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LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR Launches Record Label; Announces Album, Video, Tour

Emerging from the caustic burrows of Chicago comes the monolith of metal known as LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR, a sonic "fuck you" to the current trends and sub-genres of metal who carry the torch of metal's roots (CELTIC FROST, SLAYER, MOTÖRHEAD) with a death breath of fresh air, and spitting gas on the fl...

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ANGEL WITCH Confirmed For Sweden's MUSKELROCK Festival

ANGEL WITCH, HORISONT, F.K.Ü., KONGH, ASTEROID and BRUTUS have been confirmed for Muskelrock, a two-day festival set to take place June 4-5, 2010 in Tyrolen outside Växjö, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANGEL WITCH ASTEROID BIRDFLESH BRUTUS BULLET F.K.Ü. HORISONT KONGH OVERDR...

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RAM Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

RAM, the traditional Gothenburg, Sweden-based heavy metal band featuring Morgan Pettersson (ex-B-THONG),has issued the following update: "[Bassist] Christian Strömblad has left RAM after a mutual decision with the band. We have parted as friends and RAM wish Christian the best of luck with his othe...

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BROKEN TEETH: Hometown Performance Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of BROKEN TEETH's January 4, 2010 performance at Red Eyed Fly in Austin, Texas can be viewed below (courtesy of "JohnEbrownTX"). BROKEN TEETH is the Austin-based hard rock quintet featuring DANGEROUS TOYS/WATCHTOWER vocalist Jason McMaster. The band will release its new albu...

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RAM To Support U.D.O. In Sweden

RAM, the traditional Gothenburg, Sweden-based heavy metal band featuring Morgan Pettersson (ex-B-THONG),will support U.D.O. on the following dates: Jan. 29 - Gävle, SWE @ Maxim Jan. 30 - Gothenburg, SWE @ Trädgår'n Also appearing on the bill is TORCH. RAM last year announced the addition of bassist...

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BROKEN TEETH: 'Viva La Rock, Fantastico!' Details Revealed

BROKEN TEETH, the Austin-based hard rock quintet featuring DANGEROUS TOYS/WATCHTOWER vocalist Jason McMaster, will release its new album, "Viva La Rock, Fantastico!", on January 26 via Perris Records. Featuring 13 all-new tracks and cameo vocals by Canadian compadre Danko Jones, "Viva La Rock, Fanta...

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Nullo: The Pleasure of Self-Mutilation

When you've been in a band for two decades, you're either pushing forty or past it, and you still feel the need to release a sequel to a song called "Infernal Haemorrhoids", the world has no right to expect major progression or mellowing out from you. Dave Rotten has been fronting Spain's extreme de...

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MEGADETH's BRODERICK Says Constant Praise From DAVE MUSTAINE Is 'Humbling'

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Full Metal Rock conducted an interview with MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick on December 13, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A couple of excerots from the chat follow below. Full Metal Rock: On this tour you've been touring the smaller markets. How has it been in terms of th...

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OVERDRIVE, TORCH, BIRDFLESH Confirmed For Sweden's MUSKELROCK Festival

OVERDRIVE, TORCH and BIRDFLESH have been confirmed for Muskelrock, a two-day festival set to take place June 4-5, 2010 in Tyrolen outside Växjö, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BIRDFLESH BULLET OVERDRIVE SLINGBLADE STEELWING TALES OF HORROR TORCH For more information, visit ww...

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Defeat

You have got to admire a band that kicks subtlety right in the balls and instead takes a musical approach akin to smacking someone in the mouth with board full of rusty nails. The band about which I write is ARMED FOR APOCALYPSE and the album is "Defeat", the debut disc for Ironclad Recordings. Spec...

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TORCH, DARK QUARTERER Confirmed For Norway's METAL MERCHANTS FESTIVAL

TORCH and DARK QUARTERER have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Metal Merchants Festival, set to take place January 29-30, 2010 at John Dee in Oslo, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANIHILATED (UK) DARK QUARTERER (I) LAMENTED SOULS (NOR) NEKRONOMICON (DE) OMEN (US)...

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MANIFEST Completes Recording New Album

Norwegian thrashers MANIFEST have issued the following update: "November 14th marked the last day of recording for the new MANIFEST album! We spent the day in Brygga Studios laying down the finishing touches, mainly consisting of backing vocals. In addition to Ole [Marius Larmerud; guitar] and Johnn...

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THE RESURRECTION SORROW To Release Debut Full-Length

Holding for the right time to strike requires discipline. The heavy metal tank known as THE RESURRECTION SORROW has been idling for some time — ominously. All the while being shovel fed swamp water and coffin dirt, preparing its attack. Using stone-heavy handed riffing, barbaric percussive destructi...

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MANIFEST: New Song To Be Featured On 'Trondheim Calling' Compilation CD

A brand new track called "Irreversible" from the newly recorded MANIFEST album will be featured on a compilation CD entitled "Trondheim Calling". The CD will be released on January 23, 2010 and will include "all kind of different bands" from the Trondheim area in Norway. The group says, "The release...

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GRIFFEN Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album

Swedish hard rockers GRIFFEN have issued the following update: "We have now completed the mixing [of our debut album] at Pelle Saether's Studio Underground, Västerås who has made a fantabulous job. It's sounding just as raw and smooth as we intended it to. The stuff is now being mastered by Göran Fi...