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CARCASS Guitarist: 'It Felt Natural To Me To Begin Working On New Material'

Jason Roche of LA Weekly recently conducted an interview with guitarist Bill Steer of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On former CARCASS guitarist Michael Amott's reluctance to make a new studio album with the band: Steer: "Michael...

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SAXON Schedules Hollywood Signing Session

British heavy metal legends SAXON will take part in an in-store signing session at SoundCheck Hollywood in West Hollywood, California on Friday, October 4 beginning at 6 p.m. "Unplugged And Strung Up", SAXON's selection of unique, fresh and adventurous interpretations of material previously heard on...

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CARCASS Frontman Says Illegal Music Downloading 'Can Be A Positive Thing'

Tarja Virmakari of Metal Shock Finland and TrueMetal.it recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked about his views on illegal music downloading, Walker sai...

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SAXON: 'Unplugged And Strung Up' Cover Artwork Unveiled

British heavy metal legends SAXON produce a series of alternative takes on classic favorites to herald a worthy new entry to the Saxonian Institute of Metal. There is always feral beauty in a raging beast…and with "Unplugged And Strung Up", SAXON's selection of unique, fresh and adventurous interpre...

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EDEN'S CURSE: 'Symphony Of Sin' EPK Available

An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for "Symphony Of Sin", the fourth studio album from multinational melodic metallers EDEN'S CURSE, can be seen below. "Symphony Of Sin" will be released on October 4 via AFM Records. Produced by Paul Logue and mixed and mastered by the group's longtime engineer, PINK CRE...

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ONSLAUGHT Guitarist Talks To RockEyez About New Album (Audio)

RockEyez recently conducted an interview with guitarist Nige Rockett of British thrashers ONSLAUGHT. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. ONSLAUGHT's sixth album, "VI", was released on September 20 via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2011's "Sounds Of Violence" was mixed by Thomas...

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GRAHAM BONNET Comments On Formation Of BONNET, PARGA & HEAVENSTONE

British guitarist Mario Parga has announced that he has formed a new Los Angeles based all-acoustic trio called BONNET, PARGA & HEAVENSTONE with his longtime friend Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MSG, ALCATRAZZ) on vocals and rhythm guitar, and Beth-Ami Heavenstone (HARDLY DANGEROUS, TOMI RAE BROWN) on...

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SYLOSIS: Photo Of Damaged RV Posted Online

British metallers SYLOSIS were forced to drop off their North American tour with TRIVIUM, DEVILDRIVER and AFTER THE BURIAL after being involved in a serious RV accident Tuesday night on their way to a show in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. A photo of the band's damaged vehicle can be seen below. In a pos...

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CARCASS: New, Previously Unreleased Song 'Zochrot' Available For Streaming

A new, previously unreleased song from reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS was made available through Decibel magazine's Flexi Series. "Zochrot" was included in the subscriber version of the magazine's October issue. You can now stream the track at this location. A limited number (few...

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SOLSTICE Completes First Recording In 15 Years

British doom metal outfit SOLSTICE has completed its first recording since 1998's "New Dark Age" album. Recorded in GM Studios in Huddersfield and mixed by Richard Whittaker, the new material will be released as a four-song, 27-minute mini-album entitled "Death's Crown Is Victory". Initially availab...

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K.K. DOWNING On Leaving JUDAS PRIEST: 'I Just Wasn't Enjoying It Anymore'

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing spoke to Midland Rocks about his shocking April 2011 announcement that he was leaving the band prior to their "Epitaph" world tour. Downing, who recently started a career as a rock promoter under the banner The Future Of Heavy Metal, says that, co...

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SYLOSIS Frontman: 'In Car-Accident Terms, We're Alright'

British metallers SYLOSIS have been forced to drop off their North American tour with TRIVIUM, DEVILDRIVER and AFTER THE BURIAL after being involved in a serious RV accident Tuesday night on their way to a show in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In a posting on the band's Facebook page, SYLOSIS guitarist/...

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SYLOSIS Members Hospitalized Following Road Accident

British metallers SYLOSIS have reportedly been forced to drop off their North American tour with TRIVIUM, DEVILDRIVER and AFTER THE BURIAL after being involved in a serious RV accident last night. DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara broke the news via Twitter, explaining that SYLOSIS "ran into the back...

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PARADISE LOST To Release 'Loneliness Remains' Limited-Edition 10-Inch Single

From the harrowing doom of their 1990 debut, "Lost Paradise", to 1991's genre-defining "Gothic", to 1995's break-out masterpiece "Draconian Times", to 1997's electronically tinged "One Second", to 2007's return to a heavier form "In Requiem", to last year's opus "Tragic Idol", British gothic metal p...

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CARCASS: 'Surgical Steel' Cracks U.S. Top 50

"Surgical Steel", the new album from reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS, sold around 8,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 41 on The Billboard 200 chart. "Surgical Steel" has registered the following first-week chart positions so far:...