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Filthy Notes for Frozen Hearts
How many times do you think you'll have to read "Rock 'n' Sad" in a review of "Filthy Notes for Frozen Hearts" by Germany's LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE? Hey, at least it's fairly descriptive of the music. There is a whole lot of rockin' going on here and the melancholia flows like a river. The peppering of...August 7, 2006
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Sahg 1
If Norway's SAHG could keep the vibe they launch at the beginning of this lead-heavy album, they'd be serious Album of the Year contenders. It's a doomy, crushing SABBATH stomp with soaring melodic vocals and ponderous, coffin-lidded grooves, the kind of monumental doom birthed by "Children of the S...August 7, 2006
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WHITESNAKE Signs European Deal With SPV; New Live Album Due In November
Steamhammer/SPV has announced the signing of WHITESNAKE, one of the greatest and most acclaimed hard rock acts of all time. November 3, 2006 in Germany and November 6, 2006 in Europe will see the arrival of WHITESNAKE's new double live album, "Live ... In The Shadow Of The Blues", capturing for post...August 3, 2006
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Come What(ever) May
Before we got all mixed up with eighteen million different subgenres of metal, there was just one single genre: heavy metal (or hard rock),a musical space marked by a significantly harder edge than the mothership of rock and roll but also a field wide open to many different sounds and styles. Thus...July 31, 2006
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Katorz
It is a tragic, heartbreaking irony that VOIVOD's best album in a long, long time is most likely the band's final one as well. "Katorz", the Canadian group's 14th offering, was not even made in the conventional manner: the band took demos for the disc made by late, beloved guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'...July 24, 2006
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We Never Change
You have got to give at least some credit to Salt Lake City's CLIFTON for mixing some fairly gripping southern sludge grooves in with its standard Swedish-influenced metalcore. It is not quite enough to raise the metalcore bar, but the songs on "We Never Change" possess just enough variety, passiona...July 24, 2006
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Weight of the Wound
It's probably best to just get your ass down and stay there until "Weight of the Wound" finishes exacting vengeance on those who've made the mistake of talking shit and inciting the beast. Comprised of a rabble of grimy southern fried sludge hogs and rowdy metal shit kickers, BIRDS OF PREY give a wh...July 10, 2006
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Still
When the waves of despondency chill you to the bone and you're repeatedly asking yourself, "What in the world is wrong with me, I was a shiny happy person a few minutes ago?" chances are that WOLVERINE's new masterpiece "Still" is playing in the background. When emotions are stirred this intensely,...July 10, 2006
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DRACONIAN: 'The Burning Halo' Track Listing, Release Date Announced
Swedish gothic doom metal band DRACONIAN will release their special "bonus" album, titled "The Burning Halo", on September 29 through Napalm Records (October 10 in the U.S.). The CD will feature three new songs, new versions of several demo songs and three covers. "The Burning Halo" track listing (p...July 1, 2006
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Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead
If anyone is worried that the departure of long-time vocalist and fiery front man Sherwood Webber would mean the demise of SKINLESS' patented sound, trust me, you needn't worry. On "Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead", replacement Jason Keyser (brother of bassist Joe) does an outstanding job with his...June 26, 2006
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War Zone
And so begins the old debate about the merits of sticking to the tried and true versus musical progression. What it really comes down to is that those bands that sucked to begin with and "stay the course" continue to suck for all eternity. Then you've got juggernauts like BOLT THROWER, OBITUARY, and...June 26, 2006
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VENOM: 'Cast In Stone' Expanded Reissue Detailed
Sanctuary/Castle Music has released an expaned edition of VENOM's "Cast In Stone" album. The 29-track digitally remastered (by Cronos) two-CD set includes a bonus disc of classic re-recorded VENOM tracks and five bonus tracks from the rare limited edition 1996 mini album including "7 Gates Of Hell",...June 19, 2006
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Cast Shadows on Dragons
Featuring former members of WHEN DREAMS DIE, "Cast Shadows on Dragons" by ROBOTS AND EMPIRE is a strange mixture of stoner rock heft and spacey doom that has its moments, but too often loses momentum because of its unevenness. Clearly rooted in BLACK SABBATH and bands such as THE MELVINS, as well as...June 18, 2006
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Arrangements for Fulminating Vective
Halfway through "Arrangements for Fulminating Vective" by St. Louis' LYE BY MISTAKE and it was difficult not to think in terms of been-there-done-that. All that over the top doodling and DILLINGER-meets-jazz-fusion chaos is fine and dandy, but a tad tired now with bands as different as EPHEL DUATH a...June 12, 2006
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Now, Diabolical
Is SATYRICON true black metal or have those deep roots been abandoned for more accessible fare? Has Satyr sold his soul to the devil for commercial gain? Give me a break. You heard it when "Volcano" was released in 2002 and you'll undoubtedly hear it with the release of "Now, Diabolical". The new al...June 5, 2006
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