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WATAIN All About 'Peace, Love And Understanding, Man'
Decibel magazine's J. Bennett recently spoke with WATAIN frontman Erik Danielsson regarding the band's motivation for perfoming black metal music. An excerpt from the conversation follows below. It's not like the members of WATAIN are trying to convince young black metal fiends to join the dark side...June 16, 2010
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CYNIC: Baltimore Footage Available
Video footage of the reunited progressive rock/metal band CYNIC performing three songs in January 2010 at the Sonar in Baltimore, Maryland can be viewed below. Additional clips from the same concert: * "Evolutionary Sleeper": Video * "The Unknown Guest": Video Decibel magazine and CYNIC have announc...June 8, 2010
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PENTAGRAM's 'Relentless' Inducted In DECIBEL Magazine's 'Hall Of Fame' Series
PENTAGRAM's legendary, genre-defining offering "Relentless" is the latest album inductee in Decibel magazine's prestigious "Hall of Fame" series, which explores landmark albums in the badass pantheon of extreme music. In an interview with J. Bennett for the story, frontman Bobby Liebling recalls a p...May 21, 2010
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CYNIC To Tour North America With INTRONAUT, DYSRHYTHMIA
Decibel magazine and reunited progressive rock/metal band CYNIC have announced the inaugural Hall of Fame tour! Historic in every sense, the Hall of Fame tour, titled "Re-Traced / Re-Focused Live", will see the band perform Hall of Fame album "Focus" in its entirety, along with tracks from the group...May 19, 2010
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LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH: New Song Available For Streaming
Los Angeles underground black metal act LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH will release its Metal Blade debut, "The Extra Dimensional Wound", on May 25. The CD was recorded in Corona, California at Trench Studios with Roska from the band producing and John Haddad handling engineering duties, and was mixed an...May 17, 2010
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THE SWORD: More New Album Details Revealed
Austin, Texas' THE SWORD will release its third album, "Warp Riders", on August 24 via Kemado Records. The CD is the band's first concept album and is fittingly grand in scope both lyrically and in terms of musical craftsmanship. "Warp Riders" marks the first release where the group has worked with...May 14, 2010
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No Guts. No Glory.
Following up a great album is a tough chore, even for the hardest working bands. It is even more difficult when the style played largely mimics classic AC/DC, not a band known for its musical progression from one album to the next. Be that as it may, the music of "No Guts. No Glory." from ...May 9, 2010
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BEHEMOTH Frontman Comments On Winning FRYDERYK AWARD For Best Heavy Metal Album
Polish extreme metal veterans BEHEMOTH were honored in the "Album Of The Year (Heavy Metal)" category at this year's Fryderyk Awards, Poland's most prestigious music award ceremony. Awards were presented in over 20 pop, classical and jazz categories at the event, which was held on April 19 in Warsaw...May 6, 2010
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THE SWORD: New Album Title, Release Date Announced
Austin, Texas' THE SWORD has set "Warp Riders" as the title of their third album, due on August 24 via Kemado Records. The CD was recorded with producer Matt Bayles, who has previously worked with MASTODON, ISIS and MINUS THE BEAR, among others. In a recent interview with Decibel magazine, THE SWORD...April 30, 2010
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LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH: New Album Details Revealed
Los Angeles underground black metal act LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH has revealed the track listing and cover art for its upcoming Metal Blade debut, "The Extra Dimensional Wound". Due on May 25, the CD was recorded in Corona, California at Trench Studios with Roska from the band producing and John Had...April 26, 2010
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TRIVIUM: Making Of 'Shattering The Skies Above' - Part 1
The first of three webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the recording sessions for TRIVIUM's new song, "Shattering The Skies Above", which is featured on the six-song EP for "God of War 3" entitled "God Of War: Blood and Metal", can be viewed below. TRIVIUM guitarist/vocalist Matt Heaf...April 20, 2010
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Polish University Professor Discusses Charges Against BEHEMOTH Frontman
Radio Metal recently conducted an interview with professor Krzysztof Kowalik of University of Gdansk regarding the the charges that were brought in Poland against vocalist/guitarist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH for insulting Roman Catholics. Read it at this location. Dar...April 20, 2010
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THE GATES OF SLUMBER Cancels European Dates
Indianapolis, Indiana doom metal masters THE GATES OF SLUMBER have been forced to cancel a number of dates in continental Europe after a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano continued to blanket Europe Saturday, shutting down airspace in 23 countries and causing travel misery for millions of peopl...April 17, 2010
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THE SWORD Completes Work On New Album
Austin, Texas' THE SWORD has completed work on its third album for a late 2010 release via Kemado Records. The CD was recorded with producer Matt Bayles, who has previously worked with MASTODON, ISIS and MINUS THE BEAR, among others. In a recent interview with Decibel magazine, THE SWORD guitarist/v...April 9, 2010
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Ex-CELTIC FROST Frontman Feels 'A Tremendous Sense Of Disappointment' Towards MARTIN AIN
J. Bennett of Decibel magazine recently conducted an interview with former HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON singer and guitarist Tom Gabriel Warrior. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Decibel: In some of the early TRIPTYKON-related postings, one gets the sense that you harbor a ce...March 29, 2010
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