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Sharp Blade Sinks Deep into Dull Minds
More KILL THE CLIENT than AFGRUND, New York City's DEFEATIST are all about the quick kill, eschewing experimentation and expansionism and openly advocating grindcore that results in bloody noses and cracked ribs. Pretension is anathema, triggers strictly prohibited, and at 20 tracks with a total run...June 15, 2009
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Skullage
In a world of pretenders and fashion statements, Zakk Wylde represents what heavy metal is all about in so many ways. His command presence on stage is adorned with long hair, leather, and a guitar that speaks through amplifier stacks louder than words can describe, all bathed in an eternally flowing...June 15, 2009
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EDDIE VAN HALEN's Conversations With God
Spinner.com recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Spinner.com: You didn't start off playing guitar, did you? Eddie: I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland. An...June 11, 2009
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URGEHAL Signs With SEASON OF MIST's UNDERGROUND ACTIVISTS
Norway's black metal masters URGEHAL (featuring ex-KVIST members and current members of VULTURE LORD, CREST OF DARKNESS, ASMEGIN, FORGOTTEN REALMS, and BLOODSWORN) have inked a deal with Season of Mist's Underground Activists division. Commented the band: "We're glad to announce the signing with Sea...June 9, 2009
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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE Explains Decision To Contribute Music To 'Land Of The Lost' Movie
For those of you who saw Will Ferrell ("Anchorman", "Talladega Nights") take on the old Sid and Marty Croft fave "Land of the Lost", you may have been hit over the head by a little bit of soundtrack music that sounded familiar — make that MEGA-familiar! A few weeks ago, literally just as the film .....June 8, 2009
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PRONG Mainman: 'I Can't Even Listen To Most Of The Metal Stuff That Is Out There Right Now'
VampireFreaks.com recently conducted an interview with PRONG mainman Tommy Victor. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. VampireFreaks.com: So it has been about a year since we last did an interview, how has things been going for PRONG? Tommy Victor: It's hard to put a statement on that, we sta...May 31, 2009
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COREY TAYLOR: Footage From Kansas City's ROCKFEST Posted Online
Fan-filmed video footage of COREY TAYLOR AND THE JUNK BEER KIDNAP BAND — featuring SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor — performing at Rockfest in Kansas City on Saturday, May 30 can be viewed below (courtesy of "Joker013084"). Corey recently told Metromix about the new project: "I had wanted...May 31, 2009
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The World According To ZAKK WYLDE
Gibson.com recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On songwriting: Zakk: "I don't just write lyrics; I write about things that are real to me. Let me tell you something that was hysterical. I was working o...May 27, 2009
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Paranoid Delusions / Paradise Illusions
"Paranoid Delusions / Paradise Illusions" by Baltimore's PULLING TEETH is not your average hardcore album, its strokes painting a broader musical palette not unlike the boundary-pushing acts on Goodfellow Records, as well as the reliable Deathwish, Inc. The anger is still as real as it gets, but mom...May 25, 2009
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Sandwich
I initially wanted to rip the guts out of this one until I realized that PSYCHOSTICK's humor-core is in fact pretty damn funny and musically not too shabby, even if it's not a heavy rotation type of disc. Please be advised that a sense of humor is a requirement for enjoyment of "Sandwich". Taking th...May 25, 2009
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Dirty Power
Americans notoriously mix up Sweden and Switzerland, but in at least this one case, you could forgive a stoner rock fan some confusion. While Sweden has cranked out a truly legendary batch of riff-driven, fuzz-happy bands, the Swiss scene remains far less known (quick, raise your hands if you've hea...May 25, 2009
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To the Nines
Not to be outdone by their fellow Scandinavians, Denmark thrash assembly line HATESPHERE has cranked out six full-length albums of that sort of melodic death/thrash that everyone comes up with a different truncated name for, and then gets pissed off when someone else misuses their linguistic bastard...May 25, 2009
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PRONG: 'Power Of The Damn Mixxxer' First-Week Sales Revealed
"Power Of The Damn Mixxxer", the remix counterpart to PRONG's 2007 album "Power of The Damager", has sold around 175 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. PRONG mainman Tommy Victor previously stated about the collection, "We are really excited abo...May 20, 2009
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FORBIDDEN To Play Entire 'Twisted Into Form' Album On Upcoming Tour
Guitarist Craig Locicero of reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN has issued the following update: "Once again, it's about time for us to check in with everyone and let them know what we've been up to. This time it's quite a bit with something special for our fans to top it off. "Fi...May 19, 2009
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EVERY TIME I DIE: New Album Title Announced
Buffalo, New York's EVERY TIME I DIE has set "New Junk Aesthetic" as the title of its fifth full-length album, due in the fall via Epitaph Records. The CD is being recorded at an Anaheim, California studio with producer Steve Evetts (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SEPULTURA, POISON THE WELL. According t...May 15, 2009
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