"Phantom Antichrist", the video for the title track of the new album from German thrash metal veterans KREATOR, can be seen below. The clip was helmed by Poland's Grupa 13, which has previously worked with BEHEMOTH, ELUVEITIE, SONATA ARCTICA and DECAPITATED, among others. Commented KREATOR guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza: "The clips produced by Grupa 13 are ...
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Peaceville does AUTOPSY right once again with "All Tomorrow's Funerals", 73 minutes of the influential band's doomed up, mud 'n guts death metal, most of which compiles previously released, out of print EP material, remastered and repackaged in a terrific hardcover booklet with righteously reeking artwork from Matt Cavotta. And we already know that AUTOPSY ...
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Suicide Scriptures conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Miland "Mille" Petrozza of German thrash metal veterans KREATOR on April 19 in London, England. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow. On KREATOR's new album, "Phantom Antichrist", which is due on June 1 in Europe and June 5 in ...
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"Challenge Of The Undead", the new video from Austrian old-school death metallers ZOMBIE INC., can be seen below. The song comes off the band's debut album, "A Dreadful Decease", which was released in North America on February 14 via Massacre Records. The CD was made available in Europe last August. ZOMBIE INC. may be a ...
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Horror Pain Gore Death Productions has announced the first-ever vinyl pressing of the ABSCESS collection "Urine Junkies", set for release on May 8. This will be a deluxe edition limited to 500 copies pressed on heavy picture disc vinyl and will include a unique double-sided air freshener, set of two name tags and a vile-urine ...
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Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD are taking pre-orders for the "Dimension Hatröss" music book containing guitar and bass transcriptions with tabs transcribed by current VOIVOD guitarist Dan "Chewy" Mongrain. Dissonant chords, complex arrangements of twisted parts and dialogue between guitar and bass invite you into a psychedelic journey through the musical autopsy of VOIVOD's ...
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According to Classic Rock, the March 3 death of legendary guitarist Ronnie Montrose is still under investigation by the authorities in Brisbane, California. While it was widely assumed that Montrose had succumbed to colon cancer, the 64-year-old musician, who played with such artists as Sammy Hagar, Van Morrison and Edgar Winter, said several ...
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Legendary San Francisco Bay Area gore grind act AUTOPSY will release a new DVD, "Born Undead", on May 28 in Europe and June 5 in the U.S. via Peaceville Records. The "Born Undead" DVD charters AUTOPSY's birth, death and rebirth with an extensive documentary conducted with the bandmembers themselves, as they describe how the beast ...
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Century Media Records has announced the signing of MORBUS CHRON from Sweden. Often described as a perfect mix between AUTOPSY and CARNAGE, MORBUS CHRON clearly stands out as one of the most talented and promising bands among all of the new traditional death metal acts that have been popping-up in the scene for over three ...
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British extreme metal pioneers BOLT THROWER will play a very special 25th-anniversary show, Boltfest, on Saturday, April 7 (Easter Bank Holiday weekend) at the HMV Forum in London, England. Joining them on the bill will be AUTOPSY, DISCHARGE, BENEDICTION and VALLENFYRE. Commented BOLT THROWER: "Every band on the bill has contributed in one way or ...
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"All Tomorrow's Funerals", the new video from the legendary San Francisco Bay Area gore grind act AUTOPSY, can be seen below. The song is the title cut of the band's new collection, which will be released on February 28 via Peaceville Records. This monstrous 22-track effort contains all of AUTOPSY's EPs remastered by the bandmembers ...
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Austrian old-school death metallers ZOMBIE INC. will release their debut album, "A Dreadful Decease", in North America on Tuesday, February 14 via Massacre Records. The CD was made available in Europe last August. ZOMBIE INC. may be a new name to the death metal scene, but some of the henchmen involved this gory, plodding debauchery ...
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Finnish death metallers SADISTIK FOREST will release their second album, "Death, Doom, Radiation", on March 21 via Violent Journey Records. The CD was produced by Samu Männikkö and features cover artwork by legendary artist Juha Vuorma (AUTOPSY, EDGE OF SANITY, USURPER). "'Death, Doom, Radiation' is a big step ahead for us," says SADISTIK FOREST vocalist/bassist ...
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Roger Höglund of Sweden's Musikenimittliv recently conducted an interview with guitarist Eric Cutler of the legendary San Francisco Bay Area gore grind act AUTOPSY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Musikenimittliv: You have a compilation album coming out this February, "All Tomorrow's Funerals", that includes your EPs and stuff, but ...
