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December

"True Southern Californian Black Metal" doesn't sound quite right to begin with. OK, so I added the "true" part and geographic location is irrelevant, but that does not change the fact that hard as they try THE FUNERAL PYRE just do not fully convince with their style of melodic black metal from eith...

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KISS In Colombia; TV Report Available

A short Spanish-language report from ElEspectador.com on KISS' April 11, 2009 concert in Bogota, Colombia can be viewed below. According to ColombiaReports.com, the four members of KISS arrived in Colombia's capital on April 10 and stated they were "excited" to be on Colombian soil for the first tim...

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DIRGE Debut Being Mixed In Wales

DIRGE, the new metal band featuring ex-SOIL guitarist Shaun Glass, THE DOOMSDAY SOCIAL drummer James Knight (ex-THE BLANK THEORY, CHACOPA),vocalist Jeremy "Jerms" Genske, bassist Brian Paz and guitarist Matt Szlachta, has tapped Jeff Rose and Martin "Ginge" Ford of Nott-In-Pill studios in Newport,...

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BLACK TIDE: New Video Interview With ZAKK SANDLER Available

"The Rock Star Stories" conducted an interview with bassist Zakk Sandler of Miami, Florida metallers BLACK TIDE when the band played the House of Blues in Chicago, Illinois on March 1, 2009. Watch the chat below. Ultimate-Guitar.com has just posted an exclusive guitar lesson from Florida metallers B...

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BLACK WATER RISING Debut Delayed

The self-titled debut from BLACK WATER RISING — the New York-based band featuring former members of STEREOMUD, BOILER ROOM and DUST TO DUST — originally due on April 7, has been pushed back to a summer '09 release. The band planned on releasing the CD independently, but is now finalizing a deal with...

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BLACK TIDE Offers Free Guitar Lessons Online

Ultimate-Guitar.com has just posted an exclusive guitar lesson from Florida metallers BLACK TIDE. Vocalist and lead guitarist Gabriel Garcia guides you step by step through their latest single "Shout", as he taps, slides, and shreds his way through each solo in this latest clip. The lesson is the fi...

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SYBREED: New Album Title Announced

Switzerland's futuristic metal band SYBREED has set "The Pulse Of Awakening" as the title of its third album, tentatively due later this year via Listenable Records. The vocals and the drums for the folow-up to 2007's "Antares" were laid down at the SDF studios in Lausanne, while the guitar and bass...

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DIRGE To Support STATIC-X

DIRGE, the new extreme metal band featuring ex-SOIL guitarist Shaun Glass, THE DOOMSDAY SOCIAL drummer James Knight (ex-THE BLANK THEORY, CHACOPA),vocalist Jeremy "Jerms" Genske, bassist Brian Paz and guitarist Matt Szlachta, will support STATIC-X on the following dates: May 17 - Grand Rapids, MI -...

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TÝR: New Song Available For Streaming

Faroese Viking metallers TÝR will release their new album, "By the Light of the Northern Star", on May 29 in Europe via Napalm Records. A stream of the song "Hold the Heathen Hammer High", along with the CD artwork, is available below. "By the Light of the Northern Star" was recorded in early 2009 o...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, DOPE Confirmed For CHICAGO POWERFEST

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY has been confirmed as the headliner and DOPE as the direct support for the second night of the Chicago Powerfest, set to take place on May 7-9 at The Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois. Tickets for the May 8 date of the festival will go on sale this Saturday, April 4 at ...

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GWYNBLEIDD, SACRED DAWN To Perform Acoustic Sets at CHICAGO POWERFEST

New York's GWYNBLEIDD and Chicago's own SACRED DAWN will take part in this year's Chicago Powerfest, set to take place on May 7-9 at The Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois. Both bands will be performing acoustic sets in the special fan lounge which will be open to all fest attendees. In an effort to con...

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SOIL Signs European Deal With AFM RECORDS

Chicago, Illinois-based heavy rock band SOIL has inked a European deal with Germany's AFM Records. The group's new album is being recorded at Groovemaster Recording Studios in Chicago with Grammy-nominated producer Johnny K (DISTURBED, 3 DOORS DOWN, STAIND, FINGER ELEVEN) and is scheduled for releas...

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Former LUNGBRUSH Frontman Loses Battle With Cancer

Former LUNGBRUSH singer Troy "Roach" Coates died yesterday (Saturday, March 21) after a 13-month battle with a rare form of adrenal cancer. He was 43 years old. According to his bio, "Roach fought to get metal and all heavy/hardcore music back to the forefront of the Chicago music scene and into the...

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BLACK TIDE: New Video Interview Available

Miami, Florida metallers BLACK TIDE were interviewed by Nikki Blakk of San Francisco's 107.7 The Bone radio station before the band's March 14, 2009 show at the Slim's in San Francisco, California. Watch the four-minute chat below. BLACK TIDE sold 11,400 copies of its debut album, "Light from Above"...

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BLACK WATER RISING: Video Interview Posted Online

Nadine Swiger of Musician Photo Journal recently conducted an interview with BLACK WATER RISING, the New York-based band featuring former members of STEREOMUD, BOILER ROOM and DUST TO DUST. Watch the nine-minute chat below. BLACK WATER RISING will release its self-titled debut album on April 7. The...