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EARTH CRISIS Guitarist Comments On Upcoming Album

Reunited hardcore legends EARTH CRISIS have set "To The Death" as the title of their new album, due March 2009 via Century Media Records. The self-produced CD was recorded at Castle Recording Studios in Utica, New York and is currently being mixed by Tue Madsen (HEAVEN SHALL BURN, DARK TRANQUILLITY,...

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One with Filth

Easy on the ears this is not. The music of Sweden's CROWPATH has never been confused with "Sounds of the Rain Forest". The band's nerve wracking ways continue on new full-length, "One with Filth", ensuring that followers will still experience befuddlement over attempts to accurately describe the ext...

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It was Predestined

MAELSTROM's "It was Predestined" is epic power/thrash like you've never heard it. The EP is just a taste of what promises to be one of 2009's most ambitious full-length albums. The band formed back in the '80s, eventually breaking up with members moving on to play in SPOOGE, SOILENT GREEN, and CARBO...

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Profano Ad Regnum

The year 2008 is one marked by a resurgence of not just retro thrash, but old school, doomy death metal. We have seen superb releases from Australia's IGNIVOMOUS (vinyl releases at that),Norway's EXECRATION, Sweden's NECROVATION, and Greece's DEAD CONGREGATION, while Seattle's DRAWN AND QUARTERED b...

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Funeral Phantoms

Denmark's EXMORTEM celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. That is 15 years of slogging it out through musical trends, a multitude of labels, and every obstacle that comes with survival in the ongoing war that is death metal. Having left Earache after the release of 2005's "Nihilistic Contentment...

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HEARSE: In Mixing Mode

HEARSE, the Swedish "death 'n' roll" band featuring former ARCH ENEMY singer Johan Liiva and ex-FURBOWL drummer Max Thornell, is currently mixing its fifth album for an early 2009 release via Vic Records. Commented Thornell: "Yup, as told the new album is recorded. Time for mixing and time for Dan S...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: 'Any Time I Don't Follow My Instincts, I F**k Up'

Greg Prato of UGO.com recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. UGO.com: I read there will be a box set of both "Something Wicked" albums — is that true? Jon Schaffer: Well, it was talked about — but I don't think ...

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KATAKLYSM Frontman Checks In From The Road

Vocalist Maurizio Iacono of Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM has issued the following update from the band's current European tour with MORBID ANGEL, MARDUK, KEEP OF KALESSIN and ARSIS: "We are more than half way done at this point. Today we are in beautiful Vienna, Austria and having been here se...

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'Rock Gods: Forty Years Of Rock Photography' Book Featuring SLASH Introduction Out Now

Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has written the introduction to "Rock Gods: Forty Years Of Rock Photography", a new book by renowned photographer Robert M. Knight. The 148-page hardcover book features over 200 full-color and black-and-white photographs. In 1968, a young photographer named...

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DEATH METAL ALLSTARS: Video Footage From Japan Available

Fan-filmed video footage of DEATH METAL ALLSTARS' November 30, 2008 concert at Doors in Hatsudai, Japan can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "Sioru03"). DEATH METAL ALLSTARS — which consists of members of OBITUARY, DEICIDE, EXHORDER, SADUS and DIMMU BORGIR — played five shows in Japan beginning on...

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EARTH CRISIS: New Album Title Revealed

Reunited hardcore legends EARTH CRISIS have set "To The Death" as the title of their new album, due in the spring via Century Media Records. The self-produced CD was recorded at Castle Recording Studios in Utica, New York and is currently being mixed by Tue Madsen (HEAVEN SHALL BURN, DARK TRANQUILLI...

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SAXON: New Video Question-And-Answer Session Available

British heavy metal legends SAXON have posted the third fan question-and-answer session where guitarists Doug Scarratt and Paul Quinn tackle a few questions submitted by SAXON fans. Watch the two-minute clip below. The SAXON / ICED EARTH tour will kick off on February 1, 2009 in Paris, France. SAXON...

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SWORN ENEMY Prepares To Enter Studio With TIM LAMBESIS

Queens, New York-based hardcore/metal act SWORN ENEMY spent the majority of 2008 touring the world with such acclaimed acts as HATEBREED, EARTH CRISIS, DIVINE HERESY and TERROR in support of its latest effort, "Maniacal", which was widely renowned as the group's best and heaviest offering yet. Now,...

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NAPALM DEATH Covers DESPAIR's 'Outconditioned'; Audio Available

British grindcore pioneets NAPALM DEATH recently recorded a cover version of DESPAIR's "Outconditioned" for the Century Media Records 2CD compilation "Covering 20 Years Of Extremes", which was released in North America on October 14. The track is now available for streaming at this location. The all...

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INTO ETERNITY: 'Time Immemorial' Video Available

"Time Immemorial", the new video from Canadian extreme progressive metallers INTO ETERNITY, can be viewed below. The track appears on the group's concept album, "The Incurable Tragedy", which sold 1,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The cli...