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Deceiver of the Gods

What's not to like about AMON AMARTH? They've been faithful metal warriors for going on two decades now, and they look like The Lord of the Rings' Riders of friggin' Rohan, for Christ's sake! But even the bravest, most committed soldiers in metal's fearsome army can have a tough day on the battlefie...

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Lay My Soul to Waste

Sal Abruscato might've suspected Peter Steele and TYPE O NEGATIVE fans would automatically flock to A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, yet it's quickly become more than that. Abruscato's associations with TYPE O and LIFE OF AGONY makes him the star attraction in A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, but now two albums i...

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AUTOPSY: 'The Headless Ritual' Mini-Site Launched

Legendary San Francisco Bay Area gore grind act AUTOPSY will release its sixth studio opus of horror and all-out madness, "The Headless Ritual", on July 2 via Peaceville Records. The cover art for the CD was painted by none other than the legendary Joe Petagno (MOTÖRHEAD, MARDUK),and it's safe to s...

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AUTOPSY: New Song 'Arch Cadaver' Available For Streaming

Legendary San Francisco Bay Area gore grind act AUTOPSY will release its sixth studio opus of horror and all-out madness, "The Headless Ritual", on July 2 via Peaceville Records. The cover art for the CD was painted by none other than the legendary Joe Petagno (MOTÖRHEAD, MARDUK),and it's safe to s...

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New BROKEN HOPE Album To Feature Guest Appearance By THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Frontman

Reformed Chicago death metallers BROKEN HOPE will release their sixth album, "Omen Of Disease", in late summer via Century Media Records. The drums for the CD were laid down at Belle City Sound in Racine, Wisconsin with engineer Chris Wisco (LAZARUS A.D., JUNGLE ROT, ORIGIN, GORGASM),while the rema...

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AUTOPSY: 'The Headless Ritual' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Legendary San Francisco Bay Area gore grind act AUTOPSY will release its sixth studio opus of horror and all-out madness, "The Headless Ritual", on July 2 via Peaceville Records. The cover art for the CD was painted by none other than the legendary Joe Petagno (MOTÖRHEAD, MARDUK),and it's safe to s...

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BROKEN HOPE: New Album Title Revealed

Reformed Chicago death metallers BROKEN HOPE have set "Omen Of Disease" as the title of their sixth album, due late summer via Century Media Records. The drums for the CD were laid down at Belle City Sound in Racine, Wisconsin with engineer Chris Wisco (LAZARUS A.D., JUNGLE ROT, ORIGIN, GORGASM),wh...

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Not to be confused with the classic rock unit out of St. Louis, the much heavier ARBOGAST from Chicago might as well be considered prog-crunk. Their hyperactive songwriting theories calls to mind KYLESA, MADE OUT OF BABIES and the barest traces of HELMET, but with a lot more thrash, punk and progres...

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Living Flesh

Egyptian shock artist Nader Sadek engineered one of the most effective death metal concepts ever in 2011 with "In the Flesh", a chomping dirge ode to mankind's enslaved reliance upon petroleum and the global-armed raping of the Middle East to extract it. NILE and Assyrian grinders MELECHESH have uti...

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AUTOPSY To Enter Studio Next Week

Legendary San Francisco Bay Area gore grind act AUTOPSY will enter Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California on April 1 with producer Adam Munoz to begin recording its new album, "The Headless Ritual", due out this year on Peaceville Records. Cover art was painted by none other than the legendary Joe...

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JELLO BIAFRA & THE GUANTANAMO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: New Album To Arrive In April

Alternative Tentacles has set an April 2 release date for JELLO BIAFRA & THE GUANTANAMO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE's highly anticipated new album, "White People And The Damage Done". "White People And The Damage Done" is the band's second full length, picking up where last fall's "Shock-u-py!" left off....

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HEAD OF THE DEMON To Release Debut Album This Month

The Ajna Offensive has set a January 22 international release date for HEAD OF THE DEMON's self-titled debut album. A mysterious Swedish entity comprising nameless members from known bands, HEAD OF THE DEMON's first CD is a sepulchral, doom-laden slab of occult black/death metal that's Lovecraftian...

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ALICE COOPER Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of 'Billion Dollar Babies' On 'In The Studio' (Audio)

North American syndicated rock radio show "In The Studio: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands" celebrates the 40th anniversary of the "Billion Dollar Babies" album from the father of shock rock, Alice Cooper. Nothing could compare to the outrages and gruesome theatrical performance of A...

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A Twisted Xmas: Live in Vegas

God bless TWISTED SISTER, everyone. As Jay Jay French quips in "A Twisted Xmas: Live in Vegas", you're not getting the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, you're getting the "Transvestite Orchestra". It's these little jokey snippets of silver and a fair chunk of theatrical gold that gives TWISTED SISTER the e...

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OPHIDIAN I Announces New Guitarist

Icelandic tech-death metallers OPHIDIAN I have announced the addition of guitarist Máni Konráðsson from GRUESOME GLORY to the group's ranks. Máni, who was tapped to replace Unnar Sigurdsson, will make his live debut with the band this Friday, December 14 at the Fjandinn Metal Fest in Reykjavik, Icel...