The dentist looms above you, the drill begins spinning with that sickly whine as it pierces the tooth and that atrocious burning smell fills the air, and all the while you sit back with every muscle stiffened, holding on to the arms of the chair with white-knuckled intensity. The "drill" referred to in BRAIN DRILL ...
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Kansas-based death metallers ORIGIN have set "Antithesis" (cover artwork) as the title of their new album, due on April 1 via Relapse Records. "Faster, heavier and decidedly more advanced than anyone could have ever envisioned metal becoming, 'Antithesis' is a modern-day death metal classic, which proves ORIGIN stand head and shoulders above their ...
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BLOOD RED THRONE, BRUTUS, HATE, LAY DOWN ROTTEN, COLDWORKER and ABORTED have been confirmed for the Neurotic Deathfest 2008, set to take place May 30-31 at club 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABORTED ASPHYX BEHEMOTH BENIGHTED BLOOD RED THRONE BRUTUS CEPHALIC CARNAGE COLDWORKER CONDEMNED CRYPTOPSY DEAD BEYOND BURIED ...
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Malta-based brutal death metallers BEHEADED have issued the following update: "Two years have passed and expect more brutality than ever. "We welcome aboard Nick on guitars from TENDENCY CHARGE who replaced Omar. "BEHEADED will be performing on the 2nd February 2008 live at Poxx Bar, Paceville supported by PUTRID BIRTH. "This year BEHEADED will be ...
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CONDEMNED and ABOMINABLE PUTRIDITY have been confirmed for the 2008 edition of the Death Feast Open Air festival, set to take place June 12-14, 2008 in Hünxe, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABOMINABLE PUTRIDITY AVULSED BEHEADED BRODEQUIN COCK AND BALL TORTURE CONDEMNED CRYPTOPSY DECAPITATED DECREPIT BIRTH DEFLORATION DEGRADE DERANGED DESECRATION DYING ...
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DEAD BEYOND BURIED, IMPALED, HOUR OF PENANCE and CONDEMNED have been confirmed for the Neurotic Deathfest 2008, set to take place May 30-31 at club 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ASPHYX BEHEMOTH BENIGHTED CEPHALIC CARNAGE CONDEMNED CRYPTOPSY DEAD BEYOND BURIED DEAD INFECTION DECREPIT BIRTH DESECRATION DYING FETUS EXMORTEM ...
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12 TON METHOD, the London-based dodecaphonic metal band formed out of the ashes of NEEDLEYE, has inked a deal with Copro Records. The group will release its debut EP, "The Art Of Not Falling", next month, featuring Adrian Erlandsson (ex-CRADLE OF FILTH, AT THE GATES, THE HAUNTED) on drums. After the demise of NEEDLEYE in ...
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HEAVEN SHALL BURN, MADBALL, CULT OF LUNA and DYING FETUS are among the confirmed bands for the The Ultimate Summerblast Festival, set to take place June 21 at Exhaus in Trier, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: HEAVEN SHALL BURN COMEBACK KID MADBALL CULT OF LUNA NEGATIVE APPROACH MAROON AS WE FIGHT ...
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BENIGHTED, SEVERE TORTURE, EXMORTEM and CRYPTOPSY have been confirmed for the Neurotic Deathfest 2008, set to take place May 30-31 at club 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands. CRYPTOPSY will replace MALEVOLENT CREATION, who, unfortunately, didn't commit to their proposed European tour. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ASPHYX BEHEMOTH BENIGHTED CEPHALIC CARNAGE CRYPTOPSY DEAD ...
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According to VS-webzine.com, DIMMU BORGIR, IN FLAMES, MARDUK, OPETH, SATYRICON and SODOM are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's Hellfest festival, set to take place June 20-22, 2008 in Clisson, France. More than 60 groups will perform on two stages. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ...
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SOUTH OF DIVINE, the new band featuring ex-AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE guitarist Nick Quijano, former DIRT vocalist Travis Powers, Sean O'Boyle on drums and Cavedogg on bass, kicked 2008 off with a call to the recording studio. All tracking for the upcoming EP was done at Diamond Recording Studios, owned by Bobby Blotzer from RATT and ...
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Indie Recordings has announced the signing of progressive black metal legends BORKNAGAR. BORKNAGAR has for nearly a decade been a leading star in the black metal community. Like no other band, they have pushed the boundaries of what is possible within the genre, and now they will once again return to the dark side — ...
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SUFFOCATION, PREJUDICE and THE GRIEVING PROCESS have been confirmed for the 2008 edition of the Death Feast Open Air festival, set to take place June 12-14, 2008 in Hünxe, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AVULSED (ESP) BEHEADED (MAL) BRODEQUIN (USA) COCK AND BALL TORTURE (GER) CRYPTOPSY (CAN) DECAPITATED (POL) DECREPIT BIRTH ...
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Reunited seminal grindcore/extreme metal outfit BRUTAL TRUTH has been confirmed as one of the headliners of this year's Central Illinois Metalfest, set to take place July 18-20 at the Canopy Club in Urbana, Illinois. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABACINATE (NJ) ABOMINANT (KY) AMAGORTIS (SWITZERLAND) ATROCIOUS ABNORMALITY (NC) BLOODSOAKED (NC) BRODEQUIN (TN) ...
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Jacksonville, Florida-based hard rock outfit ALLELE has posted a free MP3 of a previously unreleased acoustic version of the track "Unknown". The song was recorded at Jacksonville's Planet Radio 107.3 when the band stopped by for an acoustic performance. The track can be downloaded free through the Corporate Punishment podcast via iTunes. ALLELE ...
