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Former HIRAX Guitarist Releases Instrumental Album
Former HIRAX and current WEAPON 13 guitarist Bob Savage has released an instrumental album, entitled "Retrofitted". Teaming with drummer/percussionist Mike Denhertog and keyboard player Anton Putchansky, California-based Savage delves into bits of metal and arena rock with a highly overdriven lead s...February 23, 2006
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Darkness Foretold
Sometimes critics (myself included) get so wrapped up in picking the perfect words in a desperate attempt to accurately convey the feeling of a metal album that the important stuff goes gets shoved aside. Sometimes you've just got to cast that tattered and coffee-stained Thesaurus aside and keep it...February 6, 2006
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TED NUGENT Endorses BOUCHARD In Michigan Senate Race
The Associated Press is reporting that Ted Nugent has endorsed Oakland County, Michigan Sheriff Mike Bouchard for U.S. Senate. Nugent's choice was announced Thursday by the Bouchard campaign. Bouchard is one of three Republican candidates seeking to face Democratic U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow in the N...January 27, 2006
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DREAM THEATER Drummer Comments On Release Of Early Recordings
DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has commented on the upcoming release of S.A. ADAMS' "Unearthed: The Mike Portnoy Sessions, Volume 2", a collection of recordings made by S.A. Adams and then-18-year-old Portnoy between December 28, 1985 and January 11, 1986 at Mike's Long Beach apartment. The CD w...January 19, 2006
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DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY: Early Recordings Unearthed!
It's no secret that before DREAM THEATER there was MAJESTY. But before MAJESTY, drummer Mike Portnoy (mis)spent some time of his youth recording with S.A. ADAMS. The then-18-year-old Portnoy did quite a few day and evening sessions with ADAMS working on what became the foundation of Adams' body of w...January 17, 2006
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The Art of War EP
The hardest working men in death metal haven't stopped recording and touring to take a break in at least ten years, yet somehow VADER's output never dips in quality. Not every song may be an instantly-memorable classic, but none of their prodigious body of work is anything less than satisfying. Blis...January 16, 2006
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Maleficus
In a world where straight-up death metal seems to be on a race to blast-beating oblivion, it takes dedication to stick doggedly with a rhythmic, midtempo, song-oriented style. Perhaps this is why, despite ten years of persistence in the underground and props from fellow metal travelers, this America...January 16, 2006
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Age of Winters
How much more self-conscious orc rock can you fit into your Viking helmet? Not to be confused with the half-decent Canuck '80s metal outfit of "Metalized" and "Sweet Dreams" fame, these guys are an altogether more unwashed and skunk-weed-reeking prospect. Tumbling down thirdhand from SABBATH's loins...January 2, 2006
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Alpha Males & Popular Girls
Known for releasing albums that not only challenge the listener, but also for giving new meaning to extreme music, Crucial Blast continues the pattern with SOIHADTOSHOOTHIM's "Alpha Males & Popular Girls". The debut full-length (after several splits and mini albums) from this New York/New Jersey...December 19, 2005
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From Mars to Sirius
GOJIRA have, on their third album, unleashed an epic. This is a masterpiece on par with anything MESHUGGAH or MASTODON have released, that sort of massive, lumbering, seething wall of sound that the listener just can't help but become immersed in. "From Mars to Sirius" is a journey that'll take many...December 12, 2005
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POISON Frontman Discusses Drive-By Shooting Incident
POISON frontman Bret Michaels called into Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM this past Friday, November 25 to discuss the the incident Monday night (Nov. 21) when his tour bus was fired at in a drive-by shooting in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The following is Michaels...November 26, 2005
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Those Once Loyal
One of the things reviewers use to fill space when talking about long-running bands is how the new album differs from the band's back catalog. BOLT THROWER bulldoze that path with the subtlety of a howitzer shell — they hit a stride around "Realm of Chaos", in 1989, and they haven't shown too much i...November 20, 2005
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MEGADETH Bassist JAMES MACDONOUGH's GIGANTOUR Recap
MEGADETH bassist James MacDonough has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I would like to thank all the members and crew from DREAM THEATER, ANTHRAX, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC and B...September 24, 2005
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BOLT THROWER: New Album Details Revealed
Metal Blade Records has pushed back the projected European release date of the new BOLT THROWER album, entitled "Those Once Loyal", to November 14 (November 11 in Germany) from the previously announced October 31. BOLT THROWER's eighth album, "Those Once Loyal" was recorded at Andy Faulkner's Sable...September 8, 2005
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ANTHRAX Drummer: 'There Cannot Be An American Out There That Feels Good Right Now'
ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "There cannot be an American out there that feels good right now. I know my voice means shit, in fact...the way I feel right now, nobody's voice means a thing. Is Louisiana in America?? It doesn't look...September 3, 2005