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THE ALLKNOWING Debut To Feature Former MORBID ANGEL Frontman

THE ALLKNOWING, the new Ohio-based band featuring former GRIP INC./HEATHEN bassist Jason Vie Brooks, will be entering Online studios on May 19 to begin recording their debut album. The self-produced effort (with the help of a local engineer) will be titled "Hours for the Taking" and will feature the...

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NEVERMORE: Shredding Guitar Duel Video Posted Online

A video of guitarists Chris Broderick and Jeff Loomis trading shredding solos during NEVERMORE's performance at Jaxx Nightclub in Springfield, VA Sunday night (May 7) has been posted online at YouTube.com. Photos from the show can be found at this location. As previously reported, JAG PANZER guitari...

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NEVERMORE Guitarist STEVE SMYTH On Kidney Failure: 'I Will Fight This, And I Will Be Back'

NEVERMORE guitarist Steve Smyth (ex-TESTAMENT) — who was recently diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure (the result of a congenital birth defect) — has posted the following message on his official web site: "Hi, everyone. Just wanted to clue everyone in as to my situation, and why you will see me...

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NEVERMORE Guitarist STEVE SMYTH Diagnosed With Chronic Kidney Disease

NEVERMORE guitarist Steve Smyth has been diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure, the result of a congenital birth defect. Says Smyth: "I have been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, and have been advised to preserve my health as much as possible at this time, as I am facing 'complete renal fail...

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The Phoenix Throne

The only thing I remember about DEAD TO FALL's "Villainy and Virtue" (the Chicago band's second release) was that it barely left an impression on me. Not bad, not great, just kind of ho-hum metalcore that could be taken or left. As such, my expectations were not very high for "The Phoenix Throne". A...

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ANTHRAX Deny Leaving Fans Hanging At Ill-Fated Swedish Concert

ANTHRAX have posted the following message on their web site regarding their ill-fated April 19 concert in Gothenburg, Sweden, which had to be called off after only half a song due to a power failure: "There has been some bullshit floating around about the [Gothenburg] show saying that the band just...

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Singer JOHN CORABI Talks About His Days With MÖTLEY CRÜE

NashvilleRock.net recently conducted an interview with former MÖTLEY CRÜE/UNION frontman John Corabi. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On MÖTLEY CRÜE's self-titled album which Corabi sang on: "Y'know, I just think, like with everything, there's usually a root to why things don't work. I think th...

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ANTHRAX Fan Exposes Himself To Protest Concert Cancellation: Photos, Video Available

Tony of TonyBoyGallery.com has provided BLABBERMOUTH.NET with a link to a three-minute video clip and photos from ANTHRAX's ill-fated April 19 concert in Gothenburg, Sweden, which had to be called off after only half a song due to a power failure. Commented Tony: "On the video you'll see the intro a...

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ULCERATE Sign With NEUROTIC RECORDS

Neurotic Records has announced the signing of New Zealand's ULCERATE. According to a press release, "This young and innovative extreme metal act deliver a very heavy form of technical death metal, while at the same time incorporating several elements from all kinds of different styles and genres of...

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BATHORY: More 'In Memory Of Quorthon' Details Revealed

The complete track listing has been revealed for the three CDs that will be included in the upcoming BATHORY box set, "In Memory of Quorthon", due on June 3 via Black Mark Records. As previously reported, the full package will contain three CDs, one DVD, a book and a poster. Börje "Boss" Forsberg —...

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BATHORY: 'In Memory Of Quorthon' Box Set Due In June

Black Mark Records has set a June 3 release date for the new BATHORY box set, "In Memory of Quorthon", containing three CDs, one DVD, a book and a poster. Börje "Boss" Forsberg — owner of Black Mark Records and father of late BATHORY mainman Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg — had previously stated that th...

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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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Mighty Cosmic Dances

"Mighty Cosmic Dances" by the Czech Republic's OBLOMOV is an album that fans of boundary pushing black and death metal should know about. With a conceptual inspiration drawn from the likes of Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg, and Thomas S. Kuhn (i.e., the scientific revolution),OBLOMOV creates a cla...

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SEVENDUST, SOIL: More Tour Dates Announced

Now that SEVENDUST's three-month-plus headlining tour has come to a close, the band is taking a much deserved break, but they won't be resting for very long. Starting May 4 in La Crosse, WI at the La Crosse Center the band will head out for another batch of tour dates lasting through the month of .....

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Review: GUNS N' ROSES' 'Chinese Democracy' Is Not The Greatest Rock Album Ever Made

Chuck Klosterman of Spin magazine has penned a review of the complete 13-song version of GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy". An excerpt from his review follows [***NOTE: The review may or may not have been written as an early April Fool's Day joke***]: "It's been a long time...