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Along Came a Spider

Twenty-five studio albums? Now that is what you call a body of work! ALICE COOPER is one of a select group of artists that is able to change styles, at least partially, from one album to the next and get away with it. Just consider the diversity across albums like "Love it to Death", "From ...

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Manmade Monster

Playing blatant tribute to your idols with original compositions is a risky proposition, especially when the object of praise is a revered group like the MISFITS (Danzig era, of course). Surprisingly, San Francisco's PLAN 9 pull it off reasonably well with "Manmade Monster", which consists of 13 ori...

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Meanderthal

It's almost as interesting to dissect what TORCHE isn't, and why, as it is frustrating to try explain what the band is. They're not "post rock", because they write short and hooky songs, but they're not quite punk or metal either, because they manage to infuse two-and-a-half minute tracks with that...

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Cornerstone of the Macabre

Three albums in and France's PHAZM have the death 'n' roll thing down to a science. Not only that, but they've managed to incorporate a range of rock 'n' roll styles into their dirty, downtuned brand of metal without any of it coming off contrived. The sinister sounds that permeate the music make th...

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State of Insurgency

Based on the gripping Ed Repka cover art, you can probably guess that HEXEN's "State of Insurgency" is another in an ever-growing catalogue of recent old school thrash albums. Hell, even the record label is called Old School Metal. The good news is that the Los Angeles act is one of the better ones...

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In the Name of Satan

Not completely black metal, but not exactly death metal either (nor is it really blackened death, but it's close),"In the Name of Satan" by Massachusetts' BABY STAB HORROR is a tight, punishing, and groovy sophomore effort. Besides, with a name like BABY STAB HORROR and a title like "In the Name of...

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Fire For Hire

In a just world, the members of SUPAGROUP would be doing some hard time in the clink for their willful and aggravated humping of Bon Scott's remains, and when they got out, they'd spend a few years on probation for the dipshit VILLAGE PEOPLE thrift store getups they're self-consciously wearing on th...

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HANK WILLIAMS III: 'Long Hauls & Close Calls' Video Posted Online

"Long Hauls & Close Calls", the new video from Hank Williams III (ASSJACK, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ARSON ANTHEM),can be viewed at RecordStoreDay.com. The track comes off his sixth album, "Damn Right Rebel Proud", which is scheduled for release on October 21 via Sidewalk Records. According to a press...

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DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Licht", the new album from Germany's DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, is available for streaming in its entirety on the band's MySpace page (stream available until Friday, August 29 only). Due on August 29 via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD is the group's first to feature new guitar player Lady Cat-Man,...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Issues Post-ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM Update

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has posted the following entry in his online "diary" at the band's official web site: "Kicking it here in The Bay once again after wrapping up the last day of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. I am downright shocked at how fast this tour went by. I guess the...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE: New Audio Interview Available

CANNIBAL CORPSE bassist and founding member Alex Webster was interviewed last week by MTV's Headbanger's Blog for a podcast which is available for streaming and download at this location. Webster talks about the band's upcoming album (due out in 2009),CANNIBAL CORPSE's seven-plus-hour DVD set "Cent...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Guitarist 'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK Checks In From The Road

SEBASTIAN BACH guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak — who is also a member of PAINMUSEUM and HALFORD — has issued the following update from the road: "I am sitting on the bus parked somewhere outside an Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, MO. Semi-trucks are heating up the already steamin...

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A Conversation With Denmark's RAUNCHY

By: Scott Alisoglu Denmark's RAUNCHY have been releasing quality albums since 2002 debut "Velvet Noise". While gaining fans slowly, but surely, with each successive release, may seem like a good thing, it is the "slowly" part that has dogged the sextet, while contemporaries have blown up across the...

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MATT HEAFY Says 'Shogun' is TRIVIUM's 'Make-Or-Break' Album

MetalSucks recently conducted an interview with Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu of Floridian metallers TRIVIUM. An excerpt from the chat follows. MetalSucks: What about worrying about listener reaction? When "Ascendancy" came out, there wasn't a lot of anticipation for it. There weren't a lot of peopl...

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DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER: 'Es Wird Schlimmer' Video Posted Online

"Es Wird Schlimmer", the new video from Germany's DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's new album "Licht", which is scheduled for release on August 29 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will be the group's first to feature new guitar player Lady Cat-Man, who...