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MENDEED Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Nuclear Blast Records has announced the signing of up-and-coming U.K. band MENDEED. According to a press release, "the Glasgow-based act plays a stunning mixture out of thrash metal, hardcore and MAIDEN-esque guitar solos and already gained high popularity in their home country, opening for acts lik...

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OVERCAST Begin Recording 'Reborn To Kill Again'

OVERCAST, the reunited Massachusetts band which features in its ranks KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio and SHADOWS FALL singer Brian Fair, have entered the studio to begin re-recording 10-14 classic tracks and laying down two previously unreleased songs for a full-length album entitled "Rebo...

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STARKWEATHER: New Song Preview Available

Candlelight Records is currently streaming "Machine Rhythm" from STARKWEATHER's forthcoming album, "Croatoan", at the label's official MySpace page. Produced by Pierre Remillard (CRYPTOPSY),"Croatoan" features artwork by renowned artist Paul Romano (MASTODON, EARTH, GODFLESH),and is scheduled for...

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ANATA Set Release Date For 'The Conductor's Departure'

Swedish tech-death masters ANATA will release "The Conductor's Departure" on June 12 via Wicked World/Earache. Recorded at Studio Mega with Valle Adzic (THE CROWN, IMPIOUS, LAKE OF TEARS, BESEECH),"The Conductor's Departure" features "10 brand new tracks continuing the path that have seen the band...

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BLUDGEON To Release 'World Controlled' In June

Chicago's BLUDGEON — the first band to be signed to MANOWAR's Magic Circle Music — will release their sophomore album, "World Controlled", on June 27. BLUDGEON has earned several distinctions in their relatively young career. When MANOWAR bassist and Magic Circle Music founder Joey DeMaio discovered...

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MOTÖRHEAD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, SHADOWS FALL Featured On 'Wreckless Intent' Compilation

P.O.D., MOTÖRHEAD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and SHADOWS FALL are among the artists featured on "WWE: Wreckless Intent", a knock-out compilation of World Wrestling Entertainment's superstars' entrance theme music performed by today's hottest hardcore rock, alternative and hip-hop artists, due on May 23 via...

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LAMB OF GOD, CLUTCH, GWAR, DEVILDRIVER Featured On 'Sounds Of The Underground' DVD

Last year marked the inaugural Sounds of the Underground tour, which saw 17 of the best and most brutal metal acts around traverse the U.S. and Canada in what proved to be a very successful alternative to the more commercial Ozzfest. The tour hit the parking lot of the Starland Ballroom in Sayrevill...

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Promoter Says CALIFORNIA METAL FEST Is '100% Confirmed' Despite Reports To Contrary

Ash Avildsen of Extreme Elite Booking & Productions, who is organizing the upcoming first annual California Metal Fest, has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET refuting an article published in today's edition of the Whittier Daily News which suggests that the owners of Rome Fine Dining in U...

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Us Versus Them

Well, it's been a little while since militant hardcore bruisers GAT-ROT released the "Conflict" MCD in 2000. Newly signed to Rotten Records and about to release an inflammatory full-length called "Us Versus Them", time off has not translated into a mellowing with age. "Us Versus Them" is a varied ha...

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Black on Black: A Tribute to Black Flag

It seems that with every passing year, more and more metal and hardcore bands acknowledge the massive influence of BLACK FLAG. Whether the pure hardcore aggression of "Damaged" or the Rollins-era metal-edged work of "Slip it In" or the pain-purging, often sludge-dragging "My War", the band meant far...

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Label Founder Talks About EXODUS' Classic 'Bonded By Blood' Album: Video Available

The makers of "Get Thrashed", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted a four-minute clip featuring Todd Gordon — who earned his rightful place in the annals of thrash metal's history by signing EXODUS to t...

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BLOODBOUND To Film Hometown Show For Upcoming DVD

BLOODBOUND, the new Swedish metal band featuring Urban Breed (ex-TAD MOROSE; vocals),Fredrik Bergh (STREET TALK; bass, keyboards and backing vocals) and Tomas Olsson (lead and rhythm guitars),will make their debut live appearance on April 22 at a "secret" location close to the band's hometown of B...

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ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET Begin Writing Material For New Album

ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET, the new Swedish band featuring former THE CROWN vocalist Johan Lindstrand, have commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to their debut album, "21st Century Killing Machine", which was released in the U.S. last week via Nuclear Blast Records. [I have]...

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UNEARTH: Another Studio Update Posted Online

UNEARTH have posted another studio update at MetalBlade.com. As previously reported, UNEARTH have set "III: In the Eyes of Fire" as the title of their new album, due on August 8 via Metal Blade Records. The CD is being recorded at a Seattle studio with producer Terry Date (PANTERA, DEFTONES). Commen...

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SHATTER MESSIAH Sign With DOCKYARD 1

SHATTER MESSIAH, the new band featuring former NEVERMORE/ANNIHILATOR guitarist Curran Murphy and ANNIHILATOR drummer Robert Falzano, have inked a deal with Dockyard 1 Records. The band's debut album, "Never to Play the Servant", is tentatively scheduled for release later in the year. Audio samples f...