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MACHINE HEAD's PHIL DEMMEL Talks 'Unto The Locust' In New Interview
Elliot Levin of NY Hard Rock Music Examiner recently conducted an interview with guitarist Phil Demmel of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. NY Hard Rock Music Examiner: I know you've had some medical issues in recent years. Obviously you...July 30, 2011
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MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER To Release 'IV' In September
Birmingham, Alabama hard rockers MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER will release their long-awaited new album, "Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster: IV", on September 27 via Ferret Music. Produced by Brian Virtue (JANE'S ADDICTION, DEFTONES, AUDIOSLAVE),the LP shines a spotlight on the celebrated band's...July 29, 2011
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Reunited SWORD To Record New Studio Album
Reunited '80s Montreal power metallers SWORD (not to be confused with Texas-based luminaries THE SWORD) will hold a band meeting next week to discuss the timeline for the recording and release of the group's third studio album. More information will be made available soon. SWORD played its first sho...July 28, 2011
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MACHINE HEAD: 'Unto The Locust' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD will release their new album, "Unto The Locust", on September 27 via longtime label Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at JingleTown Studios in Oakland, with frontman Robb Flynn producing. The mixing duties were handled by Flynn and Juan Urteaga (EX...July 28, 2011
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NIGHTWISH, Ex-YES Members Featured On New GRNHOLM Album
Lion Music has set a September 16 release date for GRNHOLM's sophomore album, "Silent Out Loud". Featuring 10 tracks full of infectious vocal melodies over dynamic musical backdrops, the CD is an impressive collection of songcraft topped off with a powerful production and mix. GRNHOLM is built aroun...July 28, 2011
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Dedicated to Chaos
Time to tell it like it is. QUEENSRŸCHE's "Dedicated to Chaos" is a sure bet to have fans and critics fiercely divided. The Seattle stalwarts have damn sure earned the right to experiment, push boundaries, and do whatever the heck else they want to do. And that is essentially what they've done since...July 28, 2011
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The Forbidden Gates Beyond
BLACK SEPTEMBER's "The Forbidden Gates Beyond" is a USBM album that you need to hear; that is, if you like your black metal brawny, hooky, and death injected. You can call it blackened death metal, deathly black metal, or black/death metal, all that matters is that the collision happened and out cam...July 27, 2011
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Nekropsalms
What we have here is one of the better AUTOPSY worshippers you'll hear, a sentiment that should be read in complimentary terms. Throw in a little early INCANTATION doom/death and a fresh sense of identity, and you've got yourself and old school death metal rager. Influenced playing alone would mean...July 27, 2011
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Generation Wild
It is totally derivative of a potpourri of '80s glam rock and hair metal bands, including the glammed up look of the band members themselves; the album clearly one for fans of that definitively love-hate era. And it would seem that's exactly what Sweden's CRASHDIET intended with new album "Generatio...July 27, 2011
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A Bigger Boat
Hipsters and pretentious pricks masquerading as legitimate punk-juiced rockers? Not AMERICAN SPEEDWAY, not even close. Well, the "punk-juiced rockers" part is correct and legitimately so. On "A Bigger Boat" what you hear from these Philadelphia rabble rousers on their sophomore release is the genuin...July 27, 2011
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: We Urged MIKE PORTNOY Against Quitting DREAM THEATER
AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarists Zacky Vengeance and Synyster Gates were interviewed for the September 2011 issue of Guitar World magazine (see cover below). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitar World: Do you believe it was Mike's [Portnoy, ex-DREAM THEATER drummer who played on AVENG...July 27, 2011
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DIRGE WITHIN To Release 'Absolution' EP In August
Chicago's DIRGE WITHIN will release a new digital EP, "Absolution", on August 16. The three-song effort will give fans a taste of what's to come from the band's forthcoming sophomore album, due out in early 2012. According to a press release, "Absolution" "showcases what fans of DIRGE WITHIN have gr...July 25, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Rock Landmarks: British Steel' Book Due In September
Wymer Publishing has set a September 12 release date for "Rock Landmarks: Judas Priest's British Steel". This book is the second in Wymer's CD-sized series on "landmark" rock albums and documents JUDAS PRIEST's seminal 1981 release "British Steel", a pivotal album in the band's career. JUDAS PRIEST'...July 24, 2011
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ORIGIN To Film 'Expulsion Of Fury' Video
American death metallers ORIGIN will film a music video for the song "Expulsion Of Fury" at the band's co-headlining hometown show with EXHUMED at Aftershock in Merriam, Kansas later this week. Fans are encouraged to come down to the venue on Thursday, July 21 at 7:00 p.m. to be a part of the shoot....July 18, 2011
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Reunited SWORD Plays First Show In More Than 20 Years; Photos, Video Footage Available
Reunited '80s Montreal power metallers SWORD (not to be confused with Texas-based luminaries THE SWORD) played their first show in more than 20 years on July 8 in La Baie, Quebec, Canada, in front of a select few hundred screaming fans. According to the Capitale du Metal web site, "The show lasted f...July 10, 2011
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