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Code of Violence

It's hard to complain when a band takes influences from German stalwarts like SODOM and DESTRUCTION without totally losing an individual identity. "Code of Violence" from Detroit's NOCTURNAL FEAR is meat and potatoes dark 'n' brutal thrash that will win the act no awards for originality, nor is that...
July 29, 2008
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TOMMY LEE Feels 'Lighter' After Becoming A Semi-Vegetarian

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee called in to the Kyle and Jackie O. show on 2Day FM in Australia on Thursday (July 24). Lee talked about how he's stopped eating meat for the past couple months — no doubt influenced by ex-wife, PETA activist and his on-again, off-again lover Pamela Anderson. "It's some...
July 28, 2008
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MASTODON: New CD Is 'By Far The Biggest Departure From Record To Record That We've Done'

ARTISTdirect editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with MASTODON frontman Troy Sanders. An excerpt from the chat follows. ARTISTdirect: Is the new record done? Troy: We finished the bulk of it. All of the basic tracks are done. We finished them on the Monday before we flew out to Seatt...
July 26, 2008
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APOCALYPTICA: Pro-Shot Footage From Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING Available

Professionally filmed video footage of the Finnish cello quartet APOCALYPTICA performing a rendition of the METALLICA song "Enter Sandman" on June 29, 2008 at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium can be viewed below (courtesy of Belgium's TMF channel). As previously reported, APOCALYPTICA ha...
July 10, 2008
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Assassins: Black Meddle Part 1

Ever since NACHTMYSTIUM released the groundbreaking (hell, Earth-shattering) "Instinct: Decay", founder Blake Judd has made it very apparent that he and his band most certainly do not want to be labeled as black metal. While they never really turned their backs to the influences of BURZUM and DARKTH...
July 7, 2008
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Purifying Consecrated Ground

I will be the first to admit that I'm a fan of the INCANTATION/IMMOLATION brand of filth covered, death metal iniquity, a style that is not as easy to pull off as it may sound. As John McEntee always says, it is all about capturing a certain feeling. Seattle's DRAWN AND QUARTERED has had it ...
July 7, 2008
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POISON Frontman Teams Up With TIME LIFE To Create Look At 'Hard & Heavy'

Time Life continues their series of acclaimed music compilations with "Hard & Heavy", the most complete collection of hard rocking, head banging hits of the '70s and '80s ever assembled. "Hard & Heavy" will be promoted on television with a half-hour program hosted by Bret Michaels, lead sing...
July 2, 2008
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APOCALYPTICA Contributes 'S.O.S.' Remix To 'Midnight Meat Train' Soundtrack

Finnish cello quartet APOCALYPTICA has contributed a special remix of "S.O.S. (Anything But Love)", done by Justin Lassen, to the original soundtrack for the long-awaited horror movie "Midnight Meat Train". The latest film adapation of a Clive Barker book, the horror thriller stars Bradley Cooper ("...
June 28, 2008
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PHAZM To Release New Album In September

French metallers PHAZM who are fronted by former SCARVE singer Pierrick Valence will release their third album, "Cornerstone Of The Macabre", mid-September via Osmose Productions. The CD was recorded at Sainte-Marthe Studio with producer Francis Caste (HANGMAN'S CHAIR, ARKHON INFAUSTUS, EIBON, ZULL...
June 26, 2008
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ANTHRAX Guitarist To Tour Europe With PEARL

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian will perform with PEARL the band fronted by Pearl Aday, Ian's fiance and daughter of legendary crooner Meat Loaf on the following European dates: July 04 - Recreation Ground - Bath, UK * July 05 - Barfly - Cambridge, UK July 06 - Broadlands House - Ramsey, UK * July 08 .....
June 20, 2008
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THE ABSENCE Explains 'Fresh Meat Tour' Cancellation

Tampa melodic trash outfit THE ABSENCE has commented on the cancellation of the previously announced Fresh Meat Tour, featuring "the best, cream-of-the-crop, ear-bleeding bands who have recently signed with Metal Blade Records." The trek, which was scheduled to include THE ABSENCE, THE DESTRO, EPICU...
June 18, 2008
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LORDI: A Conversation With A Monster

By Ryan Ogle By now, the dust kicked up from LORDI's 2006 Eurovision Song Contest victory and subsequent global domination is starting to settle a bit, but Finland's true (okay, costumed) monsters of rock are doing anything but. Taking little time to recuperate from the whirlwind that accompanied th...
June 18, 2008
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THE ABSENCE, THE DESTRO, EPICUREAN, ROSE FUNERAL: 'Fresh Meat' Tour Cancelled

The previously announced Fresh Meat Tour featuring "the best, cream-of-the-crop, ear-bleeding bands who have recently signed with Metal Blade Records" has been cancelled. The trek, which was scheduled to include THE ABSENCE, THE DESTRO, EPICUREAN and ROSE FUNERAL, was called off "due to a family eme...
June 17, 2008
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ROSE TATTOO Interviewed At UK's DOWNLOAD Festival; Video Available

James Allman of Baconmusic conducted an interview with Australian rock and roll legends ROSE TATTOO at this year's Download festival, which was held June 13-15 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK. Watch the chat in two parts below. Wacken Records/SPV has just released a "special edition" of "Blood...
June 17, 2008
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Operation: Shifting Gears

"Taking on the name of the fans who support them", Detroit's BOWLSCRAPER are now known as SOLDIERS OF SCRAPE and a new album called "Operation: Shifting Gears" is the first shot across the rust belted bow. What's it all about? Metal, beer, long hair, tattoos, and more beer. The spirit of old school...
June 9, 2008