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AKERCOCKE Frontman Comments On New Music, Upcoming London Gig

British extreme metal veterans AKERCOCKE will play a headline set at London's Camden Underworld on Friday, October 16, supported by a stellar lineup of underground metal talent that includes HADES LAB, INGESTED, DIMINISHED FIFTH and HIDEOUS MISCREATION. This will be AKERCOCKE's only autumn appearanc...

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FAITH FACTOR Announces New Keyboardist

FAITH FACTOR — the New Jersey-based Christian power metal band featuring ex-DEADLY BLESSING singer Ski — has announced the addition of keyboardist David Peters to the group's ranks. The band states, "Dave just performed with us at the STRYPER 25th-anniversary concert in Allentown. Dave's metal skill...

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MONOLITH Completes Work On Debut Album

Ontario, Canada, MONOLITH has completed work on its debut album for an early 2010 release via Bombworks Records. The CD was recorded at Batcave Studios with Adam Wathan and was mixed and mastered with Jordan Valeriote at Sundown Studio. The track listing is as follows: 01. A Faithful Few (3:14) 02....

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MASTODON On 'Rockline'; Audio Available

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON were the featured guests this past Monday, September 21 on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn. The program is now available for streaming at RocklineRadio.com. MASTODON recently confirmed that they are working with composer Joh...

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Worship or Die

Granted, it is like rocket science has turned into "One-Man Black Metal for Dummies" when it comes to going it alone on an album these days, but there is still a lot to be said about making a disc sound like a full band recorded it. Such is the case with "Worship or Die" from ...

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Death Transmutation

I've been listening to Australian merchants of death IGNIVOMOUS for a while now, the band's vinyl offerings spending a lot of quality time on my turntable. So it is with some glee that I welcome an actual compact disc from the band into my humble abode. "Death Transmutation" is as pure as the blacke...

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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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MASTODON Scoring 'Jonah Hex' Film?

According to a posting on the movie news site Ain't It Cool News, Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON "have been not-so-quietly" scoring "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 Fassben...

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SACRIFICE: Two Canadian Shows Announced

Reunited Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE have scheduled the following dates in their home country: Nov. 07 - The Garrick - Winnipeg, MB Nov. 21 - The Opera House - Toronto, ON SACRIFICE's new album, "The Ones I Condemn", was released in July via Brazil's Marquee Records. The CD was recorded at Rouge Va...

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SYCRONOMICA: 'Sycroscope' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Munich, Germany-based "epic black metal" band SYCRONOMICA will release its third album, "Sycroscope", on October 23 via the Bavarian label Silverwolf Productions. The CD was recorded at Munich's Helion Studios, where both of SYCRONOMICA's previous albums — "Paths" (2004) and "Gate" (2006) — were tra...

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BLUT AUS NORD Signs With DEBEMUR MORTI PRODUCTIONS

French experimental black metal masters BLUT AUS NORD have inked a deal with Debemur Morti Productions. The band is currently in the studio recording its new, vinyl-only album entitled "What Once Was..." to celebrate the group's return to the "underground realm." according to a press release. BLUT...

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ISIS Frontman Says REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS Was 'A Ridiculous Event'

Kurt Orzeck of the IndiePit blog recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Aaron Turner of ISIS, the innovative Los Angeles-by-way-of-Boston-based band. An excerpt from the chat follows below. IndiePit: I noticed that you put out the vinyl releases before the CD. Are you tempted to jus...

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MIKE PATTON, SERJ TANKIAN, MELVINS Featured In 'Sound Levels' Book

Noted music journalist Phil Freeman has assembled "Sound Levels: Profiles in American Music, 2002-2009", a collection of in-depth profiles of some of the most interesting artists in contemporary rock and jazz. Among these stories, which were originally published in magazines like The Wire, Signal to...

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VULTURE INDUSTRIES' 'The Dystopia Journals' To Be Released As Limited-Edition Double LP

"The Dystopia Journals", the first full-length album from Norwegian industrialists VULTURE INDUSTRIES, will be released on vinyl in late 2009 via the U.S. label Ragnarok Records. The double LP will come in gatefold format, limited to 500 copies only, and will contain the bonus track "Ende". The trac...

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THOR Vs. CRONOS: Vintage 1984 Photo-Comic Posted Online

A vintage 1984 three-page photo-comic depicting the epic battle between Thor and Cronos of VENOM (fought over Thor's wife Pantera) has been posted online at the Bazillion Points Blog. Bazillion's Ian Christe writes: "This bout 'tween the 'God of Thunder' and 'VENOM's Black Metal King' leaves no ques...