing for their new album, "Undoing Ruin", due on June 28 via Victory. The follow-up to 2003's "Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation", "Undoing Ruin" was produced by STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend and will reportedly feature artwork by Chris Tayl...April 15, 2005
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer Talks About Boots, Bongs And The Band's Latest CD
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, DEATH, TESTAMENT) recently spoke to TheMegalith.com about boots, bongs, and everything that's happening in the Hoglan/SYL camp. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: TheMegalith.com: How do you think [the new STRAPPING YOUNG LAD album] "...April 4, 2005
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DARKEST HOUR Announce New Album Title, Release Date
DARKEST HOUR have posted the following message on their official web site: "So another day closer to the end of the record and another day closer to the end of the world. DARKEST HOUR's new record will no longer be called 'TBA', 'Untitled', 'Dude We Don't Know Yet', 'Dudes get Brutal', 'Tito's is Mi...March 29, 2005
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Ohmwork
Even the gods can fuck up. Tony Iommi released the truly execrable "Forbidden" under the BLACK SABBATH name shortly before reuniting with the band's original lineup. Ozzy has those Bea Arthur stage outfits from the early 1980s to live down (not to mention — cue the hate mail — the steaming pile of A...March 27, 2005
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist Says The Group's New Album Sounds 'Completely Natural'
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon recently spoke to Blistering.com about the making of the group's latest CD, "Alien". A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: On how he would describe the new album: "It's pretty full-on. I guess that's a great way of describing 'Alien'! (Laughs) It's a...March 22, 2005
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DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND Drummer Lays Down Tracks For NON-HUMAN LEVEL: Video Available
Drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen (DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND) has posted the following message on his official web site: "Here's some video footage of myself warming up and laying down various drum tracks [at Greenhouse studios] for NON-HUMAN LEVEL. This metal side project features Christofer Malmström (DARKAN...March 22, 2005
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Former LED ZEPPELIN Frontman Pays Tribute To The Blues At SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST
Michael D. Clark of the Houston Chronicle reports: It took former LED ZEPPELIN vocalist Robert Plant only one sentence to sum up why the spectacle that is the South By Southwest music festival continues to command such attention each year. "The blue note is there, all the way through my life," Plant...March 18, 2005
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DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND DVD Nearing Completion
According to a posting on Devin Townsend's (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) web site, Townsend is continuing work on the DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND DVD. "With everything else going on, he has not been able to devote a consistent amount of time to the project but has been diligently working when time allows," the post...March 5, 2005
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DARKEST HOUR: Drums On New Album To Sound Like METALLICA's 'Black' CD
DARKEST HOUR have posted the following message on their official web site: "Day 1 of the studio. Got some killer drum sounds. It took a long time to get most of it up and running but we are super stoked. The drums sound a lot like the METALLICA 'Black' record or something like that. Really ...March 2, 2005
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GODHEAD Frontman's Tsunami Relief Benefit Song Available On iTUNES
"Forever In Our Hearts", a song written about and to raise monies for the relief of tsunami victims will be available as a download from iTunes as of March 1, 2005. It can also be downloaded off the official site for this project at www.tsunamireliefsong.org. "Forever In Our Hearts" was written by J...February 24, 2005
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DARKEST HOUR: New Album Update
DARKEST HOUR have posted the following message on their official web site: "So we are off to Vancouver to start pre-production [for the new album]. We will be there for about five days before hitting the studio. We can't tell you how excited we are, it's been almost two years since we went to Sweden...February 24, 2005
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DARKANE Guitarist Signs Solo Deal With LISTENABLE RECORDS
DARKANE guitarist Christofer Malmström has inked a deal with France's Listenable Records for his solo project, NON-HUMAN LEVEL. "I am very much looking forward to work with them and I have really high anticipations regarding this album!" Christofer writes on his web site. "Ryan van Poederooyen (DEVI...February 24, 2005
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Alien
"Well, aren't you just a traveling shitstorm?" A more appropriate quote couldn't be found for Devin Townsend, nor STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's new one, "Alien". This release has untouchable frenetic speed, fuming and frenzied honesty at its purest, a radical shift in what we've come to know as "extreme" me...February 10, 2005
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD First Segment Of 'The Making Of Alien' Posted
The maniacal Canadian extremists STRAPPING YOUNG LAD will embark on a massive U.S. headlining tour this spring with THE AGONY SCENE, MISERY SIGNALS and REFLUX in the support slots. The trek kicks off on April 5 and will make a stop at the legendary New England Metal and Hardcore Fest on April 23. Th...February 8, 2005
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