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Waves of Visual Decay

It was not too long ago that I reviewed COMMUNIC's debut full-length "Conspiracy in Mind", for this very site. My rating of 7 was an indication of what I believed to be stellar musicianship and adventurous compositions that recalled the likes of NEVERMORE with more prog elements, but that somehow se...

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Warrior Soul

Listening to Doro Pesch at her prime is like watching a Jerry Bruckheimer movie. It's a larger-than-life, formulaic experience tailor-made to pull on the heartstrings and inspire the broadest emotions in the largest group of people. The diminutive Metal Queen knows her audience, and has had them eat...

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PANTHEON I: New Pre-Production Recording Available For Download

PANTHEON I, the Norwegian extreme metal band featuring vocalist/guitarist Andrè Kvebek (1349) and guitarist John Espen Sagstad (TROLLFEST, SARKOM),recently completed a pre-production recording for the band's upcoming sophomore album. The three new songs laid down during the session — "Where Angels...

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LIFE OF AGONY Frontman KEITH CAPUTO: New Audio Interview Posted Online

A 34-minute audio interview with LIFE OF AGONY frontman Keith Caputo, conducted earlier in the month by Belgium's FM Brussel 98.8 radio station, has been made available for download at this location (MP3, 48 MB). As previously reported, audio samples from Caputo's second solo album, "Heart's Blood o...

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ANCIENT RITES Frontman Rejects 'Rock-Star' Accusations

ANCIENT RITES mainman Gunther Theys recently spoke to the Terrorverlag.de webzine about the controversy surrounding the band's recent appearance at the Ultima Ratio Festival in Krefeld, Germany. Commented Theys: "Things really need to be cleared up around this. Our management had been at the festiva...

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MNEMIC Collaborate With BRUCE DICKINSON Guitarist/Producer

Danish modern metallers MNEMIC have recently employed the writing talents of guitarist/producer Roy Z. for one song that will surface on MNEMIC's upcoming album, due out in early 2007. The talented and heralded guitarist and songwriter for TRIBE OF GYPSIES, as well as producer of such recent metal c...

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OBITUARY's JOHN TARDY, ILL NINO To Guest On INDIE 103.1's 'Chaos' Metal Show Wednesday

Vocalist John Tardy of OBITUARY and the members of ILL NINO are slated to be the guests of Indie 103.1's metal show "Chaos" with Jackie Kay on Wednesday, May 24 at 10:00 p.m. PST. Jackie will also be on hand to give away tickets to several events coming to the Los Angeles area in the ...

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KISS Coffeehouse Opening Scheduled For Next Month

If you want rock and roll all night, KISS Coffeehouse will be the place to be. On Tuesday, June 27, legendary KISS band members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons will be on hand at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina's Broadway at the Beach to cut the ribbon on the most outrageous coffee and dessert shop ever...

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MERCENARY: New Album Details Revealed; Bassist Announced

Denmark's MERCENARY have wrapped up recording and mixing their new album, "The Hours That Remain", with producer Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, COMMUNIC, MAROON, HATESPHERE),who had previously worked with the group on their "11 Dreams" offering. Commented the group: "We made what we feel is the most powerf...

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AUDIOSLAVE Cancel European Tour

AUDIOSLAVE have cancelled their entire European tour scheduled for the summer, according to NME.com. The U.S. rockers — who consists of former members of RAGE AGANST THE MACHNE and SOUNDGARDEN — were due to play the Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds festivals in England in late August. AUDIOSLAVE r...

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DIRTY RIG Sign With ESCAPI MUSIC

DIRTY RIG, the Long Island, New York-based hard rockers featuring former WARRIOR SOUL frontman Kory Clarke, have inked a worldwide deal with Escapi Music. The group's new CD/DVD, entitled "Rock Did It", will be released on June 27. The upcoming album is the follow-up to the group's debut, "Blood, Sw...

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Speak of the Dead

Career arc-wise, RAGE seems to take a page from the SAVATAGE playbook (except for the fact that they, like, release records and work and stuff). Starting from more raw and coarse origins in the early 1980s, both bands have evolved into increasingly graceful, orchestral, even theatrical outfits. But...

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BISHOP OF HEXEN To Release Long-Awaited Second Album In June

Israeli atmospheric black metallers BISHOP OF HEXEN will release their long-awaited second album, "The Nightmarish Compositions", on June 23 via the Austrian metal label CCP Records. The upcoming CD will mark the group's first release since 1997's "Archives of an Enchanted Philosophy", which was rel...

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DARK AGE: 'Live, So Far...' DVD Details Revealed

Hamburg, Germany-based brutal melodic death metallers DARK AGE have revealed the track listing for their first DVD, "Live, So Far...", due June 23 via Remedy Records. The two-disc set will include the following: DVD 1: Complete DARK AGE gig filmed by Steve Q. for Qiu-Media at the Markthalle in Hambu...

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LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE: 'Filthy Notes For Frozen Hearts' Release Date Confirmed

German gothic rockers LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE will release their seventh album, "Filthy Notes for Frozen Hearts", on July 7 via Napalm Records. The CD was produced by John Fryer (H.I.M., PARADISE LOST, NINE INCH NAILS, DEPECHE MODE) and will be preceded by a single, "Again It's Over", due in Europe on J...