Brazilian extreme metallers EMINENCE, who feature in their ranks former SEPULTURA guitarist Jairo Guedz on bass, have uploaded a live video of the track "Hawking Radiation", recorded on the band's 2005 European tour at TSR in Geneva, Switzerland. Check it out at this location. "Hawking Radiation" comes off the band's latest CD, "Humanology", ...
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According to a posting at Bloody-Disgusting.com, former THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy is in talks to lay down some heavy guitar work on the soundtrack of "Sin-Jin Smyth". The film — which follows two federal marshals assigned to a midnight prisoner transfer (over Halloween weekend) of a mysterious man with no past — ...
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NocturnalCult.com recently conducted an interview with DARKTHRONE guitarist/vocalist Nocturno Culto. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: I understand you are basically finished recording your new album, tentatively titled "The Cult is Alive", which seems pretty straightforward for an album title from you guys. Can you tell us a little about it ...
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Sanctuary Records has set a September 27 release date for MINISTRY's 25th anniversary collection, entitled "RaNtologY". The 15-track release features "redux, remixes and alt mixes" by MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen and the previously unreleased "The Great Satan", heralding the forthcoming 2006 MINISTRY release, "Rio Grande Blood", according to a posting on the group's web site. ...
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Reunited Los Angeles hard rockers BUCKCHERRY are rumored to be planning a "secret" club show at Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, California on Friday, August 5. The band, who will allegedly appear under the name THE CHERRY BROTHERS, will be opening for MOLLY HATCHET. As previously reported, BUCKCHERRY have been confirmed for the Summer Sonic ...
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Reactivated Swedish death metallers DISSECTION have uploaded rough-mix versions of two new songs from their forthcoming CD on their official web site. Check them out: "Xeper-I-Set" (mp3, lyrics), "Starless Aeon" (mp3, lyrics). DISSECTION entered the studio on February 2 to begin recording their long-awaited third album, the ...
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How exactly does a band follow up an earthquake of an album like "When White Becomes Black", a disc that is equal parts MASTODON girth, KEELHAUL pugilism, and SWARM OF THE LOTUS' own style of split lip racket-core? You make an even better album…that's how! On "The Sirens of Silence", the band takes all the ...
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London-based "extreme power metal" band DRAGONFORCE have been forced to cancel their scheduled appearance at the Raismesfest in France in September. "Certain assurances were given to the band which have not been fufilled forcing this situation," reads a posting on the group's web site. In other news, DRAGONFORCE have announced their debut shows in Ireland. ...
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MINISTRY will be teaming up with REVOLTING COCKS and SPYDER BABY for the MasterBaTour 2006, a two-month trek set to kick off May 2006. Tickets for the Seattle show on May 28, 2006 go on sale today (July 20, 2005) at 10:00 a.m. from MINISTRY's official web site. As previously reported, MINISTRY mainman ...
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According to a posting on the Izzy Stradlin (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) fan site izzy.34sp.com, reunited Los Angeles hard rockers BUCKCHERRY have been confirmed for the Summer Sonic Festival, set to take place August 13-14 in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. BUCKCHERRY — whose current lineup includes IZZY STRADLIN & THE JU JU HOUNDS bassist ...
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Guitarist Markus Vanhala of the Finnish death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM has issued the following update: "Harri Pikka and I have updated our guitar arsenal with a Gibson Flying-V and a Gibson Les Paul! "OMNIUM GATHERUM have started composing the new stuff for the next album which is planned to be recorded next spring. The first ...
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CKY has been an anomaly in the hard rock world. Not quite heavy metal, but possessing a heavy sound and attitude and rabid fan base (as evidenced by fan response to recent critical reviews of the group), the band has managed to forge a unique identity over the course of three albums that keeps them ...
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Swedish heavy metal band DESTYNATION (formerly ETERNIA) have inked a deal with Greece's Sonic Age Records. The band, who hail from Ornskoldsvik in the northern parts of Sweden, have been spreading their message and music since 1997. Their debut album, "Tales of Power" (issued under their previous moniker), was released in March 2002 and was ...
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Legendary Milwaukee punk/hardcore kings DIE KREUZEN have beeen honored by an Erosion Records tribute compilation featuring both local Wisconsin and national artists, including VOIVOD, NAPALM DEATH and BRUTAL TRUTH. Liner Notes were written by Thurston Moore of SONIC YOUTH and the disc is packaged in a limited-edition cardboard Arigato pak. "Lean into It", released on ...
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Pamela Moore, the voice of "Sister Mary" from QUEENSRŸCHE's legendary concept album "Operation: Mindcrime", entered Sonic Ranch studios near El Paso, Texas on Wednesday (July 6) with renowned producer Neil Kernon (QUEENSRŸCHE, NEVERMORE, JUDAS PRIEST, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEICIDE) to begin recording a new album featuring material co-written with Benjamin Anderson of RORSCHACH TEST. In a ...
