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THICK AS BLOOD: 'Raising Hell' Video Available

"Raising Hell", the new video from Miami, Florida's THICK AS BLOOD, can be viewed below. Commented guitarist Randy Gonzalez: "For our 'Raising Hell' video, we decided to work with director Scott Hansen. Concept-wise, we went for something fun and crazy. Most bands in our genre always go for serious...

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MANTICORA Working On New Material

Danish metallers MANTICORA have issued the following update: "We have three shows left in 2009 — all headliner shows. The first one is in Lübeck, Germany, where we'll kill and destroy on Saturday, September 26 and the last two shows are in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 30 and Nakskov, Denmark on Oc...

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TARJA TURUNEN Announces Band Lineup For 'Final Storm Tour 2009'

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has announced the lineup of her band for the "Final Storm Tour 2009", which is scheduled to kick off on September 19 at the Elf Fantasy Fair in Arcen, Netherlands. It is as follows: * Tarja Turunen - Voice * Mike Terrana (MASTERPLAN, SAVAGE CIRCUS, RAGE, YNGWIE...

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DARKOLOGY Signs Worldwide Record Deal

DARKOLOGY, the Texas-based band featuring guitarist Michael Harris (VITALIJ KUPRIJ),drummer Brian Harris (ex-FIREWIND),bassist Mike Neal and vocalist Kelly "Sundown" Carpenter (BEYOND TWILIGHT, OUTWORLD),has signed a worldwide deal with an as-yet-undisclosed record label. The group's forthcoming...

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EXODUS in Next Terminal Press Comic/Metal Crossover

Terminal Press and Nuclear Blast Records have teamed up for their next comics/metal crossover with "Exodus: Death Begets Death". Utilizing the lyrical, artistic and musical concepts from the Bay Area thrash legends, Terminal Press plans to bring the world of EXODUS alive in a big way. Set in a ruine...

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THE RED CHORD: 'Fed Through The Teeth Machine' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Boston Massachusetts metallers THE RED CHORD will release their fourth full-length album, "Fed Through the Teeth Machine", on October 27 in the U.S. via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at Jonny Fay Backyard Studios, which is owned by the band's former guitarist Jonny Fay, and it was mixed a...

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NAAM: Debut Album Artwork Unveiled

Brooklyn, New York metal band NAAM will release its self-titled debut album on October 20, 2009 via Tee Pee Records. A first look at the CD's primo cover art — created by artist Ryan Hamilton — is available below. The follow-up to the group's three-song mega-EP "Kingdom", "Naam" was recorded on an a...

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CRYSTALLION: 'Hundred Days' Release Moved Forward

The release date for "Hundred Days", the third album from German "noble power metal" hopefuls CRYSTALLION, has been moved forward to October 23 from the previously announced November 13 (via Dockyard 1). The CD is said to be "a concept album about the return of Napoleon (after his first exile) until...

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The Great Stone War

So I wasn't real nuts about WINDS OF PLAGUE's "Decimate the Weak", although still thought it was a solid (6/10),if slightly directionless album, that certainly has its moments. And that's pretty much my assessment of "The Great Stone War", and album with some good ideas and a handful of good songs,...

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Masterful Mystery Tour

When I reviewed BEATALLICA's last album, the wickedly funny "Sgt. Hetfield's Motorbreath Pub Band", some people reacted like I was the last person on earth who still thought the joke had any life left in it. BEATLES and METALLICA songs, mashed up lyrically and musically to varying degrees, with a ri...

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Romulus

I've always imagined that, were they exposed to it, the people of ancient Rome would be some hardcore metalheads. Seriously, couldn't you see BEHEMOTH playing a set between gladiator battles and public feedings of Christians to the lions? How about the thought of legions of Roman soldiers marching i...

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ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY Issues New Album Update

U.K. death metallers ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY have issued the following update: "Our new album, 'The Reign Of Darkness', is now fully recorded. During this month it is being mixed by a good friend of ours, the one and only Erik Rutan from HATE ETERNAL/ex-MORBID ANGEL. You may know his work as he ha...

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MAEL MÓRDHA: New Album Delayed Until Next Year

MAEL MÓRDHA — the world's only "Gaelic doom metal" band — has issued the following update: "Due to some 'internal restructuring' in our label, Grau Records, our album, 'Manannán', is now not going to be released until next year. When next year we cannot tell you. When they decide to let us know the...

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MASTODON Confirms 'Jonah Hex' Involvement

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have confirmed that they are working with composer John Powell and director Jimmy Hayward on the score to "Jonah Hex", the comic-book Western/horror film starring Josh Brolin in the lead role, with support from John Malkovich, Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Michael Fa...

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SKINLAB Frontman Discusses New Album

The Scream Queen recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans SKINLAB. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Scream Queen: Your new album, "The Scars Between Us", is set to debut on September 15. How excited are you guys...