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Ritual Abuse

Doom, sludge, altered states, and good ole fashioned evil join together as one on COUGH's "Ritual Abuse". No matter you're answer to the question, "to be stoned or not to be," the Richmond, Virginia trio's five-track monolith is an upper quartile release that rides the line between sludge abrasivene...

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High as the Sun

Good stoner rock/doom albums often have a way of slowly but surely overtaking the listener until you — at the risk of sounding terribly cheesy and cliché — become one with the album. Long trips down the existential highway in and of themselves accomplish nothing, except fatigue, earache, and dementi...

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KYUSS LIVES!: Australian Tour Announced

Three-quarters of KYUSS — the influential American stoner rock/metal band, originally from Palm Desert, California — will embark on Australian tour next May under the moniker KYUSS LIVES! Bassist Nick Olivieri, drummer Brant Bjork and singer John Garcia will be joined by guitarist Bruno Fevery, who...

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Witchsorrow

Released appropriately enough on Rise Above Records in Europe earlier this year, WITCHSORROW's self-titled debut now sees release this month in North America via Metal Blade Records. Knowing bare boned, traditional doom metal when they hear it (YOB anyone?),the label surely didn't make the decision...

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KYUSS Lives Without JOSH HOMME

Three-quarters of KYUSS — the influential American stoner rock/metal band, originally from Palm Desert, California — will reunite for a European tour under the moniker KYUSS LIVES!. Bassist Nick Olivieri, drummer Brant Bjork and singer John Garcia will be joined by guitarist Bruno Fevery, who most r...

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MONSTER MAGNET Mainman: 'This Record Was Really Written To Be Played Live'

Elliot Levin of the NY Hard Rock Music Examiner recently conducted an interview with MONSTER MAGNET mainman Dave Wyndorf. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Examiner: So the new record just came out yesterday. How does it feel to have a new album out? Dave: It feels good, man. What's ....

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END OF GREEN Completes Work On 'Gravedancer' EP

German gothic rockers END OF GREEN have completed work on a new EP, "Gravedancer", featuring cover versions of songs by THE GOD MACHINE, BONNIE "PRINCE" BILLY, KYUSS, BAY LAUREL, W.A.S.P., THE SOUND, WARRIOR SOUL and COLD. The low-priced eight-track CD was produced by Michelle Darkness at Darklandst...

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BRANT BJORK Signs With NAPALM RECORDS

Brant Bjork of KYUSS and FU MANCHU fame has inked a deal with Austria's Napalm Records. He is currently working on a "new overdose of riffs and grooves" for a 2011 release. Commented Bjork: "I am pleased to announce that I have joined the good people at Napalm Records for assistance in my contributi...

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MASTERS OF REALITY: U.S., U.K. Dates Announced

MASTERS OF REALITY — featuring producer legend Chris Goss (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, KYUSS, PJ Harvey, Twiggy Rammirez) and drummer John Leamy (of underground noise rock bands SURGERY and DR. MARS) — has scheduled the following shows: U.S. headlining dates: Nov. 10 - House Of Blu...

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NEVERMORE, Ex-KYUSS Members To Guest On ANGERTEA EP

Scott Reeder (KYUSS) and Attila Voros (NEVERMORE) have recorded guest appearances on the new three-song EP from Hungarian experimental/grunge metallers ANGERTEA. The CD, which is being produced by Neil Kernon (NILE, NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE),is tentatively due in November/December via an as-yet-u...

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GOATSNAKE Bassist Interviewed On 'Heady Metal With Jeff Olson'

Original TROUBLE drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson conducted an interview with bassist Scott Reeder (GOATSNAKE, THE OBSESSED, KYUSS) for the September 13, 2010 edition of Olson's new Internet radio show, "Heady Metal with Jeff Olson". The chat can now be heard in its entirety in two parts below. Olson debute...

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THE CULT's New 'Capsule' To Arrive This Month

According to a posting on THE CULT's official Twitter profile, the band's previously announced four-song "capsule" — which is described as a collection of not just new music, but film, art and fashion — will arrive on September 14. The "capsule" will span across multiple media formats, including vin...

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THE CULT Guitarist Interviewed On PLANET ROCK (Audio)

On August 20, THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy was interviewed on the U.K.'s leading classic rock radio station Planet Rock. You can now listen to the chat using the Soundcloud player below. THE CULT's first new studio recording since 2007, "Every Man and Woman is a Star" was released as a two-week ex...

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Former KYUSS Frontman Talks About GARCIA VS. GARCIA Solo Project (Video)

A short video clip of former KYUSS singer John Garcia talking about his upcoming solo project, GARCIA VS. GARCIA, to the German edition of Metal Hammer magazine can be viewed at this location. Three-quarters of KYUSS — the influential American stoner rock/metal band, originally from Palm Desert, Cal...

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MONDO GENERATOR: U.S. Tour Postponed

MONDO GENERATOR's previously announced U.S. tour, which was scheduled to kick off on August 4 in San Francisco and run through September 2 in Los Angeles, has been "postponed." According to the band, "the shows will be rescheduled to run in December and January. New dates will be announced shortly."...