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Visqueen

The album cover shows a corpse wrapped in blood smeared plastic in the middle of a field. Right, it's the new album from New York legends UNSANE. Having made the jump from Relapse to an even more-fitting label in Ipecac, UNSANE follows up the stick-to-what-got-us-there "Blood Run" with an album in "...

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The Second Philosophy

The third album from Spain's NAHEMAH (and first for Lifeforce),"The Second Philosophy", is an intriguing effort. It is the kind of album that one can appreciate it for the musicianship and song dynamics, even though it leaves the listener thinking that there needs to be something more to seal the d...

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TOXIK Reunited!

Legendary New York progressive thrashers TOXIK are back! Following the recent re-release of their two albums, TOXIK has reunited and is currently rehearsing with the lineup consisting of: Mike Sanders - Vocals Josh Christian - Guitar Brian Bonini - Bass Lou Caldarola - Drums The band's original drum...

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In the Glory of Heroes

"In the Glory of Heroes" from Poland's HELLVETO is another in a long-line of strong releases from Singapore's Pulverised Records. Mastermind L.O.N. who began the project in 1995 has crafted a haunting and majestic album that sews together pagan black metal with a substantial symphonic element that i...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'I'm A Lesbian And Proud'

THE HAUNTED's MySpace page has been updated with the following interview: Answering Questions: Patrik Jensen (guitar) Q: You my friend, are becoming a damned icon to some kids. Is that good or bad, or just weird? Jensen: I doubt that is the case. I dont have jetblack hair, a neo-Rocky hairdo, my gui...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'Insomnia Has Been There With Me For As Long As I Can Remember'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "I start thinking at night when I can't sleep. Insomnia has been there with me for as long as I can remember. It's become something I'm not even trying to resist anymore. I suppose I can try, but I ...

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Vainglory

Tired of all the cross-pollinating 'core bands filling the shelves at your store of choice? How about a no-bullshit, traditional metal CD that relies on blazing riffs, shredding solos, and a go-for-the-jugular delivery to make its point? You just found it in VAINGLORY's self-titled second release. G...

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BLOODBOUND Begins Recording New Album

BLOODBOUND, the new Swedish metal band featuring Fredrik Bergh (STREET TALK; bass, keyboards and backing vocals) and Tomas Olsson (lead and rhythm guitars),has issued the following update: "We are finally in the studio recording the new album which will be released around April 2007. The new album...

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When All Seems to Be Burned

The Germans have become quite skilled at pumping out quality metalcore, in large part it seems because the melodic death and thrash elements are much more pronounced compared, in many cases, to their American counterparts. Much like the better bands on Germany's largely metalcore label Lifeforce, FE...

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The Last of My Kind

We need more discs like CRESCENT SHIELD's "The Last of My Kind" to remind us of the classic metal sound of old and just how refreshing it can be in this metalcore-saturated world. The Los Angels band, featuring ex-DESTINY'S END guitarist Daniel DeLucie and ex-ONWARD vocalist Michael Grant, unleashes...

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Wounded Skies

This one has been out for quite a while now, but was sent my way only recently. It's worth the cyber ink, so we'll knock it out regardless. With "Wounded Skies" Italy's STORMCROW slams through four songs and one intro of unforgiving black metal malice that will appeal to fans of speeding traditional...

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BURST: 'The Immateria' Video Looking Good

Sweden's BURST has issued the following update: "About a week or two ago we finished filming the video for the song 'The Immateria' off the 'Origo' album, and yesterday we recieved a first sneak preview of the damn thing. Looking good, looking good. Where the previous video for 'Where the Wave Broke...

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Feeding the Abscess

Where would we be without ATHEIST? What about CYNIC? From whom would bands like Canada's tech deathsters MARTYR take their cues were it not for the technical wizardry and jazzed up death metal of said legends. I suppose one could hail fellow Canadians CRYPTOPSY and GORGUTS, especially one when consi...

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War

"This war…is relentless!" comes the commanding bark of vocalist Ché Snelting and the gang shouts of his band mates in BORN FROM PAIN. It is a most appropriate introduction to an album that is every bit as explosive and riddled with bullets as any battlefield scene from anywhere in the world. This is...

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Gateway

The cold grey album cover of "Gateway" from Finland's PESTIFEROUS speaks volumes of the pitch-black metal in store for the listener. Few would mistake PESTIFEROUS for one of the genre's great ones, but many should applaud the band's better than average assault, which features more than just DARKTHRO...