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Beautiful and Treacherous

Vegas prog quartet DINNER MUSIC FOR THE GODS proves that instrumental music is more affecting in the hands of a collective, not necessarily a lone gun. What's gotten boring about modern prog, specifically prog metal, is the subscription that chops, theory and multi-instrument proficiency are all wha...

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Drawers

The consensus analyzing French sludge disciples DRAWERS have unanimously cited this quintet to be chasing the heels of the mighty MASTODON, the "Remission" era, anyway. Permit me to endorse the consensus, even if comparing this album to "Remission" is like comparing any new death-thrash entrant to S...

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AMBERIAN DAWN: 'Magic Forest' Title Track Available For Streaming

Finnish female-fronted symphonic metal band AMBERIAN DAWN will release its new album, "Magic Forest", on July 8 (one day earlier internationally) via Napalm Records. The CD's title track can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. Says AMBERIAN DAWN songwriter Tuomas Seppälä: "I'm very glad a...

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Drummer DANIEL LILJEKVIST Quits KATATONIA So He Can Concentrate On His Family And 'Normal Job'

Drummer Daniel Liljekvist has announced his departure from Swedish dark rockers KATATONIA. He explained in a statement: "I've been thinking about this for the last couple of months and I've come to the sad conclusion that I have to leave the band. It's got nothing to do with 'difference in views' or...

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TODD LA TORRE-Fronted Version Of QUEENSRŸCHE: 'Warning' Performance From CRUISE TO THE EDGE

Multi-camera video footage of the Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE performing the song "Warning" on the Cruise To The Edge, a full-ship charter that departed from Miami, Florida on April 7 for five days and nights of live music, can be seen below. As previously reported, singer Geoff Tat...

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Relations in the Unseen

Germany's THE INTERSPHERE are being heavily marketed to the metal and hard rock markets, which might not be the best strategy considering they're better aligned with the alt scene. Then again, that doesn't necessarily cover their sound either. SPV/Steamhammer is normally as metal as it gets, so this...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'Taking Back Tomorrow' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for the song "Taking Back Tomorrow" from former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach can be seen below. The track is taken from Bach's new solo album, "Give 'Em Hell", which will be released on April 22 via Frontiers Records. The follow-up to 2011's "Kicking & Screaming" was o...

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MALPRACTICE Signs With SENSORY RECORDS

Finnish quintet MALPRACTICE has inked a deal with New Jersey-based Sensory Records. Formed in 1994 in Kouvola, Finland by guitarist Joonas Koto, MALPRACTICE started out as a thrash act. Following the release of a debut MCD, "Memorial", in 1996, the band cast aside its most aggressive influences and...

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OPETH: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of ROADBURN Performance

Fan-filmed video footage of OPETH' April 11 performance at the Roadburn festival in Tilburg, The Netherlands can be seen below. OPETH will release its eleventh studio album, "Pale Communion", on June 17 via Roadrunner Records. "Pale Communion", which was produced by the band's very own Mikael Åkerfe...

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KATAKLYSM Names Drummer OLI BEAUDOIN Permanent Member Of Band

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based death metallers KATAKLYSM have issued the following statement: "We are here today to announce that Oli Beaudoin will remain behind the throne as the drummer for KATAKLYSM on the next album and future tours. "Max [Duhamel] has informed that he cannot continue or return...

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AMBERIAN DAWN: 'Magic Forest' Release Date Announced

Finnish female-fronted symphonic metal band AMBERIAN DAWN will release its new album, "Magic Forest", on July 8 (one day earlier internationally) via Napalm Records. Says AMBERIAN DAWN songwriter Tuomas Seppälä: "I'm very glad about this new deal with Napalm Records. I'm sure that our cooperation wi...

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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON At Chile's FIDAE; Video Available

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson was one of the guest speakers at the International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE) on March 28 in Santiago, Chile. You can watch video footage of his appearance below. Dickinson is a commercial pilot, business owner, entrepreneur and creative business thinker. He was a...

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FU MANCHU: New Song 'Invaders On My Back' Available For Streaming

Southern California hard rock mainstays FU MANCHU will release their new album, "Gigantoid", on April 29 via the band's own At The Dojo Records. After almost 25 years together, and following last year's Scion A/V Club split seven-inch single with friends MOAB and 2009's "Signs Of Infinite Power", Sc...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'Give 'Em Hell' EPK Available

An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for "Give 'Em Hell", the new solo album from former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach, is available below. Due on April 22 via Frontiers Records, the follow-up to 2011's "Kicking & Screaming" was once again produced by Bob Marlette, who has previously worked with ROB Z...

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OPETH To Release 'Pale Communion' Album In June

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will release their eleventh studio album, "Pale Communion", on June 17 via Roadrunner Records. "Pale Communion", which was produced by the band's very own Mikael Åkerfeldt and mixed by longtime collaborator and PORCUPINE TREE frontman/guitarist Steven Wilson, will...