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Le Vecteur Transcendantal

Not to be confused with the KOSMOS side project of VOIVOD's Michel "Away" Langevin, this French black metal project is decidedly more sinister in sound, despite its inherent theme of mankind's desperate and pointless conflict in trying to master Nature. Not exactly your standard black metal fare, th...

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NAPALM DEATH To Release Special 'Roadburn' Festival EP; Charity CARDIACS Cover Available

After a successful run of dates all across Europe including shows with HATEBREED and THE EXPLOITED, British grindcore legends NAPALM DEATH have announced two very special projects that have been in the works recently. First of all and as of today, NAPALM DEATH are launching a special cover song of t...

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THE OATH: 'All Must Die' Song Available For Streaming

"All Must Die", a brand new song from THE OATH, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track is taken from the band's self-titled debut album, which will be released on March 17 in Europe and April 15 in North America via Rise Above Records. To master the dark and wring compelling creativity...

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Enter the Metal

Canadian prog-thrashers VARGA had a brief run from 1989 through the mid-Nineties, which is to say, they were doomed from the start for obvious reasons if you were paying attention to the North American music climate of that period. They released two albums, "Prototype" and "Oxygen" as well as their...

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THE OATH To Release Self-Titled Debut Album In March

THE OATH's self-titled debut album will be released on March 17 in Europe and April 15 in North America via Rise Above Records. To master the dark and wring compelling creativity from its densest shadows requires vision, belief and, perhaps most importantly, a dash of synchronicity. These are all qu...

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JASON NEWSTED Says 'Private And Personal Circumstances' Caused His Band To Pull Out Of SOUNDWAVE

NEWSTED — the new band featuring former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted and STAIND guitarist Mike Mushok — has confirmed that it will no longer be coming to Australia for the Soundwave festival, which begins tomorrow (Saturday, February 22) in Brisbane. Said Jason in a...

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NEWSTED Pulls Out Of Australia's SOUNDWAVE Festival?

Update: Australian touring mogul and Soundwave promoter AJ Maddah has posted a message on Twitter saying that he is "trying to find NEWSTED and figure out what is going on.' He added: "The band's equipment just arrived in Brisbane so not sure what's up." He also wrote: "I can't get hold of any of [J...

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NEWSTED: '… As The Crow Flies' Video Released

"… As The Crow Flies", the new video from the new video from NEWSTED — the new band featuring former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted and STAIND guitarist Mike Mushok — can be seen below. The clip was filmed with director Leon Melas, who previously helmed NEWSTED's vide...

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JASON NEWSTED, WILLIAM DUVALL Discuss What It's Like To Replace Hugely Influential Departed Musicians

Backstage at last year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards event in London, England, Invade TV bumped into William DuVall (ALICE IN CHAINS) and Jason Newsted (NEWSTED, METALLICA, VOIVOD, ECHOBRAIN). An interesting conversation developed, giving some insight into what it's like to come into a band that...

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VOIVOD Snubbed By Canada's JUNO AWARDS

In a decision that seems reminiscent of the 1989 JETHRO TULL/METALICA controversy of the 31st Grammy Awards, Quebecois prog metal pioneers VOIVOD have been left out of the running for a "Metal/Hard Music" award at the 2014 Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards). Instead, a power-...

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Former VOIVOD Frontman ERIC FORREST's E-FORCE To Release 'The Curse…' In April

E-FORCE, the band led by former VOIVOD frontman Eric Forrest, will release its third album, "The Curse…", on April 11 via Mausoleum Records. "The Curse…" track listing: 01. Invitation 02. Perverse Media 03. Witch Wrk 04. Serpent's Kiss 05. Awakened 06. Psyclone 07. Devoured 08. Mass Deception 09. Yo...

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BLACK SABBATH's '13' Takes Top Honors In 'Metal On Metal' Listener Poll

BLACK SABBATH's "13" took the number one spot in WJCU's "Metal On Metal" Top 25 year-end album countdown show, which aired on January 3. "13" dominated the listener poll, receiving 30% more votes than second-place finisher, SAXON's "Sacrifice". AMON AMARTH's "Deceiver Of The Gods", MOTÖRHEAD's "Afte...

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JASON NEWSTED: Hour-Long SCUZZ Video Interview Posted Online

This past summer, Terry "Beez" Bezer of Scuzz conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted. You can now watch the full chat below. "King Of The Underdogs", the new video from NEWSTED, was filmed in September in Oakland...

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Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Doesn't Believe In Re-Recording Classic Albums

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: One of my favorite songs from when you were a member of METALLICA was "Blackene...

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Beyond the Martyr

While you try to think deeply into the title of ARGUS' third album, "Beyond the Martyr", let's simplify things a little. The Pittsburgh trad metallers used the title in remembrance of their close friend and author, Bruce Nelson. "Beyond the Martyr" is from one of his works. From that point forward,...