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The Dead Live by Love
It seems that Scotland's MENDEED have been making quite a buzz with their melody-laced Swedish-inflected thrash and semi-metalcore. As I have not heard 2006's "The War Will Last Forever", I cannot determine whether the hype is justified, based on that album alone. Instead, the focus will be on the s...March 10, 2007
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The Resurrection of Whiskey Foote
Stoner rock isn't exactly known for its innovative streak — many of its most beloved practitioners are content to fire off the same turbo-charged riffs and yowl like wigged-out surfers about the usual velvet-poster topics. All well and good, but that just makes it all the odder when one of the genre...March 10, 2007
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Usurper
Relatively slow, angular, sludgy hardcore from Arkansas, influenced by MESHUGGAH and dipped into the black tar phlegm of prime EYEHATEGOD for that rancid touch of Southern malevolence gone bad. Listening to "Usurper" is like a slow-motion car crash — plenty of jagged bits and shards of glass, seethi...March 10, 2007
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IRON MAIDEN: Dubai Setlist Revealed
IRON MAIDEN performed a headlining set earlier tonight (Friday, March 9) at the Desert Rock 2007 festival in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Support at the show came from THE PRODIGY, STONE SOUR, IN FLAMES, MASTODON, LAUREN HARRIS and JUNKYARD GROOVE. MAIDEN's setlist for the Dubai gig was as follows:...March 9, 2007
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FEAR FACTORY, LACUNA COIL, MINISTRY Video Interviews Available
Metal Hammer magazine has launched a YouTube channel featuring an archive of video interviews with such artists as FEAR FACTORY, MINISTRY, BLEEDING THROUGH, GOD FORBID, DRAGONFORCE and LACUNA COIL. Check it out at this location. (Thanks: Mike Gonenn) ...March 9, 2007
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NAPALM DEATH Frontman Says Religion Doesn't Work
Andreas Aubert of Imhotep recently conducted an interview with NAPALM DEATH frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On religion: "Everyone may come to a realization that the world is fundamentally run on religious principles established by religion many years ago, even...March 9, 2007
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HELLWITCH's 'Syzygial Miscreancy' To Be Reissued
Open Grave Records has announced that HELLWITCH's classic album "Syzygial Miscreancy" will be part of the Open Grave Records Underground Reissues series along with the already announced "Pictures of Heaven" from CRUCIFER and "Vomiting The Trinity…The Exterminance Discography" from EXTERMINANCE. The...March 8, 2007
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NEUROSIS: New Song Posted Online
Long-running Oakland, California-based industrial/alternative/metal pioneers NEUROSIS have uploaded a new song, entitled "Water Is Not Enough", to their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Given to the Rising", due on May 8 via Neurot Recordings. The band began recording the ef...March 8, 2007
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PAIN, SWALLOW THE SUN Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival
Sweden's PAIN and Finland's SWALLOW THE SUN have been confirmed for this year's With Full Force festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 AMON AMARTH BAD MANNERS BARCODE...March 8, 2007
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'Get Thrashed' Thrash Metal Documentary: New Trailer Available
A new trailer for "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" will receive its...March 8, 2007
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SINNER: Rescheduled European Dates Announced
Germany's SINNER has announced the rescheduled dates for its European tour. The trek was postponed earlier in the month due to an in-studio injury suffered by SINNER frontman/PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner. The new dates are as follows: May 06 - Augsburg, Germany - Spectrum May 07 - Frankfurt, Germa...March 8, 2007
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TESTAMENT, CRADLE OF FILTH, WITHIN TEMPTATION, GRAVEWORM Confirmed For EARTHSHAKER FEST
TESTAMENT, CRADLE OF FILTH, GRAVEWORM, GOD DETHRONED and WITHIN TEMPTATION have been confirmed for this year's Earthshaker Fest, set to take place July 19-21 in Kreuth, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BEATALLICA CRADLE OF FILTH DEW-SCENTED ELUVEITIE FE...March 8, 2007
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FEAR FACTORY Drummer's 3VOLUTION PRODUCTIONS Up For Two G.A.N.G. Awards
FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera's company 3volution Productions is up for two Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) awards in the following categories: * "Best Original Vocal - Pop" (for "All My Life" - Battlefield 2: Modern Combat) * "Best Arrangement Of A Non-Original Score" ("All Along the Wat...March 7, 2007
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CHIMAIRA Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival
Cleveland's CHIMAIRA has been confirmed for this year's With Full Force festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 AMON AMARTH BAD MANNERS BARCODE BOLD BRUJERIA BY NIGHT C...March 7, 2007
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PRIMAL FEAR Putting Finishing Touches On New Album
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have posted the following message on their official web site: "Most of the recordings for the new PRIMAL FEAR album are done! Yesterday, we spent our final day at the House Of Music Studio and finished our work there. We worked 15 hours a day during last couple of...March 7, 2007