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Germany's THE OCEAN Sign With METAL BLADE RECORDS
Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of THE OCEAN from Berlin, Germany. According to a press release, THE OCEAN is "a phenomenal, very unique band that features influences from various styles of hard and also more mellow music. They are famous for their hardcore eruptions as well as their f...September 20, 2005
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TERROR And THE BANNER To Team Up For Short Tour
TERROR, Los Angeles' greatest export to the hardcore scene, and THE BANNER, horror-core heroes from New Jersey, are doing a week's worth of dates together in October. For TERROR, this will be a continuation of a great year of tours which has included the Sounds of the Underground tour with LAMB OF G...September 9, 2005
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BEECHER: 'Function! Function!' Video Available Online
Manchester, U.K.-based hardcore/metal combo BEECHER have completed work on their new video, "Function! Function!", taken from their forthcoming opus, "This Elegy, His Autopsy". Shot by respected director and independent filmmaker Adam Mason, the clip is a whirlwind of activity, with the band perform...September 8, 2005
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THE OCEAN/BURST Split 7" Single Due In October
Garden of Exile Records has announced plans to release a limited-edition split seven-inch single from THE OCEAN and BURST. This will be a limited release on colored vinyl only. Artwork will be provided by Seldon Hunt (known for his work for ISIS, NEUROSIS and PELICAN) and will consist of a fold-out...September 8, 2005
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Black Thunder
DOOMRIDERS is a project consisting of Nate Newton (CONVERGE, OLD MAN GLOOM),Jebb Riley (THERE WERE WIRES, DISAPPEARER),Chris Pupecki (CAST IRON HIKE),and Chris Bevalaqua (HALLRAKER). You're probably thinking to yourself, "just what we need, a hardcore/noisecore super group". Well, guess again bec...September 6, 2005
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The Sirens of Silence
How exactly does a band follow up an earthquake of an album like "When White Becomes Black", a disc that is equal parts MASTODON girth, KEELHAUL pugilism, and SWARM OF THE LOTUS' own style of split lip racket-core? You make an even better album…that's how! On "The Sirens of Silence", the band takes...July 25, 2005
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BEECHER To Release New Album In September
Manchester, U.K.-based hardcore/metal combo BEECHER will release their new album, "This Elegy, His Autopsy", on September 12 via Earache Records. The CD was recorded with Kurt Ballou of CONVERGE at God City Studios in Boston. Commented BEECHER frontman Ed Godby: "The recording of 'This Elegy, His Au...July 13, 2005
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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I Made The Right Decision' Picking Bands For GIGANTOUR
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I just got back, literally, from my time off in Europe and you can plan on things ramping up around here and over at the Gigantour site in the next week. We all are going to ...July 10, 2005
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HATEBREED, NILE, CRYPTOPSY, MADBALL, SUFFOCATION Confirmed For New Jersey's HELLFEST
The first bands have been announced for this year's Hellfest, set to take place August 19-21 at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 108 THE ACACIA STRAIN ANTI FLAG ARMOR FOR SLEEP BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME BLACKLISTED BOLO BOUNCING SOULS THE CASUAL...June 15, 2005
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SHADOWS FALL Singer Teams Up With PETA2 To Leave Fans A Message
SHADOWS FALL lead vocalist Brian Fair might belt out hardcore with a vengeance, but he refuses to take part in the war on farmed animals. That's why Brian recorded a greeting for peta2 — PETA's youth-focused division — that urges people to help animals by going vegetarian, and fans can download it i...June 7, 2005
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AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED Set Release Date For 'Bestial Machinery'
AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED have set an August 2 U.S. release date (Aug. 8 in Europe) for their collection of early recordings. Titled "Bestial Machinery: The Collected ANb Discography Volume 1", the two-CD release will include all of AGORAPHOBIC's recorded material prior to their Relapse debut, "Honkey R...May 31, 2005
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DARKEST HOUR: Trouble With The Law
The following message has been posted at DARKEST HOUR's official web site: "The dudes just can't stay out of trouble with the law. While doing a photo shoot and video shoot to prep their new record, DARKEST HOUR had two run-ins with Johnny Law this week. "Day 1: Washington, D.C., where the band was...May 19, 2005
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The Perfect Moment
Expecting another metalcore outfit plundering Swedish riffs and singing like canaries in the chorus? Think again — behind this enigmatic artwork lies one mindfucker of a hybridized, mutated metal masterpiece! LOSA twist and turn psychotically as this CD (one album-length movement, reportedly played...May 8, 2005
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Breaking the Fourth Wall
Earache has plucked another band out of the U.K. heavy music scene, this time Manchester noisecore bashers BEECHER. Originally released in 2003 on Calculated Risk Products, "Breaking the Fourth Wall" will now see a worldwide release with bonus tracks. The Kurt Ballou production at Godcity studios ha...April 30, 2005
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U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK Festival Backed By Mighty WACKEN
The mighty German heavy metal festival, Wacken, has leant its European marketing muscle to the U.K. in a global demonstration of support for the launch of Bloodstock Open Air (B-O-A) — the leading independent U.K. festival that is dedicated to heavy metal music. With Wacken's support, B-O-A will be...April 11, 2005
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