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MISERY INDEX's NETHERTON: 'We Are Lucky That We Are Four Guys Who Get Along Great'

Fredrik Andersson of Sweden's Critical Mass recently conducted an interview with MISERY INDEX bassist/vocalist Jason Netherton. A couple of excerpts follow: On why a bunch of dates on the last European tour got cancelled: "We did not cancel them, the promoters did. What happened was NECROPHAGIST fou...

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DROWNING POOL Launches Podcast Series

Dallas-based metallers DROWNING POOL have just launched their podcast series on iTunes. The band will release a new episode to the podcast every week up to the July 24 release of its new album, "Full Circle". The podcasts offer their fans a glimpse of never before seen footage of the recording proce...

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DIMMU BORGIR Bassist Discusses Music Downloading, Career Highlights

Chad Bowar of About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with DIMMU BORGIR bassist Vortex. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Chad Bowar: What has the response been to the album ["In Sorte Diaboli"] so far? Vortex: "All the critics are over the top. We just heard from the top Norwegian tabl...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist IZZY STRADLIN To Release New Solo Album; Audio Available

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin's official web site, ChopAway.com, has been updated with the following message: "Izzy Stradlin would like to inform all fans that a new album is on the way. Expect to see 'Miami' cropping up on iTunes sometime between May and June 2007. "The album, featur...

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NEUROSIS: 'Given To The Rising' Mini-Documentary Available

A mini-documentary for the upcoming album from long-running Oakland, California-based industrial/alternative/metal pioneers NEUROSIS, entitled "Given to the Rising", has been posted at YouTube (documentary shot by NEUROSIS and Kenneth Thomas). The band began recording the effort in December at Elect...

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A Great Divide

Those of you with a love for neoclassical progressive metal are strongly advised to seek out "A Great Divide" from New Jersey's SUSPYRE. The group's sophomore release is a 70-minute epic of virtuoso playing, enchanting melodies, and wild prog metal jams that'll have your head spinning for hours on e...

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NEUROSIS: 'Given To The Rising' Artwork Revealed

Long-running Oakland, California-based industrial/alternative/metal pioneers NEUROSIS have posted the cover artwork for their upcoming album, "Given to the Rising", at this location. The band began recording the effort in December at Electrical Audio studio in Chicago with producer Steve Albini. "[W...

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ORIGIN Pulls Out Of MARYLAND DEATHFEST, MISERY INDEX Steps In

Kansas-based death metallers ORIGIN have cancelled their previously announced appearance at this year's Maryland Deathfest, set to take place May 26-27 at the Sonar in Baltimore, MD. According to festival organizers, "[ORIGIN has] been confirmed for 5-6 months, but sent their agent an e-mail that sa...

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Infernal Rise EP

Innovative? No. Intense? Hell fucking yeah. Meet the new kids on the American death metal block, from Topeka, Kansas. Okay, I guess technically we should split hairs and call them “death core" or give them some equally meaningless semantic label. After all, they do have breakdowns, and for all I kno...

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REVELATION: Early Material To Be Re-Released

Classic early '90s doom band REVELATION will re-release its much-sought-after 1993 album, "Never Comes Silence", on May 15 via Leaf Hound Records. The label will also reissue a collection of the band's earlier works. "Unreleased Album" and "Salvation's Answer", which was originally released on Rise...

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KISS: 'Dynasty' Platinum Award That Once Belonged To ACE FREHLEY Being Auctioned

A KISS "Dynasty" platinum album award once owned by original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley is being auctioned via eBay. According to a posting on the auction page, this piece of "Kisstory" — one of four awards given to the members of KISS (Frehley, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Peter Criss) in 1981 —...

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ANIMOSITY: Video Of New Song Posted Online

A video clip of Bay Area death metal/hardcore act ANIMOSITY performing a free show in a San Francisco park, featuring a demo recording of a new song called "You Can't Win", has been posted online at YouTube.com. ANIMOSITY will enter Godcity studios in Salem, Massachusetts in April with producer Kurt...

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Cycle Repeats

Average, harmless metalcore from Japan is what we find on LOST EDEN's debut, "Cycle Repeats". Though their country of origin might add a bullet point to their marketing plan, the fact is that this music could come from anywhere in the west right now. If you've heard AS I LAY DYING, TRIVIUM, SOILWORK...

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ROB ZOMBIE On New 'Halloween': 'It's Never Random Killing For No Reason'

Rob Zombie recently spoke to MTV.com about his upcoming highly anticipated remake of one of horror's most beloved slasher films, "Halloween". A few excerpts from the chat follow: MTV: What questions do you hope to answer with this movie? Rob Zombie: I want it not to be so coincidental. None of this...

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NEUROSIS: New Song Posted Online

Long-running Oakland, California-based industrial/alternative/metal pioneers NEUROSIS have uploaded a new song, entitled "Water Is Not Enough", to their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Given to the Rising", due on May 8 via Neurot Recordings. The band began recording the ef...