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LIFE OF AGONY To Appear At CHILLER THEATRE Expo
Influential New York metal/hardcore band LIFE OF AGONY has been added to the list of artists who are scheduled to make guest appearances at the Chiller Theatre toy, model and film expo on April 17-19 at the Hilton Hotel in Parsippany, New Jersey. For more information, go to this location. LIFE OF AG...February 24, 2009
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Killer
It has been a while since I've heard a hardcore album that smacked me in the mouth with this much force. With so many fashion parade hardcore bands running around these days it is easy to forget about the legitimate contenders that have trouncing torsos and puncturing eardrums for years. On "Killer"...February 24, 2009
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The Bull
Zoned "light industrial", the urban area inhabited by Los Angeles' CARBON 9 is burdened with aging infrastructure and clings to life with a dearth of new ideas and way too many tired pop hooks. In fairness, "The Bull" is not a complete train wreck and folks into the brighter side, melodic side of in...February 24, 2009
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DEF LEPPARD, WHITESNAKE, JOURNEY To Team Up For Dublin Date
DEF LEPPARD, WHITESNAKE and JOURNEY will team up for a special concert at O2 Arena in Dublin, Ireland on Friday, June 12. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, February 27 at 9 a.m. from Ticketmaster and usual outlets nationwide. DEF LEPPARD and POISON will team up for a U.S. summer tour, including a r...February 23, 2009
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CRIMINAL: Another New Song Posted Online; More Footage From The Studio Available
"Incubus", a brand new track from Anglo-Chilean thrash masters CRIMINAL, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the group's new album, "White Hell", which will be released on February 27 via Massacre Records. The CD's cover artwork, which was created by Chilean des...February 23, 2009
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BASTARD CHILD DEATH CULT Signs With STEREO DYNAMITE
After years of releasing mostly ska-punk and psychobilly albums, the Stereo Dynamite offices suddenly got a hell of a lot noisier with the addition to the label roster of Toronto-based hardcore punk, rock 'n' roll killing machine BASTARD CHILD DEATH CULT. Together for less than a year, BASTARD CHILD...February 21, 2009
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JOURNEY, PRIMORDIAL, HATSTIK Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival
JOURNEY, PRIMORDIAL and HATSTIK have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 26-27, 2009 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is as follows: ALESTORM BLIND GUARDIAN CLOVEN HOOF DRIVER EXODUS HARDCORE SUPERSTAR HATSTIK JOURNEY KISSIN'...February 20, 2009
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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: New Rehearsal Footage Posted Online
Video footage of THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN jamming in the rehearsal studio and talking about Zoom's H4n high-end portable audio recorder can be viewed below. THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN played its first show with new drummer Billy Rymer (of the Long Island, New York-based progressive rock act THE RIVA...February 19, 2009
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LANDMINE MARATHON Signs With PROSTHETIC RECORDS
The Phoenix-based death/grind quintet LANDMINE MARATHON, whose late 2008 release "Rusted Eyes Awake" continues to earn critical acclaim, has inked a deal with Prosthetic Records. The band, whose three-release Level Plane Records discography has drawn frequent comparisons to NAPALM DEATH, CARCASS and...February 19, 2009
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SKEW SISKIN Continuing Work On New Album
Vocalist Nina C. Alice of German rockers SKEW SISKIN has issued the following update: "Our recording sessions are progressing in full gear. We had to push them back ten weeks due to Sansi [Janiba, drums] having a severe muscle infection in his arm; he was forced to await 100% recovery before getting...February 19, 2009
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VISION OF DISORDER Drummer Offering Private Lessons
Best known as the drummer for VISION OF DISORDER (V.O.D.) and BLOODSIMPLE, Brendon Cohen is now accepting students for private drum lessons (to drummers of all playing levels). VISION OF DISORDER has sold over 200,000 records worldwide and has toured extensively throughout the world and has recorded...February 19, 2009
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IN FLAMES, TIAMAT, ILLDISPOSED, THE HAUNTED Members To Take Part In Metal Soccer Tournament
On Saturday, May 9, Danish metallers ILLDISPOSED will travel to Sweden to represent their country in the heavy metal soccer tournament "Metallsvenskan". The tournament will take place at the Behrn Arena in Örebro and will feature teams composed of members of such bands as IN FLAMES, SABATON, TIAMAT,...February 19, 2009
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MERENDINE ATOMICHE: 'Rude Rebel Brotherhood' Release Dates Announced
Veteran Italian metallers MERENDINE ATOMICHE will release their third full-length album, "Rude Rebel Brotherhood", on April 17 in Europe and April 21 in North America via Locomotive Records. The CD was recorded at New Sin studios in Loria, Treviso, Italy and was produced by Luigi Stefanini and Chris...February 19, 2009
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CENTURY Announces Lineup Changes, Plots Next Album
The Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based post-metal act CENTURY — whose 2008 Prosthetic debut, "Black Ocean", was named one of Revolver magazine's Top 20 albums of 2008 — were recently rejoined by original drummer Grant McFarland and bassist Ricky Armellino, the respective drummer and vocalist of fellow La...February 18, 2009
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DORO PESCH: 'To Me, Metal Always Meant Freedom'
Sweden's Metalshrine web site recently conducted an interview with the German metal queen Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: What's it like celebrating 25 years [as a heavy metal singer]? Doro Pesch: Oh, man, I tell you... I can't believe it. Time flew by. I st...February 18, 2009
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