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Overlords of Chaos

A more appropriate name for this Portuguese band does not exist. The music of IRONSWORD heard on new album "Overlords of Chaos" (from traditional heavy metal label Shadow Kingdom) conjures images not of just Marshall stacks and denim 'n leather throngs, but of burly, hirsute dudes wielding axes and...

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Profano Ad Regnum

The year 2008 is one marked by a resurgence of not just retro thrash, but old school, doomy death metal. We have seen superb releases from Australia's IGNIVOMOUS (vinyl releases at that),Norway's EXECRATION, Sweden's NECROVATION, and Greece's DEAD CONGREGATION, while Seattle's DRAWN AND QUARTERED b...

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Fulfill the Curse

Doom acts have by and large not been a staple of the Razorback Records roster; that distinction has gone mainly to old school, gory death, thrash, and to some extent grind. However, two of the three new releases have fit the doom mold: the macabre psychedelic doom swirl of ACID WITCH's "Witchtanic H...

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Come, Reap

This album has a way of getting inside you and rattling around your insides for days on end. There is something foreboding in the brilliant classic/occult rock melodies that seem harmless and totally addictive on the surface until you realize that the melodies swirling relentlessly in your head are...

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Your Drug of Choice

Here we have the (eighth? ninth? do we count that remix album?) full-length effort of muscled down, grown up thrash metal from these Swiss scene veterans (anyone remember POLTERGEIST, besides me and whoever empties the dumpsters at Century Media?). GURD may have zero profile here in the States, but...

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Death Rituals

For as many years as I've written about SIX FEET UNDER, the comments have always been the same: "They suck balls!" or "They rule!" Eight studio albums in (not counting live releases and the "Graveyard Classics" series) and SIX FEET UNDER are still going strong. I'll admit that I was a bigger fan for...

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THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER, WOODS OF YPRES To Perform At ADRIAN BROMLEY Memorial Concert

Canadian cult metal band THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER (a.k.a. PILEDRIVER) and the Toronto-based black/doom metal act WOODS OF YPRES are among the artists that will perform at a special concert on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at The Opera House in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to honor the life of Adrian "The Ene...

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AGAINST THE PLAGUES: Video Interview, Performance Footage Available

An interview with Varyen Chylinski and Adrian Adamus of AGAINST THE PLAGUES — the project featuring Swedish/Polish/American members of LOST HORIZON, LUCIFERION, FOREST OF IMPALED, DAMNATION and MALEVOLENT CREATION — can be viewed below. The founding members of the band talking about the alliance bet...

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MAEGASHIRA Completes Work On Debut

New Jersey doom 'n' roll bastards MAEGASHIRA have completed work on their full-length debut, "The Stark Arctic". Comprised of six songs, the hour-long album was recorded by HALFWAY TO GONE vocalist/bassist Lou Gorra at Redline Archiving in Little Silver, New Jersey and will see distribution through...

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SILENTIUM: 'Amortean' Pushed Back To January

"Amortean", the fifth album from Finnish atmospheric doom metallers SILENTIUM, has had its release date pushed back to the end of January. The cover artwork for the CD can be viewed below. SILENTIUM's new album was recorded at a studio in central Finland with the multi-talented mainman of WALTARI, K...

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IN FLAMES, OPETH, AMON AMARTH, THE HAUNTED Nominated For SWEDISH METAL AWARDS

IN FLAMES, OPETH, AMON AMARTH, THE HAUNTED and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN are among among the nominated artists for the second annual Swedish Metal Awards, which will be held January 23, 2009 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The complete list of nominees is as follows: Hard Rock: BULLET - "Bite The Bullet" YNGWIE MALMS...

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LAMENT's 'Through The Reflection' To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks

Bombworks Records has announce the reissue of Mexican death metallers LAMENT's sophomore album, "Through the Reflection". LAMENT has been a stalwart in the Mexican underground extreme scene for quite some time. Starting out as a death/grind outfit called BEHEADED, the band changed its name to LAMENT...

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ALLHELLUJA Parts Ways With Singer JACOB BREDAHL; New Lineup Announced

ALLHELLUJA, the Italian project featuring Stefano Longhi from Scarlet Records, has issued the following update: "ALLHELLUJA are busy in the studio in Milan completing their new album, a sonic apocalypse rising from the most brutal and corrosive death and roll with groovy stoner/doom influences and t...

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ARALLU: New Song Posted Online

Israel's "Mesopotamian black metal" band ARALLU has posted a new song, "Possessor Of The Code", on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's fourth album, "Desert Battles - Descending to the Sands", which is scheduled for relase in March 2009. The CD was mastered at Maor Appelbaum Mastering...

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VIKING SKULL: 'Hair Of The Dog' Video To Be Co-Directed By BAM MARGERA

England's VIKING SKULL has scheduled the following headlining dates following the band's tour with CLUTCH: Jan. 02 - Spitfire Saloon – Cleveland, OH Jan. 04 - The Note Theatre - West Chester, PA According to the group, "the show in West Chester will also be the filming location for the 'Hair Of The...