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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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Caustic Music for the Spiritually Bankrupt
There is evolution in music and then there is revolution. ATOMIZER's "Caustic Music for the Spiritually Bankrupt" is without a doubt of the revolutionary variety compared to previous albums of a more traditional black/thrash nature. I for one would have loved to hear what Melbourne's own Jason Heale...February 24, 2009
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BELPHEGOR: Photos From The Studio Posted Online
Austrian blackened death metal outfit BELPHEGOR entered Andy Classen's (LEGION OF THE DAMNED, DEW-SCENTED, NEAERA, ASPHYX) Stage One Studios in Kassel, Germany earlier this week to begin recording their new album. The follow-up to 2008's "Bondage Goat Zombie" will contain nine new compositions and i...February 23, 2009
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BASTARD CHILD DEATH CULT Signs With STEREO DYNAMITE
After years of releasing mostly ska-punk and psychobilly albums, the Stereo Dynamite offices suddenly got a hell of a lot noisier with the addition to the label roster of Toronto-based hardcore punk, rock 'n' roll killing machine BASTARD CHILD DEATH CULT. Together for less than a year, BASTARD CHILD...February 21, 2009
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CHICKENFOOT: First Promotional Clip Released
A short promotional video clip from CHICKENFOOT, the new "supergroup" featuring former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar, ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony, guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith, can be viewed below. According to Anthony, CHICKENFOOT is putting th...February 20, 2009
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DEVILDRIVER Frontman On New CD: 'The Bass Is So Heavy It Shouldn't Even Be Allowed!'
Spiritech of Australia's PyroMusic.net recently conducted an interview with vocalist Dez Fafara of Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER. An excerpt from the chat follows below. PyroMusic.net: You've recently revealed that the title [of the new DEVILDRIVER album] will be "Pray For Villains". What'...February 18, 2009
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's SIXX Apologizes To Fan Over Bottle-Throwing Incident
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has issued the following update: "There was a recent event at one of our shows where someone threw a bottle at me during my speech and I got pretty pissed. The way it happened is, I threw a bottle of water to some fans and didn't realize the very bottle ...February 17, 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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DARK FUNERAL: New Album To Be Produced By PETER TÄGTGREN
Guitarist Lord Ahriman of the Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL has issued the following update: "I'm sorry for the long silence since the last update. Due to various reasons, we were forced to halt the pre-production we begun working on in the studio some months ago. "Chaq Mol [guitar] and I hav...February 10, 2009
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EDDIE VAN HALEN Says Reunion Tour 'wasn't Just A One-Off Thing'
Denise Quan of CNN recently conducted an interview with VAN HALEN guitar legend Eddie Van Halen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. CNN: How was it touring with David Lee Roth after all these years? Eddie Van Halen: It was great. CNN: No smackdowns? Eddie Van Halen: No, no. Everything...February 4, 2009
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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Says ALL SHALL PERISH 'Blew Him Away'
Carlos Ramirez of Ultimate-Guitar.com conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett last month before the band's concert at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: You played in EXODUS before you joined M...February 3, 2009
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REDEMPTION: 'Frozen In The Moment: Live In Atlanta' DVD Artwork, Preview Available
REDEMPTION — the Los Angeles-based progressive metal band led by guitarist/songwriter Nicolas van Dyk and featuring vocal legend Ray Alder of FATES WARNING — will release its new concert DVD, "Frozen in the Moment: Live in Atlanta", on the following dates: Germany, Austria and Switzerland: February...February 3, 2009
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Idolatry (reissue)
Students of late '80s thrash know that some damn good bands got shafted when the scene shifted its focus to death metal. DEVASTATION's first two albums were pretty badass in their own right, arguably the best the burgeoning Texas thrash scene had to offer, but it was "Idolatry" that really upped the...February 2, 2009
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Southern Cross Ripper
A veteran of such acts as TOXIC HOLOCAUST (touring band),NOCTURNAL GRAVES, and GOSPEL OF THE HORNS, guitarist Hexx has put his considerable energy into a nasty little old school metal band called TRENCH HELL. On "Southern Cross Ripper", the Melbourne, Australia war machine plays "dirty black thrash...February 2, 2009
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The End is not Near Enough
A few years back it seemed like every time I turned around I was getting killer sludge/doom releases from the fertile Northeast Ohio scene. Releases from FISTULA, RUE, and tons of others on labels like Retribute and Corley Music (superman Corey Bing's label) were constantly filling my mailbox. Then...February 2, 2009
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