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Eat Me, Drink Me

Can we all please finally agree that Marilyn Manson has not made a single great album in his entire career? Although each of his previous studio efforts has featured at least a couple of excellent songs ("The Beautiful People", "The Dope Show"),most of his output has been subpar, lacking any truly...

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Blood of the Medusa

Somebody's been listening to the first few albums by THE HAUNTED. Just listen to the way that album-opening and vaguely SLAYER-ish instrumental intro "New Faith" portends of the thrash to come. When the thrashing "Variola" hits right after it, the influence is unmistakable. More accurately though, S...

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Black Metallers IMPETUS MALIGNUM Re-Emerge With New Lineup And Video

Disarmoneous, founder member and creative force behind Brazilian black metallers IMPETUS MALIGNUM, has reformed the band with new members Mortiferous (bass),Impious (drums) and Perversus (guitar). A new video, as well as three new tracks, are available for download on the band's official MySpace pa...

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NUNSLAUGHTER To Release New Album This Month

NUNSLAUGHTER will release its long-awaited third studio album, "Hex", on June 30 via Hells Headbangers Records. According to a press release, the CD is "a pyre of '80s devil metal death featuring ten new satanic commandments plus the devil's seven classic cuts on the 'Face of Evil' demo finally re-r...

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Sweden's MARIONETTE to Compete In Emergenza Scandinavian Final

On May 25, Swedish metal band MARIONETTE was crowned the winner of the Gothenburg finals of the international music contest Emergenza. The group will now head to Stockholm to play the Scandinavian finals, which will be held at Debaser on July 16-17. The Scandinavian finals will feature the best band...

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Producer: OZZY OSBOURNE's 'Black Rain' Was Most Satisfying Project I Have Ever Worked On

Gerry Krochak of The Leader-Post reports: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada native Kevin Churko made a record with the musical "Prince Of Darkness" . . . and lived to tell about it. "All I could think is, 'Please don't die in Ozzy Osbourne's house,' " the ridiculously talented producer/engineer/songwrite...

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Horna/Behexen

At the risk of including overly used terms like "sick" and "necro" to describe this split release, there are honestly no better terms to use to describe this Finnish black metal behemoth. Fret not though, I'm saving "kvlt" to use in the next review of a worthy black metal release. But seriously folk...

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STORMHAMMER Laying Down Guitars For New Album

German power metallers STORMHAMMER are currently laying down guitar tracks for their new album, tentatively titled "Bridges to Eternity". Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Bridges to Eternity", "Kiss at the Abyss", "Well of Wisdom", "Permanent Menace", "Omens of Agony", "Darkside", "Kingdo...

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THERAPY? To Play One-Off Show In Toronto

Irish rockers THERAPY? will play a one-off concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on June 8 as part of the North By Northeast (NXNE) Music & Film Festival and Conference. The gig will mark the band's first appearance in the city in 11 years. Upcoming THERAPY? shows: Jun. 08 - El Macombo, NxNE Festi...

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Norwegian Black Metal Focus Of 'Comprehensive' New Web Site

Music Information Centre Norway reports that a new and comprehensive web site dedicated to Norwegian black metal is now up and running. The site should allow the international adherents to the genre an unprecedented insight into the maze-like edifice that is Norwegian black metal. A large part of th...

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist To Guest On 'The Governor's Ball'

DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz will be the featured guest on "The Governor's Ball" this Saturday, May 26 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Tune in at this location to hear the chat. In other news, OnTrackMagazine.com has posted a review and photos of DIMMU BORGIR's Invaluable Darkness Tour when it stopped in Las Ve...

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SJODOGG Signs With OSMOSE PRODUCTIONS

Norwegian black metallers SJODOGG, who feature in their ranks members of ENTHRAL, CREST OF DARKNESS and THE FLESH, will release their full-length debut, "Landscapes of Disease and Decadence" this fall through Osmose Productions. According to a press release, "The basic concept behind SJODOGG is to c...

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CHRIS BARNES' Pre-CANNIBAL CORPSE Band LEVIATHAN: Demo Available For Download

The 1987 "Legions of the Undead" demo cassette by New York's LEVIATHAN, featuring a young Chris Barnes (CANNIBAL CORPSE, SIX FEET UNDER) on vocals and Jeff Juszkiewicz (MALEVOLENT CREATION) on guitar, has been made available for download at the Bang! Bang! metal demo blog. According to the blog post...

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PRIMAL FEAR Rejoined By Guitarist HENNY WOLTER

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have issued the following update: "Yes, after a long discussion about the future of PRIMAL FEAR, we've decided to bring Henny Wolter back to the band. After a four-year break, Henny takes over the guitar duties together with Stefan Leibing, who played most of the g...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman On Playing Dubai, 'The Blackening' And Illegal Music Downloading

Karma E. Omowale of FourteenG.net webzine recently conducted an interview with MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn. A few excerpts from the chat follow: FourteenG.net: Tell me a little about your experience when you guys played the Middle East at the Dubai Desert Rock Festival. How was the climate of t...