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AT ALL COST To Release Full-Length Debut In September
Combat Records has announced the release of the first full-length album by AT ALL COST, titled "It's Time to Decide", on September 20. The recently resurrected Combat Records is a joint venture between KOCH Records and Entertainment Services Unlimited. Austin, TX-based AT ALL COST, who previously re...August 30, 2005
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Gold Becomes Sacrifice
CANNAE's third album and the first one I've heard, "Gold Becomes Sacrifice", snorts, snarls, and kicks 90-pound weaklings in the face. As far as sheer heaviness is concerned, the quintet leaves bomb craters in its wake. Except for the brief instrumental, "Collapse", "Gold Becomes Sacrifice" continue...August 29, 2005
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Gutter Phenomenon
Two years of touring anywhere and everywhere in support of 2003's "Hot Damn!" has paid off in helping Buffalo's EVERY TIME I DIE create an album that comes as close to harnessing the energy of the band's raucous live performances as it's likely to ever get. One of the "scene's" strongest live acts,...August 29, 2005
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PARALLAX Frontman Killed In Cave Incident
MTV.com is reporting that Blake Donner, singer of Utah-based hardcore band PARALLAX, was killed last week with three friends when they tried to swim to an underground chamber inside a Utah cave via an underwater passageway. PARALLAX had been working on the band's debut LP, which will still be releas...August 26, 2005
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AS I LAY DYING Frontman: SHARON And BRUCE Are Both 'At Fault' In OZZFEST Feud
The Daily Texan spoke this week with Tim Lambesis, bandleader of Ozzfest second-stage act AS I LAY DYING, about the tour thus far, their new album, and the bitter feud between IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson and Sharon Osbourne. An excerpt from the chat follows: The Daily Texan: I actually just read f...August 26, 2005
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OZZFEST, Hang Your Head In Shame: The Backstage Perspective
The manager of a well-known heavy metal band (*NOT* IRON MAIDEN) who attended this past weekend's Ozzfest show at the Hyundai Pavillion in Devore, California has submitted the following first-hand account of the evening that will surely go down as one of the most shameful moments in recent rock hist...August 22, 2005
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MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD: 'Merciless' Cover Banned
According to Roadrunner Records U.K., New York hardcore legends MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD are in trouble again. The artwork for the group's upcoming third album, "Merciless", has both U.S. distributor RED and Roadrunner ready to shelve the album. "We had no idea this would happen this time," swore the gro...August 22, 2005
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Empires
Still not old enough to drink legally in the United the States, Bay Area youths ANIMOSITY release album number two, "Empires". Much respect goes to the band for sticking to the heavy stuff, rather than applying the eyeliner and riding a breakdown to emoville. On 2002's Tribunal Records debut, "Shut...August 21, 2005
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The Dawn
BEDLIGHT FOR BLUE EYES' "The Dawn" is not a metal or hardcore album. It's a rock album with pop songwriting and sappy lyrics. The band has more in common with DEL AMITRI than ATREYU. If that's not your thing, then stop reading now. I can appreciate this heartfelt radio-friendly rock as much as the n...August 21, 2005
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HELLFEST Organizer Suspected Of 'Terrorizing' Arena Parking Lot Following Cancellation
Scott Frost of The Trentonian has issued the following report: A coup of screaming Hellfest supporters terrorized the parking lot of the Sovereign Bank Arena [Friday, August 19], turning the spot of the canceled three-day event into their own personal demolition derby. Witnesses said the Hellfest bu...August 21, 2005
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AMEN Frontman CASEY CHAOS: 'Bloodied, Broken And Penniless Yet Again'
AMEN frontman Casey Chaos has issued the following statement: "First off, I want to say 'Thank you' to everyone that has ever been a part of this rollercoaster of a life called AMEN. On both sides of the stage, it has been an honor to be able to have released three albums on three different ...August 21, 2005
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SEPULTURA Guitarist Names Solo Album
SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has set "Hubris 1 & 2" as the title of his his first solo album, tentatively due in early 2006 via Holland's Mascot Records. The CD is being recorded at A Voz do Brasil studio in São Paulo, Brazil. As previously reported, SEPULTURA are expected to debut one new...August 19, 2005
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VELVET REVOLVER Bassist Talks About MATT SORUM's Injury, Playing OZZFEST
Paul Maldonado Jr. of The Albuquerque Tribune recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER basist Duff McKagan (ex-GUNS N' ROSES). Several excerpts from the chat follow: On playing this year's Ozzfest: "We'll do all right; we'll hold our own. We did Ozzfest in Europe last month - we did Doni...August 19, 2005
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Gigs To Rise From HELLFEST's Ashes
Scott Frost of The Trentonian is reporting that the organizers of the canceled Hellfest three-day metal and hardcore festival said 6,000 tickets, including 500 from overseas fans as far as Japan, were sold for the event, but those numbers might have been exaggerated. Max Cruise Entertainment's Chris...August 19, 2005
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SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND Tour Spotlighted On 'Metal Injection'
"Metal Injection", the Internet streaming video show, currently has two hours' worth of coverage from the Sounds of the Underground tour, featuring interviews with: LAMB OF GOD, GWAR, UNEARTH, OPETH, CHIMAIRA, EVERY TIME I DIE, THE RED CHORD, A LIFE ONCE LOST and Brian Slagel of Metal Blade Records....August 18, 2005
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