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Anomalies

An apt title if there ever was one, if CEPHALIC CARNAGE's twisted style of mind fucking grindcore and death metal isn't anomalous in a world of pretenders and imitators, then please restate your definition of the term. It will come as no surprise to anyone that has spent any time at all with "Lucid...
March 20, 2005
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Descent into Chaos

If you can set aside your AT THE GATES worship for just a moment, you'll be able to recognize NIGHTRAGE's "Descent into Chaos" for what it really is: Dependable Swedish melodic death metal. Don't get starry-eyed over the fact that it's Gus G who is laying down the meaty guitar parts and solos or tha...
March 20, 2005
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GUNS N' ROSES, LED ZEPPELIN Classics Among Greatest Guitar Tracks Of All Time

According to Thunder Bay's Source, GUNS N' ROSES, LED ZEPPELIN and NIRVANA were all included in the Top Ten of the British magazine Q's "100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Ever." The list was voted on by the magazine's editors and managed to cover every era and decade of rock and roll's 50-year-history. Q m...
March 19, 2005
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HEATHEN: New Song Posted Online

A two-minute rough sample of a brand new HEATHEN track with "scratch" vocals has been posted online at this location (.WMA file, 2.5 MB). The as-yet-untitled cut comes from the reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers' new three-song demo, the recordings for which commenced this past January. The b...
March 17, 2005
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THE PROJECT HATE: Creating A 'Masterpiece'

THE PROJECT HATE, the Swedish band featuring Jörgen Sandström of ENTOMBED/GRAVE fame on lead vocals, are currently recording their new album with producer Dan Swanö at several studios in Örebro, Stockholm and Gothenburg, Sweden. The band have posted the following studio update on their official web...
March 14, 2005
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SINISTHRA: Debut Album Details Revealed

SINISTHRA (formerly NEVERGREEN),the Finnish band featuring current AMORPHIS frontman Tomi Joutsen, will release their full-length debut, "Last of the Stories of Long Past Glories", on May 13 via Arise Records. The CD was recorded last summer at Sonic Pump studios and features a sound best described...
March 9, 2005
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ROCKDETECTOR Reaches 30,000-Band Landmark Tally

Rockdetector.com reached a landmark tally of 30,000 bands. Not only does this represent the world's biggest database, online or otherwise, of international rock and metal bands, it is the more remarkable for every single band biography being a uniquely penned history. Rockdetector is owned by Garry...
March 5, 2005
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DEF LEPPARD Frontman Slams Web Site Over 'Covers' CD Review

DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott has slammed MelodicRock.com webmaster Andrew McNeice for posting an early review of the band's upcoming "covers" album — a review that Elliott claims was based on an "unfinished," "work-in-progress copy." In a posting on LEPPARD's official web site, Elliott writes, "...
February 28, 2005
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The Voyeurs of Destruction

I've had the pleasure of having "Voyeurs" for well over a year and a half. So, some of my observations are how well this release has held up for me, but I'll still try and tell you what it "sounds" like, which is the toughest part of any review, especially this band. They put the ...
February 27, 2005
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PURE SWEET HELL To Film Video For 'Innocence And The Beast'

PURE SWEET HELL, the metal band featuring NEVERMORE drummer Van Williams, are working on a video for the song "Innocence and the Beast". "We hope to have it finished sometime in the spring," the band write in a newsletter. "Innocence and the Beast" comes off the group's full-length debut, "The Voyeu...
February 21, 2005
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MÖTLEY CRÜE: Tour Kickoff Review Posted Online

Metal Sludge has posted a detailed review of the opening night's performance on MÖTLEY CRÜE's "Red, White, and Crüe 2005...Better Live Than Dead" trek, which officially kicked off Thursday (Feb. 17) in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The review reads as follows: "The entire stage was set up to look like a...
February 18, 2005
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FOZZY/STUCK MOJO Guitarist Checks In From Europe

FOZZY/STUCK MOJO guitarist Rich Ward has posted the following message on his official web site: "I'm sitting in an Internet cafe' in London and just wanted to drop everyone a note to say hello. "We are all having an amazing time. Last night was the last FOZZY show and it was an amazing gig. I ...
February 14, 2005
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TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER Unimpresed By Britain's Top 10 Rock Songs Of All Time

Wayne Parry of The Associated Press has issued the following report: He's not gonna take it. Dee Snider, TWISTED SISTER frontman and five-nights-a-week deejay on Philadelphia radio station WMMR-FM, was less than impressed when he heard what listeners of a British radio station decided were the Top 1...
February 11, 2005
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RHAPSODY To Release New Single In April

When the Italian epic metal band RHAPSODY first met the legendary actor Christopher Lee in December 2003 during the recording of their current album "Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret", no one really knew what could come of this collaboration. It was only after Lee himself, being a ta...
February 10, 2005
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WARRANT Begin Recording New Album

Veteran hard rockers WARRANT have posted the following update on their official web site: "It's official! The new WARRANT CD is underway. We started recording on February 4th with producer/engineer Pat Regan (KISS, TED NUGENT, DEEP PURPLE, MR. BIG and L.A. GUNS, just to name a few) and so far, so gr...
February 9, 2005