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Resurrection Macabre
I'm not sure what it was that made me so ambivalent about this record at first. It might have been the bulldozer production, heavy on the numbing, overdriven rhythm guitar and Peter Wildoer's okay-we-get-it blast beats. It could have been as simple as a bad taste left by mainman Patrick Mameli's int...May 25, 2009
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Above
I stuck with SAMAEL longer than most people I know, but after "Passage", the former Swiss black metal heroes lost me with their sardonic drum-machine electro-frippery. I never hated them, but I lost interest, and it's been years since I gave anything but their 1994 masterpiece "Ceremony of Opposites...May 25, 2009
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Angel of Suffering
Now we're talking! Old-school-influenced death metal with a song-centric approach is the way of France's THE SEVEN GATES on "Angel of Suffering". Many death metal bands refer to their music as brutal, yet melodic, but how many of them release albums with song individuality and anything more than gui...May 25, 2009
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Ex-CRISIS Singer Seeking Musicians For Solo Band
Former CRISIS frontwoman Karyn Crisis is seeking musicians for her new solo band. Drummers, bassists and guitarists in the San Francisco Bay Area who think they are the right people for the project should send links to samples of their playing to [email protected]. KARYN CRISIS BAND is a par...May 24, 2009
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PSYCHO CHOKE To Headline Cyprus' METALMORPHOSIS Festival
Greek metallers PSYCHO CHOKE will headline the MetaLmorphosis festival, set to take place Friday, June 12 in Nicosia, Cyprus. Five local acts will also appear at the event, with Pitch Black Records' own PRODIGAL EARTH appearing just before the main act for the first time since the release of the ban...May 24, 2009
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'ReUnation - A Tribute To Running Wild' Back Cover Unveiled
The back cover for "ReUnation - A Tribute To Running Wild" — the upcoming tribute to German metal legends RUNNING WILD which will contain cover versions of songs exclusively from the albums "The Rivalry" (1998),"Victory" (2000),"The Brotherhood" (2002) and "Rogues En Vogue" (2005) — can be viewed...May 24, 2009
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CARPATHIAN FOREST's VRANGSINN Previews Track From A WASTE OF TALENT Project
A WASTE OF TALENT, one of the projects of producer and CARPATHIAN FOREST bass player Vrangsinn (also of NATTEFROST, SECHT),is streaming "Machines Kept Pumping Blood From Earth", a track from the band's next album, on MySpace. Entitled "The Last Remains of Humankind", the concept effort is set in a...May 24, 2009
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SACRIFICE: 'The Ones I Condemn' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
The cover artwork for "The Ones I Condemn", the much-anticipated new album from reunited Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE, can be viewed below. Commented guitarist/vocalist Rob Urbinati: "Our recording process was real, so we didn't feel comfortable going too far into the digital realm for the cover. Ou...May 23, 2009
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DEVILDRIVER: 'Pray For Villains' Track Listing Revealed
Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER will release its fourth full-length album, "Pray For Villains", on July 14 via Roadrunner Records. The effort — which will also be made available as a special-edition CD/DVD package featuring three bonus tracks, a behind-the-scenes DVD and expanded artwork — w...May 22, 2009
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Pro-Shot Footage Of METALLICA's Jams With THE SWORD, MACHINE HEAD From Cologne Available
Professionally filmed video footage (courtesy of Metallica.com) of METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich performing the song "Freya" with Austin, Texas' THE SWORD and METALLICA frontman James Hetfield joining MACHINE HEAD on stage to play "Aesthetics of Hate" on Sunday, May 17 at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, G...May 21, 2009
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SKYCLAD To Perform At Newcastle College
SKYCLAD, the seminal British band which is often referred to as "the originator of folk metal," has issued the following update: "A while back we were asked to play at Newcastle College as part of their 'Summer Music' program. This is part of a two-week festival with a 'Battle Of The Bands' theme ba...May 21, 2009
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Former ICED EARTH/DEATH Drummer Talks About Upcoming Solo Album
Metal Insider recently conducted an interview with acclaimed metal drummer Richard Christy (ICED EARTH, DEATH, LEASH LAW, CONTROL DENIED, BURNING INSIDE) — who currently works for "The Howard Stern Show" — about his new project, CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Me...May 21, 2009
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New ANTHRAX Album Being Mixed By DAVE FORTMAN
Dave Fortman, a member of UGLY KID JOE, who has also worked with artists such as MUDVAYNE, EVANESCENCE, and SLIPKNOT, began mixing the new ANTHRAX album, "Worship Music", late last week in a New Orleans studio. The album, now set for a fall release, is the band's first studio effort in six years and...May 21, 2009
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EVERGREEN TERRACE: Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online
Jacksonville, Florida hardcore act EVERGREEN TERRACE is currently recording its new album, "Almost Home", for a September release via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Wolfbiker" will be recorded in part at AudioHammer Studios in Sanford, Florida. with Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, THE BLACK DA...May 20, 2009
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AMORPHIS: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
"Skyforger", the new album from Finnish metallers AMORPHIS, is available for streaming in its entirety on the band's MySpace page. Due on May 29 via Nuclear Blast Records (May 27 in Finland),the follow-up to the "Eclipse" and "Silent Waters" LPs, both of which were certified gold in the band's nati...May 20, 2009
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