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Suffocation

American death metal's most consistent and punishing standard-bearers, SUFFOCATION sometimes get overlooked in the rush to deify other bands. While it could be argued that they've never been a particularly innovative act, there's something to be said for the songcraft, torturous bits of melody, and...

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Same Shit But Different

It's Swedish thrash and it's hardcore, but it is not metalcore. That's bound to please more than a handful of purists out there. Then again, what would you expect from a crust/hardcore/grind label with good taste and integrity like Crimes Against Humanity? Sweden's END OF ALL features an ex member o...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'AXL ROSE Throws Parties That Would Make Sodom And Gomorrah Blush'

Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On filling in for Axl Rose for two songs at the final show of GUNS N' ROSES' European tour: "That was the most surreal experience of my life. 'Cause Axl just...

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SLIPKNOT: Unauthorized 'Documentary' To Premiere Exclusive Footage Online

"A Clown Short of Destiny", the "documentary" which follows the controversial rise of SLIPKNOT from the cornfields of Des Moines, Iowa, to the horn-throwin' crowds of Ozzfest, will premiere 20 minutes of exclusive footage on September 27, 2006 only on iKlipz.com. Ten years in the making, "A Clown Sh...

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More Details Emerge In Montreal College Shooting

Canada's The Globe And Mail reports that questions are burgeoning about the motives of the gunman who opened fire at a Montreal college Wednesday (September 13),killing one student and wounding at least 19 others before turning the gun on himself. The crime is now the subject of two separate police...

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BUCKCHERRY Lawyer Issues Statement On Underage Lawsuit

Launch Radio Networks reports: BUCKCHERRY's attorney has issued a statement regarding the lawsuit filed against the band last week that claimed that an underage girl was allegedly enticed by the group to expose her breasts, kiss another female and dance provocatively in the unedited video for the si...

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RUSH Completes Eight Songs For New Album

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that RUSH has penned eight songs for its next studio album, which should be out in early 2007, according to drummer Neil Peart. The artist tells Billboard.com his lyrics for the as-yet-untitled set were greatly influenced by his motorcycle journeys throughout...

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10 YEARS Guitarist Talks Life On FAMILY VALUES

Launch Radio Networks reports: 10 YEARS has spent just over a month on the Family Values festival tour with KORN, DEFTONES, STONE SOUR, Japanese act DIR EN GREY and others. Guitarist Matt Wantland told Launch that he's pretty much got his daily routine down once his group finishes its second stage s...

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Nocturne

Los Angeles' THE HUMAN ABSTRACT is one of those bands that takes the core elements of metal and integrates it with a substantial classic influence, mainly in the chord progressions and the beautiful acoustic passages. On "Nocturne", the metal (including a bit of metalcore) components are primarily E...

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Metridium Fields

Artsy doom rock, avante-garde indie doom, experimental melancholic doom metal…you get the picture. Austin, Texas' GIANT SQUID will be an acquired taste for many, a diamond in the rough for the dedicated, and a confounding exercise in the esoteric for the traditionalists. "Metridium Fields" is anothe...

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ERIC CARR Shot Glasses Now Available

Hotshots Inc. is offering for a limited time only Eric Carr exclusive two-sided, two-color jigger shot glasses. These 2 ¼ x 1 7/8-inch shot glasses are a great collectable for Eric Carr fans, KISS fans and everyone else. There are folks who just like collecting shot glasses, and this is a great asse...

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MOTÖRHEAD: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Kiss Of Death' Album Available

Audio samples of all 12 tracks that appear on MOTÖRHEAD's new album, "Kiss of Death", are available at this location. Due on August 29 via Sanctuary Records, "Kiss of Death" was recorded at the Paramount studios in Los Angeles with Cameron Webb, who also worked with the group on their last effort. T...

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DISSECTION Guitarist: JON NÖDTVEIDT Didn't Have Copy Of 'The Satanic Bible' At Suicide Scene

DISSECTION guitarist Set Teitan (ex-ABORYM, BLOODLINE) has dismissed media reports that the group's frontman, Jon Nödtveidt, placed an open copy of "The Satanic Bible" in front of him before killing himself last week at his apartment in Hässelby, a suburb of Stockholm. According to the Swedish newsp...

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Kiss of Death

At 61 years old, Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister isn't about to go out of his way to win over those few, pathetic, soulless bints who don't like MOTÖRHEAD. The band has a well-worn groove, and they've settled into it, releasing a string of albums over the last decade so consistent, it's easy to forget someti...

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California Metal Band Wins Round One In National Contest, Gets Ripped Off

Laura McCutcheon of California's Ukiah Daily Journal reports that Ukiah, CA-based metal band DEFINITION UNKNOWN (MySpace) won round one in a national contest, but band members lost something near and dear to them in the process: their equipment. About the same time the announcer of "Boot Camp" — als...