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Conquer

Four months after Max and Igor Cavalera finally answered the cries of fans far and wide and unleashed their CAVALERA CONSPIRACY upon the world; the former shifted his focus back to his day job and hit us all with "Conquer". While an argument could be made that by splitting his time between both proj...

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Holographic Universe

After witnessing a particularly energetic set, made up mostly of selections from their acclaimed Nuclear Blast debut, "Pitch Black Progress", I ran into SCAR SYMMETRY guitarist Jonas Kjellgren relaxing in the back of the venue. The sweat hadn't even dried from his brow when I approached him to ask w...

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When Shadows Fall

Greece's REFLECTION has been releasing albums since 1992, yet its debut for traditional metal powerhouse Cruz Del Sur may be the one that pushes the name to the world stage. The act refers to itself as "Hellenic epic/doom metal" and the style heard on "When Shadows Fall" is in fact doomy, but the ep...

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Ruination

Dubbed "working-class, beer-drinking metal" by the band on its MySpace page, the description of "Ruination" by New Jersey's ABACINATE doesn't tell much about the style heard on the disc, but I've no reason to disbelieve that the boys are working class, drink beer, and play/listen to metal. More accu...

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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Interviewed At ANKKAROCK; Video Available

Finland's HardcoreSounds.Net conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of the Swedish progressive metallers OPETH at the Ankkarock festival, which was held August 2-3 in Korso, Vantaa, Finland. Watch the nine-minute chat below. OPETH will embark on a European headlining tour in...

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THE PLASMARIFLE Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Montreal metal band THE PLASMARIFLE has amicably parted ways with drummer Sean Connors and has replaced him with Alexandre Dupras. Commented vocalist Maynard Moore (formerly of NEURAXIS): "Sean is leaving the band for personal reasons. We are very sad to see him leave; he is a great friend and drumm...

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KAMELOT: 'Love You To Death' Video Coming Soon

Guitarist Thomas Youngblood of the American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT has issued the following update: "Just received the first clip from our upcoming video 'Love You To Death' that we shot a few months ago in Belgrade, Serbia again with ICode. The video turned out beautiful and tragic and...

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THE CLEANSING: Debut Album Title Announced

THE CLEANSING, the new Danish band featuring former members of USIPIAN, has issued the following update: "The forthcoming debut album from THE CLEANSING will be called 'Poisoned Legacy'. As we speak, a lot of stuff are going on in the band. First of all, Toke [Eld] is about to start re-recording the...

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GIRLSCHOOL: 'Legacy' Details Revealed

Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL will release its 30th-anniversary album, "Legacy", on October 24 in Germany, October 27 in Europe and November 4 in the USA via Wacken Records/SPV. The CD will feature a plethora of special guests, including Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH),Ronnie Jame...

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EXTREME: More European Tour Dates Announced

Reunited Boston hard rockers EXTREME have scheduled the following European tour dates: Sep. 13 - Milan, Italy - Rock of Ages Festival Oct. 29 - Lisbon, Portugal - Coliseum Oct. 31 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera Nov. 01 - Bilbao, Spain - Rockstar Nov. 03 - Tilburg, Netherlands - O13 Nov. 04 - Paris, .....

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DECEIVER: 'Thrashing Heavy Metal' Track Listing Revealed

Reunited Swedish thrashers DECEIVER will release their final album, entitled "Thrashing Heavy Metal", later in the year via Pulverised Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. The Tail's Of Whom In Shadows Fall 02. Ghost Of Souls & Inner Hate 03. Graveyard Lover 04. Coma Of Death...

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KAMELOT: San Juan Show Cancelled

KAMELOT's previously announced October 7 concert at Arena Pier 10 in San Juan, Puerto Rico has been cancelled by the local promoter. "We are extremely disappointed at this news and hope to find another way to get down to Puerto Rico for our fans in the near future with a different promoter!" the ban...

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IT DIES TODAY Pulls Out Of BURY YOUR DEAD Tour

Buffalo's IT DIES TODAY has cancelled its participation in the upcoming U.S. tour featuring BURY YOUR DEAD and THE GHOST INSIDE. According to a posting on the IT DIES TODAY MySpace page, the group's guitarist, Mike Hatalak, "has four herniated discs in his back and some slight nerve damage, and won'...

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GHOST BRIGADE Pulls Out Of PROGPOWER EUROPE Festival

Finland's GHOST BRIGADE has cancelled its appearance at the tenth-anniversary edition of the ProgPower Europe festival — set to take place October 3-5 at JC Sjiwa in Baarlo, The Netherlands — "due to financial and logistical reasons." A GHOST BRIGADE track entitled "Rails at the River" has been made...

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EXTREME: 'Saudades De Rock' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Saudades de Rock", the new album from reunited Boston hard rockers EXTREME, sold 6,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 78 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD recently entered the UK chart at position No. 80. The band's first studio album in thirteen...