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MARYLAND DEATHFEST Photos Available
Return to the Pit has uploaded several hundred photos from this year's Maryland Deathfest, which was held May 22-24 at the Sonar in Baltimore, Maryland. Included in the batch are pictures from the following artists: May 22, 2009 (photos): ASPHYX (187 pics) CATTLE DECAPITATION (202 pics) CEPHALIC CAR...May 25, 2009
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Metal Fire from Hell
One look at that album cover and surely you realize that what you're getting yourself into is not epic folk metal, brutal death, or progressive power metal. "Metal Fire from Hell" — licensed from Black-Listed Records for stateside release by Planet Metal — from Japan's HELLHOUND is pure '80s heavy m...May 25, 2009
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Paranoid Delusions / Paradise Illusions
"Paranoid Delusions / Paradise Illusions" by Baltimore's PULLING TEETH is not your average hardcore album, its strokes painting a broader musical palette not unlike the boundary-pushing acts on Goodfellow Records, as well as the reliable Deathwish, Inc. The anger is still as real as it gets, but mom...May 25, 2009
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Sandwich
I initially wanted to rip the guts out of this one until I realized that PSYCHOSTICK's humor-core is in fact pretty damn funny and musically not too shabby, even if it's not a heavy rotation type of disc. Please be advised that a sense of humor is a requirement for enjoyment of "Sandwich". Taking th...May 25, 2009
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Angel of Suffering
Now we're talking! Old-school-influenced death metal with a song-centric approach is the way of France's THE SEVEN GATES on "Angel of Suffering". Many death metal bands refer to their music as brutal, yet melodic, but how many of them release albums with song individuality and anything more than gui...May 25, 2009
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Oracles
"FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE play death metal with a 'classical" approach;' inspired by CANNIBAL CORPSE and SUFFOCATION, and influenced by J.S. Bach and L. Van Beethoven," reads the Willowtip press release regarding "Oracles"; the Rome, Italy band's debut for the label. Sound far-fetched? It's really not, a...May 25, 2009
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PESTILENCE Forced To Cancel MARYLAND DEATHFEST Appearance
Resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metallers PESTILENCE have been forced to cancel their appearance at the Maryland Deathfest due to their detainment at the U.S. border. Upon entering the U.S. and stopping at customs, Patrick Mameli (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Uterwijk (guitar) discovered that...May 24, 2009
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Report: Year After Year, MARYLAND DEATHFEST Only Gets Stronger
Michael Byrne of the Baltimore City Paper reports: For the past six years, Baltimore has been rushed by some of the most dedicated metalheads in the world. This year, co-organizer/co-curator/co-everything Ryan Taylor projects a daily attendance of 2,000 people for Maryland Deathfest's three-day run....May 24, 2009
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ZAKK WYLDE Interviewed On 'The Governor's Ball'; Audio Available
Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) was interviewed for this week's edition of "The Governor's Ball". You can download the program at this location. According to a posting on BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's MySpace page, the band will team up with MUDVAYNE and STATIC-X for a U.S. tour this summer....May 23, 2009
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DEVOLVED: 'Calculated' Artwork Unveiled
The cover artwork for "Calculated", the new album from Australian/American tech-metallers DEVOLVED, can be viewed below. Due on August 25 via Unique Leader Records, the CD was mixed by famed producer/engineer Neil Kernon (CANNIBAL CORPSE, NILE, NEVERMORE, DEICIDE, JUDAS PRIEST) and was mastered by A...May 23, 2009
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SNOWY SHAW's 'Beloved' GIBSON Bass Stolen
Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME) has issued the following update: "I recently had my old favorite Gibson bass [see photo below] stolen out of our touring van that was parked in Gothenburg city [Sweden] during a few...May 22, 2009
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APOSTASY: Rough-Mix Version Of New Song Posted Online
Swedish black metal act APOSTASY has posted a rough-mix version of the title track from the band's upcoming third full-length album, "Nuclear Messiah". The song will be available for streaming on the group's MySpace page for one week before it is taken down. "Nuclear Messiah" is being recorded in pa...May 22, 2009
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THE HAUNTED Frontman Talks About AT THE GATES Reunion, BLABBERMOUTH.NET Detractors
Vince Neilstein of MetalSucks caught up with THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving last month at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dolving spoke about why touring musicians are inherently dysfunctional, what he did while the brothers Björler toured with the reunit...May 21, 2009
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DEVOLVED To Guest On 'No Control'
Australian/American tech-metallers DEVOLVED will be interviewed by Chuck Loesch of the "No Control" show this Friday, May 22 on Austin, Texas' 101.5 FM radio station between 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. To listen to the program live via the Internet, go to this location. DEVOLVED recently inked a deal w...May 21, 2009
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LIMP BIZKIT Kicks Off Reunion Tour; Interview, Performance Footage Available
Diena, the largest morning newspaper in Latvia, conducted an interview with LIMP BIZKIT's DJ Lethal prior to the first show of the band's "Unicorns N' Rainbows" reunion tour, which kicked off earlier tonight (Wednesday, May 20) in Riga, Latvia. Watch the chat below. Also available is early fan-filme...May 20, 2009
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