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LIZZY BORDEN Guitarist DARIO LORINA To Release Solo Debut

Touring for over a span of seven years since age sixteen, first with late WARRANT singer Jani Lane and in more recent years with LIZZY BORDEN, metal guitar virtuoso Dario Lorina will release his first solo recording, entitled simply "Dario Lorina", on September 10 via Shrapnel Records. Growing up li...

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KREATOR Guitarist Talks To METAL SHOCK FINLAND (Audio)

Tarja Virmakari of Metal Shock Finland recently conducted an interview with guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö of German/Finnish thrash metal veterans KREATOR. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. KREATOR's new concert DVD/Blu-ray, "Dying Alive", was released on August 30 via Nuclear...

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CARCASS: Part Two Of 'Surgical Steel' Track-By-Track Breakdown

Part two of a track-by-track breakdown of "Surgical Steel", the new full-length album from reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS, can be seen below. Watch guitarist Bill Steer and drummer Dan Wilding explain the songwriting process for the tracks "The Master Butcher's Apron", "Noncompli...

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ONSLAUGHT: 'Chaos Is King' Lyric Video Released

British thrashers ONSLAUGHT will release their sixth album, "VI", on September 20 via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2011's "Sounds Of Violence" was mixed by Thomas "Plec" Johansson (TIAMAT, SCAR SYMMETRY) at Panic Room studios in Skara, Sweden. Comments ONSLAUGHT guitarist Nige Rockett: "Well, the n...

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Bú-Tik

Taiwanese freedom fighters CHTHONIC, long standing as Asia's answer to EMPEROR and SATYRICON, have organically refined their folk-decorated brand of extreme metal over the years. As of their previous album "Takasago Army", CHTHONIC has become a far more theatrical and emotive unit in their mission t...

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Of Breath And Bone

One of the most touted bands of the metal underground is Australia's BE'LAKOR. 2009's "Stone's Reach" made as many insiders' Best Of lists as THE OCEAN's "Pelagial" likely will this year. Of course, it's almost a given BE'LAKOR's third release "Of Breath and Bone" will be in the running as well. If...

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CARCASS Frontman: 'We're Not Trying To Compete With Any Bands That Are Influenced By Us'

David E. Gehlke of DeadRhetoric.com recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker of reactivated British extreme-metal pioneers CARCASS. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. DeadRhetoric.com: With the new album ["Surgical Steel"], what was your "Hey, this is going to work"...

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CRADLE OF FILTH To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of 'The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh'

2014 will mark the 20th anniversary of "The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh", the historic debut album from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH on Cacophonous Records. The band states: "To honor this momentous occasion, we are planning a whole smorgasbord of exciting stuff, including the first-ev...

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MIKE PORTNOY: 'My Problem Is That I Care Too Much And I'm Too Honest'

Drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) was interviewed on the latest edition of "The Classic Metal Show", which is heard live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player bel...

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CARCASS Frontman Interviewed On 'Metal Assault' Radio Show (Audio)

Bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS was interviewed on the second episode of the "Metal Assault" radio show on the Los Angeles-based station Razor KXRZ. You can now listen to the program using the Mixcloud widget below. (Note: The Jeff Walker interview...

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STORMLORD: 'My Lost Empire' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for the song "My Lost Empire" from the Italian extreme epic metal act STORMLORD can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Hesperia", which will be released on September 20 through Trollzorn and distributed by Soulfood. The follow-up to 2008's "Mare Nostru...

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HOGLAN Wants People Attending His 'Experience' To 'Come Away Thoroughly Entertained And Satisfied'

Chad Bowar of About.com Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with legendary extreme-metal drummer Gene Hoglan (TESTAMENT, DEATH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DARK ANGEL, DETHKLOK). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. About.com Heavy Metal: What inspired the Gene Hoglan Experience? Gene H...

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MIKE PORTNOY Talks To OnlineDrummer.com (Audio)

OnlineDrummer.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB). You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Portnoy, who co-founded DREAM THEATER more than 27 years ago, abruptly quit the band in September...

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ONSLAUGHT Frontman Interviewed By PROJECT ALPHA TV (Video)

Project Alpha TV conducted an interview with vocalist Sy Keeler of British thrashers ONSLAUGHT at this past weekend's Beermageddon festival in Stoke Prior, England. You can now watch the chat below. ONSLAUGHT will release its sixth album, "VI", on September 20 via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2011'...

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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA: New Song 'First Sight' Available For Streaming

"First Sight", a brand new song from the Dayton, Ohio Christian metalcore band THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The track comes off the group's new album, "8:18", which will be released on Sepember 17 via Roadrunner Records. THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA officially u...