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'The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists' Book Due In January
UK-based author Joel McIver's twelfth book, "The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists", will be published globally in January 2009 by Jawbone Press, the world's leading publisher of guitar titles. Featuring a foreword by Glen Benton of DEICIDE, the book takes the reader in reverse order from No. 100 to No....October 9, 2008
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Art Gallery To Exhibit Rare BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST, NAPALM DEATH Items
For too long, the residents of Birmingham, UK have failed to celebrate what is rightfully theirs — to claim the city as the home of heavy metal. Now, 40 years after the term "heavy metal" was coined, it's time to start celebrating! The city of Birmingham has spawned arguably some of the most influen...October 8, 2008
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AMON AMARTH's 'Thunder God' Cracks U.S. Top 50
AMON AMARTH's seventh full-length album, "Twilight of the Thunder God", sold more than 11,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 48 on The Billboard 200 chart. "Twilight of the Thunder God" first-week chart positions: Germany: #6 Finland #10 Sweden: #11...October 8, 2008
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IRON FIRE: New Album Title Revealed
Danish metallers IRON FIRE have set "To The Grave" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in early 2009 via Napalm Records. According to the band, "the mix is now finished, and Tommy Hansen has done a fantastic job once again. We are all really satisfied with the sound and can't wait to .....October 7, 2008
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TESTAMENT, MINISTRY, PRONG, FILTER Featured On 'Saw V' Soundtrack
Artists' Addiction Soundtracks has compiled a list of incendiary artists such as MINISTRY, SKINNY PUPPY, TESTAMENT and REVOLTING COCKS among the 14 tracks for the volatile digital-only "Saw V" soundtrack release. What started out as a "little" indie horror movie back in 2004 has turned into a jugger...October 7, 2008
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Former BLACK SHEEP Frontman Stars In 'Rockstar Reality' TV Series
Willie Basse, who is best known as bassist/frontman for the '80s/early '90s Los Angeles-based band BLACK SHEEP, has signed on to appear in the new reality TV series "Rockstar Reality". The series documents a day in the life and times of Basse as he makes the transition from real estate agent back in...October 6, 2008
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HARMONY, MONOBLOCK Confirmed For Holland's BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL
Swedish heavy metal band HARMONY and German gothic metal band MONOBLOCK have replaced PICTURE OF THE MOON and WHISPERING GALLERY on the billing of the Brainstorm Festival, set to take place November 21-23 at club Gigant in Apeldoorn, Holland. The festival billing is now as follows: SEVENTH ANGEL REB...October 6, 2008
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Continent
Would the guy that pissed off Vincent Bennett please stand up and identify himself? No? I didn't think so. To be perfectly honest with you all, I think I'd probably be laying low if the volcano of molten hate that spews forth from THE ACACIA STRAIN front man's mouth was directed my way. Driven by .....October 6, 2008
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Southern Storm
Some things are good because they deliver an expected thing well. We don't want a bunch of pecans in our chocolate chip cookies, or excess plot and dialogue in our porn, and when people start talking about KRISIUN evolving, or (even worse) "maturing", we get nervous. What do we want from this lethal...October 6, 2008
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Blood Ceremony
Have flute, will travel, and Toronto's BLOOD CEREMONY gets a lot of mileage out of the instrument on its self-titled debut album. A fascination with 70s occult rock — or "witch rock" in this case — that pays homage to acts like COVEN, AFFINITY, and BLACK WIDOW drives the vehicle, while the style cle...October 6, 2008
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Sudden Death Syndrome
You'll find quality metal in the most unlikely of places if you look hard enough. Jordanian band BILOCATE is the proof in the pudding with an excellent collection of majestic doom/death songs called "Sudden Death Syndrome". It is a classic European-style doom effort with dark melodies, lush atmosphe...October 6, 2008
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Graves of the Archangels
As indicated in my review of DEAD CONGREGATION's "Purifying Consecrated Ground", the Greek act's obsidian death metal hymns, which clearly owe a debt to INCANTATION and early IMMOLATION, piqued my curiosity about the full-length, "Graves of the Archangels". Having recently received that very full-le...October 6, 2008
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ALL THAT REMAINS Singer: 'I'm Not Interested In Repeating Myself Over And Over And Over'
The Scream Queen of TheScreamQueen.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Phil Labonte of the Massachusetts metal band ALL THAT REMAINS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. TheScreamQueen.com: First of all, how does it feel to have debuted on the Billboard Top 200 list at #16...October 5, 2008
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MANIAC's NOVA EXPRESS Changes Name To SEHNSUCHT
NOVA EXPRESS, the recently announced noise/darkwave/ambient project launched by SKITLIV/ex-MAYHEM frontman Maniac, has undergone a name change. The band, comprising Maniac on vocals and guitars, GALLHAMMER's Vivian Slaughter on bass, sax and backing vocals, and SKITLIV guitarist Ingvar on guitars, w...October 5, 2008
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AMON AMARTH: New Audio Interview With JOHAN HEGG Available
Headbanger's Blog recently tracked down AMON AMARTH frontman Johan Hegg to talk to him about the energy that powers the band's new record, "Twilight of the Thunder God", guest musicians, AMON AMARTH's eagerness to explore uncharted realms, their fascination with ancient texts and why they were almos...October 4, 2008
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