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Badlands

From across the pond comes a British, Irish, Scot and Welsh union with a strong urge to rock out, mostly American style. These lads' ancestors probably could never have fathomed such a merger, but CAGE THE GODS have a common affinity for melodic blues and hard rock that transcends any carryover terr...

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Dead Hymns

New York hardcore blasters TIGER FLOWERS have endeared themselves to their hometown heavies with a reputation for maniacal and deafening performances. Following their 2011 EP, the band releases their strategically messy and noisome debut full-length, "Dead Hymns". Apparently it's not enough for voca...

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Drawers

The consensus analyzing French sludge disciples DRAWERS have unanimously cited this quintet to be chasing the heels of the mighty MASTODON, the "Remission" era, anyway. Permit me to endorse the consensus, even if comparing this album to "Remission" is like comparing any new death-thrash entrant to S...

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Why MACHINE HEAD Decided To Cover IGNITE's 'Our Darkest Days / Bleeding' For 'Record Store Day' Single

Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD has posted the latest installment of his online blog, "The General Journals: Diary Of A Frontman... And Other Ramblings". It follows below in its entirety. "Sometime in late 2006, during the recording of 'The Blackening', I read a Revolver...

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SWORN ENEMY: New Song 'Do Or Die' Available For Streaming

Queens, New York hardcore veterans SWORN ENEMY will release their new album, "Living On Borrowed Time", on May 13 via Rock Ridge Music/ADA. The artwork for the CD can be seen below. "Living On Borrowed Time" track listing: 01. Do Or Die 02. Hard Way 03. Broken Hope 04. Slipping Away 05. No Apologies...

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PRONG's TOMMY VICTOR Interviewed By Austria's Stormbringer.at (Video)

Austria's Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with PRONG mainman Tommy Victor on April 11 in Vienna. You can now watch the chat below. PRONG's new album, "Ruining Lives", will be released through Steamhammer/SPV in Scandinavia on April 23, in Germany on April 25, in the rest of Europe on...

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WHITECHAPEL: Third 'Our Endless War' Studio Clip Posted Online

Knoxville, Tennessee metallers WHITECHAPEL will release their fifth full-length album, "Our Endless War", on April 29 via Metal Blade. A ruthlessly honed effort that refuses to compromise on brutality, it is also by far the band's most streamlined, atmospheric, and emotionally powerful release, push...

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EMPRESS AD's Debut Album To Receive North American Release Via THE END RECORDS

The End Records/ADA, as part of a unique partnership with Roadrunner Records/Warner Music Group, will release the debut album from British prog-metal band EMPRESS AD. Formed in 2011 by brothers Ollie (guitar and vocals) and Alex Loring (bass),together with Edd Unwin (drums) and Tom Meadon (guitar),...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Speaks To Rock Journalist MITCH LAFON (Video)

On April 15, rock journalist Mitch Lafon conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. You can now watch the chat below. Ellefson's memoir, "My Life With Deth", was made available on October 29, 2013 via Howard Books. It chronicles the story of Ellefson's fall into addiction during th...

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HEARTIST: 'Pressure Point' Video Released

"Pressure Point", the new video from Southern California's HEARTIST, can be seen below. The song is taken from from the band's debut full-length album, produced by David Bendeth (PARAMORE, OF MICE & MEN, BRING ME THE HORIZON),which will be out later this summer via Roadrunner Records. A second...

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Harvest Earth

Right behind SIERRA comes another discovery for the KYLESA-backed Retro Futurist label, JAGGED VISION. Instead of plunging through the deep American South where KYLESA calls home and allies themselves with other underground sludge monsters, Retro Futurist first tapped into the Canadian scene to turn...

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THE AMITY AFFLICTION To Release 'Let The Ocean Take Me' In June

Roadrunner recording group THE AMITY AFFLICTION has announced details of its eagerly awaited new album. "Let The Ocean Take Me" — the Australian metalcore masters' fourth full-length release — arrives on June 10. Named one of 2014's "most anticipated" albums by Alternative Press, "Let The Ocean Take...

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HATEBREED's FRANK NOVINEC Speaks To Sweden's Rocksverige.se (Video)

Sweden's Rocksverige.se recently conducted an interview with guitarist Frank Novinec of Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED. You can now watch the chat below. HATEBREED's latest album, "The Divinity Of Purpose", sold 17,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at...

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SLASH Says He 'Wasn't Fond' Of GUNS N' ROSES Song 'Sweet Child O' Mine' When It Was First Written

Christopher Derek Foley (a.k.a. KiddChris) of the WEBN radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio recently asked Slash if there is a song from either GUNS N' ROSES or VELVET REVOLVER that the legendary guitarist completely hates. "Wow! That's an interesting question," Slash replied (hear audio below). "I don...

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Goathrower

"Smoked out, beer drenched, headbangers belching burrito-tinged death breath since '07." So decrees Atlanta thrash maniacs SPEWTILATOR, and while that may not be the most enticing invitation to hook up with their out-of-control vinyl EP, "Goathrower", if you like it dished tirelessly fast and stupid...