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The Unborn
Musical depth is in abundance on "The Unborn", the second album from Finland's MORS PRINCIPIUM EST. Somewhere around the third listen, the confluence of the choral synth work, melodic prowess, and punishing death/thrash metal (Swedish style) overtakes the listener. Taking the aggression of a CENTINE...November 7, 2005
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DAVE NAVARRO Says THE PANIC CHANNEL Album Is 'Really Starting To Sound Cohesive And Finished'
THE PANIC CHANNEL, the new band featuring three quarters of the most recent lineup of JANE'S ADDICTION (guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins, and bassist Chris Chaney) and former SKYCYCLE vocalist Steve Isaacs, are continuing work on their debut album with producer Josh Abraham (KORN, COU...October 30, 2005
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DRAGONFORCE Part Ways With Bassist, Seek Replacement
London-based "extreme power metal" band DRAGONFORCE have posted the following message on their official web site: "Bass player Adrian Lambert has announced that he is to leave DRAGONFORCE with immediate effect. [Being] the father of a young son, the increasingly busy tour schedule of the band has pr...October 29, 2005
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MINISTRY Mainman: GEORGE W. BUSH Is A 'Loser'
Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen. A few excerpts from the chat follows: KNAC.COM: I've been dying to ask you this since last November — what was running through your mind when you saw the electoral map and state after state kept coming up Bus...October 25, 2005
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CRYPTOPSY Frontman Talks About Smoking 'Snake Ribs', Eating Worms
When original CRYPTOPSY vocalist Lord Worm recently rejoined the band, having left the Canadian death metal act in 1998, it also marked the return of one of metal's most bizarre frontmen. "I got my nickname Lord Worm a long time ago, before CRYPTOPSY existed," the vocalist tells the Swedish magazine...October 24, 2005
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DIMEFEST Benefit Concert To Take Place In December
ELEMENT EIGHTY, FAKTION and PREMENISHEN (featuring late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's cousin Heather Manly on bass/vocals) are among the nine Texas-based acts who have been confirmed to perform at Dimefest, an all-day event scheduled to take place December 10 at the Ridglea...October 24, 2005
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AEROSMITH Song Dropped From BUICK Commercials
According to AutoNews.com, Buick will drop the AEROSMITH song "Dream On" from its TV commercials. The classic rock track was used as part of the "Dream Up" marketing tag line Buick introduced barely a year ago to appeal to younger, wealthier buyers. Buick's new slogan is "Beyond Precision." Dealers...October 24, 2005
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Roadrunner United: The All-Star Sessions
You have to give a project like this credit for sheer balls alone, not to mention the amount of frequent-flyer miles annihilated in the name of tribute. Four "team captains" — ex-FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares, MACHINE HEAD mainman Robert Flynn, SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison and TRIVIUM frontm...October 23, 2005
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Apologize for Nothing
Anyway you slice it these guys are a riot. You may have caught BOBAFLEX on Dave Mustaine's Gigantour. You can also check out brothers Marty and Shaun McCoy's (as in Hatfields and McCoys…seriously) West Virginia band in all their style-mixing glory on album number two, "Apologize for Nothing". Refere...October 23, 2005
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Stainless
Formed in 1995 and having released three demos since, Pensacola, Florida's PARABELLUM now release their first full-length album, "Stainless". The band's self-described (and unoriginally named) "swamp metal" tries with varied results to fill the listener with misery and dread, as the compositions cra...October 23, 2005
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The Horror of Realization
At this point, I don't like SCARS OF TOMORROW's "The Horror of Realization" as much as its predecessor, "Rope Tied to the Trigger", but it is slowly growing on me. The new platter from the Orange County metalcore boys does boast a wider array of riffs, even more variety in the arrangement department...October 23, 2005
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NINE INCH NAILS Mainman: 'A Lot Of Bad Music Has Come Up That I Think I'm Responsible For'
Jonathan Zwickel of the New Times recently conducted an interview with NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: New Times: How have you reacted to Hurricane Katrina? I know you have a studio and a home in New Orleans. Trent Reznor: "I haven't been back there ....October 22, 2005
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Exhibition Of JIMI HENDRIX Memorabilia On Display At British University
Haroon Siddique of the U.K.'s Wood & Vale is reporting that an exhibition of Jimi Hendrix memorabilia is on display at the University of Westminster's Regent Street building to coincide with the 39th anniversary of his legendary live performance at the old polytechnic. Kienda Hoji runs the comme...October 15, 2005
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ALLELE Announce Track Listing For Debut Album
Jacksonville's ALLELE, the new project featuring former COLD guitarist Kelly Hayes and former OTEP guitarist Lane Maverick, has finalized the track listing for the upcoming Ben Schigel-produced (CHIMAIRA, BREAKING POINT) CD, "Point of Origin", which hits stores October 25 through Corporate Punishmen...October 11, 2005
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KORN Frontman: I Miss HEAD Being Around
KORN spoke to MTV.com at last week's video shoot for the band's new single, "Twisted Transistor", about the departure of guitarist Brian "Head" Welch in February. "When he and I played we did the ping-pong effect — I'd play something, he'd play something, and then all of a sudden I didn't have that...October 11, 2005
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