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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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A Clear Perception
I'm all for genre bending, even in this ridiculously saturated metalcore market. But the fact that "A Clear Perception" from the UK's THE EYES OF A TRAITOR features a few compelling arrangements and a willingness to shape-shift its way through well-trodden emo/metalcore landscapes does not mean it i...February 24, 2009
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Stormlegion
Featuring in its ranks veterans of bands like USURPER, CIANIDE, and CORPSEVOMIT, Chicago's KOMMANDANT keeps it tremolo picked and blast beaten on "Stormlegion". Black metal with subtle dirty thrash undertones is the soup of the day. While the straightforward, no-frills approach has its merits, the s...February 24, 2009
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DORO PESCH: Anniversary Concert Was 'One Of The Happiest Days Of My Life'
MTUK metal 'zine recently conducted an interview with German "metal queen" Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MTUK: Congratulations on [your new album] "Fear No Evil". What are your favorite memories about the recording process? Doro: Thank you, I love it so much it's hard...February 23, 2009
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MESHUGGAH: New Video Interview Available
A four-minute interview with Tomas Haake, Mårten Hagström and Jens Kidman of Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH conducted on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at MySpace Music headquarters can be viewed below. MESHUGGAH and the support band on the band's just-completed North American trek, CYN...February 23, 2009
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MESHUGGAH: New Video Interview With TOMAS HAAKE Available
On February 11, 2009, Dino Cuneo of Road Crew Magazine conducted an interview with drummer Tomas Haake of Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH prior to the band's performance at the Gothic Theatre in Denver, Colorado. Watch the 30-minute chat below. MESHUGGAH and the support band on the...February 23, 2009
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MESHUGGAH: New Video Interview With MÅRTEN HAGSTRÖM Available
Before Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH itook the stage last night (Thursday, February 19) in New York City for the second-to-last show of their U.S. headline tour with CYNIC and THE FACELESS, HeadbangersBlog.com pinned down guitarist Mårten Hagström for a brief on-camera interview a...February 20, 2009
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MESHUGGAH: New Audio Interview With TOMAS HAAKE Available
Joel Parent from ABORT Magazine conducted an interview with drummer Tomas Haake of Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on February 8. Listen to the 17-and-a-half-minute chat at this location. MESHUGGAH and the support band on the band's North Ameri...February 12, 2009
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EVERY TIME I DIE And EPITAPH Make It Official
Epitaph Records has confirmed the signing of one of hardcore-rock's most notorious bands EVERY TIME I DIE. With the ink on the contract barely dry, the group is eager to enter the studio this spring to record its debut for the label, which is expected for release this fall. "To be given the opportun...February 11, 2009
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BOSTON Mastermind Threatens Legal Action Against Fan Message Board
According to The Boston Globe, BOSTON mastermind Tom Scholz and his wife Kim have enlisted Burns & Levinson attorney Lawrence Green to send a cease-and-desist letter to the creator of a BOSTON fan board called "CoolTheEngines" where registered users were allegedly badmouthing Scholz for his trea...February 9, 2009
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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Chinese Democracy' Certified Platinum In U.S.
GUNS N' ROSES' new album, "Chinese Democracy", was officially certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 3, 2009 for shipments in the United States in excess of one million copies. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the CD has shifted 537,000 units since it w...February 9, 2009
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MESHUGGAH: Hollywood Footage Available
Fan-filmed footage of Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH performing the track "Bleed" on February 3, 2009 at the House of Blues in Hollywood, California can be viewed on the band's tour video player below. To view the footage, click on the "Shows" tab and click on the box titled "Meshu...February 5, 2009
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CENTURY MEDIA Partners With ROADRUNNER To Release New DAATH Album
Century Media Records has announced a worldwide partnership with Roadrunner Records to release DAATH's new opus, "The Concealers", on April 20 in Europe and April 21 in the U.S. Guitarist Emil Werstler comments: "We mutually agreed that Century Media would be much more appropriate for the band at th...January 29, 2009
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CEPHALECTOMY: New Album To Be Made Available As Free Download
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada-based death/grind metallers CEPHALECTOMY have issued the following update: "CEPHALECTOMY has decided to make their upcoming album, 'An Epitaph To Tranquility', a free download, which will be available on their website when completed. Instead of sinking money into CDs, wh...January 29, 2009
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