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Terrestrials
Drone wizards SUNN O))) are no strangers to collaborations, previously working magic with Japanese distortion sovereigns BORIS and longtime noise savant, Steven Stapleton. This time, Greg Anderson and Stephen O'Malley align their monks' robes, fog ether and plunging drag chords with renowned Norwegi...March 3, 2014
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Days of the Fallen Sun
The Junius Letters appearing in the "Public Advertiser" from 1769 through 1772 were libertine to the less reproachful connotation of the phrase, calling colonial English to rebuke conservative government and moreover, to be aware the monarch régime was infringing upon their human rights. Ironic, the...March 3, 2014
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Death by Burning
I'm admittedly dubious about one-to-two man bands and more often than not find something lacking with them, more so in the two piece department. Usually these bare-boned endeavors are found in black and prog metal. There are exceptions to the rule, of course, like JUCIFER, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM...March 3, 2014
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Til Death Do Us Part
They say the best form of expression stems from experience, which is never truer in the writing and recording arts. Former L.A. GUNS singer Tony West has a few things to say on the third album under his BLACKLIST UNION project, "Til Death Do Us Part". So do a lot of singers, sure, but West ...March 3, 2014
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Pslip
Ontario stoner trio SIERRA have captured the attention of KYLESA principals Philip Cope and Laura Pleasants, who recently started their own label, Retro Futurist Records. As their inaugural signing, SIERRA is sure to win over the stoner sect as quickly as they have Cope and Pleasants. Their debut al...March 2, 2014
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From All Purity
Chicago doom and noise mongers INDIAN have never been an easygoing trip. If you plug in to their drenching work, you're obligated to abrasive tones and punishing volume. Now on their fifth offering "From All Purity", INDIAN shoves their listeners into the ugliest climates yet conjured by their fears...March 2, 2014
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EQUILIBRIUM Working On New Album
German epic metallers EQUILIBRIUM are working on the follow-up to their acclaimed 2010 album "Rekreatur". In a few days, the band will enter Helion Studios in Munich to kick off the recordings with guitar player and producer René Berthiaume. Says the band in a statement: "The songs are written; 13 t...February 28, 2014
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SONATA ARCTICA: 'Cloud Factory' Lyric Video Released
The official lyric video for the song "Cloud Factory" from Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's eighth studio album, "Pariah's Child", which will be released on March 28 via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the CD can be seen below. Comme...February 28, 2014
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BLOODTRUTH Signs With UNIQUE LEADER RECORDS
Italian death metallers BLOODTRUTH have inked a deal with Unique Leader Records. The band's full-length debut will be released later this year. Titled "Obedience", the ten-track CD was engineered by Francesco Paoli and Cristiano Trionfera (both of FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE) at Sonic Hammer Studios, and wa...February 27, 2014
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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...February 26, 2014
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DARK TRANQUILLITY's MIKAEL STANNE Speaks To SPIRIT OF METAL (Video)
Spirit Of Metal conducted an interview with vocalist Mikael Stanne of Swedish death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY when they played West Hollywood, California on February 22. You can now watch the chat below. On its North American tour, DARK TRANQUILLITY sold a seven-inch EP entitled "A Memory Construc...February 26, 2014
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WHITECHAPEL To Release 'Our Endless War' In April
Returning with the fifth full-length of their decimating career, there is no stopping the juggernaut that is WHITECHAPEL. Due on April 29 via Metal Blade, "Our Endless War" is the culmination of everything the Knoxville, Tennessee sextet has worked toward since its inception. A ruthlessly honed albu...February 26, 2014
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METALLICA Bassist ROBERT TRUJILLO's 'Jaco' Documentary Named Official Film Of 'Record Store Day'
Hand in hand with Omnivore Recordings' impending "Record Store Day" release of eleven staggering tracks unearthed from Jaco Pastorius' Criteria Studios sessions in 1976 on "Modern American Music… Period!" comes word that a documentary film about the life of the undisputed late bass genius, simply ti...February 26, 2014
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ARCHITECTS: New Song 'C.A.N.C.E.R.' Available For Streaming
British metallers ARCHITECTS will release their new album, "Lost Forever // Lost Together", in North America on March 11 via Epitaph Records. The CD will be made available in in Australia through UNFD and in Canada via New Damage Records. After writing demos on their successful run on Vans Warped To...February 26, 2014
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NASHVILLE PUSSY's BLAINE CARTWRIGHT Interviewed In Toulouse (Video)
Metalden for Rockmeeting conducted an interview with NASHVILLE PUSSY's Blaine Cartwright (vocals, guitar) prior to the band's February 9 concert in Toulouse, France. You can now watch the chat below. NASHVILLE PUSSY's new studio album, "Up The Dosage", was released on January 21 in North America, in...February 25, 2014
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