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THE ACACIA STRAIN: 'Wormwood' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Wormwood", the new album from Massachusetts metallers THE ACACIA STRAIN, sold around 6,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 67 on The Billboard 200 chart. THE ACACIA STRAIN's previous CD, "Continent", opened with 5,600 units to land at No. 107. "Worm...
July 28, 2010
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Coat of Arms

With the exception of folks that just can't stand power metal, most would agree that if nothing else SABATON's "Coat of Arms" is good 'ole over the top, head banging fun. Nothing is understated, nuance is thrown out the window, and the approach is pure power metal grandiosity. None of it adds anythi...
July 27, 2010
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Noise Chaos War

There are few metal journeyman that continue to work so hard for so little year and year and still manage to wake up every morning with the sole intent of devoting 100 percent effort into writing, recording, and/or performing the best thrash metal possible. That is Katon W. DePena to a "T". The road...
July 27, 2010
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A New Era of Corruption

I remember reviewing WHITECHAPEL's debut album "The Somatic Defilement" (Siege of Amida/Candlelight) for a revered, but sadly now defunct, print magazine and thinking that the Knoxville boys were really onto something, at least in terms of modern death metal was concerned. Today the term would be "d...
July 27, 2010
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Ritual Executions

If you consider yourself any kind of extreme metal buff, then surely you are aware of the reputation Australia has gained for itself over the years as a hotbed of savage black, death, and war metal. Hell, it's more than savage; it is usually reckless, filthy, and goddamned deranged. Consider a cross...
July 27, 2010
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Ascending in Triumph

I hope you've no desire to experience anything related to adrenaline rushes or fits of OCD-driven housecleaning rage because "Ascending in Triumph" will offer you no help whatsoever in that regard. Sixty-three minutes of generally slow — though not funereally plodding — doom majesty is what NOX AURE...
July 27, 2010
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The Black Tides of War

Formed in 2004 and with two self-released EPs under its collective belt, the rage of Canadians RUSTED DAWN finally boiled over and solidified into its full-length debut for Diminished Fifth Records. Entitled "The Black Tides of War", the quartet of Jeremy and Justin Goddard (vocals/guitar and lead g...
July 27, 2010
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BLIND GUARDIAN Guitarist Interviewed By Norway's IMHOTEP (Audio)

Imhotep's Roy Kristensen recently conducted an interview with guitarist Marcus Siepen of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN. You can now listen to the chat in three parts below. BLIND GUARDIAN will release its new album, "At The Edge Of Time", in North America on August 24 via Nuclear Blast Recor...
July 27, 2010
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QUEENSRŸCHE Brings Cabaret Show To Las Vegas

Fan-filmed video footage of Seattle progressive rockers QUEENSRŸCHE performing the song "Another Rainy Night (Without You)" on July 24, 2010 at the Crown Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada as part of the band's current Queensrÿche Cabaret tour can be viewed below. A review of the concert is available at E...
July 27, 2010
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LINKIN PARK And EA Join Forces For 'Medal Of Honor'

Electronic Arts Inc. has announced that the Grammy award-winning rock band LINKIN PARK will headline the in-game soundtrack for Medal of Honor with the lead song to its new album, "A Thousand Suns" (to be released on September 14). The track, entitled "The Catalyst", will be featured in an exclusive...
July 27, 2010
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ZAKK WYLDE Talks New BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Album, Working With OZZY

NME TV conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, ex-OZZY OSBOURNE) at High Voltage, the U.K.'s new rock festival, which took place July 24-25, 2010 at Victoria Park in London. Watch the chat below. An e-card for "Order Of The Black", the new album from BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, is avai...
July 27, 2010
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BLIND GUARDIAN Guitarist Interviewed On Greece's 'Metalzone' (Audio)

Guitarist Marcus Siepen of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN was interviewed live on the July 26, 2010 edition of the "Metalzone" radio show with Kostas Purevil Kyriakakis and Helena Mihailidou. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. BLIND GUARDIAN will release its new albu...
July 27, 2010
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GWAR Announces New Album Title

After a triumphant European tour that included appearances at the With Full Force and Dour festivals, Antarctic rock gods GWAR have returned to their ice-bound fortress to drink blood and begin work on their newest and most gut-crushing album yet. That's right, right now, at the sorta halfway point...
July 26, 2010
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HAIL OF BULLETS Completes Recording Second Album

HAIL OF BULLETS — the Dutch death metal band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebédi and Paul Baayens, former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX singer Martin Van Drunen and former HOUWITSER bass player Theo van Eekelen — has completed work on its as-yet-untitled second full-length al...
July 26, 2010
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QUEENSRŸCHE Performs At 'Mark And Brian' Garage Sale; Audio, Video Available

Seattle progressive rockers QUEENSRŸCHE performed this past Friday morning (July 23) at the first annual charity garage sale from syndicated morning show personalities Mark Thompson and Brian Phelps of the Los Angeles-based "Mark And Brian Show" (which airs on 95.5 KLOS Southern California's Best Ro...
July 25, 2010