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CRYPTOPSY, WAKING THE CADAVER, DESECRATION and RESURRECTION have been confirmed for the 2008 edition of the Death Feast Open Air festival, set to take place June 12-14, 2008 in Hünxe, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AVULSED (ESP) BEHEADED (MAL) BRODEQUIN (USA) COCK AND BALL TORTURE (GER) CRYPTOPSY (CAN) DECAPITATED (POL) DECREPIT ...
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HATE ETERNAL and CEPHALIC CARNAGE have been confirmed for the Neurotic Deathfest 2008, set to take place May 30-31 at club 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ASPHYX BEHEMOTH CEPHALIC CARNAGE DEAD INFECTION DECREPIT BIRTH DESECRATION DYING FETUS EXTREME NOISE TERROR FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE FLESHLESS GRIND INC. HATE ETERNAL HOUWITSER ...
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Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI will release their new album, "Korven Kuningas", on March 21, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records. Check out the cover artwork at this location. A new single, "Keep On Galloping", will precede the full-length effort on February 14, 2008 in both CD and 7" picture vinyl formats. It will also ...
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Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH have been confirmed for the Neurotic Deathfest 2008, set to take place May 30-31 at club 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ASPHYX BEHEMOTH DEAD INFECTION DECREPIT BIRTH DESECRATION DYING FETUS EXTREME NOISE TERROR FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE FLESHLESS GRIND INC. HOUWITSER INCARNATED MALEVOLENT CREATION NAPALM DEATH ...
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DENIAL FIEND, the Tampa, Florida-based band featuring in its ranks Terry Butler (SIX FEET UNDER, ex-MASSACRE, ex-DEATH), Kam Lee (ex-MASSACRE, ex-MANTAS), Curt Beeson (NASTY SAVAGE, LOWBROW) and Sam Williams (DOWN BY LAW, PSEUDO HEROES), has been confirmed for next year's Central Illinois Metalfest, set to take place July 18-20 at the Canopy Club in Urbana, ...
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DYING FETUS and ORIGIN have been confirmed for the 2008 edition of the Death Feast Open Air festival, set to take place June 12-14, 2008 in Hünxe, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AVULSED (ESP) BEHEADED (MAL) BRODEQUIN (USA) COCK AND BALL TORTURE (GER) DECAPITATED (POL) DECREPIT BIRTH (USA) DEFLORATION (GER) DEGRADE ...
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DYING FETUS, ORIGIN, HOUWITSER and NECROPHAGIA are among the newly confirmed bands for the Neurotic Deathfest 2008, set to take place May 30-31 at club 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ASPHYX DEAD INFECTION DECREPIT BIRTH DESECRATION DYING FETUS EXTREME NOISE TERROR FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE FLESHLESS GRIND INC. HOUWITSER INCARNATED ...
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Legendary New York death metallers SUFFOCATION have been confirmed for next year's Central Illinois Metalfest, set to take place July 18-20 at the Canopy Club in Urbana, Illinois. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABACINATE ABOMINANT AMAGORTIS ATROCIOUS ABNORMALITY BLOODSOAKED BRODEQUIN CARDIAC ARREST CEPHALOTRIPSY CEREBRAL BORE CONDEMNED COVENANCE DEVOURMENT EBONMORTIS EVISCERATED EXECRATION FUNERUS ...
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The cover artwork for LORDI's new single, "Beast Loose in Paradise" — which is a tribute to KISS' classic "Creatures of the Night" cover — can be viewed at MonsterDiscoHell.com. "Beast Loose in Paradise" will be released as a downloadable single via www.zed.fi on December 24 and as a physical CD ...
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Former ADLER'S APPETITE and current TARSHA lead vocalist Sheldon Tarsha has announced the grand opening of his private recording headquarters — The Awe Center. Giving rise to Tarsha's debut album, "Prophecies", and his forthcoming CD, "Divine Universe", The Awe Center is described as "a deluxe recording retreat located on a 10-acre horse ranch in the ...
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LORDI's new single, "Beast Loose in Paradise" will be released as a downloadable single via www.zed.fi on December 24 and as a physical CD on January 9. There will be two edits of the song: "Radio Edit" and the "Dark Floors Version". The "Dark Floors" version will include a longer intro. "Beast Loose ...
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Drummer Bobby Jarzombek (HALFORD, SEBASTIAN BACH, FATES WARNING) has issued the following update: "Got back into town last week from the European FATES WARNING tour. I had an awesome time with the guys and we seem to vibe rather nicely on a musical level as well. The gigs went great and the traveling and off-stage ...
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Finnish metal monsters LORDI have postponed their previously announced hometown gig on December 14 at Lappi Areena in Rovaniemi due to ongoing post-production work on the band's upcoming feature film "Dark Floors". Tickets already purchased for the December concert will be valid for the new show. Tickets will also be refundable at the point of ...
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MONSTROSITY, GOD DETHRONED and STRONG INTENTION have been confirmed for next year's Central Illinois Metalfest, set to take place July 18-20 at the Canopy Club in Urbana, IL. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABACINATE (NJ) ABOMINANT (KY) AMAGORTIS (SWITZERLAND) ATROCIOUS ABNORMALITY (NC) BLOODSOAKED (NC) BRODEQUIN (TN) CARDIAC ARREST (IL) CEPHALOTRIPSY (CA) CEREBRAL ...
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NOMINON, WACO JESUS and INSIDIOUS DECREPANCY have been confirmed for next year's Central Illinois Metalfest, set to take place July 18-20 at the Canopy Club in Urbana, IL. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABACINATE (NJ) ABOMINANT (KY) AMAGORTIS (Switzerland) ATROCIOUS ABNORMALITY (NC) BLOODSOAKED (NC) BRODEQUIN (TN) CARDIAC ARREST (IL) CEPHALOTRIPSY (CA) CEREBRAL ...
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