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STARRING JANET LEIGH Signs With IRONCLAD RECORDINGS

Ironclad Recordings (Trevor Phipps of UNEARTH's label) has announced the signing of STARRING JANET LEIGH. Formed in 2003, the Canadian metal act began with creating music the band found both interesting and challenging with no compromise to musical integrity. Fusing death metal, hardcore, and modern...

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MAGRUDERGRIND: Two New Songs Posted Online

Washington, D.C.'s MAGRUDERGRIND has posted two songs ("Lyrical Ammunition For Scene Warfare" and "Excommunicated") from its forthcoming self-titled debut album on the band's MySpace page. Due in the summer via Willowtip Records, the CD was recorded at Godcity Studios with famed engineer Kurt Ballou...

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ASECRETDEATH Signs With TRIBUNAL RECORDS

Australia's ASECRETDEATH has inked a deal with Tribunal Records. The band's self-titled debut was mixed and mastered by Magnus Lindberg (drummer and producer of the critically acclaimed Swedish act CULT OF LUNA) at Tonetknik Recording in Umeå, Sweden and is scheduled for release on March 10. The ban...

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THE FUNERAL PYRE: New Song Posted Online

Southern California black metal outfit THE FUNERAL PYRE has posted a new song, "To Walk, To Maintain", on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new EP, "December", which is scheduled for release on March 10 via Creator-Destructor Records. THE FUNERAL PYRE's latest full-length albu...

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VANNA To Release 'A New Hope' In March

Boston post-hardcore group VANNA will release its sophomore album, "A New Hope", on March 24 via Epitaph Records. Produced and mixed by Steve Evetts (EVERY TIME I DIE, OUR LAST NIGHT, STORY OF THE YEAR) and mastered by Alan Douches (CONVERGE),the CD emphasizes the band's heightened musical abilitie...

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MOTHRA Signs With SELFMADEGOD RECORDS

Selfmadegod Records has announced the signing of mathcore/metal band MOTHRA from Opole, Poland. MOTHRA — Piotr Koryzma (vocals),Daniel Szwed (drums),Andrzej Burzynski (bass) and Pawel Stefan Rosiak (guitar) — has been destroying stages since 2000. Several months after its inception, the band recor...

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MAGRUDERGRIND Prepares To Enter Studio

Willowtip Records has announced the signing of Washington, D.C.'s MAGRUDERGRIND. The band is set to enter Godcity Studios in early January to record its Willowtip debut with famed engineer Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE, MISERY INDEX, TORCHE). The CD will mastered at Visceral Sound by Scott Hull (PIG DESTROY...

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RAMMING SPEED's 'Brainwreck' To Be Released On Vinyl

Brutal Panda Records has announced the release of the second LP by Boston's new thrash heroes RAMMING SPEED, entitled "Brainwreck". The CD was recorded at New Alliance Studios (ISIS, CONVERGE, BONES BRIGADE) and released earlier this year via TDB Records. Available on wax for the first time this Jan...

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Guitarist JUAN MONTOYA Talks About Altercation That Led To His Dismissal From TORCHE

Before it was announced that guitarist Juan Montoya would be playing his final show with the Miami, Florida's TORCHE at All Tomorrow's Parties, Rhapsody spoke with Montoya about some of his best and worst memories of 2008. In what became his last interview as a member of TORCHE, he spoke about a bla...

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BROTHERHOOD OF THE LAKE Signs With GLASSTONE RECORDS

Glasstone Records has announced the signing of BROTHERHOOD OF THE LAKE from Plymouth, U.K. According to a press release, the band "brings an onslaught of spiky guitar riffs and roaring vocals, backed up by an absolute bull of a drummer, keeping the songs on lockdown through beatdown after beatdown....

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DOOMRIDERS Named 'Outstanding Metal/Hardcore Band' At BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS

Salem, Massachusetts-based metallic quartet DOOMRIDERS, which is fronted by CONVERGE and OLD MAN GLOOM's Nate Newton, was honored in the "Outstanding Metal/Hardcore Band of the Year" category at this year's Boston Music Awards. The ceremony took place last night (Sunday, December 7) at the Roxy (Pea...

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DISFEAR/AT THE GATES Frontman TOMAS LINDBERG Interviewed; Video Available

Vassilis Mazaris and Elena Mihailidou of Metalzone.gr conducted an interview with vocalist Tomas Lindberg of DISFEAR and AT THE GATES on November 14, 2008 when DISFEAR made its live debut in Athens, Greece. Watch the 16-minute chat below. DISFEAR's latest album, "Live the Storm", was released on Jan...

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WE WERE GENTLEMEN Signs Worldwide Deal With CENTURY MEDIA

Rarely does an unsigned band create as much noise as Virginia Beach's WE WERE GENTLEMEN. The band, which formed in 2005, has quickly ascended to the top of the underground due to playing alongside such heavyweights as CONVERGE, A LIFE ONCE LOST, THE RED CHORD and SUICIDE SILENCE. Now they are ready...

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THE FREEZING FOG: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled

Manchester, UK-based retro rockers THE FREEZING FOG have revealed the artwork (see below) for their upcoming self-titled album. It comes courtesy of UK artist Drew Millward, who has previously worked with the likes of MELVINS, BIG BUSINESS, BARONESS, UNSANE and ARCTIC MONKEYS. Far surpassing its pre...

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KRUGER: New Touring Bassist Announced

Swiss noise-mongers KRUGER have issued the following update: "As we're faithful in love and sex, we're cheating with bass players! The October tour will finally be done along with TVO, aka Thierry Van Osselt. He was KNUT's former bass player (yep, we barely change...). We're still looking for the ri...