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The New Age of Terror

You may recall that HIRAX released two Metal Blade albums — "Raging Violence" (1985) and "Hate, Fear, and Power" (1986) — before finally calling it quits in 1989. Playing a kind of thrash/crossover fast blast style, given a twist by wild man Katon W. De Pena's classic metal vocal style, the group li...

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Hazardous Mutation

It sounds to me like four young dudes got into their older brothers' record collections and discovered the raucous music of crossover bands like D.R.I. and full-on thrashers like EXODUS and NUCLEAR ASSAULT, then decided to take matters into their own hands. "Hazardous Mutation", by Richmond, Virgini...

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ADEMA Featured On UFC's 'Ultimate Fight Night'

ADEMA was featured multiple times on UFC's "Ultimate Fight Night" on Saturday, August 6, broadcast live on Spike TV. Two songs off ADEMA's Earache debut, "Planets", were featured prominently in the live broadcast of the UFC event. "Bad Triangle" was played repeatedly throughout the show, and "Enter...

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CONSTRUCDEAD: New Album Samples Posted Online

CONSTRUCDEAD, the Swedish band featuring TERROR 2000 drummer Erik Thyselius, have uploaded audio samples from their third album, "The Grand Machinery", at this location. "The Grand Machinery" (view cover here) is scheduled for release on September 28 via Black Lodge Records. CONSTRUCDEAD — who recen...

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SOUND RIOT RECORDS Launches New Web Site

Portuguese record label Sound Riot Records has launched a new official web site at this location. A posting on the site reads as follows: "Sound Riot Records was founded in March 1994. The small company started as a mailorder service in the Brazil distributing demo-tapes and 7" EPs of bands such as:...

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CONSTRUCDEAD: 'The Grand Machinery' Cover Artwork Posted Online

CONSTRUCDEAD, the Swedish band featuring TERROR 2000 drummer Erik Thyselius, have uploaded the cover artwork for their third album, "The Grand Machinery", at this location. CONSTRUCDEAD — who recently announced the addition of vocalist Jens Broman (HATELIGHT, THE DEFACED) and bassist Viktor Hemgren...

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GRAHAM BONNET Schedules Fall Dates In England, Scotland, Ireland

Legendary singer Graham Bonnet's (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI, BLACKTHORNE) official web site has been updated with the following message: "Graham has been recording vocals for the first ELEKTRIC ZOO album, and he will tour with Dario Mollo after the album release. Iain...

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Vendetta

Based on my lukewarm feelings about "Haymaker", I was prepared to give THROWDOWN's "Vendetta" a mediocre review. I seem to be one of the few that weren't knocked on their asses by the 2003 release. The album has its moments, but seems to drag at times; something about those extra thick, breakdownish...

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RIOT Schedule New York Show

Long-running hard rock band RIOT will be performing a one-off concert at The Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale, New York on Thursday, August 25. RIOT were recently joined for several shows by singer Mike Terelli (MESSIAH'S KISS, HOLY MOTHER, BURNING STARR) after regular vocalist Mike DiMeo was forced to b...

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HOLY TERROR: New Lineup Revealed

More information has surfaced about the newly reformed Los Angeles thrashers HOLY TERROR, who have set "Stillborn" as the title of their upcoming CD box set, tentatively due in early 2006 on Candlelight Records. As previously reported, the set will feature never-before-heard remixes, outtakes, live...

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HOLY TERROR: 'Stillborn' CD Box Set Due In Early 2006

Newly reformed Los Angeles thrashers HOLY TERROR have set "Stillborn" as the title of their upcoming CD box set, tentatively due in early 2006 on Candlelight Records. The set will feature never-before-heard remixes, outtakes, live stuff and video footage. "It clocks in at over three hours so be prep...

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ICED EARTH Guitarist Says Next CD Will Be A Three-Hour, Two-Part Concept Album

On Track Magazine recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH/DEMONS & WIZARDS guitarist Jon Schaffer. An excerpt from the chat follows: On Track Magazine: How are you doin' health-wise? Jon: "Well, I had another procedure this past November which is the third surgical procedure that I've ha...

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HOLY SOLDIER, ONCE DEAD, NEON CROSS Confirmed For UP FROM THE ASHES Festival

In the wake of the recent cancelation of the highly anticipated Christian metal reunion festival Beyond the Mountain, Roxx Productions, in association with former STRYPER manager Daryn Hinton, has stepped to the plate and announced the Up from the Ashes benefit show. The official press release reads...

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California's BEYOND THE MOUNTAIN Festival Cancelled

The Beyond the Mountain festival, which was slated to take place on August 27-28 at the Roosevelt Bowl at Perris Hills Park in San Bernadino, California, has been cancelled "due to financial restraints," according to a posting on the web site of Columbus, Ohio's JACOBS DREAM (one of the scheduled pe...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Discuss Illegal Music Downloading, New Generation Of Death Band Bands

Wormwood Chronicles webzine recently conducted an interview with with George Fisher and Alex Webster of CANNIBAL CORPSE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Wormwood Chronicles: What are your thoughts on downloading music for free? Alex Webster: "It's another part of how technology is changin...