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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist Says New Single Is 'A Direct Response' To Internet Haters

Mary Ouellette of Loudwire recently conducted an interview with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Jason Hook. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loudwire: When you wrote the first single [from your forthcoming third album, "American Capitalist"], "Under and Over It", you were lashing o...

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KORY CLARKE Talks Next WARRIOR SOUL Album, Working With TROUBLE

Attila Timr of ber Rck recently conducted an interview with WARRIOR SOUL/TROUBLE frontman Kory Clarke. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ber Rck: A few days ago you aired some new WARRIOR SOUL demos on your Facebook profile. How would you describe the direction of the new songs for th...

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KIUAS Announces New Lineup

Finnish power metallers KIUAS have issued the following update: "As our loyal followers (that's you!) are well aware, Ilja [Jalkanen, vocals] left the band to pursue other interests. However, it is not only Ilja who has been pondering the balance between KIUAS and other areas in their lives. "Markku...

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Vocalist PAUL BRITTON Quits SOLSTICE

Guitarist Rich Walker of the U.K. epic doom band SOLSTICE has issued the following update: "After our first couple of shows, Paul Britton has decided that he will end his tenure as the vocalist for SOLSTICE. We're all very sad to lose him, and it's not a reflection of the quality of Paul's voice or...

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Ex-WHITE ZOMBIE Bassist: 'I Had Girls Coming Backstage To Meet Me Thinking I Was A Dude'

Matt Staggs of Suvudu recently conducted an interview with former WHITE ZOMBIE bassist Sean Yseult about Sean's new book, "I'm In The Band - Backstage Notes From The Chick In White Zombie". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Suvudu: What was it like putting together the book? Was it ha...

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Coat of Arms

With the exception of folks that just can't stand power metal, most would agree that if nothing else SABATON's "Coat of Arms" is good 'ole over the top, head banging fun. Nothing is understated, nuance is thrown out the window, and the approach is pure power metal grandiosity. None of it adds anythi...

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Omen

Those of you that have been paying attention lately have noticed that Max Cavalera has been on quite the roll lately. Since reclaiming his roots on the thrashfest that was "Dark Ages", Cavalera seems to have really re-embraced the violent side of his musical heritage. Along with "Dark Ages", its fol...

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Say Uncle

Having missed this completely when it came out, my only exposure to UNCLE SLAM being tepid final album "When God Dies", I owe Matt at Tribunal a big debt for resurrecting this moldy oldie. On the face of it, you could say that this west coast crossover thrash fell through the cracks back in the ...

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SOULFLY's 'Omen' Projected To Sell 10K-15K First Week

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, SOULFLY's new album, "Omen", is on track (based on one-day sales reports) to sell between 10,000 and 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. SOULFLY's last album, "Conquer", opened with...

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SOULFLY Mainman Talks About His Favorite 'Omen' Tracks

Video footage of SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera offering insight into three of his favorite tracks from the band's new "Omen" album — "Bloodbath And Beyond", "Rise Of The Fallen" and "Jeffrey Dahmer" — can be viewed below. SOULFLY's new album, "Omen", was released on May 25 via Roadrunner Records. The...

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SOULFLY's MAX CAVALERA Talks 'Omen' In KERRANG! Video Podcast

U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine conducted an interview with SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera prior to the band's May 17, 2010 concert at at O2 Academy Islington in London, England. Watch the chat below. SOULFLY's new album, "Omen", is scheduled for release on May 25 via Roadrunner Records. The CD is now availa...

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SOULFLY: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Rise Of The Fallen' Video Shoot Available

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Rise Of The Fallen", the new video from SOULFLY, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed during the band's March 17, 2010 live performance at the Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie, New York. Directing the clip was Dale "Rage" Resteghini, who has helmed ove...

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Exclusive: SOULFLY's 'Omen' Available For Streaming In Its Entirety

SOULFLY's seventh album, "Omen", is now available for streaming in its entirety at this location. The CD will be released on May 25 via Roadrunner Records. Frontman Max Cavalera fuels "Omen" with the same blood, fire and spirit that made him a genre icon with SEPULTURA, SOULFLY and CAVALERA CONSPIRA...

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Thrash Beyond Death

"I'll still be here even after I'm gone, 'cause I'm gonna thrash beyond death!" It takes a special kind of lyric to be so bone-stupid and such a profound work of genius, all in one. The Spicoli-an depths of burnout glory that New York bruisers DEATHRASH plumb come honestly, though — they were cranki...

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SOULFLY: 'Rise Of The Fallen' Video Released

"Rise Of The Fallen", the new video from SOULFLY, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed during the band's March 17, 2010 live performance at the Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie, New York. Directing the clip was Dale "Rage" Resteghini, who has helmed over 550 music videos since 2003, including clip...