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DISAFFECTED: New Album Details Revealed
Portuguese death prog masters DISAFFECTED will release their second full-length album, "Rebirth", on May 25 via the German label Massacre Records. The CD was recorded between August and December 2010 at The Pentagon in Lisbon, Portugal and was produced by Fernando Matias (MOONSPELL, GWYDION) and DIS...March 5, 2012
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Torture
CANNIBAL CORPSE drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz's description of one aspect of 12th studio album "Torture" as "the frenzied attack of 'Butchered at Birth' (1991) or 'Tomb Of The Mutilated' (1992)", is quite accurate. There is a direct, often unhinged lethality about it that does indeed remind of the contr...March 4, 2012
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Utilitarian
Well, of course, NAPALM DEATH has launched the Occupy Napalm movement. You weren't expecting Barney Greenway to announce that he's teamed up with Bill O'Reilly for a new propagandistic "news" program on Fox, did you? New album "Utilitarian" presents no downplaying of the refreshingly informed sociop...March 4, 2012
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Incongruous
Initially impressed with the crunching complexity of 2007's "Mechanics Of Dysfunction" from Montreal tech-death darlings BENEATH THE MASSACRE, I was mildly disappointed with 2008's "Dystopia". There was something about presentation of the latter release that felt flat and lacking in staying power, e...March 4, 2012
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Xes and Strokes
I'm surprised that it wasn't until recently that I came across an extreme metal band called BEATEN TO DEATH. You'd think the name would have been taken years ago and used by at least one relatively "known" act, though I've not done even a cursory level of research to ascertain whether other acts wit...March 4, 2012
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SYMPHONY X Guitarist: 'You Always Kind Of Hope That More People Will Embrace What You Do'
Jacob Zinn recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Romeo of North America's progressive metal masterminds SYMPHONY X. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Jacob Zinn: SYMPHONY X is one of the more well-known neo-classical metal bands out there. When you founded the band in...March 4, 2012
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CLINT LOWERY Talks DARK NEW DAY, CALL ME NO ONE And SEVENDUST Breakup Rumors
Zoiks! Online recently conducted an interview with Clint Lowery (SEVENDUST, DARK NEW DAY, CALL ME NO ONE, HELLO DEMONS MEET SKELETONS). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Zoiks! Online: I'm really excited this new project you're working on with Morgan [Rose, SEVENDUST drummer], CALL ME...March 3, 2012
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DREAMING DEAD Frontwoman Disregards 'Locker-Room Talk' On Metal Web Sites
Elizabeth Schall, the vocalist/guitarist for the Los Angeles-based progressive/melodic death metal act DREAMING DEAD, tells LA Weekly that her gender hasn't limited her despite the fact that comment sections of web sites like BLABBERMOUTH.NET are full of locker-room talk (or worse) whenever an artic...March 3, 2012
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JASON BECKER's 'Not Dead Yet' Documentary Focus Of New KGO-TV Video Report
The world premiere of the documentary film "Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet", will take place at the Cinequest film festival on Saturday, March 3 at 6:30 p.m. The screening will be held in San Jose, California at the San Jose Repertory Theatre. Jason will be there, along with his family and friends. Jaso...March 3, 2012
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Former EXODUS Singer's HATRIOT Supports TESTAMENT In California; Video Available
HATRIOT — the new thrash metal project led by veteran San Francisco Bay Area vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza (TENET, DUBLIN DEATH PATROL, EXODUS, LEGACY) — supported TESTAMENT on February 19 at The Avalon in Santa Clara, California. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below (courtes...March 3, 2012
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JOHN 5 Explains New Solo Album Title
ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5 will release his new full-length solo CD/DVD, "God Told Me To", on May 8 via Rocket Science Ventures. "God Told Me To" was recorded and produced by John 5, Chris Baseford (ROB ZOMBIE, TOMMY LEE) and Bob Marlette (SEBASTIAN BACH, BLACK SABBATH) in 2011. T...March 2, 2012
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BENEATH THE MASSACRE: New Video Interview Posted Online
On February 23, Philip of Freethinkers' Blog conducted an interview with Dennis Bradley and Elliot Desgagnés of Montreal's monsters of tech-death mayhem BENEATH THE MASSACRE before the band's concert in in Vienna, Austria. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. BENEATH THE MASSACRE's new alb...March 2, 2012
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DIRGE WITHIN: 'For My Enemies' Lyric Video Released
"For My Enemies", the new James Zahn-directed lyric video from Chicago's DIRGE WITHIN, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's forthcoming sophomore full-length album, "There Will Be Blood", which will be released on April 10 via Rocket Science Ventures/THC: Music. The CD was recorded at Me...March 1, 2012
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WITHIN TEMPTATION To Kick Off 'Sanctuary' Dutch Theater Tour Tomorrow
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION will kick off their "Sanctuary" theater tour of their home country tomorrow (Friday, March 2) at Schouwburg Almere in Almere. The following description of what fans can expect to see at the shows has been posted on the band's official web si...March 1, 2012
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FEAR FACTORY: 'The Industrialist' North American Release Date Announced
Candlelight Records has set a June 5 North American release date for FEAR FACTORY's new album, "The Industrialist". Produced by the band with Rhys Fulber (FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY),the CD was mixed by Greg Reely (PARADISE LOST, SKINNY PUPPY, MACHINE HEAD). It features additional tracking by Logan Mader...February 29, 2012
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