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KERRY KING, PHILIP ANSELMO, SCOTT IAN Contribute To 'The Merciless Book Of Metal Lists'

"The Merciless Book Of Metal Lists", written by New York City music scene veterans Howie Abrams and Sacha Jenkins, is set to be released on April 9. Touted as "the most opinionated compendium ever written concerning heavy metal," the book is comprised of 208 jam-packed pages representing all that is...

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HERETIC: 'Child Of War' Video Released

"Child Of War", the new video from classic southern California power/speed metalists HERETIC, can be seen below. The clip was shot and directed by Metal Refuge TV's FreddyMedal (a.k.a. Fred Swift of DOWN HEAVAL/AUGMENTED). "Child Of War" comes of HERETIC's latest album, "A Time Of Crisis", which was...

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Why Are There So Few African-Americans In Metal?

Katon W. De Pena (pictured below) of long-running Long Beach, California-based metallers HIRAX is one of only a handful of black singers fronting metal and hard rock bands. Although there have been other African-Americans playing this genre of music — Jimi Hendrix, Phil Lynott (THIN LIZZY),Byron Da...

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HIRAX Signs With SPV/STEAMHAMMER

California thrash metal veterans HIRAX have inked a worldwide deal with SPV/Steamhammer. The band's new album will be released in September 2013 and will be followed by a world tour. Commented HIRAX frontman Katon W. De Pena: "We are honored to now be a part of the SPV family and we appreciate their...

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HERETIC Begins Work On New Material

Classic southern California power/speed metalists HERETIC have issued the following update: "We started writing songs for our follow-up to 'A Time Of Crisis'. The sound will be in the traditional HERETIC style. We're not going to try to reinvent the wheel. Songtitles so far are 'Demonize' and 'Quick...

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Famed KREATOR/CELTIC FROST Illustrator to Design New HIRAX Album Cover

Philip Lawvere, the artist behind such classic album covers as KREATOR's "Pleasure To Kill" and CELTIC FROST's "Emperor's Return", has come out of retirement and will design the as-yet-untitled new HIRAX album, which is scheduled for a spring 2013 release. Lawvere had done stunning illustrations for...

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EXHUMED Denied Entry To Canada

West Coast death gore hooligans EXHUMED have released the following statement: "We are super-bummed that the Canadian border patrol has denied us entry to their otherwise fine country today and forced us to cancel our Halloween show in Montreal. We even had ridiculous costumes prepared! "We are doin...

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HIRAX: 'La Boca De La Bestia (The Mouth Of The Beast)' Single Available On iTunes

California thrashers HIRAX have released a new single, "La Boca De La Bestia (The Mouth Of The Beast)", through iTunes. A very special limited-edition 12-inch vinyl version of the single with bonus tracks is also planned for a December 14 release on Black Devil Records. "La Boca De La Bestia (The Mo...

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EXHUMED Completes Recording New Album

West Coast death gore hooligans EXHUMED recently completed recording the follow-up to 2011's "All Guts, No Glory" full-length. The as-yet-untitled longplayer was tracked at Arcane Digital Recording in Chandler, Arizona with Ryan Butler (MISERY INDEX, LANDMINE MARATHON, PHOBIA). All drums were laid d...

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EXHUMED Begins Recording New Album

After nearly two years of nonstop live demolition, West Coast gore-torn death metal goliaths EXHUMED recently entered the studio to record to the follow-up to 2011's "All Guts, No Glory". The band is currently tracking drums at Trench Studio in Corona, California with John Haddad (HIRAX, ABYSMAL DAW...

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HIRAX To Release 'La Boca De La Bestia (The Mouth Of The Beast)' Single

California thrashers HIRAX will release a new single, "La Boca De La Bestia (The Mouth Of The Beast)", on December 14 through iTunes and other digital retailers worldwide. A very special limited-edition 12-inch vinyl version of the single with bonus tracks is also planned for a December release on B...

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HERETIC To Film First-Ever Live DVD

Classic southern California power/speed metalists HERETIC will record their first-ever live DVD on Saturday, August 25 at Malone's in Santa Ana, California. The night itself will be a return to the "glory days" of Southern California's thriving metal scene. Also on the bill are DEATHRIDERS (featurin...

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HIRAX: Video Interview With KATON W. DE PENA

Chad "Metal Reverend" conducted an interview with vocalist Katon W. De Pena of Californian thrashers HIRAX when the band played at the Northwestern Black Circle Fest IV on June 15-17 on Portland, Oregon. You can watch the chat below. HIRAX recently entered Skull Seven Studio in North Hollywood, Cali...

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HIRAX: Studio Video Diary Part 1

Californian thrashers HIRAX recently entered Skull Seven Studio in North Hollywood, California with producer Bill Metoyer (SLAYER, W.A.S.P. , ARMORED SAINT, DARK ANGEL, SACRED REICH, CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER, D.R.I.) to begin recording their fourth full-length album for a late 2012 release via Black Devil...

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WILD DOGS Joined By Ex-MAYHEM/POISON IDEA Bassist

Long-running metal band WILD DOGS has returned to its original four-man format after recruiting bassist Craig "Mondo" Lower. The group is rounded out by Matt McCourt on vocals, Robert Robinson on guitar and Troy Stutzman on drums. After an appearance at Portland's three-day Black Circle metal festiv...