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GOROD Signs With LISTENABLE RECORDS
French progressive technical death metallers GOROD have inked a deal with Listenable Records. The band's fourth full-length album, "A Perfect Absolution", will be released in March. The CD was mixed by producer Frédéric "Elmobo" Motte, who oversaw the recording of the drums, bass and vocals, while a...January 18, 2012
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CYNIC Members' PORTAL Project: Early 1990s Demos To See Light Of Day
PORTAL, the early 1990s project featuring CYNIC masterminds Paul Masvidal and Sean Reinert alongside guitarist Jason Gobel, bassist Chris Kringel and female vocalist Aruna Abrams, will have its demo recordings officially released as "The Portal Tapes" on March 27 in North America (four days earlier...January 10, 2012
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CYNIC Frontman: 'Sometimes The Most Seemingly Negative Pieces Of Music Can Be Very Therapeutic'
Mark Holmes of Metal Discovery conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Paul Masvidal the progressive rock/metal band CYNIC on December 5, 2011 in London, England. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Discovery: You have a new EP out, "Carbon-Based Anatomy", which is quite an...January 6, 2012
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PESTILENCE Drummer's THE NEW DOMINION Recording Sophomore Album
Two years after releasing their debut album, "…And Kindling Deadly Slumber", Tilburg, Holland-based death metallers THE NEW DOMINION have commenced the recording sessions for the follow-up effort at Split Second Sound Studios in Amsterdam. According to the band's drummer, Yuma van Eekelen, who is al...January 2, 2012
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CYNIC: New Audio Interview With PAUL MASVIDAL
The MetalIreland.com podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Paul Masvidal the progressive rock/metal band CYNIC. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Podcast (audio stream):December 27, 2011
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CYNIC: New Video Interview With PAUL MASVIDAL
Thorium Photography recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Paul Masvidal the progressive rock/metal band CYNIC. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. On "Carbon-Based Anatomy", CYNIC's new EP, the group has once again taken its natural interfusion of musical styles and turn...December 14, 2011
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Remembering Death Metal Pioneer CHUCK SCHULDINER
To honor Chuck Schuldiner's (DEATH, CONTROL DENIED) legacy as a death metal pioneer, an inimitable vocalist and one of the best guitarists to thoughtfully shred the six-string on the 10th anniversary of his death, Lars Gotrich of NPR's "All Songs Considered" blog asked eleven metal musicians to pick...December 12, 2011
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RICHARD CHRISTY: 'Everything In My Life Has Been Touched By The Influence Of CHUCK SCHULDINER'
December 13, 2011, marks the tenth anniversary of the tragic early passing of Chuck Schuldiner, leader of the bands DEATH and CONTROL DENIED. Only 34 years old at the time, Schuldiner left behind a fifteen-year metal legacy that began with the crude groundbreaking death metal of MANTAS, expanded tre...December 10, 2011
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GOROD Begins Mixing New Album
French tech-death metallers GOROD have begun mixing their new album with producer Frdric "Elmobo" Motte for an early 2012 release. Elmobo oversaw the recording of the drums, bass and vocals, while all guitars were tracked by GOROD's mastermind Matthieu Pascal at his Bud Records Studio. The mix and t...December 6, 2011
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Members Of DEICIDE, INFERNAEON And INTO ETERNITY Form SHADOW SOCIETY
SHADOW SOCIETY was formed in 2011 by Asgrim (IMMANIFEST, YETI) and Rob Thoth (CHRONZON) with a very simple idea: no drama, no filler riffs and no compromise. In essence, SHADOW SOCIETY was forged to make music that they wanted to hear. These ideals together with the strength of the music drew in oth...November 21, 2011
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PROTOTYPE Announces New Album Title, Track Listing
Los Angeles-based progressive/aggressive metal band PROTOTYPE will release its third full-length album, "Catalyst", in early 2012 via Nightmare Records. Nearly two years in the making, the CD is a science-fiction-themed concept album featuring 12 tracks and over 60 minutes of all new music. The effo...November 13, 2011
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OBSCURA: New 21-Minute Audio Interview With HANNES GROSSMANN
On November 3, Rockfile conducted an interview with Hannes Grossmann, drummer of the extreme technical death metal band OBSCURA. You can now listen to the 21-minute chat using the SoundCloud player below. OBSCURA will release its first-ever demo collection, entitled "Illegimitation", independently i...November 10, 2011
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CYNIC: Acoustic-Performance Footage, Video Interview Posted Online
Metal Injection conducted an interview with the progressive rock/metal band CYNIC at the November 2 special release party for the group's "Carbon-Based Anatomy" EP at Idle Hands Bar in New York City. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is footage of CYNIC's acoustic performance at the e...November 8, 2011
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OBSCURA To Release Demo Collection
German progressive metal quartet OBSCURA will release its first-ever demo collection, entitled "Illegimitation", independently in March 2012. The collection will contain ten never-before-heard tracks, including the band's earliest recordings from 2003, unreleased songs from the "Cosmogenesis" sessio...November 7, 2011
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CYNIC Interviewed At 'Carbon-Based Anatomy' Release Party (Video)
Jo Schftan of Horns Up Rocks! conducted an interview with the progressive rock/metal band CYNIC at last night's (Wednesday, November 2) special release party for the group's "Carbon-Based Anatomy" EP at Idle Hands Bar in New York City. You can now watch the chat below. On "Carbon-Based Anatomy", CYN...November 3, 2011