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TOXODETH Writing New Material

Mexican cult progressive death metal band TOXODETH has returned to activity after a long hiatus. Raúl Guzmán, the mastermind behind the band on guitar and keyboards, along with his brother Jesús Guzmán on vocals, are still the creative force behind TOXODETH, but this time they have turned into a mul...

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'Heavy Metal Picnic' Trailer Available

Produced and presented by the team behind cult hit "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" (Jeff Krulik and John Heyn),"Heavy Metal Picnic" is a celebration of mid-80s Maryland rock and roll and heavy metal, by those who lived — and survived — it. The film focuses on the 1985 "Full Moon Jamboree", a weekend fiel...

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MASTODON To Be Featured On 'Metalocalypse'; New Video Interview Available

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will be featured on the October 3 episode of "Metalocalypse", the hit Adult Swim series which chronicles DETHKLOK's crusades into darkness and follows the exploits of the world's most popular metal band and most significant cultural force. Check your local list...

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MUSHROOMHEAD: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Beautiful Stories For Ugly Children", the new album from the Cleveland, Ohio art-metal collective MUSHROOMHEAD, is available for streaming in its entirety on AOL Music. The CD is scheduled for release on September 28 via Megaforce Records. In other news, MUSHROOMHEAD will host tonight's (Monday, Se...

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TOOL, RAMMSTEIN, DEFTONES, WOLFMOTHER Confirmed For 2011 BIG DAY OUT Festival

TOOL, RAMMSTEIN, IGGY AND THE STOOGES, DEFTONES and WOLFMOTHER are among the artists that have been confirmed for the 2011 Big Day Out festival tour of Australia and New Zealand. The festival will have day-long events running in Auckland, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth from Januar...

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Beyond the Lighted Stage

If asked "what artist is ranked third in consecutive gold or platinum albums after THE BEATLES and THE ROLLING STONES" how would you answer? Pretty obvious given the title of this review that it is RUSH, but the vast majority of people would not think to guess the legendary Canadian trio. That in la...

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Opposing Forces

Well, what do you know? It's another band on the Stormspell Records roster that takes a tried and true style and performs it with passion, balls, and skill. Greece's CROSSWIND plays what most would call power metal, the difference being that on "Opposing Forces" that playing sounds far fresher and m...

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The Best of a Decade

These "best-of" packages are always a bit maddening to review, especially when the band in question is one with 40 years of history and a slew of compilation releases under its belt already. That UFO is one of the best, most underrated classic rock acts of all time and one whose 21st Century materia...

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Agony & Opium

It is heartening to see so many bands adopting a style of music that has no better description than heavy metal. Call it traditional, classic, vintage, and high voltage romp 'n stomp, it matters not, as albums like "Agony & Opium" find inspiration from late '70s and early '80s heavy metal. In th...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist Interviewed On Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM

Earlier this month, Meltdown of Detroit, Michigan's WRIF 101.1 FM radio station conducted an interview with ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Inez. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. ALICE IN CHAINS debuted the music video for the band's new single, "Lesson Learned", at Yahoo! M...

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SACRED OATH: New Single Available For Streaming

Connecticut metallers SACRED OATH have released the first single, "Meet Your Maker", from their new album, "World On Fire", via the YouTube clip below. A release date for the full-length CD has yet to be announced, but the band says it will be before 2011. "World On Fire" contains 11 brand new track...

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TOMMY THAYER Discusses BLACK 'N BLUE's OREGON MUSIC HALL OF FAME Induction In Audio Interview

BLACK 'N BLUE will reform the classic lineup of Tommy Thayer, Jaime St. James, Pete Holmes, Patrick Young and Jeff Warner for an appearance at the Oregon Music Hall Of Fame. BLACK 'N BLUE is also among the inductees at this year's event, which will be held on October 9 at the Roseland Theatre in ...

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WITHIN Y Begins Recording New Album

Swedish melodic death metal band WITHIN Y has entered Gain Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden to begin recording its fourth album for an early 2011 release. Check out photos from the studio below. WITHIN Y's third album, "The Cult", entered the Swedish national chart at position No. 24 back in March 2008...

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MUSHROOMHEAD: 'Come On' Video Preview Available

A preview of "Come On", the new video from the Cleveland, Ohio art-metal collective MUSHROOMHEAD, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by David "House" Greathouse and Robert Kurtzman's Creature Corps. Creature Corps is an award-winning, full-service special make-up, creature, character, and vi...

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NEVERMORE, SANCTUARY Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

NEVERMORE and the pre-NEVERMORE cult band SANCTUARY have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as f...