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Wake the Sleeper

If memory serves, the last URIAH HEEP album I owned was 1982's "Abominog" and the last one I recall hearing was 1985's "Equator". So yes, it has been awhile. Mick Box and the boys certainly haven't waited for me to catch up and continued releasing albums, just like they've been doing since 1970. Tha...

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When Skies Wash Ashore

Those of you with no tolerance for clean singing and catchy melodies in modern metal are advised to steer clear of STRAIGHT LINE STITCH's "When Skies Wash Ashore". Everyone else should find the deft balance of metalcore aggression and scintillating melodies, featuring the sweet croon and savage grow...

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GORELORD: 'Chapter IV – Hellbound' Artwork Revealed

GORELORD, the one-man "deathgroove" project of Frediablo (NECOPHAGIA, GRIMFIST, HEMNUR),has revealed the cover artwork (see below) for its new album, "Chapter IV - Hellbound". The CD is due later in the year via Sworn Records. Frediablo said, "[The cover] was designed by myself via my new freelance...

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RITUAL Albums To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks

Shadow Kingdom Records continues to give attention to some of the classic and rare NWOBHM treasures. This time RITUAL (UK) is getting the royal treatment. This month the heavy metal label is reissuing RITUAL's early albums on CD — "Widow" (1983) and "Valley Of The Kings" (1993) — both albums include...

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TAPROOT: New Album Track Listing Revealed

Michigan-based hard rock quartet TAPROOT will release its new album "Our Long Road Home", on September 16 through Velvet Hammer, the label founded by the management company of the same name (SYSTEM OF A DOWN, DEFTONES). The follow-up to 2005's "Blue-Sky Research" will feature the following track lis...

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ADVERSARY Signs With TRUSTKILL RECORDS

Trustkill Records has announced the signing of Manassas, Virginia's ADVERSARY. The group's debut album, "Singularity", is scheduled for release on November 11. The CD was recorded at Assembly Line Studios in Vienna, Virginia with Kevin "131" Gutierrez (RAVEN, DYSRHYTHMIA) at the helm and contains "t...

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JOHN MACALUSO Talks About His Background, Drum Techniques; Video Available

Video footage of Vic Firth endorser John Macaluso (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TNT, ARK) talking about his background, drum techniques, and upcoming projects can be viewed below. "Repercussions", the drum book by John Macaluso, is available on John's web site. According to a press release, "this book is craft...

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San Jose Mercury News Writer Says METALLICA's New Album 'Rocks'

Shay Quillen of the San Jose Mercury News was one of a number of journalists who were invited to METALLICA's headquarters in San Rafael, California to get a sneak preview of the band's Rick Rubin-produced opus, "Death Magnetic". Quillen writes in his review: "I can report that this album rocks. And...

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TAPROOT: The Journey To 'Our Long Road Home' Part 2

Michigan-based hard rock quartet TAPROOT has posted the second in a series of clips showing the journey to the group's new album, "Our Long Road Home". Each "chapter" will highlight a different part of the band's evolution, with Chapter 2 (see below) which covers the second stage of TAPROOT's career...

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EXTREME: More European Tour Dates Announced

Reunited Boston hard rockers EXTREME have scheduled the following European tour dates: Sep. 13 - Milan, Italy - Rock of Ages Festival Oct. 29 - Lisbon, Portugal - Coliseum Oct. 31 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera Nov. 01 - Bilbao, Spain - Rockstar Nov. 03 - Tilburg, Netherlands - O13 Nov. 04 - Paris, .....

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DEAR SUPERSTAR: 'Heartless' Release Date Announced

UK's DEAR SUPERSTAR will release its new album, "Heartless", on October 20 via the Demolition imprint label DR2. Commented the band: "The album is a testament to hard fucking work and a never-surrender attitude. We've had some bad fucking luck in this band over the past few years — cancelled tours,...

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EXTREME: 'Saudades De Rock' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Saudades de Rock", the new album from reunited Boston hard rockers EXTREME, sold 6,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 78 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD recently entered the UK chart at position No. 80. The band's first studio album in thirteen...

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THE CRINN: 'Dreaming Saturn' Trailer Posted Online

St. Paul, Minnesota-based progressive/experimental metallers THE CRINN have posted a trailer for their forthcoming full-length debut, entitled "Dreaming Saturn". The band will enter the studio later this year to begin recording the CD for a 2009 release via Nuclear Blast Records. According to the ba...

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MOONSHINE Schedules Rare Live Appearance

One of Korea's pioneering metal bands MOONSHINE has scheduled a rare live appearance on August 23 at Club SSAM in Seoul. MOONSHINE's third album, "Eternal", was released in June via Dope Entertainment Korea. The CD artwork was created by Niklas Sundin (Cabin Fever Media),who has previously worked w...

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EXTREME Interviewed At ROCKLAHOMA; Video Available

Gus Griesinger of Glam-Metal.com conducted an interview with reunited Boston hard rockers EXTREME at this year's Rocklahoma festival, which was held July 9-13 in Pryor, Oklahoma. Watch the nine-minute chat below. "Saudades de Rock", the new album from EXTREME, recently entered the UK chart at positi...