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GLORIOR BELLI Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS
Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of France's GLORIOR BELLI. The band's new album, "The Great Southern Darkness", will be released in the fall. Comments the group: "We are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to work with the folks of Metal Blade Records, who put out some of the bes...May 9, 2011
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Furnace
Every time those three little words ("big", "bad", and "ugly") pop into my head when listening to a doom/sludge release, it almost always leads to a positive review. Enter BATILLUS' "Furnace" and those are indeed the first words that swam through the gray matter. As such, I've nothing but positives...May 9, 2011
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Preemptive Strike
I had a good feeling about this one before I even listened to the music; something about that cover art I guess. Whatever the reason for plucking ENTRENCHED's "Preemptive Strike" out of the towering piles of self- released discs that clog my mailbox, the pluck was a fortuitous one. Guitarist/bassist...May 9, 2011
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WHERE ANGELS SUFFER Parts Ways With RANDY PIPER, Recruits Ex-LIZZY BORDEN Axeman
WHERE ANGELS SUFFER (W.A.S.) has parted ways with guitarist Randy Piper (ANIMAL, W.A.S.P.) and has replaced him with Ira Black (METAL CHURCH, LIZZY BORDEN, HEATHEN). WHERE ANGELS SUFFER's current is rounded out by Chris Holmes (guitar; ex-W.A.S.P.),Steve Unger (bass; ex-METAL CHURCH),Rich Lewis (v...May 9, 2011
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Slaver
Not to be interpreted as "death to thashers", quite to the contrary TRASHER DEATH stalked the Polish underground playing a filthy version of thrash metal with the pre-death leanings heard from stateside acts like DARK ANGEL and POSSESSED. Recognizing the value to old and new school thrash heads alik...May 8, 2011
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Former RUNNING WILD Mainman Is 'Not Thinking' About Possible Reunion
Metal.de has published a brand new interview with RUNNING WILD mainman Rock'n'Rolf Kasparek. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal.de: "The Final Jolly Roger", a DVD with the final show at Wacken Open Air 2009, will be published shortly. Afterwards RUNNING WILD will definitely be hi...May 7, 2011
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DISGORGE Announces New Lineup, Begins Work On Fifth Album
American death metallers DISGORGE are hard at work on their fifth full-length album, "And The Weak Shall Perish", for a late 2011 release via Unique Leader Records. The band, which had been on hiatus since 2006, is recording the new CD with the following lineup: * Levi Fuselier - Vocals * Ricky Myer...May 7, 2011
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SKELETONWITCH Announces Third 7" Of Trilogy
Ohio metallers SKELETONWITCH have announced the details of the third, and final, installment of their seven-inch trilogy. Part III will be on gray vinyl and will feature a recently re-recorded version of "Onward To Battle", a track that originally appeared on the band's self-released debut album, "A...May 5, 2011
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Frontman Talks About New Song 'Not Ready To Die'
Orange County, California's AVENGED SEVENFOLD has released "Not Ready To Die", a new song featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops. The track is available on the "Escalation" map pack that was released on May 3. Speaking to Revolver magazine, AVENGED singer M. Shadows was asked when the track was written...May 4, 2011
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BRET MICHAELS' 'Vocalizer' Helps You Expand And Maintain Your Vocal Abilities
With over 25 years in the entertainment business, POISON's Bret Michaels has spent most of his life depending on his vocal cords in one way or another. Having sold over 30 million records, he is best known as a singer and frontman; but what many may never take into consideration is the hours of morn...May 4, 2011
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MASTER Pulls Out Of Israel Concert
According to the Ov Metal webzine, MASTER the Czech Republic-based death metal veterans led by American musician Paul Speckmann canceled their previously announced May 5 appearance in Tel-Aviv, Israel with MISERY INDEX. Speckmann explained in a statement, "I was the only original member in MASTER wh...May 4, 2011
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TURISAS: New Video Interview With OLLI VNSK
Marple of Germany's pitXplorer magazine conducted an interview with violinist Olli Vnsk of Finnish "battle metal" warriors TURISAS prior to the band's March 29, 2011 performance at the LKA in Stuttgart, Germany. You can now watch the chat at below. "Stand Up And Fight", the new video from Finnish "b...May 3, 2011
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Reunited SWORD Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE XV Festival
Reunited '80s Montreal power metallers SWORD (not to be confused with Texas-based luminaries THE SWORD) have been confirmed for the Keep It True XV festival, set to take place April 27-28, 2012 ay Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: SWORD...May 3, 2011
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AMON AMARTH: New Video Interview With FREDRIK ANDERSSON
Jamie of HardRockChick.com conducted an interview with drummer Fredrik Andersson of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH before the band's April 27, 2011 concert at White Rabbit in San Antonio, Texas. You can now watch the chat below. "Surtur Rising", the eighth studio album from AMON AMARTH, sold ar...May 3, 2011
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AMON: New Photos From The Studio Available
Former DEICIDE members Eric Hoffmann (guitar) and Brian Hoffman (guitar) recently resurrected their pre-DEICIDE band AMON with Jesse "Jecheal" Jolly (PROMETHEAN HORDE, DIABOLIC, SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE SKY, AFTER DEATH) on vocals/bass and and Mike Petrak (LEPROSY, SUCCESS WILL WRITE...May 3, 2011
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