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Top Metal/Hardcore Albums Of 2005 As Voted By Writers Of Sweden's CLOSE-UP Magazine

A total of 30 metal, rock and punk writers at Sweden's Close–Up magazine have voted in the magazine's annual critics' album-of-the-year poll. The final results were as follows: 01. SYSTEM OF A DOWN – "Mezmerize" 02. OPETH – "Ghost Reveries" 03. NINE INCH NAILS – "With Teeth" 04. THE MARS VOLTA – "Fr...

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Fans Slam LIFE OF AGONY Frontman For 'Unprofessional' Behavior, Abreviated Performance

According to several fan postings on LIFE OF AGONY's official message board, LIFE OF AGONY performed an abbreviated set in Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday (Nov. 29) after vocalist Keith Caputo complained about the lukewarm crowd response. A fan calling him/herself "grandduc" wrote, "The shit began afte...

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SAXON To Get Into 'Serious Writing Mode' After Christmas Break

SAXON drummer Nigel Glockler has posted the following message on his official web site: "Just a quickie! We're back out for a short pre-Christmas tour starting this Saturday 3rd December in Stockholm. Due to the U.S. tour being postponed, we didn't waste anytime and spent a couple of weeks trying a...

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SLIPKNOT Frontman To Produce New FACECAGE Album

STONE SOUR/SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor is currently hard at work with Des Moines, Iowa-based metallers FACECAGE on their next independent release. Formed in 2001, FACECAGE have grown into a powerhouse live act and an independent D.I.Y. (do-it-yourself) success story. Taylor describes the band as...

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ROADRUNNER VP Of A&R MONTE CONNER: 'Number One Thing I Look For Is Originality'

Monte Conner, Senior Vice President of A&R at Roadrunner Records, recently answered several fan questions regarding his career achievements and the newly released "Roadrunner United: The All Star Sessions" album celebrating the label's 25th anniversary. A couple of excerpts from the question-and...

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BURNT BY THE SUN Reunite To Write Final Album

BURNT BY THE SUN's original lineup, including recently departed vocalist Mike Olender and drummer Dave Witte, will be reuniting (along with new guitarist Nick Hale) to write a final album for Relapse Records in 2006. After over a year of patting back and forth on the prospects for a reunion, the ban...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist: 'We Can't Base Our Decisions On What Our Audience Is Gonna Think'

David Priest of On Track Magazine recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On Track Magazine: When "The Greater of Two Evils" came out, I thought for sure that John [Bush] was on board 'till the bitter end. Then before anyone had a...

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Skinhead Cop Fronts Satanic Death Metal Band

Jennifer Dann of New Zealand's Stuff.co.nz has issued the following report: A tattooed skinhead south Auckland policeman is the frontman for a satanic death metal band which calls for the "eradication of the weak and inferior". New Zealand Police Minister Annette King plans to ask the police commiss...

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OMNIUM GATHERUM: MEGADETH, DEATH Covers Posted Online

Finnish death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM have uploaded their covers of MEGADETH's "Hangar 18" and DEATH's "Suicide Machine" on their MySpace.com page. OMNIUM GATHERUM's latest album "Years in Waste", was released in the U.S. in March via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Spirits and Aug...

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Bassist HANK III: 'I Don't Know What's Up With SUPERJOINT RITUAL Right Now'

Ellen Gager of Midwest Excess recently conducted an interview with SUPERJOINT RITUAL bassist Hank Williams III. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Midwest Excess: So are you a Bush supporter? Hank Williams III: "They didn't want my vote from the time I was doing federal probation for fi...

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Opening Bands Slam ROYAL HUNT For Cancelling European Tour

Claus Jensen, managing director of Denmark's Intromental Management, has issued the following statement regarding the cancellation of RAINTIME and SECRET SPHERE's European tour with ROYAL HUNT: "As you've probably heard by now, the European tour for ROYAL HUNT has been cancelled. Our two Italian ban...

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AKERCOCKE To Tour Europe With MORTICIAN, BLOOD RED THRONE

After crushing the U.K. in October with a brace of shows and the unleashing of the beast that is new album "Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone", British Satanic metallers AKERCOCKE have announced they will be teaming up with MORTICIAN and BLOOD RED THRONE to lay waste to the continent that...

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OMNIUM GATHERUM Guitarist Says New Keyboardist Is 'Energetic As A Monkey'

Guitarist Markus Vanhalla of the Finnish death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM has issued the following update: "OMNIUM GATHERUM is doing only two gigs at the end of this year, as we have to take a pause in composing material for the new album. These gigs are both Finnish indoor festivals — Rocklinna Meta...

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Buried in the Front Yard

Think what you will about the record label, band name, cover art, and album title, but RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER's "Buried in the Back Yard" is not a grindcore album. It's a dynamic thrash album with roots in crossover, a musically talented cast, and loads of tongue-in-cheek cleverness. MUNICIPAL WAST...

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BENEATH THE MASSACRE: Van Accident Forces Cancellation Of Tour With NEURAXIS

Canadian death metallers BENEATH THE MASSACRE have been forced to drop out of their previously announced Canadian tour with NEURAXIS due an accident with their van. The guys are reportedly safe, but the vehicle has sustained a lot of damage. NEURAXIS will proceed with the dates as scheduled. A spoke...