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Xecutioner's Return

Simple to the point of atavism, and crackling with more energy than the band's been able to muster up in at least a decade, "Xecutioner's Return" is pretty much exactly what OBITUARY fans were hoping it'd be. It's a bone-basic tour de force of old-school death metal infused with a bleeding organic g...

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Some Enchanted Evening

It's one of those moot points that'll get any music message board worth its salt into a good and ugly debate, but I hold fast to the idea that if BLUE ÖYSTER CULT had imploded like BLACK SABBATH Mark I did, at the end of the 1970's, we'd talk about the former with the same ...

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ALL SHALL PERISH, MUNICIPAL WASTE, HORSE THE BAND Confirmed For SAINTS & SINNERS FESTIVAL

ALL SHALL PERISH, FROM FIRST TO LAST, SHAI HULUD, MUNICIPAL WASTE and HORSE THE BAND are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's Saints & Sinners Festival, set to take place November 3-4 at Asbury Park, New Jersey's Convention Hall. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer: 'I Don't Necessarily Think We've Even Written Our Best Song Yet'

Brandy McDonnell of NewsOK.com recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On whether DEF LEPPARD is planning on stopping anytime soon: "Why would you? ... We're musicians, and our job is to play for people. And the more we play and the m...

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THE MELVINS, BIG BUSINESS: U.S. Dates Announced

THE MELVINS will team up with Los Angeles duo BIG BUSINESS for a U.S. tour in September/October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 15 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda w/ Mudhoney Sep. 16 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow's Night Club Sep. 18 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Sep. 19 - Portland, OR - ...

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NUGENT Says Attack On HILLARY, OBAMA Was 'Over-The-Top, Hysterically Funny Rock 'N' Roll'

Legendary rocker Ted Nugent was a guest on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor" on Wednesday (August 29, 2007) to discuss the video which recently surfaced of the outspoken musician slamming Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama. Watch footage of Nugent's ap...

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ARCH ENEMY Preparing For Two Video Shoots, American Tour

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow has issued the following update: "We are back home from our little festival and promo trip in the UK, France and Germany and now preparing for two video shoots and our departure to America this week. It's all a bit frightening, as we will be away from home for alm...

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Sudden Departure...

When a band or its representatives begin throwing around names like the MC5, BLACK FLAG, and THE STOOGES as reference points to said act's own retro-influenced sound, it damn well better be at least somewhat accurate. We're talking about trailblazers and icons of American hard rock and hardcore here...

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GODSPLAGUE To Release Third Album 'H8' In September

Finnish metallers GODSPLAGUE will release their third album, "H8", on September 5 via Stay Heavy Records. According to the band's official bio, "GODSPLAGUE's music is a mix of heavy, downtuned guitar riffs, overdriven bass and powerful drum grooves. If BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, C.O.C. and DOWN get your j...

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ROGUE MALE Reissues Due In September

ROGUE MALE — one of the most underrated bands ever to emerge on the NWOBHM scene in the middle '80s — will have its two albums — "First Visit" and "Animal Man" — re-released via Metal Mind productions on September 17. Called "the next big thing" by Kerrang! magazine, the band recorded two brilliant...

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OTEP: New 'The_ Ascension' Teaser Clip Posted Online

California-based, female-fronted band OTEP has posted a new video teaser for its forthcoming third album, "The_ Ascension", due later in the year via an as-yet-undisclosed label. Watch the clip below. OTEP recently parted ways with Capitol Records — which released the group's first two albums — foll...

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JIMMY PAGE Unveiled As 'Living Legend' At Third Annual CLASSIC ROCK AWARDS

Legendary guitarist Jimmy Page, is to be honored as the Living Legend at this year's Classic Rock Roll of Honour, Classic Rock magazine's third annual award show, which this year takes place on Monday, November 5, 2007 at London's prestigious Landmark Hotel. Elsewhere in the awards, one of the most...

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BRUTAL TRUTH Begins Work On New Material

Reunited seminal grindcore/extreme metal outfit BRUTAL TRUTH has begun writing for a new full-length album. The troupe has crafted six brand new songs so far, each one faster and more brutal than the one before it. BRUTAL TRUTH's Danny Lilker elaborates: "We have six new songs in varying stages of e...

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TYGERS OF PAN TANG Going Back To Its 'Early Roots' On Upcoming CD

NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG have issued the following update: "After nearly three years, the TYGERS OF PAN TANG are ready to roar back into action with new material due later this year. Inspired by their reception at the NWOBHM festival at the Pitz club in Milton Keynes, the band have written...

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'Halloween: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack' Details Revealed

Halloween rocks as writer/director Rob Zombie unleashes his terrifying remake of the classic film "Halloween". "Halloween: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" (Hip-O/UMe),released August 21, 2007, precedes the premiere of the film on more than 2,000 screens on August 31. "Halloween" is a trick-or-t...