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Former VENOM Members Preparing To Record DRYLL Debut
DRYLL, the U.K.-based metal band featuring legendary ex-VENOM guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn and former VENOM drummer Antony "Antton" Lant (brother of VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant),will enter the studio next week to begin recording its as-yet-untitled debut album. The group has been rehearsing...March 4, 2010
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Snakes For the Divine
If HIGH ON FIRE released albums once a year, I bet there wouldn't be all this division and hand-wringing about whether each record lived up to the hype, or progressed enough from the last one, or was worthy to sniff the same air as frontman Matt Pike's previous combo, SLEEP (a great band, but — ...February 26, 2010
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VENOM Confirmed For Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY
British black metal pioneers VENOM have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Hole In The Sky festival (a.k.a. Bergen Metal Fest XI),set to take place August 25-28 in Bergen, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CATHEDRAL DEAD CONGREGATION OBITUARY OBLITERATION THE DEVIL'S...February 25, 2010
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SAEL: New Song Available For Streaming
SAEL, the French black metal band which features in its ranks members of ASMODEE, REVERENCE, OFFENDING and ACARUS SARCOPT, will release its debut album, "The Sixth Extinction", on April 30, 2010 via Pictonian Records. The CD was recorded at the Drudenhaus (ANOREXIA NERVOSA, ASMODEE, REVERENCE, ULTRA...February 25, 2010
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Ironbound
Over the span of 25 years, thrash metal's working class heroes, OVERKILL has yet to disappoint. With the exception of (in my opinion) "I Hear Black", these Jersey natives have done nothing but kick ass and bang heads for the last quarter of a century. You've really got to respect a band like OVERKIL...February 24, 2010
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Collection of Souls
It's tempting to call MASTER the RAMONES of death metal, except that THE RAMONES actually sold some records. (Zing!) Anyway, love 'em or forget who they are, it's hard to deny the basic chugging purity of Paul Speckmann's three-decade crusade for the simplest, purest, most primeval form of death met...February 24, 2010
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Three Steps Back
What the hell? Never expected to see these perennially-overlooked HYHC bruisers back at it, and I certainly would never have hoped for a comeback album this full of vitality, elbow-throwing vigor and upbeat, caffeinated old-school fire. "Three Steps Back" brings a welcome dose of that SICK OF IT ALL...February 24, 2010
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Filipino Antichrist
Hands down the most primal fucking release I've encountered in ages, DEIPHAGO's "Filipino Antichrist" ignores silly shit like melody, production and structure and instead attempts to violently behead those brave enough to listen to its eleven bestial tracks. Aside from the sampled intro and outro tr...February 23, 2010
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World Without God
Another round of kudos to Relapse is in order for unearthing more classic late '80s/early '90s death metal, packaging it up nicely, and releasing it to a new generation of extremists. After last year's excellent NIRVANA 2002 package ("Recordings 89-91") comes a reissue of CONVULSE's 1992 release "Wo...February 23, 2010
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VENOM, TRANSATLANTIC, UFO, THE QUIREBOYS Confirmed For U.K.'s HIGH VOLTAGE Festival
VENOM, TRANSATLANTIC, UFO, THE QUIREBOYS, THE UNION and ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA have been confirmed for High Voltage, the U.K.'s new rock festival, which is scheduled to take place July 24-25, 2010 at Victoria Park in London, U.K. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ARGE...February 23, 2010
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FATAL EMBRACE Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS
German thrashers FATAL EMBRACE have inked a deal with Metal Blade Records for the worldwide release of their new album, "The Empires Of Inhumanity". Formed in 1993, FATAL EMBRACE is not a band you would accuse of jumping on a bandwagen because thrash metal seems hip again. In fact, these young men s...February 22, 2010
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RAVENS CREED: New Songtitles Revealed
RAVENS CREED, the "VENOM-worshipping scumbags" featuring Steve Watson (ex-IRON MONKEY),Jason Graham, and former SABBAT bassist Frazer Craske, are currently writing material for their second album, "A Conspiracy Of...", at the band's own Tenko studios for a tentative late 2010 release via Doomentia...February 20, 2010
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WOE OF TYRANTS: 'Threnody' Artwork Unveiled
Ohio's WOE OF TYRANTS will release its third album, "Threnody", on April 13 via Metal Blade Records. According to a press release from the label, "This time around, the guys have seriously turned up the shred-knob and churned out some of the most exciting songs we've heard swirling around the Metal...February 16, 2010
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SEAR BLISS Announces New Lineup
Hungarian black metallers SEAR BLISS have issued the following update: "Though some important changes happened in the SEAR BLISS camp last year, there was no official statement so far, as we decided to be in silence for some time. We didn't care to spread news about it. We concentrated only on the b...February 11, 2010
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VENOM To Play Bulgaria In April?
According to concert promoters Most of Evil Music, British black metal pioneers VENOM will play for the first time ever in Sofia, Bulgaria at Hall Festivalna on April 17. It should be noted, however, that the band's official web site has not confirmed VENOM's plans to perform in Bulgaria at this ...February 11, 2010
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