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Fogcutter

Reading the Canadian press statements on Windsor's FIFTYWATTHEAD you would think that they are in fact the second coming of Jesus Christ. Calm down, "Fogcutter" has got a lot of juicy guitar riff wreckage going on, but let's not get carried away here. Much of what is heard on the album is listenable...

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Tweak'd Out, Strung Up...

Hey, Meteor City's back! Good to see the nameplate under new management, still flying the flag for the unrepentantly shaggy, heavy-lidded and riff-tastic. EIGHTEEN WHEELS BURNING is a hard-livin', hard-touring stoner rock band risen from the long-cold ashes of THE WANT, who did a record on Southern...

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The Fathomless Mastery

Swedish "superstar" death metallers BLOODBATH have been the critical darlings of extreme metal for quite some time now, even more so since the release of the "Unblessing the Purity" EP and the "The Wacken Carnage" CD/DVD. At least some of that has to do with the now widely accepted role of OPETH's M...

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Death Rituals

For as many years as I've written about SIX FEET UNDER, the comments have always been the same: "They suck balls!" or "They rule!" Eight studio albums in (not counting live releases and the "Graveyard Classics" series) and SIX FEET UNDER are still going strong. I'll admit that I was a bigger fan for...

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Former VIXEN Drummer To Host 'The Friday Guest DJ Hour' On METAL EXPRESS RADIO

Former VIXEN drummer Roxy Petrucci will host "The Friday Guest DJ Hour" on Metal Express Radio on Friday, December 19 at 9:00 a.m. EST and 3:00 p.m. EST. Petrucci, who in May 2008 announced that she was going to collaborate with fellow original VIXEN members Janet Gardner (vocals/guitar) and Share P...

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KRISIUN Guitarist On 'The Governor's Ball'; Audio Available

Guitarist Moyses Kolesne of Brazilian death metal veterans KRISIUN was interviewed for this week's edition of the "The Governor's Ball". You can download the program at this location. HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with KRISIUN during the band's recent Canadian tour with Belgium's LENG TCH'E an...

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NICKO MCBRAIN, CARMINE APPICE To Be Inducted Into Guitar Center’s Drum-Legends Hall Of Fame

After months of local and regional competitions held at each of Guitar Center's 214 stores across the country, the top six undiscovered drummers in the nation have been selected from a field of nearly 5,000 competitors. The six finalists will go head to head on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Guitar C...

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LAZARUS A.D.: Remixed Version Of 'Thou Shall Not Fear' Track Posted Online

Kenosha, Wisconsin's LAZARUS A.D. has posted a remixed version of the song "Thou Shall Not Fear" on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's debut album, "The Onslaught", which is scheduled for release in Europe on February 16 via Metal Blade Records (three days earlier in Germany, A...

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RUDY SARZO and Kompoz.com Announce 'Off The Rails' Songwriting Competition

To celebrate his new book, "Off the Rails: Aboard the Crazy Train in the Blizzard of Ozz" — a first hand account of his friendship on and off the road with Randy Rhoads and Ozzy Osbourne — legendary rock bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE, QUIET RIOT, DIO, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT) is launching s...

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ANTHRAX Drummer To Judge Guitar Center Drum-Off Regional Finals In Chicago

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante will be one of the special guest judges for the Chicago-area regional finals of the Guitar Center Drum-Off, set to take place December 2 in Chicago, Illinois at 7:00 p.m. More information can be found on the poster below. The Drum-Off '08 grand finals will be held on...

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Slaves to Society

Ibex Moon head honcho (and INCANTATION leader) John McEntee has gone all out to spread the word of MASTER for the North American release of "Slaves to Society" and current tour with label mates ESTUARY. A self-described MASTER fan, McEntee is genuinely excited to give back to bassist/vocalist Paul S...

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ROBERT TRUJILLO: 'With METALLICA, There's No Shortage Of Creative Energy Or Ideas'

Keith Spera of The Times-Picayune recently conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Times-Picayune: One of my favorite scenes in "Some Kind of Monster" is when you're offered the METALLICA job and drummer Lars Ulrich casually...

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NICKO MCBRAIN, JASON BITTNER, PAPA ROACH To Perform At DRUM-OFF '08 Grand Finals

PAPA ROACH, Nicko McBrain of IRON MAIDEN and Jason Bittner of SHADOWS FALL are among the scheduled performers at the Drum-Off '08 grand finals, set to take place Saturday, January 10, 2009 at The Music Box at Fonda Theater in Hollywood, California. For 20 years, Guitar Center has been committed to p...

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X-THIRTIEN Signs With CHAVIS RECORDS

Florida-based metal band X-THIRTIEN has inked a deal with Chavis Records for the release of its debut album, "You're Next", due in 2009. X-THIRTIEN is comprised of U.S.- and Europe-based musicians Joe Russell, Johnny Osborn, Rollie Feldman, Mathias Lang, Tracy Ferrell and Erik Zvanut. Two years in t...

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Tank Gasmask Ammo

And the Swedish death metal just keeps on coming in waves. It once again begs the question: what the hell is going on over there anyway? Speculation points to a covert government operation that has resulted in the releasing of an as yet unidentified chemical into the water that stimulates the little...