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DEMON HUNTER Members Talk About Making Of 'The World Is A Thorn' In New SOLID STATE Podcast
The new DEMON HUNTER edition of the Solid State Podcast in which the Seattle-based Christian metallers discuss the writing and recording of their new album, "The World Is A Thorn", and the development and meanings of the third three tracks from the record — "Tie This Around Your Neck", "Just Breathe...February 25, 2010
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ATHEIST Frontman On New Material: 'The Music Is Insane In The Most Catchiest Of Ways To Me'
Vocalist Kelly Shaefer reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST has issued the following update: "We are currently deep into the writing of what I feel will be a defining moment in the career of ATHEIST and us as individuals. "The music is insane in the most catchiest of ways to me... It...February 25, 2010
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Hell Chose Me
That CARNIFEX's "Hell Chose Me" is launched into full-on modern death metal mode with a blistering title track that is awfully similar to way that MALEVOLENT CREATION's "The Will to Kill" begins, sans the corrosive qualities, would seem to be good as far as signs go. As it turns out, CARNIFEX has no...February 24, 2010
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DEATH ANGEL Teams Up With Producer JASON SUECOF For New Album
San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL have been holed up in their Oakland, California studio for the past few months writing songs for their next Nuclear Blast release, tentatively due in September. The band is scheduled to enter Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida in March with prod...February 24, 2010
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STRYPER Frontman Defends Band's Decision To Record Covers Album
Vocalist/guitarist Michael Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER — who recently announced plans to record an album's worth of covers of heavy metal classics — has issued the following update: "It seems that our decision to do a cover record has pleased many people, but has upset a small number of...February 24, 2010
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World Without God
Another round of kudos to Relapse is in order for unearthing more classic late '80s/early '90s death metal, packaging it up nicely, and releasing it to a new generation of extremists. After last year's excellent NIRVANA 2002 package ("Recordings 89-91") comes a reissue of CONVULSE's 1992 release "Wo...February 23, 2010
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Desolation of Eden
This is not good. Though deathcore has become the new "nu metal" to the traditionalist head banger, there are bands out there that that do it quite well and that write music with an ear toward the maintenance of aggression without any sacrifice of suitable songwriting dynamics. Utah's CHELSEA GRIN i...February 23, 2010
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Ashes of Angels
AOSOTH is the side project of MKM, a member of those nasty Frenchmen ANTAEUS, so at a minimum you can with some certainly predict that it is going to be a scathing affair, whether it was his intention to make it that way or not; it is a genetic thing, not something you can turn ...February 23, 2010
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Death Begins
As I was sifting through the day's pile of promotional CDs and realizing again that it would be nearly impossible to give much "ink" to even a fraction of the numerous unsigned band releases that arrived, I happened to notice the phrase "Roman Fuckin Metal" on the back cover of one of the discs. At...February 23, 2010
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ANNIHILATOR Mainman Interviewed On CHOM-FM's 'The Metal File'
ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters was interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show using the audio player below. As previously reported, Jeff Waters will present his new Epiphone signature series line of Flying V guitars as well as the new Coreb...February 23, 2010
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BACH: 'Celebrity Fit Club' Is 100% Great For My Rock 'N' Roll Career, My Life And Health
As America embarks on a New Year full of resolutions to lose weight and make tough life changes, VH1 celebrates the new decade with a fresh season of "Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp". This season boasts a cast full of pop culture personalities ready to bare their bodies and souls as they dig in for ....February 23, 2010
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RON JARZOMBEK Discusses BLOTTED SCIENCE Project
The Spinelanguage blog recently conducted an interview with acclaimed guitarist Ron Jarzombek (BLOTTED SCIENCE, WATCHTOWER, SPASTIC INK). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Spinelanguage: Before BLOTTED SCIENCE, a lot of metal fans didn't know who Ron Jarzombek was. Sure, they might ha...February 23, 2010
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1349: New Album Title Announced
Norwegian black metallers 1349 will release their new album, "Demonoir", on April 26 in Europe via Indie Recordings and one day later in North America through Prosthetic Records. According to a press release, "Demonoir" is "without a shadow of a doubt 1349's darkest, most sinister and brutal work to...February 23, 2010
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FEAR FACTORY, CANDLEMASS, MOONSORROW, TANKARD Confirmed For Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT
FEAR FACTORY, CANDLEMASS, MOONSORROW, TANKARD and AURA NOIR have been confirmed for the 15-year-anniversary edition of the Brutal Assault festival, set to take place August 12-14, 2010 in Josefov, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ARSIS AURA NOIR BLEED FROM WITHIN CANDLE...February 23, 2010
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DEMONICA: 'Demon Class' Video Released
"Demon Class", the new video from DEMONICA — the new project featuring MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Hank Shermann — can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's debut album, "Demonstrous", which is scheduled for release on February 26 via Massacre Records. The CD, which was made available in Japan...February 23, 2010
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