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La Muerte

GOREFEST always had a certain charisma. Their musical evolution, while interesting, wasn't any more innovative than the bigger names of the scene, but their riffs were always killer, their tone a perfect mix of Skogsberg sludge and biting clarity. Jan-Chris de Koeijer's vocals were deep and gruff, b...

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El Mensajero No Es Importante

Here's another disc from a German metalcore outfit that was released in Europe by Germany's Bastardized Recordings and now sees a Stateside release through Tribunal. Echoing the feeling I got from SIX REASONS TO KILL's "Reborn", SINCE THE DAY's latest is a solid album that shows a band with potentia...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX: 'If People Want To Bet Against Us, We Always Win'

Melissa Ruggieri of TimesDispatch.com recently spoke to MÖTLEY CRÜE members Nikki Sixx (bass) and Vince Neil (vocals) about the third leg of their eye-popping "Carnival of Sins" tour, which launches next month in Columbus, Ga. Asked what they have say to the cynics who didn't believe the band could...

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RAVEN Frontman Remembers Late METALLICA Bassist CLIFF BURTON

RAVEN frontman John Gallagher was recently asked by a fan on the official RAVEN message board what METALLICA was like to tour with back in 1983 when they had Cliff Burton as their bassist (METALLICA supported RAVEN on the "Kill 'Em All For One" tour). "Cliff was a one-off — a real hippy!!!" Gallaghe...

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MUDVAYNE: 'Fall Into Sleep' Video Posted Online

MUDVAYNE's video for the song "Fall into Sleep" has been posted online at Yahoo! Music. The track is the third single off the group's most recent album, "Lost and Found", which has sold 599,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The follow-up to 2002's gold-certified "The E...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE To Be Interviewed By HATE ETERNAL's RUTAN On FUSE's 'Metal Asylum'

Erik Rutan of HATE ETERNAL will be taking over hosting duties and interviewing the legendary CANNIBAL CORPSE tonight on Fuse's "Metal Asylum". Erik grills the band about everything from guitarist Jack Owen quitting and being replaced by old guitarist Rob Barrett to their favorite songtitle, and of c...

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FEAR FACTORY Drummer: 'CHRISTIAN Is A Better Guitarist Than DINO Ever Was'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: Overall, how would you describe your experiences with Giganatour? Raymond: "It was killer, man. It was actually a really fun tour. We didn't really know w...

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ABORTED Part Ways With Guitarist, Bassist

Belgian death metallers ABORTED have parted ways with guitarist Thijs "Tace" de Cloedt and bassist Frederic "Free" Vanmassenhove due to "personal issues." "A cumulation of smaller and bigger problems in the past so and so months has made it virtually impossible to keep cooperating together as a coll...

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Come Clarity

After the musical brilliance and Swedish might of IN FLAMES' "Colony" and "Clayman", it would have been damn near impossible for future albums to measure up. Initially unsure of "Reroute to Remain", the infinitely more melodic follow-up to "Clayman" ultimately hooked me and I ended up enjoying it im...

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Reborn

I seem to recall enjoying SIX REASONS TO KILL's half of a split CD with ABSIDIA ("Morphology of Fear") more than the band's new full-length, "Reborn" (released last summer on Bastardized and now issued stateside on Tribunal). That isn't to say that the German metalcore band has fallen flat on its fa...

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Fuck the Universe

Having just reviewed HAEMOTH's "Kontamination", it is difficult to avoid comparing and contrasting it with CRAFT's "Fuck the Universe", at least to some extent. It is not as though the two discs sit on opposite ends of the spectrum The common denominator is one of quality black metal that emanates f...

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DIABLO, MACHINE MEN To Perform At Finnish CHUCK SCHULDINER Tribute Concert

DIABLO, MACHINE MEN, BLAKE and RYTMIHÄIRIÖ will perform at the fourth annual "The Fragile Art of Existence - Tribute to Chuck Schuldiner" benefit concert, set to take place January 13, 2006 at Klubi in Tampere, Finland. Tickets cost only 10 euros and all the proceeds from the event will go to the lo...

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VADER, KATAKLYSM, NUCLEAR ASSAULT: First Tour Dates Announced

VADER, KATAKLYSM, NUCLEAR ASSAULT, SPEED\KILL/HATE, GRAVEWORM and THE ABSENCE will be teaming up for the "Metal Crusaders" North American tour beginning in late May. The first confirmed dates are as follows: May 26 - Montreal, QC @ Le Medley May 27 - Bedford, NH @ Marks Place May 28 - Boston, MA @ T...

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SLIPKNOT Singer To Ring In New Year With Cover Band

Des Moines, Iowa metalheads should flock to the House of Bricks, 525 E. Grand Ave., for the ritual New Year's Eve appearance of SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor's far less serious cover band, D*M F*X, according to The Des Moines Register. Taylor and his pals will headline two shows, a 4 p.m...

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GODLESS RISING: Former VITAL REMAINS Members Announce Rhode Island Show

GODLESS RISING, the Rhode Island-based death metal band featuring original VITAL REMAINS members Jeff Gruslin (vocals; 1987-1996, 1999-2000),Paul Flynn (guitar),and Ricky Corbit (drums),will play their first local show on Saturday, February 11, 2006 at KCS Tap/Cat Club in Pawtucket, Rhode Island....