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Within One

"All over the place" is an understatement when it comes to promising L.A. newcomers DREAMING DEAD. One minute, they're positively hooky, delivering an accessible, thrashy modern metal groove, and the next, they're precision-tooled black metal assault, or semi-technical Floridian death metal, or atmo...

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Hammerlord

Nobody would typically associate the wheat field and suburb speckled corner of Northeastern Kansas with bloody-fanged wolves and godless barbarians on a bender of death n' destruction, but the seasoned collective of skull-bashers known as HAMMERLORD have done well to change the landscape with their...

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December

"True Southern Californian Black Metal" doesn't sound quite right to begin with. OK, so I added the "true" part and geographic location is irrelevant, but that does not change the fact that hard as they try THE FUNERAL PYRE just do not fully convince with their style of melodic black metal from eith...

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Burdened by your Existence

You wake up hung over with a pounding headache, your mouth tastes like a small animal crawled in it in the middle of the night and died, and you're pissed off at the realization that you spent your rent money at the strip club last night. The best advice is to drink a giant glass ...

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EYES TO THE SKY Signs With ALVERAN RECORDS

Alveran Records has announced the signing of Milwaukee straight-edge band EYES TO THE SKY to a two-album worldwide deal. The group is currently wrapping up writing and plans to enter studio this summer to record its new album. Commented the band: "We are extremely excited about this worldwide deal a...

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CANDLEMASS, SAINT DEAMON Confirmed For PROGPOWER SCANDINAVIA Festival

Swedish doom metal kings CANDLEMASS and Swedish/Norwegian melodic power metallers SAINT DEAMON have been confirmed for the ProgPower Scandinavia festival, set to take place September 25-26, 2009 at Vega in Copenhagen, Denmark. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, September 25, 2009...

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CHIMAIRA Interviewed In Atlanta; Video Available

Metal Mark of SkullsNBones.com conducted an interview with frontman Mark Hunter and rhythm guitarist Matt DeVries of Cleveland, Ohio's CHIMAIRA prior to the band's April 8, 2009 concert in Atlanta, Georgia during the Music As A Weapon IV tour with DISTURBED, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and LACUNA COIL. Watch...

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LANDMINE MARATHON Hits The Road, Announces Recording Plans

Arizona death/grind quintet LANDMINE MARATHON is taking a break from writing its Prosthetic Records debut to hit the road for a brief tour, which kicks off tonight (April 10) in Chicago. From there, the band will continue heading east until they reach the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival next...

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IRON MAIDEN Singer On Being Britain's Biggest Heavy Metal Export

Sophie Heawood of U.K.'s Times Online reports: What dawns on you, while watching IRON MAIDEN's live show, with its bombast and pyramids and 20ft robots, is how curiously lacking in aggression it is. Passion, yes, but it's not a fight. (A roadie tells me that he's been working for MAIDEN for 30 years...

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IMPELLITTERI Mainman Shoots YOUNG GUITAR Cover With Photographer NEIL ZLOZOWER

IMPELLITTERI mainman Chris Impellitteri is featured on the cover of Japan's Young Guitar magazine for the May 2009 issue (see image below). Impellitteri shot the cover photo with legendary photographer Neil Zlozower in Los Angeles. Neil also photographed the entire IMPELLITTERI band during the photo...

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BILLY CORGAN On The Future Of SMASHING PUMPKINS

SMASHING PUMPKINS mainman Billy Corgan has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Hello from sunny California, where I'm currently working with some of my friends on new SMASHING PUMPKINS songs. The mood here is relaxed, serene, and studious as my pals are helping me with som...

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CHIMAIRA Frontman To Guest On Tonight's 'Sex To 9'

CHIMAIRA vocalist Mark Hunter will be interviewed on the radio show "Sex to 9" with Maria tonight (Friday, April 10). You can listen to the show by tuning in to TotalRock at www.totalrock.com between 19.00 and 20.00 CET. Audio samples of all 10 tracks that are set to appear on "The Infection", the ....

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DELAIN: 'April Rain' Lands On German Chart

"April Rain", the new album from DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 96. "April Rain" will be released in North Amer...

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NEMHAIN: 'Second Skin' Video Posted Online

"Second Skin", the new video from NEMHAIN — the U.K.-based band featuring AT THE GATES/ex-CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erlandsson and his wife, Morrigan Hel (a.k.a. Amber England) — can be viewed below. The clip was filmed in January at a west London studio with Dr. Palser (MY DYING BRIDE, SALVATI...

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STREAM OF PASSION: More 'The Flame Within' Release Dates Announced

Netherlands-based gothic/progressive metal band STREAM OF PASSION, which is fronted by Mexican female vocalist Marcela Bovio (AYREON),will release its sophomore album, "The Flame Within", via Napalm Records on the following dates: May 27 - Finland, Spain May 29 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Bene...