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Manmade Monster

Playing blatant tribute to your idols with original compositions is a risky proposition, especially when the object of praise is a revered group like the MISFITS (Danzig era, of course). Surprisingly, San Francisco's PLAN 9 pull it off reasonably well with "Manmade Monster", which consists of 13 ori...

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XXV

It is rare that I'm enamored with a re-recording effort, as the results are often stale, the magic of the original recordings — no matter how devoid of modern studio polish — lost in the mix. The re-recordings of classics by the likes of TESTAMENT and DESTRUCTION surely have their moments, but the e...

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In Hatred's Flame

Thrash bastion Heavy Artillery has already released two monster metal albums this year, the first, MERCILESS DEATH's "Realm of Terror", and now "In Hatred's Flame" by California's EXMORTUS. The album is a re-release of the band's self-released disc of the same name, remixed and remastered with four...

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Teloitus

Here is a case of familiarity not breeding contempt, as the death metal style of Finland's SOTAJUMALA (translation: "War God") is one with obvious influences, yet the act pays tribute without complete artistic robbery and does so with personality. "Teloitus" is not the future of death metal; it is s...

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Southern Nihilizm

It is USBM southern style on BAHIMIRON's second full-length release, "Southern Nihilizm". The act is another in a long line of evildoers from the Lone Star State that play a distinctly Texas style of dangerously hot black metal that offer one images of decomposing bodies baking in 105-degree tempera...

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SEVERED SAVIOR: Another New Song Posted Online

San Francisco-based death metallers SEVERED SAVIOR have posted a new song entitled "Acts Of Sedition" on their official MySpace page. The track comes off the group's forthcoming album, "Servile Insurrection", due before the end of the year via Willowtip Records. The CD cover artwork, which was creat...

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BLACKENED Featuring HATEBREED Members: Demo Song Posted Online

BLACKENED, the new Connecticut-based hardcore/metal band featuring current and former members of the juggernaut that is HATEBREED (bassist Chris Beattie and original drummer and founding member Dave Russo) as well as current Connecticut contenders and alum alike, including vocalist Jay Reason (THE D...

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FLOWING TEARS: New Song Posted Online

German female-fronted gothic metallers FLOWING TEARS have made a new song entitled "Colossal Shaped Despair" available for streaming on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Thy Kingdom Gone", due on October 20 via Ascendance Records, the new label funded by Lee Barrett (fo...

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WARBRINGER Checks In From The Road

Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER have issued the following update: "So we're back in North America touring the U.S. and Canada with FINNTROLL. It was quite a rush as we flew directly in from Amsterdam (as Holland was our last European show with SWORN ENEMY/ALL SHALL PERISH) into Philadelphia and had...

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AGATHOCLES: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled

Belgian grind band AGATHOCLES will release its new album, "Grind is Protest", on November 14 via Displeased Records. According to a press release, the new CD "contains 40 more brutal and in-your-face grind tracks." The following up to 2006's "Mincer" will feature the following track listing: 01. Gri...

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SAXON Films 'Live To Rock' Video

Aestheticom's Bill Schacht, who has previously directed music videos for DIO, KING DIAMOND, AMON AMARTH, FATAL SMILE, LIBERTY X/REV RUN, ZAKK WYLDE and SISTER SIN, among others, has just completed filming footage for the upcoming SAXON clip for the soon-to-be classic rock anthem "Live To Rock". Acco...

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GUILLOTINE: 'Blood Money' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Blood Money", the second album from GUILLOTINE — the reunited Swedish thrash metal band featuring Nils Eriksson (bass) and Fredrik Mannberg (rhythm guitar) of NOCTURNAL RITES — can be viewed below. The artwork was created by Ed Repka, who has previously worked with MEGADETH, V...

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METALLICA: 'The Day That Never Comes' Video Officially Released

The video for METALLICA's new single, "The Day That Never Comes", can be viewed at Metallica.com. It is also available below. The clip was shot at the end of July in Acton, California (about an hour's drive north of Los Angeles). METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield told MTV.com that the vide...

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CARPATHIAN FOREST, KEEP OF KALESSIN Confirmed For Norway's INFERNO Festival

CARPATHIAN FOREST and KEEP OF KALESSIN are the first two confirmed bands for the 2009 edition of the Inferno festival, set to take place April 8-11, 2009 in Oslo, Norway. According to a press release, "CARPATHIAN FOREST promises to give the Inferno audience a set consisting of surprise guest appeara...

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SYLOSIS: 'Conclusion Of An Age' Trailer Available

UK-based modern thrash hopefuls SYLOSIS will release their new album, "Conclusion Of An Age", on October 24 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Grindstone Studios with producer Scott Atkins, who is being described by the band as "one of the best producers around." Check out the track "...