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Full Blown Chaos
FULL BLOWN CHAOS' new self-titled album is about as lyrically honest and musically in-your-face as metallic hardcore gets. Much like drill sergeant and lead barker Ray Mazzola, it is big, beefy, and free of pretension. Not exactly a progression for a subgenre that emphasizes sticking to the fundamen...January 11, 2011
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The Animal Spirits
Gee, here's a big surprise; another great album from SLOUGH FEG. It makes one wonder what a "bad" SLOUGH FEG album would sound like. "The Animal Spirits" doesn't just follow in the sizeable footsteps of predecessors "Ape Uprising" and "Hardworlder"; it leaves bigger imprints. Much like previous SLOU...January 11, 2011
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Power of Darkness
You can talk all you want about today's crop of "kvlt" black metallers and retro thrashers playing a nihilistic version of 80s thrash/death, many of which are quite good, but in MINOTAUR's "Power of Darkness" you get one of the bands that formed in 1983 and were in the thick of the vaunted German th...January 11, 2011
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And the Rest will Surely Perish
With a majority of KINGS DESTROY members possessing a NYHC union cards, the last thing the otherwise uninformed might assume about "And the Rest will Surely Perish" is how just how much of a quintessential blues-based, classic doom metal album it is. It's not sludgy or atmospheric, nor is it some ki...January 11, 2011
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IN THIS MOMENT Interviewed On 'Having Tea With Voodoo Dollies' (Video)
Elizabeth Rawwwr, host of the metal/punk show "Having Tea With Voodoo Dollies", recently conducted an interview with Southern California's IN THIS MOMENT. You can now watch the chat below. Capital Chaos has uploaded multi-camera video footage of IN THIS MOMENT performing the song "The Promise" on No...January 9, 2011
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St. Louis Drummer CHAD SMITH Ready To Reunite With GEEZER BUTLER's GZR
D.X. Ferris of the Riverfront Times last month spoke to the veteran St. Louis drummer Chad Smith (not the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS percussionist of the same name) about Chad's involvement with BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler's GZR project. An excerpt from the chat follow below: Riverfront Times: Ho...January 9, 2011
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RONNIE JAMES DIO's Widow Recounts His Final Days
Kory Grow of Revolver magazine recently conducted an interview with Wendy Dio, the widow and manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, DIO, RAINBOW, ELF). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Revolver: We were really honored to have [Ronn...January 3, 2011
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THE OCEAN Mainman Interviewed By LA MUSIC BLOG
Shannon Joy of the LA Music Blog recently conducted an interview with THE OCEAN guitarist Robin Staps. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. LA Music Blog: This has been an insanely busy year for the band. You released two incredible albums, both inspired by philosophies somewhat challeng...January 1, 2011
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TYPE O NEGATIVE Members Remember PETER STEELE In New Issue Of REVOLVER Magazine
Jon Wiederhorn of Revolver magazine recently sat down with TYPE O NEGATIVE members Josh Silver (keyboards),Johnny Kelly (drums) and Kenny Hickey (guitar) to remember the band's lost leader, Peter Steele, who died in April. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Revolver: A couple of years ago, Pet...December 31, 2010
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Wife: PAUL GRAY 'Wasn't Just A Drug Addict'
Brenna Gray, the widow of SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray, has paid tribute to her late husband in the new issue of Revolver magazine, which remembers many of hard rock and metal's most dearly departed. Paul Gray's body was found on May 24 in a hotel room in a Des Moines, Iowa suburb. A coroner ruled ...December 30, 2010
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Free MIKE PORTNOY Tribute Album Released
Independent musicians, graphic artists, and a computer graphics demogroup have collaborated on a grand scale multimedia tribute to Mike Portnoy, in celebration of over a quarter of a century of highly influential musicianship. Mike Portnoy's early investment into the Internet, as well as his relatio...December 26, 2010
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STRYPER: 'The Covering' Cover Artwork Unveiled
"The Covering", the much-anticipated covers album from Christian hard rockers STRYPER, will tentatively be released on February 1, 2011 via Big3 Records. The band has already released its cover versions of BLACK SABBATH's "Heaven And Hell" and KANSAS' "Carry On Wayward Son", which are available for...December 23, 2010
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WHITESNAKE: New Album Title, Artwork Unveiled
Legendary rock band WHITESNAKE has set "Forevermore" as the title of its new album, tentatively due at the end of March 2011 via Frontiers Records. Check out the cover artwork below. Regarding the CD's title, WHITESNAKE mainman David Coverdale stated, "Don't forget, 'tis ONE word. Otherwise it sound...December 22, 2010
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New Issue Of REVOLVER Magazine Pays Tribute To Hard Rock And Metal's Fallen Heroes
As we bid farewell to a year full of tragedy, the new issue of Revolver magazine — available on newsstands everywhere on December 21 — remembers many of hard rock and metal's most dearly departed. The cover features a stunning painting by legendary comic-book artist J.G. Jones (Superman, Batman, Wan...December 16, 2010
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IN THIS MOMENT: Multi-Camera Orangevale Footage Available
Capital Chaos has uploaded multi-camera video footage of IN THIS MOMENT performing the song "The Promise" on November 13, 2010 at The Boardwalk in Orangevale, California — with a special guest appearance by male vocalist Adrian Patrick of the band OTHERWISE. Check it out below. IN THIS MOMENT guitar...December 16, 2010
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