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Smear Campaign
Somehow, the phrase "on a roll" seems wholly inadequate to describe the phenomenon of NAPALM DEATH's years-old post-Earache renaissance. It's more like a fucking avalanche. For a bunch of guys getting acquainted with their late thirties and forties (that's, like, 104 in grindcore years),they've nev...October 2, 2006
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Subliminal Genocide
It seemed a tad strange to find that the new 71-minute full-length from Malefic's XASTHUR was being released on Hydra Head. That is, until one considers that the lo-fi black metal atmospheres and dread-drenched trance of "Subliminal Genocide" is the kind of expansive, heady, and off-the-beaten path...October 2, 2006
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Mirrors
I have a vague recollection of a review I wrote for MISERY SIGNALS' debut "Of Malice and the Magnum Heart" in which I basically stated that it was not an enjoyable effort nor was it an impressive one. The memory was unpleasant enough to almost result in my avoidance of a review of the group's ...September 18, 2006
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BLOODSIMPLE Guitarist: 'Frustration And Discontent Make For Good Music'
BLOODSIMPLE guitarist Mike Kennedy (ex-VISION OF DISORDER) has issued the following update: "Well, another September 11th here and gone. The city was ominous yesterday amidst all the memorials and two giant light beams shooting up from where the World Trade Center used to be. "The world is facing ch...September 12, 2006
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PESTILENCE: Live Album From Long-Defunct Dutch Death Metallers Surfaces
Metal War Productions has just released a live album from the long-defunct Dutch extreme metallers PESTILENCE, entitled "Chronicles of the Scourge". The collection includes two live shows: Zeche in Bochum, Germany on November 18, 1988 and Kix Festival in Veghel, The Netherlands on June 24, 1989. Acc...August 28, 2006
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SHARON OSBOURNE Reveals Fire Trauma
According to Mirror.co.uk, Sharon Osbourne has spoken for the first time of her horror at the blaze that wrecked the family's British home. Ozzy's wife/manager said: "Fire is the one thing I'm terrified of. "You can't put into words how frightening it is." Sharon, 54, said Ozzy's pet dog Maggie suff...August 18, 2006
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INCANTATION: New Song Posted Online
A brand new INCANTATION track, entitled "Lead to Desolation", has been posted online at the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the long-standing death metal outfit's upcoming album, "Primordial Domination", due on September 5 via Ibex Moon Records. The record — the band's seventh — sticks to IN...August 17, 2006
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NOMINON: Vinyl Version Of 'Remnants' Collection To See Light Of Day This Month
Swedish death metallers NOMINON have posted the following message on their official web site: "According to a message we just received from the Polish label Agonia Records, the gatefold 12" vinyl for the collection of hard-to-get tracks, 'Remnants of a Diabolical History', is now finally at the prin...July 4, 2006
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INCANTATION Heads To Spain For String Of July Dates
INCANTATION will embark on a string of dates in Spain alongside Spanish death metal band IRREDEMPTION in July. "We are looking forward to some sick shows," said guitarist/vocalist John McEntee. "We have played Spain only two times in the past and both were great experiences with some of the craziest...June 30, 2006
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NOMINON: Live 7" EP Put 'On Hold'
Swedish death metallers NOMINON have posted the following message on their official web site: "After some delay the cassette version of 'Recremation' has finally been released by Trauma Records from Colombia, including the bonus tracks 'Spit On Your Grave' (originally recorded by WHIPLASH and previo...June 12, 2006
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As the Ghosts Collect, The Corpses Rest
Speedier than GODFLESH, yet not as frantic as PIG DESTROYER, Chicago's two-man programmed blitzkrieg machine, PLAGUE BRINGER, dishes out wave after wave of bulldozer riffs and jackhammer rhythms. Probably better described as mechanized death metal than frenetic grindcore, the riffs are fat, the blas...May 15, 2006
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TOM ARAYA On New SLAYER Album: 'People Won't Be Disappointed'
Peter Atkinson of KNAC.COM recently interviewed SLAYER frontman Tom Araya. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: It's been five years since the last album, so you obviously were pretty well prepared for this one? Araya: "We usually rehearse our songs a lot, that's how we know whether...May 3, 2006
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METAL BLADE Founder Talks About METALLICA's Early Days
Australian Metclub chapter For Whom Metallica Tolls recently conducted an interview with Brian Slagel, founder of Metal Blade Records (the first record company to publish a METALLICA song). A few excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: FWMT: You have been a friend of Lars [Ulrich] for...March 28, 2006
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NOMINON: Mastering Of Live Track For 7" Release Completed
Swedish death metallers NOMINON have posted the following message on their official web site: "Dan Swanö [producer] is now done with the mastering at the Unisound Studio, Örebro, Sweden of the live track for the forthcoming split 7" EP that NOMINON will take part of together with another Swedish dea...March 22, 2006
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VADER To Be Joined By SEVERE TORTURE On European Tour
VADER have announced that Dutch death metallers SEVERE TORTURE will be joining the group's Blitzkrieg 4 European tour beginning in late September. Also scheduled to appear are Danish extreme metallers ILLDISPOSED. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. As previously reported, VADER will be t...March 3, 2006
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