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Alpha Males & Popular Girls

Known for releasing albums that not only challenge the listener, but also for giving new meaning to extreme music, Crucial Blast continues the pattern with SOIHADTOSHOOTHIM's "Alpha Males & Popular Girls". The debut full-length (after several splits and mini albums) from this New York/New Jersey...

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SUTURE: New Demo Tracks Available For Download

Louisiana's "sickest" death metal act SUTURE have posted two new tracks from their latest demo, "Skeletal Vortex", on their web site. Download the songs "Skeletal Vortex" and "Exiled to Undead" at this location. The band have also posted the track "Horror Be Thy Name" from their split CD with LEUKOR...

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DEATHSTARS: New Album Sample Available

Nuclear Blast Records has set a January 27, 2006 European release date for the new album from Sweden's DEATHSTARS, entitled "Termination Bliss". A sample track, "Cyanide", has been posted online at this location (Real Media). DEATHSTARS recently parted ways with guitarist Erik "Beast X Electric" Hal...

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IMPALED, DISGORGE, WITH PASSION Confirmed For THE LOS ANGELES MURDERFEST

IMPALED, DISGORGE and WITH PASSION are among the confirmed bands for The Los Angeles Murderfest, set to take place February 18-19 at The Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): A DYING MEMORY ANAL BLAST AVOID SERIOUS INJURY BL...

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Krek

Ya keep waiting for KHOLD to get old, and for their less-is-more approach to finally reach its logical conclusion and disappear into a cloud of sardonic nothingness (very kvlt nothingness, naturally). But we're on album number four, they're still slowing down, they seem to give even less of a shit a...

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What to do at Time of Accident…

Throw open the gates to your fragile psyche and let the daring instrumental bliss of New York's HESTON RIFE wreak havoc. I had doubted the entertainment value of instrumental rock albums in the past (even after PELICAN taught me a lesson),only to take the plunge and discover the many treasures cont...

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Buried in the Front Yard

Think what you will about the record label, band name, cover art, and album title, but RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER's "Buried in the Back Yard" is not a grindcore album. It's a dynamic thrash album with roots in crossover, a musically talented cast, and loads of tongue-in-cheek cleverness. MUNICIPAL WAST...

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DEATHSTARS Part Ways With Guitarist

Sweden's DEATHSTARS have parted ways with guitarist Erik "Beast X Electric" Halvorsen. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "Due to lack of enthusiasm and living too far away from the band's location in Stockholm, Sweden, Beast X Electric's no longer a part of DEATHSTARS. "...

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MY DYING BRIDE: 'Sinamorata' DVD Due In August

Peaceville has set an August 22 release date for the long-awaited second DVD longform from MY DYING BRIDE, entitled "Sinamorata". The disc is expected to include a video for the track "The Blue Lotus" (directed and conceived by David Palzer),live footage (12 songs) shot on November 2, 2003 in Antwe...

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The 1st Chapter

Wow, what an impressive debut from these Norwegian progsters! I feel the same way about prog metal as I do about power metal: some of it I like a great deal and some of it does absolutely nothing for me. CIRCUS MAXIMUS' "The 1st Chapter" does damn near everything for me. The 70-minute ride is ...

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This Godless Endeavor

"This Godless Endeavor" may just be the most complete and musically accomplished NEVERMORE album to date. Quite a pronouncement, I know, especially when considered in light of a classic like "Dead Heart in a Dead World". However, as with any NEVERMORE album, repeat listens to the 57 minutes of "This...

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CALLENISH CIRCLE: Vocal Recordings Complete

Vocalist Patrick Savelkoul of the Dutch melodic death metallers CALLENISH CIRCLE has posted the following recording update on the group's official web site: "At last it was my turn in studio. On day 1 we started with the song 'Sweet Cyanide'. This one is most in line with the faster songs on 'My Pas...

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Reclaim the Beat

DEFLESHED has been in existence for well over a decade with several releases to their name. Presumably, "Reclaim the Beat" would represent the culmination of those years of honing songwriting skills and improving musicianship. This is not good. I'll cut a band a fair amount of slack for not being th...

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MY DYING BRIDE: Box Set Details Revealed

Snapper Music/Peaceville Records has set a May 23 release date for the MY DYING BRIDE box set, entitled "Anti-Diluvian Chronicles". The three-CD set contains a comprehensive collection of the band's work spanning their whole career. It features tracks from the band's 10 albums, including live tracks...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE, KAAMOS And GRAVEWORM Confirmed For Germany's PARTY.SAN OPEN Festival

CANNIBAL CORPSE, KAAMOS and GRAVEWORM are the final bands confirmed for the 2005 installment of the Party.San Open Air festival, set to be held August 11-13 in Bad Berka, Germany. The complete list of acts currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as follows: 1349 AJATTARA AMON AMARTH CANNIB...