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The Fire in our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw
I remember hearing all the hype about PELICAN's 2004 debut full-length album, "Australasia". "How exciting could an instrumental album really be, regardless of riff heaviness and earth moving rhythms," I asked myself. Well, I finally broke down and bought the damn thing. Still carrying a healthy lev...August 7, 2005
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Miasma
People have been crowning bands as "the next AT THE GATES" almost since the day "Slaughter of the Soul" was released in 1995. Well, at the risk of shutting down the mini-industry that keeps Swedish thrash metal hopefuls striving for the goal, the heirs to that throne have finally been found — in the...July 25, 2005
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GENE SIMMONS, JERRY CANTRELL, DAVE NAVARRO To Take Part In VEGAS ROCK STAR POKER TOURNAMENT
According to Billboard.biz, Gene Simmons (KISS),Dave Navarro (JANE'S ADDICTION) and Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS) will take part in the second annual Vegas Rock Star Poker Tournament and Sweepstakes, set to take place Aug. 25-27 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The three artists will pla...July 14, 2005
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BEECHER To Release New Album In September
Manchester, U.K.-based hardcore/metal combo BEECHER will release their new album, "This Elegy, His Autopsy", on September 12 via Earache Records. The CD was recorded with Kurt Ballou of CONVERGE at God City Studios in Boston. Commented BEECHER frontman Ed Godby: "The recording of 'This Elegy, His Au...July 13, 2005
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Confrontation
It's been a long while since SOILENT GREEN's phenomenal 2001 album "A Deleted Symphony for the Beaten Down" was released. Unless you've been living in a cave since then, you probably know all about Ben Falgoust's tragic accident, his subsequent climb back to health, and his success building GOATWHOR...July 2, 2005
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By the Sign of the Spyglass
Just when I thought I'd had enough of the vast majority of metalcore bands, one comes along and gives me a renewed sense of hope for the genre. Arizona's LIFE IN PICTURES has crafted a hard hitting and well-written album in "By the Sign of the Spyglass". Aside from the quintessential metalcore screa...May 15, 2005
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FRANTIC BLEEP Announce New Lineup
Norway's FRANTIC BLEEP have posted the following message on their official web site: "The band has a brand new line-up and a few changes has been done. The current line-up is as following: Kjetil Fosseid - Vocals Patrick Scantlebury - Guitars Lars Gunnar Morastseter - Guitars Eywin Sundstrøm - Bass...May 11, 2005
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AUDIOSLAVE Give Outdoor Concert In Cuba
The Associated Press has issued the following report: AUDIOSLAVE broke decades-long barriers with a thundering concert before thousands of Cuban fans — who knocked over barriers to get closer to the first U.S. rock band to play an outdoor concert in Cuba. Chris Cornell's scream — "I won't do what yo...May 7, 2005
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With Teeth
It's hard to believe that NINE INCH NAILS — masterminded by founder and single full-time member Trent Reznor — has only produced four full-length albums in 16 years, not including EPs and live recordings. Perhaps it's that slow pace of recording — after all, it's been six years alone since 1999's do...May 3, 2005
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The Imbuing
OK, I'll admit it. I made some assumptions about this band that put my objectivity at risk before the first spin of "The Imbuing". My initial thoughts were that GIZMACHI's debut album would be nothing more than the next CD with a big name backer (SLIPKNOT's #6, M. Shawn Crahan) to be played endlessl...April 22, 2005
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN: New Album Unveiled At NYC Listening Session
Launch Radio Networks reports: SYSTEM OF A DOWN held an exclusive preview of "Mezmerize", the first half of SYSTEM OF A DOWN's new double-CD set, Wednesday night (April 13) in New York City. The listening session for the record were held at a hotel in the city's downtown Soho district. The second ha...April 14, 2005
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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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DEF LEPPARD: VH1 Biopic To Re-Air This Week
VH1's DEF LEPPARD biopic, "Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story", is scheduled for another showing on VH1 on March 18 at 4:00 p.m. The movie, which stars Anthony Michael Hall, Amber Valletta and Orlando Seale, among others, was released on DVD in January. The 89-minute DVD was issued by Paramount Home Vi...March 12, 2005
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The Sense Apparatus
It wouldn't be a record from The End if it didn't have a slightly pompous avant-garde edge to it, would it? The label that unleashed ARCTURUS, LOVE HISTORY and MADDER MORTEM (not to be confused with NOKTURNAL MORTUM) remains America's go-to imprint for extreme music off the beaten path, artistic (or...March 9, 2005
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