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'Death' Rapper NECRO Leaves SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND Tour

Rapper Ron Braunstein, better known by his stage name NECRO, has officially left the Sounds of the Underground tour. Commented NECRO: "I decided to leave the tour collectively with my manager and booking agent (both tour organizers) because we felt the tour's demographic was not receiving hip hop we...

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King of the Grey Islands

How do you judge the second post-comeback album of a band as revered as CANDLEMASS, especially when they've lost their beloved and iconic vocalist (again, and probably for the last time)? It's obviously a record made under duress, with a lot of pressure, given the success of the band's return. Is "p...

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Dominator

Remember when W.A.S.P. was scary? Like, Congressional-hearings scary? Exploding cod-piece scary? Now mainman Blackie Lawless is holding town meetings and sipping half-caf lattes with Dave Mustaine and alerting us all to the shocking fact that our government is largely full of shit. Stop the presses!...

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MORTAL SIN Signs With RIOT ENTERTAINMENT

Reactivated Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN have inked a deal with Riot Entertainment. The group's new album, "An Absence of Faith", will be released later in the year. With such an illustrious past stretching back to 1986 beginning with their debut album "Mayhemic Destruction" and the follow-up "Fa...

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RISING MOON: New Promo CD Posted Online

After a two-year absence from the scene, Italy's RISING MOON has returned with a new promotional CD containing three new "fast and aggressive songs" in the old-school, Swedish-style death metal vein. Recorded entirely at the band's own Alien Recording Studio, the CD is available for listening on the...

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THE ABSENCE Added To METAL BLADE 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

Melodic thrashers THE ABSENCE have been added to this summer's Metal Blade 25th Anniversary Tour alongside CANNIBAL CORPSE, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and THE RED CHORD. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 06 - New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues Sep. 07 - Houston, TX @ Meridian Sep. 08 - San Antonio, TX...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Release 'Zeitgeist' After Seven-Year Absence

Launch Radio Networks reports: The SMASHING PUMPKINS release their comeback album, "Zeitgeist", on Tuesday (July 10) and it contains the first new music under the PUMPKINS banner since frontman Billy Corgan disbanded the group in late 2000. After seven years apart, drummer Jimmy Chamberlin said that...

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ANAGNORISIS Signs With SHIVEN RECORDS

Louisville, KY's ANAGNORISIS, which features in its ranks former members of CAST FROM EDEN, has signed with new death metal label Shiven Records (GORGASM, EKSER, ARBITER OF CONCEIT) out of Chicago, IL. The group is currently recording its full-length debut, "Overton Trees", at Mana Recording Studios...

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DEATH ANGEL Singer Discusses Eyeball-Tearing Incident

Kimberly Chun of the San Francisco Bay Guardian reports that San Francisco vocalist Mark Osegueda of DEATH ANGEL was in the studio June 24 with his other, punk rock project, the ALL TIME HIGHS, laying down scratch vocals at Fantasy Recording Studios in Berkeley when he got a hit by a bit more ...

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Singapore's ABSENCE OF THE SACRED Releases Promotional EP

Singapore-based death metal band ABSENCE OF THE SACRED has just released a follow-up promotional EP for their upcoming sophomore effort. Simply titled "Promo 2007", it features three blistering tracks of raging death metal with a heavy apocalyptic overtone. The track listing is as follows: 01. Unite...

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Ex-ENFORSAKEN Guitarist Launches 'Trend-Free Death Metal' Band THE SHOTGUN SUICIDES

Former ENFORSAKEN guitarist Steve Stell has resurfaced in the Chicago, Illinois-based band called THE SHOTGUN SUICIDES. Commented Stell: "When ENFORSAKEN broke up in August of 2006, I took a few months off from the music thing. After eight years of playing with and managing ENFORSAKEN, I definitely...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'We Have So Many Dates That We Are Turning Them Down!'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I just wanted to check in real qwik. We are back in Tel Aviv, and the band is in the best 'spirits' I have seen us all in for quite some time now. "Glen [Drover, guitar] ...

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Weighing Souls with Sand

Canada's Profound Lore continually improves its reputation as an independent label with a nose for the artistically brilliant, carving a niche for itself as a Canadian Southern Lord of sorts. Now comes "Weighing Souls with Sand" by THE ANGELIC PROCESS, a stunningly beautiful, yet mildly disturbing a...

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KING DIAMOND Explains Why 'Give Me Your Soul' Is 'Our Strongest Album Ever'

KING DIAMOND frontman/namesake has posted the following message on the CovenWorldwide Forum: "Hail to all of you. I've been checking up on the postings to get a feel for what all of you think about the brand new album, and I'm really glad to see that all the hard work was not in vain. It's ...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Talks New Album, Upcoming Tour

Eric Schelkopf of Northwest Herald recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Northwest Herald: This looks to be a long tour, going until the end of September. Are you looking forward to it? Vivian: Yeah, but that's actually...