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GORGUTS Mainman On New Album: 'The Wait Is Almost Over For Us To Unleash This New Beast'
Reactivated Quebec, Canada-based technical death metal band GORGUTS recently entered the studio to begin pre-production on their new album for a tentative late 2011 release via an as-yet-undetermined record label. The group's current lineup features genre heavyweights John Longstreth (drums; DIM MAK...February 25, 2011
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OBSCURA: Another New Song Available For Streaming
"Vortex Omnivium", a brand new song from the progressive death metal act OBSCURA, can be streamed on the band's MySpace and Facebook pages. The track comes off the band's new album, "Omnivium", which will be released in North America on March 29 on CD, double LP, and digitally via Relapse. Two ...February 25, 2011
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LIFE OF AGONY, TYPE O NEGATIVE, BIOHAZARD Members Perform As A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH (Video)
A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, the new band featuring Brooklyn, New York native Sal Abruscato — who played drums on three TYPE O NEGATIVE albums ("Slow, Deep & Hard", "Origin Of The Feces", "Bloody Kisses"),as well as four LIFE OF AGONY releases ("River Runs Red", "Ugly", "River Runs Again", "Broken...February 25, 2011
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NOVEMBERS DOOM To Release 'Aphotic' In May
Chicago's NOVEMBERS DOOM has finished recording its eighth full-length album, "Aphotic", for a May 10 release via The End Records. The CD features special guests on several tracks: Anneke Van Giersbergen (AGUA DE ANNIQUE, THE GATHERING) delivers a chilling and haunting vocal on What Could Have Been"...February 24, 2011
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GARY HOLT Of EXODUS Comments On Upcoming Guest Guitarist Slot With SLAYER
SLAYER has recruited Gary Holt (pictured below) from veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS to be SLAYER's guest guitarist, temporary filling in for Jeff Hanneman who is currently recovering from surgery. Holt will immediately join Tom Araya (bass, vocals),Kerry King (guitar) and Dave Lomb...February 16, 2011
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SLAYER Recruits EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT For Upcoming Tour
SLAYER has recruited Gary Holt (pictured below) from veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS to be SLAYER's guest guitarist, temporary filling in for Jeff Hanneman who is currently recovering from surgery. Holt will immediately join Tom Araya (bass, vocals),Kerry King (guitar) and Dave Lomb...February 15, 2011
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The Collective
If the music of SCALE THE SUMMIT is what we can expect from graduates of Los Angeles' Musicians Institute, then some of us better start paying a lot more attention to the talent coming out of there. After the overachieved, underappreciated, and self-released "Monument" debut, the Houston-based quart...February 14, 2011
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SCALE THE SUMMIT: New Song Available For Streaming
"Gallows", a brand new song from Houston-based progressive instrumentalists SCALE THE SUMMIT, can be streamed at this location. The track comes off the band's third album, "The Collective", which will released on March 1 via Prosthetic Records. The follow-up to 2009's "Carving Desert Canyons" was re...February 14, 2011
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SLAYER's HANNEMAN Contracts Acute Infection; Band To Bring In Guest Guitarist
Jeff Hanneman, guitarist and founding member of SLAYER, was hospitalized late last month where he underwent emergency surgery on his right arm after contracting a serious infection, according to his bandmates Kerry King, Tom Araya and Dave Lombardo. While Hanneman's doctors were not able to definiti...February 12, 2011
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POWERMAD Pulls Out Of HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR; FATES WARNING, MORE Added
POWERMAD has canceled its appearance at this year's edition of the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 28-30, 2011 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. Commented the band: "We have been working on our next full-length record for some time, and though we've dedicated all of our energy...February 12, 2011
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MORBID ANGEL, THE HAUNTED, IHSAHN Confirmed For Japan's KABUTO METAL FESTIVAL
MORBID ANGEL, THE HAUNTED and IHSAHN are among the confirmed bands for the Kabuto Metal Festival, set to take place May 21 at Namba Hatch in Osaka and May 22 at Studio Coast in Tokyo, Japan. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, May 21: MORBID ANGEL THE HAUNTED IHSAHN ORIGIN ROTTE...January 27, 2011
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GORGUTS: 'From Wisdom To Hate', 'Obscura' Albums To Be Released On Vinyl
War On Music Records has announced the upcoming vinyl release of the GORGUTS albums "From Wisdom To Hate" (2001) and "Obscura" (1998). These records were largely regarded as pioneering works in the technical death metal genre, and set the standard for the decade to follow. "From Wisdom To Hate" will...January 26, 2011
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SCALE THE SUMMIT: Footage From The Studio Posted Online
The first in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "The Collective", the third album from Houston-based progressive instrumentalists SCALE THE SUMMIT, can be viewed below. Due on March 1 via Prosthetic Records, the follow-up to 2009's "Carving Desert Canyons" w...January 25, 2011
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OBSCURA: New Song Available For Streaming
"Septuagint", a brand new song from the progressive death metal act OBSCURA, can be streamed on the band's MySpace and Facebook pages. The track comes off the band's new album, "Omnivium", which will be released in North America on March 29 on CD, double LP, and digitally via Relapse. Two versions ....January 19, 2011
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OBSCURA: ‘Omnivium' Cover Artwork Unveiled
The cover artwork for "Omnivium", the new album from the progressive death metal act OBSCURA, can be viewed below. The artwork was designed and laid out by Orion Landau (ORIGIN, DYING FETUS, ZEKE, DISFEAR). The follow-up to "Cosmogenesis", "Omnivium" will be released in North America on March 29 on...January 15, 2011