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Come Clarity

After the musical brilliance and Swedish might of IN FLAMES' "Colony" and "Clayman", it would have been damn near impossible for future albums to measure up. Initially unsure of "Reroute to Remain", the infinitely more melodic follow-up to "Clayman" ultimately hooked me and I ended up enjoying it im...

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Reborn

Cleaning up the office at the end of the year, making room for the onslaught of 2006 releases, this one popped up and seemed like an irresistible piñata for critical derision. STRYPER, those God-rockin' bumblebees with the lame ballads and hair from here to the Pearly Gates? Well, pass me some of th...

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BELIEVER Making 'Slow' Progress On New Material

BELIEVER/FOUNTAIN OF TEARS drummer Joey Daub has posted the following message on his official web site: "I've been busy laying out the playlist for the FOUNTAIN OF TEARS disc. We are planning for an early 2006 independent release, even though we’re still shopping it around. The disc will be titled '...

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Ex-ANCIENT Vocalist Explains How She Became A Follower Of Islam

HailMetal.com recently conducted an interview with former ANCIENT frontwoman Deadly Kristin. An excerpt from the question-and-answer session follows: HailMetal.com: I'd like to start with a question which was on everyone's mind for a long time. Have you converted to Islam and how do you combine the...

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BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION Singer's Psychic Predicts Huge Success For Group's New Album

Leonard Martinez of the El Paso Times recently conducted an interview with BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION frontman London LeGrand. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On marrying the sound of very different bands into their own music: "With (first CD) 'Here Come the Brides', we were going in every single di...

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BELIEVER: Writing For New Album Is 'Slowly Moving Forward'

BELIEVER/FOUNTAIN OF TEARS drummer Joey Daub has posted the following message on his web site: "First, I need to apologize for the long time lapse between updates. It has been a crazy summer but it finally seems to be calming down. An end is in sight for the recording of the FOUNTAIN OF TEARS disc....

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BELIEVER Begin Writing New Material

Kurt Bachman, former guitarist/vocalist of the much-missed late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash BELIEVER, got together with ex-BELIEVER drummer Joey Daub recently and "finished up our first new BELIEVER tune!" according to Daub. "And there are two other tunes in process. We are both enjoying writin...

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BELIEVER Frontman Slams Label For Reissuing Band's Catalog With 'Bonus' Tracks

Kurt Bachman, former guitarist/vocalist of the much-missed late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash band BELIEVER, has released the following statement regarding the recent BELIEVER album reissues via Retroactive Records: "It has recently been directed to our attention that re-releases of 'Sanity Obscu...

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New BELIEVER Album In The Works?

Former BELIEVER drummer Joey Daub has launched his official web site at JoeyDaub.com. Joey's introductory message on the web site reads as follows: "Currently, I am working on the new FOUNTAIN OF TEARS CD. I can't wait to get it out and hear your feedback. I am very pleased with the progress this .....

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The Design

Behind that ugly-even-for-Metal-Blade artwork lies one snarling evil genius of a record! INTO THE MOAT is more of a science experiment gone awry than a band (see: SPIRAL ARCHITECT, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, Canada's MARTYR, and throw in tangential influence everywhere from ATHEIST to GORGUTS to MESHUGG...

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CLUTCH, OPETH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Confirmed For SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND Tour

Independent label powerhouses Ferret Music, Prosthetic Records, Trustkill Records and Metal Blade Records, along with sponsors Music Choice, Revolver, PureVolume.com and Hot Topic have joined together with 18 of the hottest bands in the metal and hardcore scenes to present the Sounds of the Undergro...

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TESTAMENT: 2003 'Bootleg' DVD Featuring BORKNAGAR Drummer Now Available

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT are currently offering a new "bootleg" in DVD format for sale in the "Merch" section of the group's official web site. "Live in Tilburg, The Netherlands – End of the No Mercy Festival" was filmed by Walter Morgan of Deadly Embrace Productions in Tilburg, Th...

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LILLIAN AXE Perform Live With New Singer: Video Available

LILLIAN AXE made their live debut with new singer Derrick LeFevre on New Year's Eve in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. "To much delight of the fans, the band dug deep into the vault and brought back many songs that have not been played live in years," reads a posting on the group's web site. The band's ...

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Original ALICE COOPER Drummer Says He Has No Hard Feelings About Band's Breakup

Original ALICE COOPER drummer Neal Smith recently spoke to Sleaze Roxx about the group's early years and his future plans, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Sleaze Roxx: The original ALICE COOPER band was able to shock the world in the early 70s, do you think any band w...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: Remembering DIMEBAG DARRELL

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has issued the following statement in memory of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott: "My relationship to this sick series of events goes way back, some 18 years. I joined a band from Detroit called MADAM X back in 1986 and the very first p...