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Grey Rigorism
Unbridled, untutored fury makes for good, scary, compelling black metal, as the rawest and most primitive bands of the genre have proved over and over again. But perhaps even more powerful is the band who wields a weighty sound with crushing, calculating precision, creating dynamic tension and labyr...September 8, 2009
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Look What God Did To Us
I appreciate atmospherics and ethereality, but generally speaking I read words like "post-rock", post-punk" or "post-whatthefuckever" and I throw up in my mouth a little. It's not always the case, as the shoe-gaze and lushness that one hears on albums by bands like ALTAR OF PLAGUES and WOLVES IN THE...September 8, 2009
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Stormcrow / Mass Grave
Never a label to soften its touch or go for the commercial gold, Selfmadegod Records has released a dirty trio of aces: DEAD INFECTION's "Corpses of the Universe", BLOOD I BLEED's "Gods out of Monsters", and the subject of this review, the STORMCROW/MASS GRAVE split. All crust-covered and bruising,...September 8, 2009
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SLAYER's KERRY KING: 'I Just Don't Have Any Respect For DAVE MUSTAINE'
The November 2009 issue of Guitar World magazine includes an extensive interview with SLAYER guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitar World: Were you rebellious as kids? King: Not really, because I was always worried about ramifications from my...September 6, 2009
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DOMINANCE: Classic Demos To Be Made Available On CD For First Time
Two classic demos from the late '80s thrash act DOMINANCE will be released on CD for the first time on October 13 via Divebomb Records. This forward-thinking Philadelphia-area thrash band was formed from the ashes of cult heroes ANVIL BITCH. Their two demos — 1988's "Dominance" and 1990's "Look Wher...September 5, 2009
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SLAYER's GUITAR WORLD Magazine Photo Shoot; Video Available
Behind-the-scenes video footage from SLAYER's photo shoot for the November 2009 issue of Guitar World magazine can be viewed below. SLAYER will release its new album, "World Painted Blood", in the U.S. on November 3 (one day earlier internationally) via American Recordings/Columbia Records. The fina...September 3, 2009
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LIQUID GRAVEYARD: 'On Evil Days' Artwork Unveiled
The cover artwork for "On Evil Days", the forthcoming debut album from LIQUID GRAVEYARD, the new band featuring former CANCER frontman John Walker, can be viewed below. Due later in the year via My Kingdom Music, the CD was recorded at SadMad Studios in Madrid, Spain between April 13 and May 3 and w...September 3, 2009
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EYES OF NOCTUM: Another Song Posted Online
EYES OF NOCTUM — the California-based black metallers fronted by Weston "Arcane" Coppola Cage (18-year-old son of actor Nicolas Cage) — have posted the song "Eyes Of Noctum" on their MySpace page. EYES OF NOCTUM's debut album, "Inceptum" (see cover below),is due later in the year through Morbid Ros...September 2, 2009
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SLAYER: 'World Painted Blood' To Be Released In November
California thrash metal veterans SLAYER will release their new album, "World Painted Blood", in the U.S. on November 3 (one day earlier internationally) via American Recordings/Columbia Records. The final track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. World Painted Blood 02. Unit 731 03. Snuff 04. Beau...September 2, 2009
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SLAYER's KING Says DAVE MUSTAINE Is 'Pompous', 'A Hypocrite' And 'A Great Guitar Player'
SLAYER members Kerry King (guitar) and Dave Lombardo (drums) took part in a press conference with members of the French media on August 31, 2009 in Paris, France. Watch the question-and-answer session in three parts below (courtesy of MetalSickness.com). When asked about his long-running "feud" with...September 1, 2009
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DIE PROUD: Four Demo Tracks Available For Free Download
Slovak groove-trash-core band DIE PROUD will enter the studio before the end of the year to begin recording its debut album for an early 2010 release. Demo versions of four of the group's songs and are now available for free download on the DIE PROUD MySpace page: 01. Liquid Reflections 02. Ask My ....August 30, 2009
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SLAYER: Japanese Version Of 'World Painted Blood' To Include Bonus DVD
According to Eil.com, the world's leading provider of rare music and music memorabilia, SLAYER's new album, "World Painted Blood", will be released in Japan on October 14. The limited-edition two-disc set will include the 11-track CD album, plus a bonus Region 2 NTSC DVD (content to be announced),p...August 28, 2009
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ATHEIST: European Tour Report Part 1
Vocalist Kelly Shaefer of reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST has issued the following update: "What a rash of fucking nightmares! In true ATHEIST fashion, we always seem to have these strange things happen to us whilst touring. "The night before I was leaving for the Brutal Assault...August 20, 2009
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SLAYER: 'World Painted Blood' Track Listing Revealed; First Track-By-Track Review Available
Former Metal Edge editor-in-chief Phil Freeman has written the first track-by-track review of the new SLAYER album, "World Painted Blood" for MSN Music's Heavy Metal Superfan site. After describing each of the album's 11 tracks in detail, he concludes: "A lot of people say SLAYER hasn't really been...August 20, 2009
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Former SCAR SYMMETRY Singer Issues Update On SOLUTION.45 Debut
Swedish/Finnish progressive metal "supergroup" SOLUTION.45, which features in its ranks former SCAR SYMMETRY vocalist Christian Älvestam, Mikko Härkin (ex-SONATA ARCTICA, KOTIPELTO) and Jani Stefanovic (MISERATION, ESSENCE OF SORROW),will enter Panic Room studios in September with producer Tomas "P...August 20, 2009
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