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World Extermination
A long time ago in a place far, far way, Nolan Richardson, head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks' basketball team conducted practices that featured an opening period of intense conditioning called "40 minutes of hell." That would become the same 40 minutes during which the team imposed their collect...April 13, 2009
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THE OCEAN Parts Ways With Singer, Seeks Replacement
Berlin, Germany's THE OCEAN has parted ways with singer Mike Pilat. Commented guitarist Robin Staps: "Being in a band is the constant struggle to reach the one, the final, the ultimate lineup. The right people, the right musicians. The lineup that clicks, where the music that is created on stage is...April 8, 2009
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METALLICA: Report From 'Super-Hush-Hush Party' Available
Matt Wardlaw of the Cleveland Scene has posted a report from last night's (Friday, April 3) "super-hush-hush party" hosted by METALLICA and their longtime management Q Prime at the House Of Blues in Cleveland, with only friends, Q Prime employees and select label execs on the invite list. Earlier in...April 4, 2009
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ANVIL Added To JUDAS PRIEST, WHITESNAKE Tour?
Canadian metal legends ANVIL are strongly rumored to have landed the opening slot on at least some of the shows on the upcoming JUDAS PRIEST / WHITESNAKE North American tour. So far the following JUDAS PRIEST dates have been announced (all featuring WHITESNAKE except where otherwise noted): Jul. 01...April 2, 2009
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MERCYFUL FATE: 'Evil' Re-Recording Available For Streaming
The 2008 re-recording of the MERCYFUL FATE classic "Evil" is available for streaming below. The track, which is included in the upcoming "Guitar Hero: Metallica" game, features four of the five original MERCYFUL FATE members (vocalist King Diamond, guitarist Hank Shermann, guitarist Michael Denner a...March 26, 2009
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INSOMNIUM Launches Studio Blog
Finnish metal band INSOMNIUM has entered Fantom studio (where the group recorded its 2006 LP, "Above the Weeping World") to begin recording its fourth album for a late 2009 release. A studio blog has been launched at this location. Guitarist Ville Friman previously described the new songs as follows...March 24, 2009
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MY DYING BRIDE's Unholy Sermon
The conflict between alleged blasphemy and freedom of speech is common place within the context of extreme music, but for English doomsters MY DYING BRIDE it has led to some unexpected attention, namely from the Syrian government. Speaking to the U.K.'s Zero Tolerance magazine on the cusp of the rel...March 24, 2009
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DEVIN TOWNSEND: Five-Minute 'Ki' Teaser Available
A five-minute "teaser" for "Ki", the first in a series of albums from acclaimed Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) to be made available under the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT moniker, is available for streaming at this location. Devi...March 23, 2009
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OPETH Mainman Comments On Government-Sponsored Tour Of Norway
On March 18, Swedish prog-metal giants OPETH completed an eight-date tour of Norway. The trek included stops in major cities Oslo and Bergen but also covers smaller towns like Volda and Sogndal. The tour was arranged by Rikskonsertene, a Norwegian state-sponsored organization that normally handles e...March 22, 2009
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KING DIAMOND Talks 'Guitar Hero: Metallica'
Destructoid recently conducted an interview with Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND) about his involvement with the forthcoming "Guitar Hero: Metallica" game. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Destructoid: I went to see "Guitar Hero" a few weeks ago and I spoke...March 20, 2009
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DEVIN TOWNSEND To Return This Summer With 'Ki'
Acclaimed Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) will release "Ki", the first in a series of albums to be made available under the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT moniker, sometime in the summer. Devin Townsend recently answered several que...March 20, 2009
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Justified Genocide
Anyone who's still raging over the HAIL OF BULLETS record (and you should be) needs to know that two of those guys are from this legendary Dutch band. THANATOS never seemed able to catch a break when they first came out, and even their reformation has been hampered by label closings and delays. Fina...March 17, 2009
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OPETH On Tour Sponsored By Norwegian Government
On March 10, Swedish prog-metal giants OPETH kicked off an eight-date tour of Norway. The trek includes stops in major cities Oslo and Bergen but also covers smaller towns like Volda and Sogndal. The tour was arranged by Rikskonsertene, a Norwegian state-sponsored organization that normally handles...March 12, 2009
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Wrath
Despite Grammy nods, being hand-picked as direct support for METALLICA, album sales out the ass and other invasions into the mainstream, LAMB OF GOD haven't lightened up one damn bit. In fact, "Wrath" is nowhere near the over-produced product of a major label success story many of us were waiting fo...February 24, 2009
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The Great Celestial Delusion
I recall setting this one to the side after a brief listen when the last batch of releases from Willowtip arrived, thinking I just wasn't in the mood for Americanized Swedish melodic death metal (ala THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER) at the time. The style has been beaten bloody and continues to cling to lif...February 24, 2009
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