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ELVENKING's third album is scheduled to be mastered by on July 26 at Finnvox studios in Finland by Mika Jussila. A late 2005 release via AFM Records is expected. The follow-up to 2004's "Wyrd" was recorded at the Italian folk/power metal band 's own Sherpa Studios and was mixed at Sonic Pump studios in Finland ...
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Screaming amps and sonic electricity merged on June 18, 2005 at the Wiltern LG Theater during Guitar Center's Guitarmageddon 2005 grand final competition. Utilizing a percussion-inspired and funk-laden performance, Tennessee native Robert Provine blitzed the crowd with his finest chops to capture the title of the nation's best undiscovered guitarist. For his efforts, Provine will ...
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Sweden-based metal sextet SONIC SYNDICATE (formerly FALLEN ANGELS) have completed work on their debut album, "Eden Fire", at StudioMega (THE CROWN, BESEECH) in Varberg, Sweden for an August 30 release via Florida's Pivotal Rockordings. Online mailorder will be provided by Century Media Records mailorder, The End Records, and Interpunk, among others. An MP3 of the ...
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Punk legends GBH are currently working on material for a new album and have about three-quarters of the writing completed. GBH also plan to release a DVD of their set at the Sonic Mania Festival in Tokyo from last year. GBH's last full studio album was 2002's "Ha Ha" on Go Kart Records and their ...
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Finnish extreme metallers IMPALED NAZARENE have re-signed with Osmose Productions for two more albums!! "We are more than happy to continue working with Osmose," the band write on their web site. IMPALED NAZARENE will enter Sonic Pump studios on November 21 to begin recording their next album. The follow-up to 2003's "All That You Fear" ...
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Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING have finished mixing their third album at Sonic Pump Studios in Finland for a late 2005 release via AFM Records. "Last week, Aydan and Damnagoras [came] back from Finland," reads a posting on the group's web site. "The mixing phase is finished and the band is totally satisfied with the ...
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Vocalist Scott Jeffreys of the reunited progressive doom-metal legends CONFESSOR has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "CONFESSOR will be heading to Oslo, Norway to play the Sonic Solstice festival put on by Season of Mist Records. Also appearing will be ARCTURUS, RED HARVEST, NATTEFROST and TSJUDER. Season of Mist is putting together a huge ...
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Megaforce Records will be reissuing VIO-LENCE's classic debut album, "Eternal Nightmare", with a live bonus CD on June 28, 2005. The bonus disc was recorded on December 14, 2001 at Slim's in San Francisco and was mixed by Chris Hanson (TECHNOCRACY, THE SERVANTS, M.I.R.V., RIVERRED) of Redcar Lane Productions. Produced by John Cuniberti between February ...
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Northern California Metal Underground (NCMU.COM) has put together a compilation CD, "Lessons In Brutality, Volume 1", featuring some of Northern California's most brutal underground metal acts. The bands appearing on the album are as follows: MUMMIFICATION TORRID REMAINS INSANITY SOL ASUNDER ARTILLERY HELL DEAD SYNDICATE SHITSTORM KURU IMAGIKA SILENT SINNER BENEATH A BLEEDING SKY SENTENCED ...
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SUBSONIC, the solo project of former CELTIC FROST guitarist Ron Marks, has uploaded the video for its track "A Day Late" at SubsonicRocks.com. "A Day Late" was filmed by Vision 4 Films at the Neo nightclub in Chicago, Illinois and was directed by Jason Meudt. It is the the second video from SUBSONIC's ...
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Finnish melodic death metallers AMORAL will release their as-yet-untitled sophomore album in territories outside Finland on November 21. The Finnish release date is still set for October 4 via Spikefarm Records (a division of Spinefarm). The CD will contain 10 tracks, with an additional cover song planned for the Japanese edition of the album. "We ...
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DEVILDRIVER's video for the track "Hold Back the Day" has been posted online at Roadrun.com. "Hold Back the Day" comes off the group's upcoming sophomore album, "The Fury of Our Maker's Hand" album, due on June 28 via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to DEVILDRIVER's 2002 critically-acclaimed self-titled debut, "The Fury of Our Maker's ...
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Bassist Brice Leclercq (NIGHTRAGE) has left reactivated Swedish death metallers DISSECTION. "This event, although unforeseen, will however NOT have any effect on DISSECTION's ongoing victorious onslaught!" the band write on their web site. "Last Friday [June 10] DISSECTION performed a successful concert as a three-piece at Undead Festival in Hungary, this time with the bass ...
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U.K. death metallers AKERCOCKE have once again entered their very own Goat of Mendes studios in West London to record their fourth album. Tentatively titled "Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone", the CD promises to be the band's most ambitious project to date. "The new material is a progression again from 'Choronzon'," explains ...
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Candlelight Records has confirmed a June 28 U.S. release date for "Ultima Thulee" and "Memoria Vestusta", the previously unavailable back catalog from French extreme metal band BLUT AUS NORD. The releases follow the recent reissue of the band's current album, "The Work Which Transforms God", with the value-added bonus of the band's amazing new EP, ...
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