San Diego, California-based death metallers BURNING THE MASSES have posted the title track from their forthcoming album, "Mind Control", on their MySpace page. "Mind Control" was produced by Stephen Hawkes (EXOTIC ANIMAL PETTING ZOO) and was mixed by Logan Mader (DIVINE HERESY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY). A fall release through Mediaskare is expected. The band ...
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UK-based death metallers ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY have issued the following update: "We have parted ways with long-term drummer Dan Smith. Due to various reasons, it wasn't working out with us and him. We felt his heart was no longer in it after expressing his want to leave on numerous occasions this year which showed ...
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Massachusetts heavy hitters THE ACACIA STRAIN have posted the third in a series of five "mini video skits" to promote their new album, "Continent". A new clip will be posted every Monday leading up to the CD's August 19 release through Prosthetic Records. In other news, THE ACACIA STRAIN has posted another brand new song, ...
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Daniel Ekeroth, author of the massive new book "Swedish Death Metal", will appear on this week's "Bloody Roots" show on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack channel. Learn how the assassination of the prime minister and the death of METALLICA's Cliff Burton in Sweden in the 1980s gave rise to the world's most fertile extreme music ...
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Norwegian black/thrash metal band AURA NOIR will release its new album, "Hades Rise", on August 25 via Tyrant Syndicate, DARKTHRONE's Peaceville sub-label. "Hades Rise" follows on from where 2004's "The Merciless" left off. Undoubtedly the band's dirtiest and biggest hammer to the face to date, "Hades Rise" embraces the spirit of bands like VENOM to ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of HAIL OF BULLETS — the new band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebédi and Paul Baayens, former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX singer Martin Van Drunen and former HOUWITSER bass player Theo van Eekelen — performing the song "General Winter" at the Zwarte Cross festival, which was held July 25-27, 2008 in ...
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Massachusetts heavy hitters THE ACACIA STRAIN have posted the second in a series of five "mini video skits" to promote their new album, "Continent". A new clip will be posted every Monday leading up to the CD's August 19 release through Prosthetic Records. "Continent" is now available online in five different, exclusive packages
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INSISION/TYRANT bassist Daniel Ekeroth's acclaimed history "Swedish Death Metal" is now available in revised and expanded edition from new U.S. publisher Bazillion Points. All pre-orders have been shipped, and the first 50 copies include surprise page proofs signed by the author. Watch a video preview of "Swedish Death Metal" below. The ultimate insider's account of ...
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California-based extreme metal quintet SUICIDE SILENCE will headline Summer Slaughter European tour in August/September with support from AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, BORN OF OSIRIS, ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY and THE BERZERKER. Commented Summer Slaughter tour creator Ash Avildsen (from booking agent TKO): "We started the Summer Slaughter Tour in 2007 with NECROPHAGIST and ...
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Massachusetts heavy hitters THE ACACIA STRAIN have posted the first in a series of five "mini video skits" to promote their new album, "Continent". A new clip will be posted every Monday leading up to the CD's August 19 release through Prosthetic Records. "Continent" is now available online in five different, exclusive packages
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HAIL OF BULLETS — the Dutch death metal band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebédi and Paul Baayens, former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX singer Martin Van Drunen and former HOUWITSER bass player Theo van Eekelen — has been confirmed for the 2009 edition of the Maryland Deathfest, set to take place May 22-24 at the ...
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Zoran Theodorovic of Capital Chaos conducted an interview with vocalist Vincent Bennett of Massachusetts heavy hitters THE ACACIA STRAIN on June 13, 2008 at The Boardwalk in Orangevale, California (where the band was performing with THE WARRIORS, SINCE THE FLOOD and ALL SHALL PERISH). Watch the six-minute chat below. THE ACACIA STRAIN recently ...
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Massachusetts heavy hitters THE ACACIA STRAIN have announced three Northeast shows to celebrate the release of their latest effort, "Continent" (Prosthetic Records). The dates will immediately follow the band's current European trek with ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY and KNIGHTS OF THE ABYSS. THE ACACIA STRAIN record-release shows: Aug. 21 - Portland, ME - The Station ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of HAIL OF BULLETS — the new band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebédi and Paul Baayens, former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX singer Martin Van Drunen and former HOUWITSER bass player Theo van Eekelen — performing the song "Red Wolves of Stalin" on July 5, 2008 at the Waldrock festival in Bergum, ...
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Massachusetts heavy hitters THE ACACIA STRAIN recently completed a successful headlining tour across America with support from ALL SHALL PERISH, THE WARRIORS and SINCE THE FLOOD, culminating in a hometown show this past weekend in Holyoke, Massachusetts which was filmed for an upcoming DVD release. Check out photos from the concert at TheMetalUnion.net. ...
