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SIMBIOSE, BEFORE THE RAIN Sign With MAJOR LABEL INDUSTRIES

Portuguese record company Major Label Industries has announced the signing of two new bands: SIMBIOSE and BEFORE THE RAIN. According to a press release, SIMBIOSE is "he oldest and most important Portuguese crust act, with a career spanning more than 15 years and countless DIY releases, including spl...

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THE HAUNTED, DARK TRANQUILLITY Members Comment On Upcoming Tour

This spring marks the Century Family's inaugural Metal For The Masses tour, which will be co-headlined by Swedish titans THE HAUNTED and DARK TRANQUILLITY, with INTO ETERNITY and SCAR SYMMETRY rounding out the stellar bill. The trek will be sponsored by Decibel magazine, Draven and Lambgoat.com, and...

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Evernight

What happened here? This over-the-top seven-piece Finnish act unleashed one of 2005's top guilty pleasures in "Third Age of the Sun", an album that crackled with life from start to finish. Its Tolkien-inspired imagery and vocal interplay (primarily soaring female vocals and a bellowing male death gr...

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD: 'Fire Up The Blades' Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for 3 INCHES OF BLOOD's upcoming album, "Fire up the Blades", has been posted online at this location. Due this spring via Roadrunner Records, the follow-up to "Advance and Vanquish" was produced by SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison. "Working with Joey has been awesome," singer/scream...

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SLAYER Guitarist: 'We Worked Hard To Get Here, And No One Is Gonna Take It Away From Me!'

Shawn Jam Hill of The Ottawa Citizen recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's 25-year career: "I enjoy my longevity. SLAYER has cultivated this sh--, there is no image. I put my leathers on, put my nails on (King's sig...

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ELDRITCH: In Mixing Mode

Italian progressive-aggressive metal band ELDRITCH entered Bigwave studios on December 1 to begin recording its seventh album, entitled "Blackenday". According to a posting on the group's web site, the CD "is [currently] getting mixed by R.D. Liapakis at Music Factory studios in Germany and then wil...

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DIMEBAG Book Author: 'I Place The Blame Squarely On The Shoulders Of The Killer'

Morley Seaver from antiMUSIC recently conducted an interview with Chris A., author of the upcoming book about the murder of PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, "A Vulgar Display Of Power: Courage And Carnage At The Alrosa Villa". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: antiMUSI...

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KATAKLYSM Introduces 'The Heartbeast'

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM have decided to "immortalize" the character that was featured on the cover of their most recent album, "In the Arms of Devastation", and have him re-appear as the main character — dubbed "The Heartbeast" — on their next offering. Commented KATAKLYSM vocalist Mauriz...

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PAUL SPECKMANN: 'Good Sound Or Sh*t Sound, MASTER Still Delivers'

MASTER mainman Paul Speckmann has issued the following update: "I just returned this morning from two killer gigs in Ireland. We played in Cork, and Dublin. It was hell traveling through the U.K. airports, but we made it successfully home around 2:00 a.m Monday morning. I actually had a few laughs i...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Guitarist: 'New Album Is Gonna Be Heavy As Sh*t'

Welsh metalcore act BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE has entered a Texas studio with producer Colin Richardson (MACHINE HEAD, FEAR FACTORY, NAPALM DEATH) to begin recording its new album, tentatively due later in the year. Commented guitarist Michael Paget: "Moose [drummer Michael 'Moose' Thomas] has now fin...

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Scarsick

Opinions may vary on the progressive metal/rock/what-have-you of PAIN OF SALVATION, but few would deny the copious amounts of creativity involved, not to mention that a POS album at the very least is guaranteed to raise eyebrows and cause a few synapses to misfire. Through all the experimentation wi...

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The Shadow Cabinet

I've not heard an album from Denmark's WUTHERING HEIGHTS since 2002's "To Travel for Evermore" and barely remember that one, outside recalling it being a progressive metal release. What a mistake that's been, as I've been thoroughly impressed with "The Shadow Cabinet", and find more to like about it...

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FAIR TO MIDLAND: New Single Posted Online

Genre-bending Dallas progressive rock band FAIR TO MIDLAND has posted the first single, "Dance of the Manatee", from their forthcoming full-length debut, "Fables from a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True", due out on April 24 via SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian's label Serjical Strik...

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RE:IGNITION Debut Tops 'Most Added' Charts

"Empty Heart, Loaded Gun", the debut album from RE:IGNITION — the San Francisco Bay Area band which features in its ranks SKINLAB members Steev Esquivel (guitar) and Snake (bass) — was the No. 1 most added release on the CMJ Loud chart this week, with 121 adds, and No. 2 most added on the FMQB ...

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New CRADLE OF FILTH Drummer Loves His Job

CRADLE OF FILTH's official web site has been updated with a short interview with the band's new drummer, Martin Skaroupka. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: Did you ever meet CRADLE OF FILTH before you played with them? Martin: Yes, I saw them live in Prague when I was 16 years old ...