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King of the Grey Islands

How do you judge the second post-comeback album of a band as revered as CANDLEMASS, especially when they've lost their beloved and iconic vocalist (again, and probably for the last time)? It's obviously a record made under duress, with a lot of pressure, given the success of the band's return. Is "p...

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The Igneous Race

The duo of metal writers Marty Rytkonen and S. Craig Zahler have returned with a second release from primal black project CHARNEL VALLEY. The follow-up to "The Dark Archives" is a darker, more varied album that its predecessor, although I still prefer the debut. Nevertheless, "The Igneous Race" is a...

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DEF LEPPARD Bassist Says Upcoming Album Has 'Lots Of Rock Energy'

U.K.-based music journalist Dave Ling recently spoke to DEF LEPPARD bassist Rick Savage about the band's forthcoming album, tentatively titled "Sparkle Lounge" (named after a backstage social room the group used each night on its last tour). The CD is an eighty percent state of completion, and as ha...

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CANDLEMASS: 'King Of The Grey Islands' Enters Greek Chart At No. 10

CANDLEMASS' new album, "King of the Grey Islands", has entered the Greek chart at position No. 10. View the chart at this location. As previously reported, the CD debuted on the German Media Control chart at No. 83. "King of the Grey Islands" is the first CANDLEMASS album to feature singer Robert Lo...

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DEICIDE Guitarist JACK OWEN To Tour With ESTUARY

Guitarist Jack Owen (DEICIDE, ex-CANNIBAL CORPSE) will join forces with Ohio death/thrashers ESTUARY for the upcoming "Balkans Assassination Tour" taking place this October alongside KRISIUN, INCANTATION and INACTIVE MESSIAH. Commented Owen: "It's an honor to be performing with my longtime friends i...

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Ex-MORBID ANGEL/NOCTURNUS Member MIKE BROWNING To Guest On DENIAL FIEND CD

DENIAL FIEND, the Tampa, Florida-based band featuring in its ranks Terry Butler (SIX FEET UNDER, ex-MASSACRE, ex-DEATH),Kam Lee (ex-MASSACRE, ex-MANTAS),Curt Beeson (NASTY SAVAGE, LOWBROW) and Sam Williams (DOWN BY LAW, PSEUDO HEROES),recently entered GL Studios in Brandon, Florida to begin recor...

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CANDLEMASS: More European Tour Dates Announced

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have lined up the following European dates with support from POWERWOLF: Aug. 31 - Malmoe, Sweden - K.B. Sep. 01 - Copenhagen, Denmark - The Rock Sep. 02 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle Sep. 03 - Berlin, Germany - Kato Sep. 04 - Nurenberg, Germany - Hirsch Sep....

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MASTODON Bassist: 'METALLICA Told Us To Keep Flying The Flag'

Dave Maher of Pitchfork magazine conducted an interview with MASTODON bassist Troy Sanders on July 14, 2007 at the Pitchfork Music Festival 2007 in Chicago, Illinois. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Pitchfork: Just from seeing pictures of you guys, I thought [guitarist] Brent [Hinds] would be t...

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BEHEMOTH Films 'Prometherion' Video

After only a handful of Ozzfest performances, Polish extreme metal titans BEHEMOTH are already being hailed as this year's breakthrough artist due primarily to their unrelenting energy, savage brutality and uncompromising vision. The group go onstage at 4:15 p.m. everyday in the direct support, non-...

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CONQUEST OF STEEL Drummer Breaks Wrist; Temporary Replacement Announced

Drummer Chris "The Destroyer" Mills of the British traditional heavy metallers CONQUEST OF STEEL broke his wrist at this year's D.O.D. Festival (formerly Day of Darkness),which took place July 6-7 at Ballylinan, Co Laois, Ireland. While Mills is recovering, "longtime friend of the band John Savage...

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SOCIETY 1 Frontman To Suspend Himself On On Dave Navarro's Internet Show

On August 9, from 5 to 6 p.m., SOCIETY 1 frontman Matt "The Lord" Zane will suspend himself on Dave Navarro's talk show. Matt Zane and porn star Tera Wray will be promoting the new metal/porn DVD, "Radium". Head down to the Dragonfly if you are in the Los Angeles area (it's FREE!),or watch ...

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CANDLEMASS Bassist: 'We Just Want To Get Out There And Play Now'

Chad Bowar of About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with CANDLEMASS bassist Leif Edling. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: About Heavy Metal: Are you looking forward to having the album ("King Of The Grey Islands") released and moving forward again? Leif Edling: "Yes. We just wa...

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DARK EMPIRE: Another New Song Posted Online

DARK EMPIRE, the American/Swedish band featuring vocalist Jens Carlsson of PERSUADER/SAVAGE CIRCUS and bassist Noah Martin of ARSIS, has posted a rough-mix version of a new track, "Salvation Denied", on the group's MySpace page. The song comes off the band's upcoming second album, "Humanity Dethrone...

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ROTTING CHRIST: 'Enuma Elish' Video Posted Online

ROTTING CHRIST's video for the song "Enuma Elish" has been posted on YouTube. The track comes off the Greek extreme metallers' latest album, "Theogonia", which came out in January via Season of Mist. "Theogonia" was recorded at SCA Studios in Greece with bandleader Sakis Tolis handling the productio...

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Defined by Struggle

South Dakota's NODES OF RANVIER has been on a steady rise for several years now, each release a better, more refined one, up to and including 2005's "The Years to Come". Though metalcore in general, said album is still closer to the metal side of the line, the band delivering some seriously thrash-i...