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White Tomb

These days when I read "post-rock" in an album description, I often roll my eyes and chuck the CD to the side. It is just so overused and can mean so many different things that it is barely useful as a descriptor. That little diatribe aside though, it does make sense in certain instances and ...

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ECLIPSE ETERNAL In Writing Mode

Frontman Voldamares of the Canadian epic black metal band ECLIPSE ETERNAL has issued the following update: "ECLIPSE ETERNAL is currently in writing mode. We have five songs written and are working on another two. Current songtitles are: 'Deathbound', 'The Essence Of Hopelessness', 'Ancient Voices On...

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MACHINERY To Enter Studio In September

Stockholm, Sweden-based extreme metallers MACHINERY have issued the following update: "We are currently writing new songs for the next album, [with plans to enter] the studio in September. Too early to say, but we are aiming for the album to be mixed in November and hoping for a release in first hal...

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RED HARVEST Hard At Work On New Material

Norwegian metallers RED HARVEST have issued the following update: "Yesterday we rehearsed for the first time in ages. Had a great time, and we will be back in the rehearsal room again today. Many things have happened the last months, so we are a little delayed: another RED HARVEST baby has arrived a...

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DUFF MCKAGAN's Finnish Beginning To Summer

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his weeky column, which appears every Thursday on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com. An excerpt follows below. "Late spring in Europe and the U.K. means only one thing for the music lover over here: FESTIVAL SEASON!...

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SIGHT OF EMPTINESS: New Album Samples, Artwork Unveiled

Costa Rica-based melodic extreme metal band SIGHT OF EMPTINESS has posted two new songs — "Predictable Tragedy" and "Burning Silence" — on the group's web site. Both tracks come off SIGHT OF EMPTINESS' second album, "Absolution of Humanity", which is expected to be released later in the year via an...

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COLD Frontman's THE KILLER AND THE STAR To Release Debut Next Month

THE KILLER AND THE STAR, the solo project of COLD frontman Scooter Ward, will release its self-titled debut album on July 14 via SonicStar Records, the newly formed independent entertainment company by principals Ward and Toby McDonald. A digital single, "Starts When You Fall", will precede the full...

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THE COLD EXISTENCE Parts Ways With Guitarist, Drummer

Swedish melodic death metallers THE COLD EXISTENCE have parted ways with guitarist Thomas Backelin (LORD BELIAL, DEMARCON, SATANIZED, SNAKESTATE) and drummer Joakim Antonsson. The band says, "Joakim and Thomas left THE COLD EXISTENCE and wanted to concentrate more on their other projects. We wish th...

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LILLIAN AXE: Performance Footage Of New Song Available

Video footage of New Orleans-based rockers LILLIAN AXE performing a brand new song, "Jesus Wept", during a recent concert can be viewed below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Sad Day On Planet Earth", which will be released on June 30 via the Swedish label Blistering Records. The CD is de...

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REVERENCE: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

French black metallers REVERENCE have completed work on their third album, "Inactive Theocracy", due in September/October on CD and vinyl via Osmose Productions. The effort was recorded and mixed at Drudenhaus Studios with Neb Xort (ANOREXIA NERVOSA) and was mastered at MasterLab studios in France....

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LILLIAN AXE: New Song Available For Download

"Ignite", a brand new song from New Orleans-based rockers LILLIAN AXE, is available for free download at this location. Audio samples of the other songs that appear on LILLIAN AXE's forthcoming album, "Sad Day On Planet Earth", are available on MelodicRock.com. "Sad Day On Planet Earth" will be rele...

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MATT SORUM Partners In DEAD CONFLICT

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum has partnered with the music industry pioneers behind label services provider Rocket Science to launch an exciting new label concept titled Dead Conflict. This artist-controlled label will allow branded music artists the unique ability to retain a...

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THE ALIEN BLAKK's BLACK SABBATH Cover Featuring ERIC A.K. Posted Online

THE ALIEN BLAKK, the band led by guitarist/producer Joshua Craig, has uploaded its cover version of BLACK SABBATH's "Snowblind" to MySpace. The track comes off THE ALIEN BLAKK's sophomore album, "Bekoming", which is expected before the end of the year via an as-yet-untermined label. The CD, which wa...

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KATATONIA To Enter Studio Next Month

Guitarist Anders Nyström of Sweden's KATATONIA has issued the following update: "We've been very busy lately writing and completing the material for our eighth studio album and we're proud to announce that KATATONIA will enter the studio this summer, starting in a studio in the south of Sweden with...

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COLD Frontman Interviewed; Audio Available

Scooter Ward of the reunited COLD and his new solo project, THE KILLER AND THE STAR, was interviewed by Alternative Addiction on May 5, 2009. The chat is now available for streaming at this location. SonicStar Records is the newly formed independent entertainment company by principals Ward and Toby...