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SUN DESCENDS Announces New Guitarist

New York City thrashers SUN DESCENDS, who feature in their ranks former EXUMER vocalist Mem von Stein, have added a second guitarist to their ranks. Bronx-raised Lou Cortez joined the band in December 2006 and is now a permanent member. In other news, SUN DESCENDS pushed their recording date back to...

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New Jersey's SAPREMIA Signs With OPEN GRAVE RECORDS

Recently resurrected New Jersey death metal fiends SAPREMIA have inked a two-album deal with Open Grave Records. The group's first release for Open Grave will be a split CD with labelmates EXTERMINANCE in August of 2007, followed by a brand new full-length in late 2007/early 2008. SAPREMIA was born...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: We Make Music 'Cause We Love To, And We Love Getting On Stage Playing It

Abort magazine recently conducted an interview with THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Abort: How much has the Swedish metal scene changed in the past few years? Dolving: That's one of those questions that can't really be answered in an interview. You know it's...

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SICK OF IT ALL Cancels European Tour

SICK OF IT ALL drummer Armand Majidi has released the following statement: "Here's the unfortunate news that everybody feared: the European tour has to be cancelled. Even after canceling the U.S. tour with DROPKICK MURPHYS, we don't feel there's enough time for Lou [Koller, vocals] to make a full re...

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SICK OF IT ALL Cancels West Coast Dates With DROPKICK MURPHYS

New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL have been forced to cancel their previously announced West Coast dates with DROPKICK MURPHYS due to a back injury suffered by frontman Lou Koller. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "Our singer Lou has had very bad back problems fo...

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JASON BECKER: 'The Legendary Guitar Of…' DVD Due In April

Hot Licks has set an April 10 release date for JASON BECKER's "The Legendary Guitar Of…" DVD. With a running time of 91 minutes, the disc's contents is described as follows: "Jason Becker is one of the world's most moving, innovative, and awe-inspiring guitarists and musicians. At 17, he recorded th...

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Ahead of the Game

I suppose there was not enough room on the Nuclear Blast roster for two traditional hardcore bands, so Denmark's BARCODE went after releasing a slamming album called "Showdown" and AGNOSTIC FRONT stayed. Now on Italy's Scarlet Records, BARCODE returns with its fifth album, "Ahead of the Game", a mea...

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TOXIK Reunited!

Legendary New York progressive thrashers TOXIK are back! Following the recent re-release of their two albums, TOXIK has reunited and is currently rehearsing with the lineup consisting of: Mike Sanders - Vocals Josh Christian - Guitar Brian Bonini - Bass Lou Caldarola - Drums The band's original drum...

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BLOODY PANDA Unveils Album Title

New York City doom act BLOODY PANDA has set "Pheromone" as the title of its full-length debut, due on April 24 via Level-Plane Records. According to a press release, "Pheromone" "captures the essence of BLOODY PANDA's unique sound, a sound hailed by CMJ New Music Monthly as 'New York microtonal fune...

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WALLS OF JERICHO To Support STONE SOUR In Japan

WALLS OF JERICHO, Detroit's own hardcore warriors, have been chosen as direct support for KITTIE beginning the first week in February. This tour will be their first club tour of 2007, and the band is looking forward to pounding the pavement again, says vocalist Candace Kucsulain. "What we are especi...

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Ex-DAVID LEE ROTH/CACOPHONY Guitarist JASON BECKER Needs Your Help Again

Two amps from guitarist Jason Becker (DAVID LEE ROTH, CACOPHONY) are currently being auctioned via eBay, with all proceeds going straight to Jason, who is suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's Disease). "If you win the auction, you can pick the amps up at Jason's hou...

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AEROSMITH Donates Autographed Guitar For Charity

One of Boston's best loved bands, AEROSMITH, has donated an autographed guitar to raise money for The Angel Fund, an independent non-profit organization benefiting ALS research at the Cecil B. Day Neuromuscular Research Center run by Dr. Robert H. Brown, Jr. at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Th...

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BLOODY PANDA Signs With LEVEL-PLANE RECORDS

Diverse indie label Level-Plane has announced the signing of New York doom act BLOODY PANDA. Driven by the mournful, melodic vocals of Japanese frontwoman Yoshiko Ohara, BLOODY PANDA's transcendent sound finds its roots in the dirge-like power of SWANS, the amplifier-worshipping textures of EARTH, a...

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WINTERS BANE To Debut New Lineup In February

WINTERS BANE, the classic U.S. metal band from Akron, OH, will be debuting their new lineup with a hometown show on Saturday, February 3, 2007 at Crossroads. WINTERS BANE will be performing songs from their entire catalog, including "Heart of a Killer", "Girth", and last year's critically acclaimed...

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Full Circle

On the surface, Michigan working-class heroes CHROME HELMET (named after a song by Detroit's BIG CHIEF, whose artist Mark Dancey supplies the cover here) seem like any other bunch of earnest lunkheads bashing out their quasi-original tunes in a shitty bar after a long week at their respective jobs....