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Esoteric

In the "it's a small world" department, Sweden's SKYFIRE take a good portion of the European metal scene, stuff it into a blender, and serve the results up extra smooth on the aptly-named "Esoteric". Equal parts melodic death metal, neo-classical, prog, black, and power metal (depending on everyone'...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Will Not Perform Any STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Material On Upcoming Tour

Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) will release "Addicted", the second in a series of albums to be made available under THE DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT moniker, on November 17 in North America via InsideOut Music. A song from the "A...

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THE RED CHORD: 'Fed Through The Teeth Machine' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Fed Through the Teeth Machine", the fourth full-length album from Boston, Massachusetts metallers THE RED CHORD, sold around 2,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 180 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 6 on the Top New Artist...

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IMPIOUS: Another New Song Posted Online

A new IMPIOUS track entitled "Dead Awakening" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the Swedish death/thrashers' new album, "Death Domination", which will be released in North America on November 24 via Metal Blade Records (November 23 in Europe). The CD's cover a...

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WARFECT Sign With MY KINGDOM MUSIC

Swedish metallers WARFECT have inked a deal with My Kingdom Music. The band's debut album, "Depicting The Macabre", will be released on November 16. According to a press release. "WARFECT is an explosive mixture of hell-bent riffing inspired by giants from back in the day with the addition of a ravi...

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RISE TO ADDICTION To Release New Album Next Week

RISE TO ADDICTION — the British band which features in its ranks former BLAZE members John Slater (guitar) and Steve Wray (guitar) — will release its second album, "Some Other Truth", on November 13 via Mausoleum Records. The follow-up to 2007's "A New Shade Of Black For The Soul" was produced by Wr...

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MONOLITH: Four Songs From Forthcoming Album Available For Streaming

Ontario, Canada, MONOLITH has posted four songs from its forthcoming debut album on the band's MySpace page. The CD, which is scheduled for a January 2010 release via Bombworks Records, was recorded at Batcave Studios with Adam Wathan and was mixed and mastered with Jordan Valeriote at Sundown Studi...

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Those Whom The Gods Detest

It seems that every time an artist is interviewed about his or her newest piece of work, they're quick to call the effort their "best yet," or be otherwise complimentary towards the album. After all, nobody in their right mind would doubt themselves in the faces of their fans and every musician stri...

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Walpurgis Rites-Hexenwahn

I still remember reviewing 2003's "Lucifer Incestus", and here I am already reviewing my fifth BELPHEGOR CD, "Walpurgis Rites-Hexenwahn". It seems that the Austrian act has gotten even more prolific these past few years. What is far more impressive than the sheer number of albums in a relatively sho...

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Poisoned Legacy

This school of Danish death metal gets surprisingly little attention outside a rabid worldwide cult following. Its trademarks — super-heavy and chunky riffing delivered in a clean, immaculate tone, barbaric guttural barking vocals, tightly-controlled but blisteringly fast blasting — seem like hallma...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEVIN TOWNSEND, GRAVEWORM Confirmed For Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT

CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEVIN TOWNSEND, DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA and GRAVEWORM are the first confirmed bands for the 15-year-anniversary edition of the Brutal Assault festival, set to take place August 12-14, 2010 in Josefov, Czech Republic. More acts will be announced soon. ...

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EX DEO Forced To Cancel Dates On ENSIFERUM Tour

EX DEO, the the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal led by KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono, has pulled out of the ENSIFERUM tour for visa matters beyond the band's control. Commented Maurizio: "Well, the Gods are definitely not smiling on us at the moment. Some confusion happened in the visa departement...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I Have No Desire To Answer Any Questions, At All, About METALLICA'

MetalInsider.net recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MetalInsider.net: So I'm going to start with the elephant in the room that I'm sure you're getting asked at every single interview lately. The "Big Four" tour with M...

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SLIPKNOT Frontman Confirms He Tried Out For VELVET REVOLVER

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has confirmed that he was being considered for the singer slot in VELVET REVOLVER following the departure of Scott Weiland. Speaking to Altitude TV (see video below),Taylor said, "I had a meeting with those guys, we did some demos together, and it just didn't work — f...

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AWAKE BY DESIGN: Debut Album Out Now

British gothic rock/metal metal band AWAKE BY DESIGN has released its debut album, "Sentiment". The CD was recorded at Priory Recording Studio in Sutton Coldfield and was produced by Greg Chandler (ESOTERIC). It was mixed and mastered by Karl Groom (DRAGONFORCE, THRESHOLD). According to a press rele...