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Vendetta
Based on my lukewarm feelings about "Haymaker", I was prepared to give THROWDOWN's "Vendetta" a mediocre review. I seem to be one of the few that weren't knocked on their asses by the 2003 release. The album has its moments, but seems to drag at times; something about those extra thick, breakdownish...August 7, 2005
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Chimaira
Whatever else you can say about CHIMAIRA, you can't accuse them of taking the easy way out. After the success of their big-label debut, "The Impossibility of Reason", it would have been unsurprising — indeed, almost expected — for their next record to be a bit more accessible, edging closer to radio...July 28, 2005
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The Process of Endtime
I usually like a good death metal-rooted, chug-groovin' American metal album, not unlike what CREMATORIUM dishes out on "The Process of Endtime". However, I found 2002's "For All Our Sins…" to be just OK, the disc not leaving much of a lasting impression. The songs just never stuck. The only reason...July 28, 2005
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RAM To Release Full-Length Debut In The Fall
RAM, the traditional Gothenburg, Sweden-based heavy metal band featuring Leif Larsson (ex-FROZEN EYES, NME WITHIN) and Morgan Pettersson (ex-B-THONG),have finished recording their full-length debut at Black Path studios for a fall 2005 release through an as-yet-undetermined label. The CD will be mi...July 27, 2005
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OZZFEST Has Turned Into A Swedish Invasion
This year's Ozzfest lineup includes an unprecedented four Swedish acts: IN FLAMES, THE HAUNTED, ARCH ENEMY and SOILWORK. Previously, only three Scandinavian bands had graced the Ozzfest stage in America over the past decade: Norway's DIMMU BORGIR in 2004 and Swedish metallers MESHUGGAH in 2002 and D...July 22, 2005
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TERROR 2000 Finalize Track Listing For 'Terror For Sale'
TERROR 2000, the Swedish thrash metal band featuring Björn "Speed" Strid (SOILWORK),Klas Ideberg (DARKANE),Nick Sword (EL MAGO),Erik Thyselius (CONSTRUCDEAD) and Dan Svensson (HATELIGHT),have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Terror for Sale", tentatively due in October via Scarl...July 19, 2005
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ANNIHILATOR's WATERS Says NEVERMORE's LOOMIS Misunderstood His Comments
ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters has responded to NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis' comment that Waters "opens his mouth up a little too much" and deserves to have his ass kicked for claiming that he is one of the fastest guitar players in the world. Asked by Metal Sludge as part of their regularly we...July 19, 2005
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NEVERMORE Guitarist: ANNIHILATOR's WATERS Needs To Be Punched In The Mouth
Metal Sludge recently conducted an interview with NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis as part of their regularly weekly "20 Questions With…" feature. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Sludge: What single rock star really needs to be punched in the mouth? Jeff Loomis: "(laughing) Let me th...July 19, 2005
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TESTAMENT: Tacoma Photos Posted Online
TESTAMENT's original lineup — Chuck Billy (vocals),Eric Peterson (guitar),Alex Skolnick (guitar),Greg Christian (bass),and Louie Clemente (drums) — performed at the Old Shipwreck in Tacoma, WA on July 8. Check out pictures from AbrasiveRock.com. TESTAMENT recently completed a two-week European t...July 16, 2005
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URKRAFT Prepare To Enter Studio
Danish death/thrash metallers URKRAFT will enter Antfarm studios this Saturday, July 16 with renowned producer Tue Madsen to begin the two-week recording session for their hotly anticipated Earache Records debut, "The Inhuman Aberration". Commented frontman Thomas Pedersen: "We have reached the poin...July 15, 2005
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ANATA Drummer Issues Studio Update
Swedish technical death metallers ANATA have entered StudioMega in Varberg, Sweden to begin recording the follow-up to last year's "Under a Stone with No Inscription". Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Complete Demise", "Downward Spiral Into Madness", "The Great Juggler", "I Would Dream Of...July 13, 2005
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Bassist Says His Band Turned Down Main-Stage Slot At OZZFEST
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio recently spoke to MTV.com about the band's as-yet-untitled first-ever DVD; if things move ahead with the retrospective project as scheduled, it could hit stores as early as this fall. "We've been talking about it for about a year, and it's really something we...July 8, 2005
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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer To Release New Version Of 'Victim Of Changes'
Original JUDAS PRIEST frontman Al Atkins recently returned to Madhat studios in England to record a new version of the PRIEST classic "Victim of Changes" — a track which he co-wrote when he sang for the group between 1969 and 1973. Al has recorded "Victim of Changes" three times on different albums...July 7, 2005
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Terrorist – Nekronaut Pt. 1
In the incestuous, freewheeling black metal scene, side projects come and go faster than anyone with a life can keep up with them. NATTEFROST is on his second solo album, and this member of CARPATHIAN FOREST spends his time here gleefully taking the piss (at times literally),mocking black metal (th...July 5, 2005
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THE BERZERKER: New Album Nearing Completion
Australian industrial death metal phenomenon THE BERZERKER are hard at work on their third album, tentatively titled "World of Lies", due later in the year via Earache Records. The band's mainman Luke Kenny has issued the following update on the album's recording process: "The third BERZERKER album,...July 5, 2005
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