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SICK OF IT ALL to Celebrate 20th Anniversary With 'Death To Tyrants'

New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL will celebrate their 20th anniversary with the release of their ninth full-length album, "Death To Tyrants", on April 18 via their new label, Abacus Recordings. Commented on the band's history, vocalist Lou Koller said, "We never thought ahead. When we starte...

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FATES WARNING Singer Talks About Drummer Situation, Possible Side Projects

George Dionne of Rock Is Life recently conducted an interview with FATES WARNING frontman Ray Alder. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Rock Is Life: Metal Blade recently released a three disc special edition of "Awaken the Guardian", and I know you didn't sing on it, but did anybody in the band ....

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MANNGARD To Re-Release Debut Album Next Month

Norwegian extreme metallers MANNGARD will re-release their debut album, "Circling Buzzards", on February 20 in Europe and March 31 in the U.S. via Nocturnal Art Productions/Candlelight Records. The lyrical concept on "Circling Buzzards" is said to be inspired by the works of American novelist Willia...

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One (Hellbound)

One could say that Indianapolis' DEMIRICOUS and Chicago's HURTLOCKER are cut from the same gasoline-soaked cloth. While not stylistically identical, both bands do produce a bullshit-less and trend-free form of go-for-the-throat thrash. Whereas HURTLOCKER goes for more of a THE HAUNTED attack, DEMIRI...

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SEBASTIAN BACH's Religious Experience

Molly Willow of The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach, who plays Gil on the WB series "Gilmore Girls", remembers Columbus, Ohio as the place where the constraints of Jesus hit a peak. He played the role in "Jesus Christ Superstar" — and, shortly after his Colu...

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TERRORFEST: Toronto Hardcore/Metal Festival To Feature Over 60 Bands

Over 60 hardcore/metal bands have been confirmed to appear at Terrorfest, a three-day festival scheduled to take place July 14-16 in the Toronto, Ontario area (venue to be announced). The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 MILE SCREAM A LEGEND FALLS A MINUTE TILL MIDNIGHT A PRESENT DAY NIG...

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VANDEN PLAS: New Album Delayed

German progressive metallers VANDEN PLAS have issued the following update via their official web site: "The release date of the new VANDEN PLAS album had to be pushed back a little due to a delay of the final mix. 'Christ 0' will be in stores at the end of April. The concept of the album ...

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ZAO Guitarist RUSS COGDELL To Leave Band?

Jeff Gretz, drummer for ZAO and frequent poster on the forum of ZAO fan site BleedZao.com, has confirmed that Russ Cogdell, longtime guitar player for the Pittsburgh post-hardcore outfit, is leaving ZAO. Russ is known for his crazy jumps on stage, landing on his knees — which apparently caused some...

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MANOWAR To Release New Single, Full-Length Album

MANOWAR will relerase a brand new single, "The Sons Of Odin", on February 27, 2006. This 10-minute epic, in classic true metal style, sets the perfect tone for the impending release of the yet-untitled full-length album, scheduled for April 3, 2006. Entitled "The Sons Of Odin", the upcoming CD will...

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NEAERA To Release Sophomore Album In April

Up-and-coming German metal/hardcore outfit NEAERA are currently recording their second album, "Let the Tempest Come", in Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen (FEAR MY THOUGHTS, HATESPHERE, RAUNCHY, SOUL DEMISE, ILLDISPOSED). The band are said ot be "very pleased" with the way things are going and are...

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STARKWEATHER Sign To CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Candlelight Records has announced the worldwide signing of East Coast-based STARKWEATHER. The band's new album, titled "Croatoan", was produced by Pierre Remillard (CRYPTOPSY),features artwork by renowned artist Paul Romano (MASTODON, EARTH, GODFLESH),and is scheduled for a May 2 American release...

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ZAKK WYLDE Teams Up With Comedian JIM BREUER For 'Crapshoot' DVD

Rock legend Zakk Wylde and comedian Jim Breuer have teamed up for "Crapshoot", a new rock and roll comedy now available exclusively on DVD. The free-flowing "Crapshoot" combines Zakk's larger-than-life persona with Jim's hilarious improv skills, resulting in a hybrid show mixing reality, sketch come...

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The Truth

More often than not a band's claims of its new album being both heavier and more melodic than a highly regarded predecessor equates to nothing more than a steaming pile of donkey dung. In the case of BLEEDING THROUGH's "The Truth", the claim is basically truthful. One could argue whether it is heavi...

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The Beginning of the End

After the first spin I must admit that I wasn't too sure of the markedly more metallic direction SWORN ENEMY had gone in on "The Beginning of The End" until I realized that the progression made was a natural one. "As Real as it Gets" hinted at it. The 2003 release may be a hardcore ...

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ELECTRIC EARTH Complete Work On Sophomore Album

ELECTRIC EARTH, the Trollhättan, Sweden-based hard rock band featuring Peter Gottlieb (vocals and guitar; formerly with the ROLLIN' MACHINE),Tommy Scalisi (lead guitar; GOOSEFLESH, RAT SALAD),Lyris Karlsson (bass; RAT SALAD) and Lars Berger (drums; GOOSEFLESH, RISING),have completed work on their...