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NAAM: Debut Album Artwork Unveiled

Brooklyn, New York metal band NAAM will release its self-titled debut album on October 20, 2009 via Tee Pee Records. A first look at the CD's primo cover art — created by artist Ryan Hamilton — is available below. The follow-up to the group's three-song mega-EP "Kingdom", "Naam" was recorded on an a...

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CRYSTALLION: 'Hundred Days' Release Moved Forward

The release date for "Hundred Days", the third album from German "noble power metal" hopefuls CRYSTALLION, has been moved forward to October 23 from the previously announced November 13 (via Dockyard 1). The CD is said to be "a concept album about the return of Napoleon (after his first exile) until...

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Massive Aggressive

Before catching these Richmond, VA retro-thrashers in action several months ago, I had been a fan of their energetic crossover, but had yet to really immerse myself into their discography. Maybe it was the way in which they stormed the stage and won over a crowd of testosterone-fueled pit jockeys an...

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CHIMAIRA Frontman: 'To Tour With METALLICA Would Be Amazing'

Matthew Reinhart of the Examiner.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mark Hunter of Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Examiner.com: You have a new album out called "The Infection", what was the reason you chose this title? Mark: I used the w...

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BORKNAGAR: Footage From The Studio Posted Online

BORKNAGAR has completed work on its new album, "Universal", for an early 2010 release via Indie Recordings. The CD was recorded and mixed at Toproom Studio in Lunner, Norway, with the bandmembers themselves handling the production duties. The first in a series of webisodes covering the recording pro...

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POWERMAN 5000: New Album Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Somewhere On The Other Side Of Nowhere", the new album from POWERMAN 5000, can be viewed below. Due on October 6, the CD will feature such tracks as "Time Bomb", "Make Us Insane", "Show Me What You Got", "Super Villain", "V Is For Vampire", "Horror Show" and "Somewhere On The...

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ATREYU: 'Congregation Of The Damned' Track Listing Revealed

Following a critically and commercially successful album is no small feat for any band. For ATREYU, whose fourth full-length, "Lead Sails Paper Anchor", sold over 315,000 copies, the task was even more daunting. That album marked a substantial shift for the group, expressing an explosively commercia...

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LIQUID GRAVEYARD: 'On Evil Days' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "On Evil Days", the forthcoming debut album from LIQUID GRAVEYARD, the new band featuring former CANCER frontman John Walker, can be viewed below. Due later in the year via My Kingdom Music, the CD was recorded at SadMad Studios in Madrid, Spain between April 13 and May 3 and w...

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NAAM: New Song Posted Online

Brooklyn, New York metal band NAAM will release its self-titled debut album on October 20, 2009 via Tee Pee Records. A taste of what NAAM's full-length LP holds in store is available now, as the new song "Skyling Slip" has been posted online at the Brooklyn Vegan web site. The follow-up to the ...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Talks 'Chinese Democracy'

I Heart Guitar recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. I Heart Guitar: Who were you rehearsing with today? Thal: I have a new band that I'm starting up. I don't want to say anything about it until the ...

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Progressive Rock Supergroup TRANSATLANTIC To Release 'The Whirlwind' in October

TRANSATLANTIC — the progressive rock supergroup featuring DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy, MARILLION's Pete Trewavas, THE FLOWER KINGS' Roine Stolt and Neal Morse (ex-SPOCK'S BEARD) — will release its long-awaited third album in October 2009. "The Whirlwind" is described in a press release as "a 77-min...

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PELICAN: New Song Posted Online

"Strung Up From The Sky", a brand new song from Chicago's PELICAN, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's fourth studio album, "What We All Come To Need", which is due on October 27 via Southern Lord Recordings. Described by guitarist Laurent Lebec as...

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CRYSTALLION To Release 'Hundred Days' In November

German "noble power metal" hopefuls CRYSTALLION will release their third album, "Hundred Days", on November 13 via Dockyard 1. The CD is said to be "a concept album about the return of Napoleon (after his first exile) until his complete defeat in the battle of Waterloo." "Hundred Days" track listing...

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FAITH NO MORE Frontman Swallows Shoelace At Hungary's SZIGET FESTIVAL; Video Available

Video footage of FAITH NO MORE frontman Mike Patton swallowing a two-foot shoelace from a piece of footwear that was thrown onstage during the band's August 16, 2009 performance at the Sziget Festival in Budapest, Hungary can be viewed below (go to around six-minute mark in the bottom clip). Accordi...

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Eyewitness: CRADLE OF FILTH Guitarist Could Have Been Killed

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH were forced to cut their set short last night (Saturday, August 15) at the Bloodstock Open Air festival in Derbyshire, England after guitarist Paul Allender was hit by an object thrown by a member of the audience, resulting in Paul being unable to finish the...