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Draconian Darkness

A melodic death metal band with a pagan spirit, WOLFHEART have made steady progress over the last decade. When founder and frontman Tuomas Saukkonen unveiled his new project with debut album "Winterborn" back in 2013, the strength of his musical vision was obvious. This was a subtly new take on a we...

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PHILIP ANSELMO's SCOUR Announces Only Concert Of 2024

SCOUR, the extreme metal supergroup featuring Philip H. Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, EN MINOR),John Jarvis (AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED),Derek Engemann (PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS),Mark Kloeppel (MISERY INDEX) and Adam Jarvis (PIG DESTROYER, LOCK UP),will play its only concert of 2024 on Friday,...

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VOLBEAT Frontman MICHAEL POULSEN's Death Metal Project ASINHELL Plays Final Concert Of 'Impii Hora' Touring Cycle

ASINHELL, the new death metal band featuring VOLBEAT's Michael Poulsen, Marc Grewe (INSIDIOUS DISEASE, ex-MORGOTH) and Morten Toft Hansen (RAUNCHY),played the final concert of its 2024 run of shows on August 31 at the Næstved Metalfest in Næstved, Denmark. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be...

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The G Code

It might be stretching it a bit to suggest that any death metal band has been the victim of meaningful hype, but PEELING FLESH have certainly risen from nowhere to somewhere in a relatively short period of time, and "The G Code" is one of this year's most keenly anticipated releases as a result. Com...

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BEHEMOTH To Release 30th-Anniversary Live Show 'XXX Years Ov Blasphemy'

Polish extreme metal giants BEHEMOTH have announced the release of their monumental anniversary concert "XXX Years Ov Blasphemy" which originally streamed online in 2021. The career-spanning show, held at and filmed on three different locations, has a total running time of 90 minutes, divided into t...

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GRIFFIN TAYLOR Plots 'World Domination' For VENDED

By David E. Gehlke Featuring vocalist Griffin Taylor (son of SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor) and drummer Simon Crahan (son of SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn Crahan),VENDED is one of the first heritage acts to emerge from the nu-metal era of the late 1990s/early 2000s. Yet, according to the younger Ta...

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NIGHTWISH Releases 15th 'Yesterwynde' Making-Of Episode

Symphonic metal veterans NIGHTWISH have released the fifteenth part of a documentary about the making of the band's upcoming album, "Yesterwynde", due on September 20, 2024 via Nuclear Blast. It marks the band's tenth studio LP, following on from the release of "Human. :II: Nature." in 2020. "'Yeste...

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RICHIE FAULKNER Praises NUNO BETTENCOURT's Rise' Guitar Solo

In a new interview with Ken Vantour of Let's Rock, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner was asked if hearing the guitar solo in EXTREME's song "Rise", which has been described by Guitar World magazine as "one of the 21st century's finest", makes him try harder to up his game. He responded (as tran...

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DOUG ALDRICH Says NUNO BETTENCOURT's 'Rise' Guitar Solo Was 'Mind-Blowing'

In a new interview with Ken Vantour of Let's Rock, former WHITESNAKE/DIO and current THE DEAD DAISIES guitarist Doug Aldrich was asked if hearing the guitar solo in EXTREME's song "Rise", which has been described by Guitar World magazine as "one of the 21st century's finest", makes him try harder to...

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MAYHEM Announces Special 40th-Anniversary North American Tour

True Norwegian black metal stalwarts MAYHEM are set to commemorate their 40th anniversary with a series of exclusive performances in six cities across North America this November. The unique production will decimate theaters in Montreal, Quebec; Toronto, Ontario; Queens, New York; Chicago, Illinois;...

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Every Bridge Burning

Now that most people are really, really angry all of the time, NAILS should, by rights, be the biggest band in the world. If only humanity had that much sense. There have been plenty of extreme music that has pushed the boundaries of fury forward over the last few years, but Todd Jones's militant wr...

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GENE HOGLAN Reflects On Assisting DAVE LOMBARDO During SLAYER's 'Haunting The Chapel' Recording Sessions

In a new interview with ProMark Drumsticks, legendary extreme metal drummer Gene Hoglan reflected on assisting Dave Lombardo during the recording sessions for SLAYER's 1984 EP "Haunting The Chapel". Since Lombardo's drum kit was placed on a concrete floor during the recording sessions for the EP, it...

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Beyond The Reach Of The Sun

Canada's ANCIIENTS were arguably amongst the most promising prog metal bands following their 2013 debut "Heart Of Oak". They were instantly a force to be reckoned with, wielding finesse and diversity of expression that was accessible and easily digestible, rooted with the tools of the extreme metal...

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Opera

There is nothing quite like a near-death experience for bringing things into sharp focus. In 2021, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE frontman Francesco Paoli was involved in a mountain climbing accident that threatened to put an abrupt end to his life as a musician. After multiple surgeries, months of uncertainty...

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The Underworld Awaits Us All

Every time NILE release an album, it feels like something monumental is taking place. More than 30 years after first forming, and 26 years since the release of their debut album, Karl Sanders's crew are one of the biggest and most revered bands in death metal. From early classics like "Black Seeds O...