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Massachusetts heavy hitters THE ACACIA STRAIN have posted a brand new song, "Skynet", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Continent", which is scheduled for an August 19 release through Prosthetic Records. "'Skynet' is a band favorite," vocalist Vincent Bennett says of the track. "We figured we should ...
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UK-based death metallers ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY have issued the following update: "We have started work on writing the follow-up full-length to 'Before The Throne Of Infection'. Over the past few weeks we have started to compile ideas and thoughts on concept, content and which route of progression we want to take. We have started ...
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California-based extreme metal quintet SUICIDE SILENCE will headline Summer Slaughter UK tour in August/September with support from AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, BORN OF OSIRIS, ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY and THE BERZERKER. Commented Summer Slaughter tour creator Ash Avildsen (from booking agent TKO): "We started the Summer Slaughter Tour in 2007 with NECROPHAGIST and ...
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INSISION/TYRANT bassist Daniel Ekeroth's acclaimed history "Swedish Death Metal" will be available this July in revised and expanded edition from new U.S. publisher Bazillion Points. The ultimate insider's account of the rise of the Scandinavian metal scene, the book boasts over 450 pages, over 500 images, and is based on candid interviews with members of ...
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Author Joel McIver has placed a third and final excerpt from his forthcoming book, "The Bloody Reign of Slayer", online at www.joelmciver.co.uk. The excerpt, which features the band and associated personnel discussing the ferocious opening tracks of the classic 1986 album "Reign in Blood", has been released three weeks before publication of the ...
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BOMBS OF HADES, the Swedish old-school death metal band featuring members of MACABRE END, GOD MACABRE, UTUMNO, ABHOTH and TRIBULATION, has posted new songs on its MySpace page. According to a press release, "fans of CARNAGE, AUTOPSY and old DEATH definitely should take notice!" Five of the new songs are planned to be ...
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Guitarist/songwriter K.S. Kuciemba of the Northwest death metal band DRAWN AND QUARTERED has posted the following message on the group's MySpace page: "Any guitar enthusiast that would like group or one-on-one lessons can contact me during the tour and we'll schedule a session. Contact me with your info and contact at least one ...
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OUTWORLD guitarist Rusty Cooley's MySpace page has been updated with the following message: "There's been lots of exciting things going on. For starters, Rusty will be making a guest appearance on longtime friend and guitarist Mark Tremonti's (ALTER BRIDGE, CREED) new instructional DVD. There's a 20-minute-plus lesson where Rusty gets to show off some of ...
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"Of Frost And War", the debut album from HAIL OF BULLETS the new band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebdi and Paul Baayens, former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX singer Martin Van Drunen and former HOUWITSER bass player Theo van Eekelen will be streamed in its entirety on the group's MySpace page beginning tomorrow, ...
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Vocalist Luke Kenny of the Australian grind deviants THE BERZERKER has issued the following update: "I'm very excited to tell you that we will be launching our brand new record label Berzerker Industries within the next few months. The first release will be our new studio album. (I can't fucking wait!) The only way you'll ...
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Sweden's DISMEMBER is featured on the cover of the June/July issue of Metal Maniacs. In an interview conducted by Nathan T. Birk, guitarist David Blomqvist discusses the band's history, signature sound and new, self-titled album. Excerpts follow: Metal Maniacs: The album was recorded, from what I understand, in like 12 days. But I guess you ...
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Slimewave seven-inch number six, featuring all-new material from MUMAKIL and INHUME, is available now via Relapse. For more information, please access this release page. Slimewave is a Relapse series of six limited-edition split seven-inch releases from twelve of the sickest and most extreme bands in the metal/grind underground. Each edition is hand-numbered, colored ...
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For many reasons, it's hard to talk objectively about the work of Chuck Schuldiner and DEATH. For one, the man was taken from us far too early, leaving many musical pathways still untraveled. There's also the fact that his legacy, the arc of his creativity from "Scream Bloody Gore" to "The Sound of Perseverance" and ...
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England's Siege of Amida Records seem to have a knack for discovering bands playing a vicious and modern strain of grindcore and death metal, as releases from DISKREET and WHITECHAPEL clearly demonstrate (both are distributed through Candlelight in the States). I can't praise "Before the Throne of Infection" by England's ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY as ...
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Metal Blade Records has set up a preview page on MySpace for the upcoming debut album from HAIL OF BULLETS, the new band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebdi and Paul Baayens, former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX singer Martin Van Drunen and former HOUWITSER bass player Theo van Eekelen. Entitled "Of Frost And ...
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