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Friends Family Forever

I remember being thoroughly impressed with Boston's DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR opening a show for FULL BLOWN CHAOS and AGNOSTIC FRONT, as well as thinking that I really must pick up an album. I never did end up with a release from the hardcore savages, so getting a re-issue of the band's first EP is a .....

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Wounded Skies

This one has been out for quite a while now, but was sent my way only recently. It's worth the cyber ink, so we'll knock it out regardless. With "Wounded Skies" Italy's STORMCROW slams through four songs and one intro of unforgiving black metal malice that will appeal to fans of speeding traditional...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY: Video Clip From Recording Sessions Posted Online

A two-minute video clip taken during the recording sessions for the new DARK TRANQUILLITY album has been posted online at YouTube.com. "It's pretty short, but captures the general vibe as well as offering some crude-but-hopefully-interesting previews of some of the new songs," the Swedish melodic de...

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DESPISED ICON Prepares To Record New Album

Guitarist Eric Jarrin of the Montreal-based deathcore six-piece DESPISED ICON has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We've been taking some time off to finish writing new songs, things are looking good for 2007, with a new album around April/May, and, of course, some good...

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NOX: New Album Sample Available

Dutch death metal crew NOX, which features former members CENTURIAN and current members of SEVERE TORTURE, has posted an advance MP3 from its upcoming album, "Ixaxaar", on the Wicked World Records MySpace page. Check out the album's opening cut, "Choronzonic Chaos Gods", at this location. According...

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Feeding the Abscess

Where would we be without ATHEIST? What about CYNIC? From whom would bands like Canada's tech deathsters MARTYR take their cues were it not for the technical wizardry and jazzed up death metal of said legends. I suppose one could hail fellow Canadians CRYPTOPSY and GORGUTS, especially one when consi...

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The Omega Rising

Canada's Profound Lore Records hits another homerun with PROFUNDI's "The Omega Rising". Following close on the heels of ASUNDER's "Works Will Come Undone", the label is blazing a trail of quality extreme music releases that any self-respecting fan should check out immediately. PROFUNDI is a one-man...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Finishes Recording New Album

Vocalist Mikael Stanne of the Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY has issued the following update: "I can't believe it... We made it! It's done and there is nothing I can do about it. "Just got back from the studio where everything is now shipped off to Denmark where Tue Madsen will pe...

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BETZEFER: 'Early Grave' Video Posted Online

Israeli metallers BETZEFER have posted their video for the song "Early Grave" at this location (Quicktime required). The clip was shot in September with director Noah Shulman. "Early Grave" comes off the group's debut album, "Down Low", which was released last year via Roadrunner Records. The group'...

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NACHTMYSTIUM Nominated For PLUG INDEPENDENT Award

Chicago-area black metal act NACHTMYSTIUM's album "Instinct: Decay" (Battle Kommand Records) has been nominated for "Metal Album of the Year" by the Plug Independent Music Awards. Other nominees for this honor include CELTIC FROST's "Monotheist" and AGALLOCH's "Ashes Against the Grain". Cast your vo...

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FAKTION Parts Ways With ROADRUNNER RECORDS

Drummer Jeremy Moore of the Dallas, TX-based quintet FAKTION has issued the following update: "Remember a little over two years ago when we were excited to announce that we had signed a deal with Roadrunner Records? Well, now we are even more excited to announce that we will no longer be working wit...

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UNLEASHED Frontman: 'We Are A Band For The Future Of Death Metal'

Voices from the Darkside recently conducted an interview with UNLEASHED vocalist/bassist Johnny Hedlund. A few excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Voices from the Darkside: I read in another interview with you where you said death metal is not something you can do casually and that...

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WALLS OF JERICHO: Video Interview Available

4QRadio.com is featuring a video interview with WALLS OF JERICHO. Watch it at this location. WALLS OF JERICHO's latest full-length album, "With Devils Amongst Us All", was released in August. Guitarist Mike Hasty said of the CD, "[It is] the most varied music we've ever written. It's a lot more anth...

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NOVEMBERS DOOM: European Tour Dates Finalized

Chicago dark metal act NOVEMBERS DOOM have finalized the dates for their upcoming tour of Europe with labelmates AGALLOCH that begins on November 17 in The Netherlands. They are as follows: Nov. 17 - Plato - Helmond, Netherlands (w/ AGALLOCH, SATURNUS AND THURISAZ) Nov. 18 - Biebob - Vosselaar, Belg...

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HEAVEN SHALL BURN: 'Counterweight' Video Available Online

The German powerhouse HEAVEN SHALL BURN triumphantly returns with "Deaf To Our Prayers", which is a stunning portrayal of sheer aggression and musical technicality that will quickly catch the attention of any extreme music fan. The group's new video for the track "Counterweight" — taken from their S...