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Sever The Wicked Hand
So let me get this straight. For two decades a self-medicated Kirk Windstein (vocals/guitar) was making with CROWBAR some of the most enormously riffed, supremely composed NOLA misery metal albums ever recorded, up to and including 2005's "Lifesblood For The Downtrodden". Then the guy gets clean and...February 14, 2011
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Black Masses
An album like "Black Masses" is a pointed example of why ELECTRIC WIZARD have become and will forever be known as one of the best doom/stoner bands in the history of heavy metal. Whether the quintessence of "Dopethrone" or the new-level of growth achieved on "Witchcult Today", vocalist/guitarist Jus...February 14, 2011
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The Collective
If the music of SCALE THE SUMMIT is what we can expect from graduates of Los Angeles' Musicians Institute, then some of us better start paying a lot more attention to the talent coming out of there. After the overachieved, underappreciated, and self-released "Monument" debut, the Houston-based quart...February 14, 2011
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PRIMORDIAL Frontman Discusses Forthcoming Album
Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL have finished recording their seventh studio album, "Redemption At The Puritan's Hand", with producer Chris Fielding (NAPALM DEATH, ELECTRIC WIZARD) for an April 26 release (three days earlier in Europe) via Metal Blade Records. Commented PRIMORDIAL vocalist Alan...February 14, 2011
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SCALE THE SUMMIT: New Song Available For Streaming
"Gallows", a brand new song from Houston-based progressive instrumentalists SCALE THE SUMMIT, can be streamed at this location. The track comes off the band's third album, "The Collective", which will released on March 1 via Prosthetic Records. The follow-up to 2009's "Carving Desert Canyons" was re...February 14, 2011
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MERCENARY: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
"Metamorphosis", the sixth album from Danish melodic death metallers MERCENARY, is available for streaming in its entirety at Metal-Hammer.de. Due on March 29 via Prosthetic Records, the North American version of the CD will feature the exclusive bonus track, "Incorporate Your Demons". "Metamorphosi...February 14, 2011
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HELLOWEEN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
German power metallers HELLOWEEN have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCU§ER ALB...February 14, 2011
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Reunited CORONER To Perform At Switzerland's IMPETUS Festival
Reunited Swiss thrash trio CORONER — made up of bassist Ron Royce, drummer Marquis Marky (a.k.a. Marky Edelmann) and guitarist Tommy T. Baron — will play its first concert during the Impetus festival on April 23 at les Docks in Lausanne, Switzerland. Also scheduled to appear are EARTH, DEERHOOF, LIT...February 14, 2011
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LEGIONES To Release Seven-Inch EP
Trondheim, Norway-based black metal band LEGIONES will release a seven-inch EP in the spring via Duplicate Records. The songs "Threat Of Captivity" and "Against Judah" are taken from the band's self-titled demo, which was released in a strictly limited DVD-cover edition (50 copies) by the band, and...February 14, 2011
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ICED EARTH Hard At Work On 'Inspired, Focused And To-The-Point' New Album
U.S. power metallers ICED EARTH are hard at work on their tenth studio album, due later this year via Century Media Records. Unlike 2008's "The Crucible Of Man" and 2007's "Framing Armageddon", the new CD won't be a conceptual effort. Instead, band leader Jon Schaffer promises a return to the raw-an...February 14, 2011
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ROTTEN SOUND Frontman Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Audio)
On February 8, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with vocalist Keijo Niinimaa of Finland's ROTTEN SOUND at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California. The chat can now be streamed using the audio player below. ROTTEN SOUND is currently touring North America as part of...February 13, 2011
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LEE AARON Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
The original "metal queen" Lee Aaron has been confirmed for this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-11, 2011 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AGENT STEEL BUCKCHERRY CLUTCH CRASHDIET DAN REED BAN...February 11, 2011
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PRIMAL FEAR Frontman Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Audio)
On February 11, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with PRIMAL FEAR vocalist Ralf Scheepers. The chat can now be streamed using the audio player below. Frontiers Records ...February 11, 2011
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STARGAZERY: 'Eye On The Sky' Teaser Available
STARGAZERY, the Finnish hard rock band fronted by the ex-MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP vocalist Jari Tiura, will release its debut album, "Eye On The Sky", on March 25 via Pure Legend Records, the new sublabel of Pure Steel Records. The CD was recorded and mixed at the HellGate and Reindeer Horns studios i...February 11, 2011
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CROWBAR's KIRK WINDSTEIN Interviewed On 'Maximum Threshold' (Audio)
Kirk Windstein, guitarist/vocalist of New Orleans sludge metal legends CROWBAR and a member of DOWN and KINGDOM OF SORROW, was interviewed on the February 5, 2011 edition of the "Maximum Threshold" show. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. "Sever The Wicked Hand", t...February 10, 2011
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