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KATAKLYSM Completes Recording New Album
Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM have completed the recording process for their new album, "Heaven's Venom", for an August 24 release (one day earlier internationally) via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2008's "Prevail" was produced by KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-Francois Dagenais (MALEVOLEN...May 27, 2010
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KATAKLYSM Explains WACKEN OPEN AIR Cancellation
Canadian extreme metallers KATAKLYSM have been forced to cancel their appearance at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. Commented the band: "Unfortunately because of our extremely tight schedule between the new [KATAKLYSM] album...May 25, 2010
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THE BURNING Preparing To Enter Studio
Hard-hitting Danish four-piece THE BURNING is getting ready to enter the studio with producers Tue Madsen (SUICIDE SILENCE, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, SICK OF IT ALL) and Jacob Bredahl (HATESPHERE, PURIFIED IN BLOOD) to record its as-yet-untitled third album for a late 2010 release via Massacre Records. Com...May 19, 2010
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QUEEN Guitarist: RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Was One Of The Creators Of The Genre Of Heavy Metal'
QUEEN guitarist Brian May has posted the following message on his web site regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "It's a shock to hear that Ronnie has gone. Even though we had all known he was battling with cancer for...May 17, 2010
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JOE ELLIOTT's DOWN 'N OUTZ To Guest On 'Rockline'
DOWN 'N OUTZ — a project fronted by DEF LEPPARD's Joe Elliott, backed by THE QUIREBOYS and playing rare tracks connected only by MOTT THE HOOPLE — will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Wednesday, July 14 at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encour...May 16, 2010
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LIFELESS To Re-Release Debut In June Via IBEX MOON
German death metallers LIFELESS will re-release their debut album, "Beyond The Threshold OF Death", on June 8 via Ibex Moon Records. The CD, which was originally self-released by the group in 2008, was produced and recorded by the bandmembers themselves. The mastering was handled by Vesa Kenttäkumpu...May 16, 2010
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SWASHBUCKLE: New Audio Interview Posted Online
On May 13, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with singer Patrick Henry (a.k.a. Admiral Nobeard) of New Jersey's thrashing pirates SWASHBUCKLE when the band played the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California. You can now listen to the chat below. SWASHBUCKLE recent...May 15, 2010
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INDESTRUCTIBLE NOISE COMMAND Is Back
I.N.C., a thrasher band of "mythical" proportions, emerged in the 1980s as a heavy metal frontrunner. They covered CARS tunes, were there when PANTERA got signed, hit #1 on the U.S. college metal charts, stole the U.K. #2 import slot out from underneath AEROSMITH and released two records which won t...May 14, 2010
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THE SWORD: More New Album Details Revealed
Austin, Texas' THE SWORD will release its third album, "Warp Riders", on August 24 via Kemado Records. The CD is the band's first concept album and is fittingly grand in scope both lyrically and in terms of musical craftsmanship. "Warp Riders" marks the first release where the group has worked with...May 14, 2010
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TARJA TURUNEN Checks In From The Studio
Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has finished recording her new solo album, "What Lies Beneath", and is currently overseeing the mixing process at three different locations with three different engineers. In a posting on her official blog, Turunen writes, "We are making progress every day. Now...May 13, 2010
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GREAT WHITE Singer's 'Strange' Interview With Philadelphia's 94 WYSP
Spike of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania radio station 94 WYSP conducted an interview with GREAT WHITE vocalist Jack Russell on Monday, May 10. The chat is now available for streaming at this location. (Note: According to Spike, the interview "gets a little strange" around the 10-minute mark.) GREAT...May 13, 2010
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JOE ELLIOTT's DOWN 'N OUTZ: Debut Album Details Revealed
Sometimes the most interesting of projects arise from the most unusual of circumstances. So it is that the DOWN 'N OUTZ is a project fronted by DEF LEPPARD's Joe Elliott, backed by THE QUIREBOYS and playing rare tracks connected only by MOTT THE HOOPLE…. Joe Elliott takes up the story: "When MOTT TH...May 10, 2010
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Thrash Beyond Death
"I'll still be here even after I'm gone, 'cause I'm gonna thrash beyond death!" It takes a special kind of lyric to be so bone-stupid and such a profound work of genius, all in one. The Spicoli-an depths of burnout glory that New York bruisers DEATHRASH plumb come honestly, though — they were cranki...May 9, 2010
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Demonoir
To my ears the first three 1349 albums are among the best black metal triple-shots ever released, each one feral and uncompromising, yet with each subsequent album the band was developing both its identity and songwriting. Arguments have been made about the purity of "Liberation" compared to "Beyond...May 9, 2010
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The Great Northern Revisited
Variety is not essential when it comes to grindcore, nor is it even expected, particularly when the speedometer reaches face-melt or when the band hits that indefinable sweet spot that turns ordinary average Joes into knife-wielding psychopaths. Sweden has covered both ends of the spectrum in a mann...May 9, 2010
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