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Shadow Of A Fallen Star Pt. 2

As the metal mainstream continues to push the latest day-glo, pop-metal horrors, it is time to focus on something completely different and utterly refreshing. SEVEN SISTERS have been building a formidable reputation among fans of old-school and melodic metal over the last decade, with music that sat...

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The Screaming Of The Valkyries

Imperious mavericks in their prime, CRADLE OF FILTH have been on majestic form in recent years. Invigorated lineups have led to new leases of malevolent life, and albums like 2017's "Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness Of Decay" and 2021's "Existence Is Futile" have been self-evident career peaks as a r...

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Ex-W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES Says 'The Decline Of Western Civilization' Movie Could Have Been 'Way Better'

Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes is perhaps best known for the infamous scene in the 1988 movie "The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years" in which he was interviewed while floating in a swimming pool, fully clothed and visibly quite intoxicated while his mother sat poolsid...

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Wrath And Ruin

Revival thrash really got out of hand in the late 2000s. A new band inspired by EXCITER and RAZOR emerged from the woodwork daily, with most having little more to offer than pure homage and riff and aesthetic thievery. (And an endless supply of jean jackets and bullet belts.) Hidden somewhere in the...

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Heat Lightning

While certain media outlets are clearly addicted to the illusion that old-school metal is something that happened in the past, the reality is that there has never been a more fruitful time for propagators of the old way of doing things. One of the most powerful and convincing retro bands around, SAN...

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SEETHER Announces May 2025 U.S. Tour With MAMMOTH WVH, P.O.D. And NONPOINT

SEETHER will embark on "The Surface Seems So Far Tour" U.S. tour in May. The trek will kick off on May 3 in Phoenix, Arizona and will wrap up on May 31 in Biloxi, Mississippi. Support on the tour will come from MAMMOTH WVH, P.O.D. and NONPOINT on select dates. General on-sale starts Friday, March 14...

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Celestial Death

Back in 2021, CRYPTOSIS released their debut album into the Covid-stricken void. It was a thrilling, multi-faceted statement of intent, where disparate metallic strains were woven together into a frequently bewildering tapestry of icy, futuristic extremity. There was a lot going on, and if circumsta...

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SCHMIER Fights Against Fascism And Misinformation On New DESTRUCTION Album, 'Birth Of Malice'

By David E. Gehlke The 2021 departure of founding member and guitarist Mike Sifringer has seemingly galvanized long-running, legendary German thrashers DESTRUCTION. It's not a reach to suggest that the band's modern era that began when vocalist/bassist Schmier Schirmer rejoined in 1999 has produced...

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A Sonication

Virtuoso death metal comes in numerous forms, but few are as definitive or undeniable as the shiny, immaculate strain of cerebral tech-death that OBSCURA have been propagating for the last 23 years. In fact, since 2009's breakthrough release "Cosmogenesis", the Germans have been a rarely disputed be...

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OBSCURA Shares Music Video For New Single 'Evenfall'

Following the success of their first single "Silver Linings", German metal act OBSCURA returns with the second single, "Evenfall", from the highly anticipated album "A Sonication", due on February 7, 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records. This standout track showcases OBSCURA's ongoing evolution, masterful...

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WARBRINGER Announces 'Wrath And Ruin' Album

Modern thrash titans WARBRINGER will release their new album, "Wrath And Ruin", on March 14, 2025 via Napalm Records. With 20 years of history and millions of cross platform streams in their wake, "best of the year" nods from the likes of Loudwire and Consequence on 2020's "Weapons Of Tomorrow", and...

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Is SEBASTIAN BACH One Of The 'Worst Cooks In America'? Find Out Tonight On FOOD NETWORK

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach is one of the featured stars in "Worst Cooks In America: Celebrity Edition: Heroes Vs. Villains". The upcoming season, which will be the 28th installment of the reality cooking competition show, will debut tonight (Sunday, January 5) at 8 p.m. ET/PT with a two-h...

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PATRIARKH

Nearly a decade has passed since the release of the much acclaimed first BATUSHKA album, "Litourgiya", and it seems fair to say that nothing since has turned out as expected for the Polish crew. Thanks to an acrimonious battle of wills between founder and composer Krzysztof "Derph" Darbikowski and f...

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The River Above

Sending us on our way into a new year with more energy than seems strictly reasonable, DRUPARIA have jaw-dropping potential. "The River Above" is another album that could easily get overlooked amid the chaos of Christmas, but it deserves much more. Creators and skilled peddlers of a technically deva...

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Second Thoughts

Veterans of the hazy midpoint between melodic finesse and outright morbidity, THE OLD DEAD TREE have been little more than a spectral presence over the last 17 years. The Parisians effectively split for good back in 2009, and have only reemerged as a momentary force, most notably for their 2019 "The...