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Eternal Nightmare (reissue)
Following the re-release last year of VIO-LENCE's "Oppressing the Masses", this reissue brings the long-scarce debut album, "Eternal Nightmare", back into print, and adds on a 2001 live show as a bonus disc. While VIO-LENCE is chiefly known today as the starting point for Robb Flynn (and now Phil De...May 15, 2005
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URKRAFT Sign With EARACHE RECORDS
Danish thrash/death metallers URKRAFT have inked a multi-album, worldwide deal with Earache Records. Formed in the small Danish provincial town of Svendborg and now residing in Copenhagen, the five piece released their debut album, "Eternal Cosmic Slaughter", in March 2004. Blending an unnerving sen...May 9, 2005
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KORN Guitarist MUNKY: 'HEAD Won't Return My Phone Calls'
KORN fan site Korn Unleashed conducted a brief interview with KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer in late April. An excerpt from the interview follows: Korn Unleashed: You mentioned that while writing "Untouchables" your grandmother passed away, and that helped you put your aggression into the musi...May 3, 2005
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ARCH ENEMY Announce New Agreement With CENTURY MEDIA; Set Release Date For New CD
Metal titans ARCH ENEMY — whose dynamic mixture of melody and aggression has earned them massive critical acclaim, a rabid worldwide fan base and a slot on this summer's Ozzfest — have officially signed a new agreement with Century Media Records. The new deal will see Century Media, in conjunction w...April 28, 2005
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CARNAL FORGE: 'CHILDREN OF BODOM Can Name Their Albums Whatever They Want'
Swedish thrashers CARNAL FORGE have issued a statement defending themselves against accusations that they have attacked CHILDREN OF BODOM's "originality" by questioning C.O.B.'s plans to use almost exactly the same title ("Are You Dead Yet?") for their upcoming CD as that of CARNAL FORGE's latest ef...April 25, 2005
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ANGEL BLAKE: Former THE CROWN Guitarist Signs New Deal With METAL BLADE
ANGEL BLAKE, the new Swedish band featuring former THE CROWN guitarist Marko Tervonen and TRANSPORT LEAGUE frontman Tony Jelencovich, have inked a deal with Metal Blade Records. Regarding his decision to form ANGEL BLAKE, Tervonen said, "When THE CROWN split up, I took a heavy trip into soulsearch l...April 22, 2005
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BETZEFER Confirmed For Holland's DYNAMO OPEN AIR WARM-UP PARTY
Israeli outfit BETZEFER has been confirmed for the Dynamo Open Air Warm-Up Party, set to be held May 6 at De Lantaarn in Hellendoorn, Holland. Headlining the event that night will be EVERGREY, with two more bands yet to be added to the bill. Tickets are 12 euros and are available for sale at Metal ....April 15, 2005
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EXMORTEM: 'Bitter Disciplin' Video Posted Online
Danish death metallers EXMORTEM have made their video for the track "Bitter Disciplin", taken from their latest "Nihilistic Contentment" album, available for viewing at Earache.com. Filmed in sub-zero temperatures in an abandoned warehouse space back in December, "Bitter Disciplin" makes full use of...April 14, 2005
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Asylum of the Human Predator
Germany's Lifeforce Records has been on a roll this past year or so, quickly becoming one of the world's premier metalcore labels. Lifeforce has released a slew of quality albums by bands like CIPHER SYSTEM, DEADSOIL, BY NIGHT, and HEROD. If you can't get enough of groups that love to mix hardcore w...April 10, 2005
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In the Midst of Bloodied Soil
Hey, whaddaya know? It's an American band playing Swedish melodic death metal with hardcore accents! Sorry, I couldn't help myself, but talk about a style that's been embraced by U.S. metal musicians from east to west and north to south! In this case, it's the California sextet WITH PASSION and the...April 1, 2005
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AGGRESSION: New Drummer Announced
Due to "health problems," drummer Gate will be unable to join legendary Canadian death/thrash band AGGRESSION at their reunion show on May 27 at Le Saphir in Montreal. "It seems that he's now recovering well and hopefully he'll be with us as a special guest," reads a posting on the group's web site....March 27, 2005
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PAUL DI'ANNO: DICKINSON Does Not Have The Voice To Replace Me On MAIDEN's First Two Albums
Original IRON MAIDEN vocalist Paul Di'Anno gave an in-depth interview to Classic Rock Revisited Editor Jeb Wright about MAIDEN's past going all the way back to the band's club gigs. In true Di'Anno style, the answers are honest and to the point. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Classi...March 23, 2005
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The Pale Haunt Departure
Being the best American doom metal band is sorta like being the best Italian chef in Des Moines. You may kick ass, but a lot of purists are gonna hold your address against you before they've sampled a bit of what you have to offer. NOVEMBERS DOOM has been dealing with this stigma since their ...March 20, 2005
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Canadian Thrashers AGGRESSION Announce First Show In Over 16 Years
Legendary Canadian death/thrash band AGGRESSION will play their first show in over 16 years at Le Saphir in Montreal on May 27. The original lineup of Botcher (vocals),Sasquatch (guitar),Burn (guitar),Dug (bass) and Gate (drums; if released from jail in time) will reunite for their first live per...March 15, 2005
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STARRATS Putting Finishing Touches On New Album
Danish rockers STARRATS are putting the finishing touches on their second album. The as-yet-untitled effort will contain the following track listing: 01. Raise 02. Unleashed 03. The Creepy Crawler 04. The Angry Song 05. Murder, Slaughter, Democrazy 06. I Wish I Was 07. Slaughter H-H-House 08. Crush...March 10, 2005