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Works Will Come Undone
It is funeral doom with a touch of class and it's a long one. Sit back and prepare for two whole tracks and 73 minutes of sadness. And you know what? San Francisco's ASUNDER does the genre proud on "Works Will Come Undone". Far more than just belly crawling (ok, there is a lot of ...November 6, 2006
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Serenade the Samurai
Sorry, but I've always kind of dug the name, VAMPIRE MOOOSE, while one colleague dubbed it "one of the worst names ever." So I'm weird. Though I recall seeing a couple of live performances, I can't say I listened intently or ever checked out the self-titled debut. So we'll call "Serenade the Samurai...November 6, 2006
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WINTERSUN Gig Interrupted By Western European Blackout
WINTERSUN's appearance last night (November 4) at the Burning Fall festival in Lichtenfels, Bavaria was interrupted by a complete electric blackout. This blackout began at 10:13 p.m. in the Cologne area of Germany and the domino effect caused a cascade of electricity cuts throughout Western Europe....November 5, 2006
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IRON MAIDEN Manager Comments On Split With SANCTUARY
It was announced on Friday (Nov. 3) that both IRON MAIDEN and manager Rod Smallwood are no longer affiliated with Sanctuary Artist Management. Rod has set up a new company, Phantom Music Management, to continue represeting the band and has been joined by his key MAIDEN players Val and Dave. This new...November 4, 2006
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STORMENTAL: 'Rising' Video Posted Online
Brazilian "raw prog-metal" act STORMENTAL has posted a video for the song "Rising" on its official web site. The clip features live footage from the band's latest European tour. Check it out at www.stormental.com. STORMENTAL recently released its self-titled debut independently. The album is describ...November 2, 2006
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'The Family Values Tour 2006' CD/DVD Track Listing Revealed
On December 26, hard rock fans can get another taste of one of the hard music world's most successful tours when "The Family Values Tour 2006" CD and separate DVD are released on Firm Music. The CD and DVD will feature live tracks from KORN and DEFTONES, as well as select cuts from all the ...October 26, 2006
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KORN's JONATHAN DAVIS Bets On Acoustic Dates
KORN frontman Jonathan Davis recently told AOL Music that doing an acoustic AOL Sessions performance earlier this year had a profound effect on him and his band. "The AOL thing opened our eyes to so much different stuff," Davis told AOL Music. "When we did that, we were like, 'Oh, God, we can ...October 23, 2006
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THE HAUNTED Frontman Slams BLABBERMOUTH.NET 'Tough Guys'
EvilG and Lord of the Wasteland of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: Let's start on a bit of a humorous note. I'm sure a lot of people have been asking this — have you considered callin...October 23, 2006
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Ex-HELLOWEEN Singer: 'The Metal World Is Full Of People Who Bark And Complain'
Former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske has responded to the negative feedback by some metal fans to his announcement that he will rearrange and re-record all of the songs that he wrote with his former band for an upcoming CD, to be released next year through Frontiers Records. When asked by a fan nam...October 23, 2006
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IRON MAIDEN Frontman: 'Reality TV Showcases Are Lowest Forms Of Human Nature'
Heather Adler of Dose.ca recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On being a band with staying power: “We're very different and we do exist outside what you might call the mainstream of pop music. We even exist outside the mainst...October 18, 2006
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10 YEARS Shuts Down Live Work To Concentrate On Recording
Launch Radio Networks reports: 10 YEARS has revealed on its MySpace page that the band will not tour anymore for the rest of the year, opting instead to begin working on its next album. Singer Jesse Hasek told Launch that the band has been toying with song ideas during its last few months on the ...October 18, 2006
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TRIVIUM Drummer: I've Always Considered Us To Be A Melodic Thrash Metal Band
Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with TRIVIUM drummer Travis Smith. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What can you tell us about the new record? Travis Smith: "Well, it's a lot different than 'Ascendancy' as far as that goes. The music is better just from us being...October 18, 2006
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The Price of Existence
All the computers and production skill in the world can't nail down that certain indefinable "something" that makes a good album great. DYING FETUS had it when "Destroy the Opposition" came out — it wasn't radically different than what they'd done before, but it just had that oomph to it, the sound...October 16, 2006
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The Temporary Nature
The Maryland-D.C. doom scene has been revered for years now, so it is not exactly a shock that the first full-length from Washington, D.C.'s WOOLY MAMMOTH is 54 minutes of doom heaviness and trippy stoner rock jamming. With songs that range from the righteously rocking to the mind altering, "The Tem...October 16, 2006
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IRON MAIDEN Drummer Defends Band's Decision To Play Entire New Album Live
A video clip of IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson ripping up the "Play Classics" sign that was thrown on stage by a member of the audience at the group's headlining show at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on Thursday (Oct. 12) has been posted online at YouTube.com. In a live interview...October 14, 2006
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