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Count Your Blessings

Metalcore galore from this collection of New Jersey scene veterans. Singing choruses, shouted verses, big riffs, the works — it's gonna be really hard for AGENTS OF MAN to differentiate themselves from the crowd in 2005. One thing they have going in their favor is a slightly more hardcore edge, an e...
June 5, 2005
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AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED Set Release Date For 'Bestial Machinery'

AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED have set an August 2 U.S. release date (Aug. 8 in Europe) for their collection of early recordings. Titled "Bestial Machinery: The Collected ANb Discography Volume 1", the two-CD release will include all of AGORAPHOBIC's recorded material prior to their Relapse debut, "Honkey R...
May 31, 2005
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Greek Church Seeks Ban On SLIPKNOT Show

According to the Associated Press, Greece's Orthodox Church urged concert organizers Monday (May 30) to cancel a planned show by extreme metal band SLIPKNOT because of the group's violent lyrics and references to the devil. The band from Des Moines, Iowa, were performing Monday night at the open-air...
May 30, 2005
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EXODUS Guitarist: 'There Is Nothing That Can Stop Us'

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Just letting everyone know we are hitting the studio June 4th and all systems are go! In only nine rehearsals, Paul [Bostaph, ex-SLAYER, FORBIDDEN] has all the songs down and everything is crushing! We are...
May 28, 2005
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Sleep in your Grave

And the metalcore waves keep crashing down upon us all. Luckily, MANNTIS' "Sleep in your Grave" makes two quality metalcore releases in a row for me, the other being LIFE IN PICTURES' "By the Sign of the Spyglass". Rather than being a boundary-pusher of sorts (like the latter release),"Sleep in you...
May 26, 2005
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ALICE COOPER: 'Dirty Diamonds' Final Artwork Posted Online

ALICE COOPER fan site SickThingsUK has uploaded the final cover artwork for the new COOPER album, "Dirty Diamonds", at this location. The album's final track listing appears to be as follows: 01. Woman of Mass Distraction 02. You Make Me Wanna 03. Perfect 04. Dirty Diamonds 05. Pretty Ballerina 06....
May 25, 2005
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MERCENARY Confirmed For Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST

Danish metallers MERCENARY have been confirmed for this year's Earthshaker Fest, a three-day event (including the opening-night party) set to take place July 21-23 in Geiselwind, Germany. MERCENARY will perform on Friday, July 22. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MANOWAR (feat. Christo...
May 24, 2005
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BIOMECHANICAL Record Live Session For BBC Radio 1 'Rock Show'

U.K. progressive epic thrash metallers BIOMECHANICAL were recently invited to the hallowed BBC Maida Vale Studios to record a live session for the Radio 1 "Rock Show". The four songs, all culled from their forthcoming album "Empires of the Worlds", will feature on the show to be broadcast at 1:00 a....
May 24, 2005
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ALICE COOPER: 'Dirty Diamonds' Cover Mock-Up Posted Online

ALICE COOPER fan site SickThingsUK has uploaded the official "rough mock-up" of the new ALICE COOPER album cover using old photo of Alice. The actual "Dirty Diamond" cover will include a new Alice Cooper picture. Check out the mock-up at this location. As previously reported, "Dirty Diamonds" is sch...
May 24, 2005
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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Re-Unleashed In The East' Due This Fall

According to Sony Music Japan, JUDAS PRIEST's upcoming live CD will carry the title "Re-Unleashed in the East" and is tentatively due this fall. JUDAS PRIEST filmed and recorded their May 18-19 shows at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan for the album as well as a full-length concert DVD. The band used thr...
May 22, 2005
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HATESPHERE Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have been confirmed for this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 24-26 in Dessel, Belgium. HATESPHERE will perform on Sunday, June 26 between 1:20 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. on the Marquee II stage. The billing for the 10th-anniversary edition of the Graspop Meta...
May 22, 2005
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KORN Confirmed For Switzerland's GAMPEL Festival

KORN have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Gampel festival, set to take place August 18-21 in Gampel, Switzerland. The band will perform on Friday, August 19, according to the festival's official web site. Also scheduled to appear at the festival are THE ROOTS and JOE COCKER, among many ot...
May 21, 2005
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ALICE COOPER: 'Dirty Diamonds' Gets An Official Release Date

According to a post at SickthingsUK, New West Records has set an August 2 release date for the new ALICE COOPER album, entitled "Dirty Diamonds". The following press release has been issued by the label; After 30 albums and some of the most famous rock songs ever recorded, you'd think Alice Cooper's...
May 21, 2005
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PAGAN'S MIND Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

According to Limb Music Products, Norwegian progressive power metallers PAGAN'S MIND have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Sweden Rock festival, set to be held June 9-11 in Sölvesborg. This will be the band's second appearance at the festival. PAGAN'S MIND's third full-length album, "Enigm...
May 20, 2005
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KORN Singer Begins Laying Down Vocals For New Album

According to a post by Jonathan Davis at ButtSexCrips.com, the KORN frontman has finished laying down vocals for two songs for the group's upcoming album, "Souvenir of Sadness". "Just lead vocal tracks [are done] — no overdubs yet," he writes. "Shit is sounding amazing." KORN have worked with severa...
May 19, 2005