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Dead Under Décor
It's never a bad thing when an album starts and your first reaction is "did these guys steal MOTÖRHEAD's gear?" And when a look at the liner notes reveals that the producer is Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE, BOTCH),the picture becomes a little clearer. This is some noisy, abrasive, sardonic hardcore/metal (...March 27, 2006
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Self-Help
Releasing "The Dead Next Door" as a trio on Solid State Records in 1999, "The Sideshow Whiplash" EP as a quartet on Goodfellow Records in 2001, SPITFIRE called it quits. With guitarists Scottie Henry (NORMA JEAN) and Dan Tulloh (SCARLET) in tow, SPITFIRE reformed as a quintet in 2005 and recently re...March 20, 2006
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Slit Throat Andromeda
Rumbling up from the New Mexico scene, OF GRAVES AND GODS profess to a lot of diverse influences. And their debut album does indeed veer from hardcore to metalcore to Gothenburg riffery, with a lot of brutal breakdowns and thrashy riffing. Their vocals are harsh and deathly, with the occasional heav...March 6, 2006
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HELLOWEEN, THE HAUNTED, CELTIC FROST Confirmed For France's HELLFEST
HELLOWEEN, THE HAUNTED, CELTIC FROST and ARCH ENEMY have been confirmed for the European edition of the Hellfest festival, set to take place June 23-25 at Clisson in France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGNOSTIC FRONT AKERCOCKE ALLEGIANCE APOCALYPTICA ARCH ENEMY AS I LAY DYING BOYS...March 3, 2006
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KORN, OPETH, DEICIDE Confirmed For France's HELLFEST
According to festival organizers, KORN, OPETH, DEICIDE, AGNOSTIC FRONT and ENTOMBED are among the confirmed bands for the European edition of the Hellfest festival, set to take place June 24-26 at Clisson in France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGNOSTIC FRONT AMENRA APOCALYPTICA CO...March 1, 2006
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BLEEDING THROUGH: Headlining Tour Selling Out
BLEEDING THROUGH's headlining tour has reportedly sold out every date so far (eight shows). Among the sold out shows is The Avalon in Los Angeles which had over 1,300 paid tickets and saw KILLSWITCH ENGAGE vocalist Howard Jones join the band for guest vocals and AFI's Davey Havok in the pit. The ban...February 25, 2006
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Aeolian
Without knowing any backstory on this German collective, "Aeolian" would (perhaps more accurately) be seen as just a decent, somewhat redundant heavy album with a lot of long songs and huge riffs. But THE OCEAN are actually a loose group of musicians who live and work in the catacombs of an abandone...February 6, 2006
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BLEEDING THROUGH's 'The Truth' Enters Billboard Chart At No. 48
BLEEDING THROUGH's new album, "The Truth", has sold just over 17,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release (according to Nielsen SoundScan) to debut at position No. 48 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. As previously reported, BLEEDING THROUGH's video for the track "Kill to B...January 18, 2006
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BLEEDING THROUGH: 'Kill To Believe' Video Posted Online
BLEEDING THROUGH's video for the track "Kill to Believe" has been posted online. Check it out (choose speed based on your connection): Low, Medium, High. The clip was shot earlier in the month with director Zach Merck (LACUNA COIL, CONVERGE). BLEEDING THROUGH frontman Brandon Schieppati had previous...January 17, 2006
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BEECHER Call It Quits
Manchester, U.K.-based hardcore/metal combo BEECHER have split up. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "So, this is it. After almost five long years of putting everything we have into this band, it has finally brought itself to an end. For the whole time we've put all our...January 10, 2006
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Breathe Fire
That drummer Joe of Chicago's RAISE THE RED LANTERN (RTRL) took over a house serving as residence for squatters and needle riders by writing a false eviction notice and turning it into band HQ and underground event venue makes sense when one hears the unhinged, post-hardcore-ish sounds of "Breathe F...January 9, 2006
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BLEEDING THROUGH Lay Down BLACK FLAG, UNBROKEN Covers
MTV.com is reporting that BLEEDING THROUGH were back in a recording studio last week tracking four new tunes, including covers of BLACK FLAG's "My War" (which will appear on the "Black on Black" tribute due March 14),and UNBROKEN's "Proverb" (which will more than likely turn up in a video game or o...December 9, 2005
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'New Wave Of American Heavy Metal' Book Documents Over 600 Bands
Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector has just published "New Wave of American Heavy Metal", a 376-page book with over 90 photos, featuring over 600 U.S. and Canadian alternative metal, emocore, hardcore, math metal, metal, metalcore, neo-thrash and screamo bands. In the mid-'90s, in the wake of grunge...November 30, 2005
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Blurred (1999-2004)
You could say I've got an advantage in reviewing this collection of rare and previously unreleased tracks. Since I've not heard any other albums by California's UPHILL BATTLE, one could say my opinion going in is relatively untainted. That's not to say I've not read a few reviews of "Wreck of Nerves...October 31, 2005
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HATEBREED To Debut Two New Tracks On Upcoming Tour
HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta recently spoke to MTV.com about his two side projects — ICEPICK, with CROWN OF THORNZ and SKARHEAD frontman Lord Ezec; and KINGDOM OF SORROW, known formerly as CROWBREED, with CROWBAR singer/guitarist Kirk Windstein. "I had to get these two other records out of my syst...October 7, 2005
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