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IRON MAIDEN: 'Numbers From The Beast' All-Star Tribute Album Due In October

On October 11, IRON MAIDEN fans the world over will have something new to get excited about as the newly re-launched Restless Records releases "Numbers from the Beast: An All Star Salute to Iron Maiden", a tribute to the legendary band. The album, which features MAIDEN's own Paul Di'Anno and marks R...

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From Your Grave

Sometimes I think folks have exaggerated Metal Blade's supposed transition to a more "modern" metal label (read: metalcore),simply because of bands like AS I LAY DYING, UNEARTH (really a Swede-influenced melodic death/thrash band),and THE RED CHORD (a band for which the genre tag is far too limiti...

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I, Infidel

My first reaction to the vocals on the new RITUAL CARNAGE was a startled "What the fuck???" It'd been a while since I heard this Japanese band in action — I worship their first two albums, "The Highest Law" and "Every Nerve Alive", as masterful and devastating neo-thrash classics free of any influen...

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Exclusive Report: KREATOR Thrashing Indonesia

Special thanks to Wendi Putranto of Rolling Stone magazine (Jakarta, Indonesia) for the following report: Legendary thrash metal warriors from Germany KREATOR made their live debut in the capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta, Saturday night (Sept. 24). The show, which was covered by the national media...

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45 GRAVE Pull Out Of MISFITS Tour, Blame Headliners' Booking Agent

Los Angeles-based death-rock band 45 GRAVE have pulled out of MISFITS' upcoming U.S. tour. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "Due to the irreconcilable differences in the business practices of the MISFITS' booking agent, Artists Worldwide, 45 GRAVE have decided to separa...

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Memento Mori

Well goddamn, here's case where the press release comparisons to early Swedish death metal are right on point! Take the motoring riff blasts of DISMEMBER, UNLEASHED, and early ENTOMBED, blend in the grime of a HIGH ON FIRE, add a quart of sludge, and you've got Atlanta's WITHERED. Now that's a damn...

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THE PROJECT HATE: EVERGREY Bassist Named Official Member

THE PROJECT HATE, the Swedish band featuring Jörgen Sandström of ENTOMBED/GRAVE fame on lead vocals, have announced the addition of EVERGREY bassist Michael Håkansson as a full-fledged member of the group. "We have actually hinted at it for quite some time with him and he always answered, 'I'd be ho...

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MANNTIS: 'Axe Of Redemption' Video To Premiere On FUSE's 'Metal Asylum'

Southern California quintet MANNTIS will join the International Extreme Music Festival tour on September 17 alongside GOD DETHRONED, NIGHTRAGE, EPOCH OF UNLIGHT and THINE EYES BLEED. The group recently completed a successful nationwide headlining U.S. tour with EYES OF FIRE in support of "Sleep In Y...

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REBELLION: German Dates Announced

REBELLION, the German band that features in its ranks former GRAVE DIGGER members Uwe Lulis (guitar) and Tomi Göttlich (bass),have announced the following dates: Sep. 09 - Neunkirchen/Saar, GER @ Geblaesehalle Oct. 18 - Muenchen, GER @ Garage* Oct. 19 -Uster/Zuerich, SWI @ Rock City* Oct. 20 - Heid...

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HERETICS FORK Featuring Ex-DYING FETUS Drummer Recording Full-Length Debut

Former DYING FETUS drummer Robert Belton (who appears on DYING FETUS' 1996 album "Purification through Violence") has joined the Fayetteville, North Carolina-based death metal band HERETICS FORK. The group are currently putting the finishing touches on their full-length debut, tentatively due this f...

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World Declension

You can always rely on CENTINEX to deliver the goods when it comes to classic Swedish death/thrash metal, thanks in large part to lone original member and bassist Martin Schulman pushing the band onward. Strangely enough, the group has never been as well known as Swedish brethren ENTOMBED, GRAVE, or...

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Former AGGRESSION Guitarist: 'PIGGY Was One Of The Greatest Persons You Could Ever Meet'

Denis "Sasquatch" Barthe, former guitarist for the classic '80s Quebec-based "speed metal" act AGGRESSION (currently in CRADLE TO GRAVE) has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "I am very sad and feel very empty right now. Piggy was one of...

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MANNTIS Replace BYZANTINE On INTERNATIONAL EXTREME MUSIC FESTIVAL Tour

Southern California quintet MANNTIS have replaced BYZANTINE on the billing of this fall's "International Extreme Music Festival" North American tour. The five-week trek, which is scheduled to begin in September, will include additional appearances by GOD DETHRONED, NIGHTRAGE, EPOCH OF UNLIGHT, HELL...

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IMPALED: Southwestern U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Oakland's IMPALED are preparing to defile the Southwestern U.S. Supporting their latest release, "Death After Life", and performing with DISGORGE and BLESSING THE HOGS, the band will be surreptitiously cavorting with local morticians and grave robbers beginning September 23. Vocalist/guitarist Sean...

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BIOHAZARD: New E-Card Available

A new BIOHAZARD e-card has been posted online at this location. BIOHAZARD's new album, "Means to an End", is scheduled for release in the U.S. on August 30 via SPV Records (one day earlier internationally). The complete track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. My Life, My Way 02. The Fire ...