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The Price of Existence

All the computers and production skill in the world can't nail down that certain indefinable "something" that makes a good album great. DYING FETUS had it when "Destroy the Opposition" came out — it wasn't radically different than what they'd done before, but it just had that oomph to it, the sound...
October 16, 2006
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The Fierce Urgency of Now

Just when you think hardcore has become harmless and lyrically irrelevant, Philadelphia's PASSION kicks you square in the teeth with an album like "The Fierce Urgency of Now". With a decidedly metallic bite and a firm grasp of arrangement variety, "The Fierce Urgency of Now" is heavy in the way that...
October 16, 2006
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THE CHELSEA SMILES To Release Debut Album In November

THE CHELSEA SMILES, the band featuring Todd Youth (ex-MURPHYS LAW, D-GENERATION, DANZIG),will release its full-length debut, "Thirty Six Hours Later", on November 7 via Acetate Records. A few songs from the CD can be previewed at the group's MySpace page. Todd Youth also played guitar for MOTÖRHEAD...
October 14, 2006
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HATEBREED Guitarist: 'We've Never Changed Our Music Style, We Just Play To More People'

Deadtide.com recently conducted an interview with HATEBREED guitarist Frank "3 Gun" Novinec (ex-TERROR, RINGWORM, INTEGRITY). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Deadtide.com: What do you have to say to the people that say you've "sold out"due to Jamey's [Jasta] involvement with MTV? Frank: "...
October 14, 2006
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EARTH CRISIS To Reunite For MARYLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL

While there's been no official confirmation from the band, erstwhile hardcore legends EARTH CRISIS have reunited — at least for one gig. The straightedge act has been added to the bill for the second annual Maryland Metal and Hardcore Festival at Sonar in Baltimore on January 27. The event will also...
October 13, 2006
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DROID: New Album Sample Available

Long Beach, California-based metal/hardcore act DROID has made a sample from its upcoming album available at its MySpace page. The as-yet-untitled effort will reportedly feature a guest appearance by DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno on "one of DROID's heaviest songs on the record" and will be released...
October 12, 2006
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Former CATARACT Bassist Joins VALE TUDO

Michael Henggeler, former bassist of the Swiss metalcore band CATARACT, has joined the Zurich hardcore hopefuls VALE TUDO. VALE TUDO can be seen live on the following dates: Oct. 16 - CH - Zurich @ Zuri-Bar Oct. 21 - CH - Oberentfelden @ Boeroem Oct. 28 - CH - Zurich @ Bazillus Nov. 11 - ...
October 12, 2006
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AT ALL COST: New Demo Song Posted Online

Austin, TX-based band AT ALL COST has posted a new demo song on its MySpace page. The track is "one of 20 new songs we have written for our new record that will be out next year," the group writes in a press release. "We have spent the past two months writing and ...
October 11, 2006
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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

Swedish sleaze rockers HARDCORE SUPERSTAR have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 25-27, 2007 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH AXEL RUDI PELL BULLET DARK FUNERAL GRAVE DI...
October 11, 2006
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FU MANCHU To Release New EP In November

Legendary SoCal quartet FU MANCHU will issue a new EP, "Hung Out To Dry", on Nov. 28. The four-track release will contain two songs from their forthcoming tenth studio album, a cover of VAN HALEN's "D.O.A." and an original track exclusive to the EP, which will be limited to 3,000 copies worldwide. I...
October 10, 2006
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WOLF: Hard Work Is Paying Off

Swedish metallers WOLF have issued the following update: "Thanx for the great words and support we've gotten from all off you out there regarding [the new WOLF album] 'The Black Flame'. We put a great deal of work behind this album and it's good to see it's paying off. In further news; we are very ....
October 9, 2006
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I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN Signs U.S. Deal With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has signed Australian metallers I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN for the U.S. and Canada. The label will release the band's latest CD, "Music for the Recently Deceased", on November 14. "Music for the Recently Deceased" was recorded in Sweden with famed metal producers Fredrik Nordström a...
October 9, 2006
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DAVE MUSTAINE Says New MEGADETH Album Will Be Released In March

Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On Gigantour: "Gigantour is about the spirit of heavy metal, not just MEGADETH. It's not about Dave Mustaine. It's not about any one band. It's about metal. And the f...
October 9, 2006
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The Reckoning

Traditionally, Christian rock has been maligned as a diet-soda take on the real thing, a somewhat (ahem) soulless Xerox designed to give the religious market an almost-as-good alternative to what the secular kids are listening to. There have been obvious exceptions — BELIEVER and TOURNIQUET immediat...
October 9, 2006
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MESHUGGAH's HAAKE At DRUMMERLIVE: Video Footage, Photos Available

MESHUGGAH's Tomas Haake was one of the performers at the DrummerLive 2006 event on September 24 at ExCeL Centre, London Docklands, England. Check out a couple of video clips: Clip#1, Clip#2. Photos are available at this location. MESHUGGAH's reissue of its acclaimed 2002 effort, "Nothing", is due in...
October 7, 2006