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Beast
They couldn't have picked a better name. DEVILDRIVER's fifth full-length, "Beast", is arguably their most intense and spite-fueled effort to date. Where "Pray For Villains" saw the band place more focus on writing songs than crushing skulls, "Beast" is the byproduct of those two worlds violently col...February 22, 2011
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BOBBY JARZOMBEK Interviewed By SAN ANTONIO METAL MUSIC EXAMINER (Video)
On February 17, Jay Nanda of the San Antonio Metal Music Examiner conducted an interview with acclaimed hard rock/heavy metal drummer Bobby Jarzombek. The chat can now be viewed in two parts below. Los Angeles, California-based Platinum Samples, one of the foremost producers of drum samples in the w...February 21, 2011
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Build Awesome Heavy Metal Tracks with 'Manic Metal' Drum Loops
With tempos up to a hyper 247 beats per minute, "Manic Metal" from Drums On Demand ($44.95) features nearly 900 metal drum loops in 12 intense Song Sets. If you play or produce metal or hard rock then you'll want to check out this collection of metal and hard rock drum grooves including plenty of .....February 21, 2011
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Reunited Montreal Metallers SWORD Rehearsing For Live Shows
'80s Montreal power metallers SWORD (not to be confused with Texas-based luminaries THE SWORD) have reunited and have begun rehearsing for upcoming live shows. SWORD was formed in early 1985 by brothers Rick Hughes (vocals) and Dan Hughes (drums),guitarist Mike Plant, and bassist Mike Larock. After...February 17, 2011
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ALL HAIL THE YETI: 'Suicide Woods' Video, Free Download Available
"Suicide Woods", the new video from ALL HAIL THE YETI — the Los Angeles-based band featuring guitarist Brian Harrah (PROFESSIONAL MURDER MUSIC, THE MERCY CLINIC) — can be viewed below. A free MP3 download of the song is also available via the ReverbNation TuneWidget below (click on "Songs" tab, then...February 16, 2011
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Former VIXEN Drummer, Guitarist Collaborate On New Song
"Bad Day", a "straight ahead rock n' roll tune" written and recorded by Roxy Petrucci (VIXEN, 1986–1991, 1997–1998, 2001, 2004) on drums, Gina Stile (VIXEN, 1997-1998) on guitar and bass, and Deana Cook on vocals, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The song mixed at Stile Studios in New York...February 16, 2011
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The Enigma Of Life
The female-fronted goth/symphonic metal band has become less of an obscurity, or novelty for that matter, in the collective consciousness of the metal community these past several years. That has especially been the case in North America where a number of acts have done quite well from a sales/profi...February 14, 2011
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Ominous Doctrines Of The Perpetual...
Time to face facts; INQUISITION is one of the best black metal bands on the planet and makes great albums with shocking consistency. It is as simple as that. Last year's Hells Headbangers reissue of "Into The Infernal Regions Of The Ancient Cult" served as a wakeup call to those folks that had let I...February 14, 2011
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DEAD EYED SLEEPER: Second 'Observing Oblivion' Trailer Released
The second trailer for "Observing Oblivion", the third album from German death metallers DEAD EYED SLEEPER, can be viewed below. The CD will be released on February 26. According to a press release, the album "contains eight tracks with a clear focus on emotional brutality, massive grooves and aggre...February 2, 2011
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REVOKER: Debut Album Title, Release Date Announced
REVOKER has set "Revenge For The Ruthless" as the title of its debut album, due on May 2 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recently completed at Nott-In-Pill and Junkyard studios in Newport with producer Benji Webbe (SKINDRED). The Welsh quartet fuses dangerous thrash riffs with infectious choruses...January 29, 2011
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ALL HAIL THE YETI To Support TIMES OF GRACE In Hollywood
ALL HAIL THE YETI, the Los Angeles-based band featuring guitarist Brian Harrah (PROFESSIONAL MURDER MUSIC, THE MERCY CLINIC),will return to the live circuit on February 8 when the group is scheduled to support TIMES OF GRACE at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. Also slated to appear are...January 29, 2011
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THE GATES OF SLUMBER: Performance Footage Of New Song Available
Fan-filmed video footage of Indianapolis, Indiana doom metal masters THE GATES OF SLUMBER performing a brand new song from their upcoming album, "The Wretch", on November 7, 2010 at Underground in Cologne, Germany can be viewed below. "The Wretch" was recorded at England's Orgone Studios with produc...January 28, 2011
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BLACK WATER RISING Signs European Deal With METALVILLE RECORDS
The self-titled debut from BLACK WATER RISING — the New York-based band featuring former members of STEREOMUD, BOILER ROOM and DUST TO DUST — will be released in Europe on April 22 via Metalville Records, the band and label pool launched by the Cologne, Germany-based company Flying Dolphin Entertain...January 25, 2011
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BORN OF OSIRIS: New Album Title, Release Date Announced
Chicago-based progressive metal hybrid BORN OF OSIRIS will release its third full-length album, "The Discovery", on March 22 via Sumerian Records. The CD was recorded at BOTA Studio in Lake In The Hills, Illinois and was mixed by Jason Suecof (ALL THAT REMAINS, TRIVIUM, DEVILDRIVER). Commented guita...January 20, 2011
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The Last Caress of Light
Northern Ireland's DARKEST ERA (formerly NEMESIS) has really got something with "The Last Caress of Light". It is an infectious something only in the most positive of terms and it is an album that begins by establishing mild intrigue in the mind and then before you know it you're hooked. Call it mod...January 11, 2011




