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KATATONIA To Release 'Dethroned And Uncrowned' In September
In August 2012, Swedish dark rockers KATATONIA released "Dead End Kings", their ninth studio album. The CD was the band's most successful to date and cemented the Swedes' position as masters of sorrowful metal. In September 2013, the band returns with "Dethroned And Uncrowned", their first release o...June 17, 2013
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P.O.D. Frontman Interviewed On 'Rich Davenport's Rock Show' (Audio)
Vocalist Sonny Sandoval of Christian hard rockers P.O.D. (PAYABLE ON DEATH) was interviewed on the latest edition of "Rich Davenport's Rock Show". The program can be streamed using the Mixcloud player below. (Note: The Sandoval interview begins around the 20-minute mark.) P.O.D. is continuing to tou...June 17, 2013
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Circle
For nearly two decades and ten studio albums, Finland's AMORPHIS lived out the definition of their name by continually morphing their sound in any way they saw fit; but by the group's own admission, the recording of eleventh studio album, "Circle", gave them yet another chance to snap out of their c...June 16, 2013
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Epitome of Torture
Of all the death metal and thrash giants who have faced more trials on a charred path filled with scrutiny and ill-fated personnel, it has to be SODOM. Inherently, death metal is a form of protest music depending on the latitude of intelligence its practitioners push into their work. "Agent Orange"...June 16, 2013
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Infestissumam
Try to recall a time before GHOST B.C. became an overhyped gimmick of a band, more visual than musical; back when their initially overlooked debut, "Opus Eponymous", began turning heads based solely on its novel attempt to harness fundamental metallic songwriting devices and undiluted satanic themes...June 16, 2013
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Lay My Soul to Waste
Sal Abruscato might've suspected Peter Steele and TYPE O NEGATIVE fans would automatically flock to A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, yet it's quickly become more than that. Abruscato's associations with TYPE O and LIFE OF AGONY makes him the star attraction in A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, but now two albums i...June 16, 2013
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Magica Deluxe Edition
There's a lot of unfairness about the passing of Ronnie James Dio, but what's particularly criminal is that "Fever Dreams" from 2000's "Magica" wasn't the automatic hit it should've been. There's something extra special about "Magica" that ranks it in succession behind "Holy Diver", "The Last in Lin...June 16, 2013
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Hydra
DEVILLE is a guitar band...see album cover for details. To be clear, that's the cover of 2013's "Hydra" we are referring to - this being the Swedish group's third full-length and first for the biggest and most consistent champions of "Camaro Metal" (?),Small Stone Records, which inevitably tempts on...June 16, 2013
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The Eldritch Dark
BLOOD CEREMONY's third album, 2013's "The Eldritch Dark", arrives in the midst of a historically busy time for parent label, Rise Above, which is obviously counting on its partnership with America's mighty Metal Blade to help juggle virtually simultaneously released new efforts from CATHEDRAL, CHURC...June 16, 2013
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HIM Frontman Interviewed By KERRANG! Magazine (Video)
Kerrang! magazine conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM at this year's Download festival, which is taking place June 14-16 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. HIM's new album, "Tears On Tape", sold 20,000 co...June 15, 2013
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CROMLECH Signs With MY GRAVEYARD PRODUCTIONS
Canadian band CROMLECH will release its debut album, "Ave Mortis", in September via My Graveyard Productions. Formed in 2011 in Toronto, CROMLECH "presents a dark gloomy epic/doom sound" which "is the antithesis to all that is trivial and banal in heavy metal," according to a press release. "Thunder...June 15, 2013
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HIM Singer Interviewed By Jägermeister UK (Video)
Jägermeister UK conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM at this year's Download festival, which is taking place June 14-16 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. HIM's new album, "Tears On Tape", sold 20,000 copi...June 14, 2013
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BLACK SABBATH's IOMMI, BUTLER Talk About 'God Is Dead?' Song (Video)
NME TV has posted a new video interview with BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler in which they discuss the writing of the band's new song "God Is Dead?". Check it out below. "God Is Dead?" is the debut single from "13", the first BLACK SABBATH record in 35 years to feature ....June 14, 2013
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INFERA BRUO To Release 'Desolation Unknown' In July
Boston black metal manglers INFERA BRUO have announced the imminent release of their sophomore album, entitled "Desolation Unknown". This mind-melting collection of vicious extreme metal prophecies will be available on CD and digital formats on July 1, and in keeping with the band's fierce independe...June 14, 2013
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D-A-D Interviewed At Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL (Video)
WDR's (German public TV) series "Rockpalast" conducted an interview with Danish rockers D-A-D at the Rock Hard Festival, which was held May 17-19 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. You an now watch the chat below. D-A-D recently inked a worldwide deal (except Scandinavia) with AFM Records. T...June 13, 2013
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