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The Panic Broadcast
SOILWORK has been used as a reference for so many years now when critics describe the oodles of often generic metalcore and melodic death metal bands that base their songs on aggressive verses and cleanly sung choruses that one almost forgets that the Swedes are the stalwarts of the style, not the a...July 27, 2010
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Deth Red Sabaoth
If nothing else, "Deth Red Sabaoth" is the sound of DANZIG as we knew it from the first three albums. Right from the start of album-opener "Hammer of the Gods" it is immediately apparent that Glenn and the boys were reaching back to their defining sound, one characterized by Tommy Victor's (PRONG) i...July 27, 2010
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Inner Receivings
I've leveled my fair share of criticism at what has been an avalanche of shoe-gazing in the black metal community; some of it justified, some of it based on inundation, and some, perhaps unfairly, based on the fact that too much of it bores the ever living shit out of me. However, those bands that ....July 27, 2010
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Ascending in Triumph
I hope you've no desire to experience anything related to adrenaline rushes or fits of OCD-driven housecleaning rage because "Ascending in Triumph" will offer you no help whatsoever in that regard. Sixty-three minutes of generally slow — though not funereally plodding — doom majesty is what NOX AURE...July 27, 2010
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Apocalypse Sun
There is something special about this Colorado black metal outfit. You can hear it from the opening notes of "I am I" to the fading ring of "Fount of Nighted God-head" from NIGHTBRINGER's "Apocalypse Sun". It is over an hour's worth of USBM and Scandinavian black metal blending that is conventional...July 27, 2010
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NAILS Signs With SOUTHERN LORD RECORDINGS
Continuing to supply the masses with aural brutality of all types, Southern Lord Recordings has added Southern Californian trio NAILS to its ever-expanding roster. NAILS' music is beyond brutality; filthy, vicious and raw. Imagine a cross between the good AmRep bands of the Nineties (HELMET, HAMMERH...July 26, 2010
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SADIST: Bologna Soundcheck Footage Available
Video footage of Italian progressive death metallers SADIST soundchecking for their June 3, 2010 concert at Estragon in Bologna, Italy as the support act for MEGADETH can be viewed below. SADIST released its latest album, "Season In Silence", on March 19 via Liveglobal/Self. The CD was produced, eng...July 24, 2010
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KALMAH: Footage From METALCAMP Festival Posted Online
Video footage of KALMAH's performance at this year's installment of the Metalcamp festival, which was held July 5-11, 2010 in Tolmin, Slovenia, can be viewed below. "12 Gauge", the new album from KALMAH, entered the official chart in the band's home country, Finland, at position No. 15. The CD, whic...July 21, 2010
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Schedules 'The Cold' Release Party In Tempe
Veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have scheduled a release party for their long-awaited new album, "The Cold", on Friday, September 17 at 910 Live in Tempe, Arizona. For more information, see the flyer below. "The Cold" will be released on September 14 via Driven Music Group, the label cr...July 21, 2010
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HELLYEAH's 'Stampede' Cracks U.S. Top 10
"Stampede", the sophomore album from the metal juggernaut known as HELLYEAH — featuring Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE),Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (DAMAGEPLAN) — sold 28,000 copies in the United States in its first week of relea...July 21, 2010
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: New Album Track Listing Unveiled
Veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM will release their long-awaited new album, "The Cold", on September 14 via Driven Music Group, the label created by former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch. According to guitarist Mark Simpson, the CD features "10 songs — ALL brutal, ALL killer, NO fille...July 19, 2010
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ZYKLON: 'The Storm Manifesto' Career-Spanning Box Set Due This Week
On July 19, Candlelight Records will release a box set from the now-defunct Norwegian extreme metal act ZYKLON, entitled "The Storm Manifesto", featuring all three of the group's full-length albums plus bonus material. Founded in 1998, it was evident from the start that ZYKLON was to be more than ju...July 18, 2010
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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: New Audio Interview With LUCA TURILLI Available
On July 10, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Luca Turilli of Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. RHAPSODY OF FIRE's new album, "The Frozen Tears Of Angels", sold around 800 copies in the U...July 16, 2010
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DEMIURG: New Audio Sample Posted Online
DEMIURG — the Sweden-based band featuring Rogga Johansson (RIBSPREADER, PAGANIZER) on vocals and guitars, Johan Berglund (THIS HAVEN) on bass, Ed Warby (GOREFEST, AYREON, HAIL OF BULLETS) on drums and Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, NIGHTINGALE, BLOODBATH) on lead guitar and keyboards — will release its...July 15, 2010
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HELLYEAH: 'Stampede' Projected To Sell 25K-30K First Week
According to industry web site Hits Daily Double, "Stampede", the sophomore album from the metal juggernaut known as HELLYEAH — featuring Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE),Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (DAMAGEPLAN) — is on track to s...July 14, 2010
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