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Until the Light Takes Us

There has been more written in books/magazines and visually documented on film about the rise of black metal in the late '80s/early '90s than most would care to shake a stick at, much less a scythe. And almost all of it revolves around the infamous series of events that coincided with the rise of bl...

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Last Station on the Road to Death

As we've discussed in past reviews, the French have a way of twisting and crumpling conventional modes of black metal into something that is often more poisonous and almost always a tad askew. But once in a while along comes a French black metal album that remains firmly attached to traditional genr...

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SLASH: 'I Have A Hard Time Accepting Myself As Someone Who Is Influential' As A Guitar Player

Epiphone.com recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Epiphone.com: Tell me about your early influences. Were there specific players that inspired you to pick up a guitar? Slash: Some guitar p...

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EXODUS Guitarist To Guest On AC/DZ Album

Gary Holt (EXODUS) has been added to the list of guitarists who will lay down guest solos on the forthcoming debut album from AC/DZ, the San Francisco Bay Area-based AC/DC tribute band formed by legendary thrash singer Steve "Zetro" Souza (TENET, DUBLIN DEATH PATROL, EXODUS, LEGACY) and executive pr...

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VINCE NEIL Talks About 'Tattoos & Tequila' Solo Album; Video Available

A three-minute video clip of MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil talking about his new solo album, "Tattoos & Tequila", can be viewed below. "Tattoos & Tequila" sold 7,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 57 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD was iss...

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FILTER Mainman: 'The Audience Has Decided That They're Not Going To Pay For Music Anymore'

South Africa's MusicReview recently conducted an interview with FILTER mainman Richard Patrick. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MusicReview: [The new FILTER album] "The Trouble With Angels" was initially pencilled for a 2009 release, but only got released late last month. What was t...

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VINCE NEIL: 'Everything That I've Done, There's Always Been Some Good Coming Out Of It'

Sonic Shocks conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil when the band played the U.K. edition of the Sonisphere festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2010 at Knebworth Park. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sonic Shocks: Both your new album and book are entitl...

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LAMB OF GOD To Start Work On New Album In February

Jonathan Barkan of Bloody-Disgusting.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Chris Adler of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Bloody-Disgusting.com: You just recently finished the [Rockstar Energy Drink] Mayhem Festival where you were...

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SLOUGH FEG: Two New Songs Available For Streaming

One of the most unique and underrated metal acts today, SLOUGH FEG has amassed quite the dedicated following over the 20 or so years that it has been active and has churned out such classic American metal albums as "Dawn Amongst The Deadmen", "Twilight Of The Idols" and "Traveler" (the latter being...

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MACHINE HEAD Guitarist To Guest On AC/DZ Album

MACHINE HEAD/ex-VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel has been added to the list of musicians who will lay down guest solos on the forthcoming debut album from AC/DZ, the San Francisco Bay Area-based AC/DC tribute band formed by legendary thrash singer Steve "Zetro" Souza (TENET, DUBLIN DEATH PATROL, EXOD...

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FORBIDDEN/Ex-NEVERMORE Guitarist STEVE SMYTH To Guest On AC/DZ Debut

Steve Smyth (FORBIDDEN, ex-NEVERMORE, TESTAMENT, VICIOUS RUMORS) has been added to the list of guitarists who will lay down guest solos on the forthcoming debut album from AC/DZ, the San Francisco Bay Area-based AC/DC tribute band formed by legendary thrash singer Steve "Zetro" Souza (TENET, DUBLIN...

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Blood of the Nations

"Blood of the Nations" is another one of those albums from a reformed classic metal act that had me approaching with caution in anticipation of the big letdown. That letdown never happened. "Blood of the Nations" is the shot in the arm that fans of traditional heavy metal needed, not to mention that...

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SLOUGH FEG Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

San Francisco's classic metal kings SLOUGH FEG are putting the finishing touches on their eighth full-length album, "The Animal Spirits", for an early 2011 release via Cruz Del Sur Music. According to a press relase, the CD "will probably take everyone by surprise, as always, when SLOUGH FEG is invo...

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FORBIDDEN Guitarist To Guest On AC/DZ Debut

Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN, DEMONICA) has been added to the list of guitarists who will lay down guest solos on the forthcoming debut album from AC/DZ, the San Francisco Bay Area-based AC/DC tribute band formed by legendary thrash singer Steve "Zetro" Souza (TENET, DUBLIN DEATH PATROL, EXODUS, LEGACY...

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DEATH ANGEL Music Used In Psychological Study

For decades research has shown that listening to music alleviates anxiety and depression, enhances mood, and can increase cognitive functioning, such as spatial awareness. However, until now, research has not addressed how we listen to music. For instance, is the cognitive benefit still the same if...