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KATAKLYSM Celebrates 15th Birthday

Vocalist Maurizio Iacono of the Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM has issued the following update: "I'm very proud to say that this month KATAKLYSM turns 15 years old. We dont feel old; the energy is still in full effect. Some more gray hairs coming. but hey, that's life. It hasn't been easy for us...

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Internal Revolution

It's hard to really fault DIECAST for anything on their enjoyable new long-player. After all, it's flawlessly executed, tight as all hell, without an ounce of superfluous fat or unnecessary diversions. It's a textbook case of studio perfection, diverse in sound, yet so focused on its target that it'...

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Dark Songs of the Prairie

Lonesome winds howl, animals shiver in dank burrows, dust chokes dry river beds… the world of ACROSS TUNDRAS is a bleak, desolate prairie, inhospitable to travelers and as grim in its own way as any snow-choked Scandinavian forest. Somewhere between doom, sludge, the art-ravaged psych crunge of YOB,...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Says BLABBERMOUTH.NET Sh*t-Talkers 'Have No Lives'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Fuck... "I love the internet. Here's a funny thing — and I have to admit this is getting fucking amusing... I wrote a blog on the negatives of capitalism and honestly I don't understand why, but it seems a shit...

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Shot to Hell

Talk about a prolific writer! Guitar god Zakk Wylde kicks out albums like rabbits produce offspring. On BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's "Shot to Hell" (Zakk's eighth),the only real surprise is a more varied mix of material, that being the traditional Zakk hard ass riff-n-squeal rockers along with several mel...

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Suffocation

American death metal's most consistent and punishing standard-bearers, SUFFOCATION sometimes get overlooked in the rush to deify other bands. While it could be argued that they've never been a particularly innovative act, there's something to be said for the songcraft, torturous bits of melody, and...

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Same Shit But Different

It's Swedish thrash and it's hardcore, but it is not metalcore. That's bound to please more than a handful of purists out there. Then again, what would you expect from a crust/hardcore/grind label with good taste and integrity like Crimes Against Humanity? Sweden's END OF ALL features an ex member o...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'AXL ROSE Throws Parties That Would Make Sodom And Gomorrah Blush'

Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On filling in for Axl Rose for two songs at the final show of GUNS N' ROSES' European tour: "That was the most surreal experience of my life. 'Cause Axl just...

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SLIPKNOT: Unauthorized 'Documentary' To Premiere Exclusive Footage Online

"A Clown Short of Destiny", the "documentary" which follows the controversial rise of SLIPKNOT from the cornfields of Des Moines, Iowa, to the horn-throwin' crowds of Ozzfest, will premiere 20 minutes of exclusive footage on September 27, 2006 only on iKlipz.com. Ten years in the making, "A Clown Sh...

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More Details Emerge In Montreal College Shooting

Canada's The Globe And Mail reports that questions are burgeoning about the motives of the gunman who opened fire at a Montreal college Wednesday (September 13),killing one student and wounding at least 19 others before turning the gun on himself. The crime is now the subject of two separate police...

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BUCKCHERRY Lawyer Issues Statement On Underage Lawsuit

Launch Radio Networks reports: BUCKCHERRY's attorney has issued a statement regarding the lawsuit filed against the band last week that claimed that an underage girl was allegedly enticed by the group to expose her breasts, kiss another female and dance provocatively in the unedited video for the si...

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RUSH Completes Eight Songs For New Album

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that RUSH has penned eight songs for its next studio album, which should be out in early 2007, according to drummer Neil Peart. The artist tells Billboard.com his lyrics for the as-yet-untitled set were greatly influenced by his motorcycle journeys throughout...

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10 YEARS Guitarist Talks Life On FAMILY VALUES

Launch Radio Networks reports: 10 YEARS has spent just over a month on the Family Values festival tour with KORN, DEFTONES, STONE SOUR, Japanese act DIR EN GREY and others. Guitarist Matt Wantland told Launch that he's pretty much got his daily routine down once his group finishes its second stage s...

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Nocturne

Los Angeles' THE HUMAN ABSTRACT is one of those bands that takes the core elements of metal and integrates it with a substantial classic influence, mainly in the chord progressions and the beautiful acoustic passages. On "Nocturne", the metal (including a bit of metalcore) components are primarily E...

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Metridium Fields

Artsy doom rock, avante-garde indie doom, experimental melancholic doom metal…you get the picture. Austin, Texas' GIANT SQUID will be an acquired taste for many, a diamond in the rough for the dedicated, and a confounding exercise in the esoteric for the traditionalists. "Metridium Fields" is anothe...