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VALLENFYRE — the new U.K. death metal band featuring Gregor Mackintosh, songwriter and guitarist of PARADISE LOST, alongside members of MY DYING BRIDE, AT THE GATES and DOOM — made its live debut last night (Thursday, February 2) at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Commented Gregor: ...
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Legendary San Francisco Bay Area gore grind act AUTOPSY will release its new collection, "All Tomorrow's Funerals", on February 28 via Peaceville Records. This monstrous 22-track effort contains all of AUTOPSY's EPs remastered by the bandmembers themselves, as well as new cuts. Everything from "Retribution For The Dead" to the now-sold-out "The Tomb Within" will ...
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"Hatred", the new video from Norway's EL CACO, can be seen below. The song comes off the group's new album, "Hatred, Love & Diagrams", which is scheduled for release on January 27 in Europe and January 31 in North America via Indie Recordings. Commented EL CACO: "'Hatred' is our first single from the upcoming album ...
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"Hatred", a brand new song from Norway's EL CACO, is available for streaming on the band's Facebook page. The song comes off the group's new album, "Hatred, Love & Diagrams", which is scheduled for release on January 27 in Europe and January 31 in North America via Indie Recordings. Commented EL CACO: "'Hatred' ...
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Legendary San Francisco Bay Area gore grind act AUTOPSY will make its exclusive Midwest appearance — the band's first show in Chicago since 1993 — on Saturday, March 5 at Reggie' Rock Club (2105 South State St., Chicago, IL). Also schedule to appear are BONES, the new group featuring former members of USURPER. For more ...
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GWAR has canceled its previously announced European tour which was scheduled to kick off on January 11 on Antwerp, Belgium. The band said in a statement, "Ticket sales were slow so promoters started pulling the plug on shows. Finally we had so many blow-outs that we had no choice but to cancel the whole thing." ...
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Interesting (and sad) back story, star studded cast, and a wicked display of death/doom; that's the synopsis of VALLENFYRE's "A Fragile King". The best art is often created through tragedy and heartache. In bittersweet terms, that was the case when PARADISE LOST's Gregor Mackintosh (vocals/guitar) lost his father to cancer. The event led to Mackintosh ...
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MassConcerts has announced that the 14th annual New England Metal & Hardcore Festival will take place the weekend of April 20-22, 2012. The New England Metal & Hardcore Festival, the largest and most successful metal festival in the United States, has presented some of the biggest and up-and-coming artists in the metal and hardcore music ...
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GWAR frontman David Brockie — better known to the band's legion of fans as the alien overlord Oderus Urungus — was recently interviewed for Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when ...
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December 13, 2011, marks the tenth anniversary of the tragic early passing of Chuck Schuldiner, leader of the bands DEATH and CONTROL DENIED. Only 34 years old at the time, Schuldiner left behind a fifteen-year metal legacy that began with the crude groundbreaking death metal of MANTAS, expanded tremendously over more than a decade with ...
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It was announced earlier in the week that GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot died from a coronary artery thrombosis brought about by his pre-existing coronary artery disease. Cory, who had played the character of Flattus Maximus for over ten years, was discovered dead on the band's tour bus on November 3 of this year. He was ...
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GWAR and the family of Cory Smoot have released a statement regarding the official cause of the guitarist's death. Cory had played the character of Flattus Maximus for over ten years, and was discovered dead on the band's tour bus on November 3 of this year. He was 34 years old. Stated North Dakota coroner ...
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On October 14, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with PARADISE LOST guitarist Gregor Mackintosh about Gregor's death metal band VALLENFYRE. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. VALLENFYRE will make its live debut on February 2, 2012 at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland. Commented ...
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VALLENFYRE the new U.K. death metal band featuring Gregor Mackintosh, songwriter and guitarist of PARADISE LOST, alongside members of MY DYING BRIDE, AT THE GATES and DOOM will make its live debut on February 2, 2012 at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland. Commented Gregor: "I have a long and happy history with Helsinki. From the Lepakko ...
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Norway's EL CACO will release its new album, "Hatred, Love And Diagrams", on January 27, 2012 in Europe and January 31, 2012 in North America via Indie Recordings. "Hatred, Love And Diagrams" track listing: 01. After I'm Gone 02. Hatred 03. Autopsy 04. Equivalence 05. Go Forward 06. Confessions 07. Sixty To Zero 08. Skeleton ...
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Legendary San Francisco Bay Area gore grind act AUTOPSY has completed work on its new collection, "All Tomorrow's Funerals", for a February 28 release via Peaceville Records. This monstrous 22-track effort will contain all of AUTOPSY's EPs remastered by the bandmembers themselves, as well as new cuts. Everything from "Retribution For The Dead" to the ...
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