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AC/DC, KISS, Motorhead, Satyricon, Whitesnake, Queensryche, Warrant, and Iron Maiden have wine. Marilyn Manson has absinthe (Mansinthe). Let’s welcome to the fold – Clutch!! The guys over at the New Belgium Brewing Company have teamed up with Clutch to brew, bottle and distribute the brand new Clutch beer! New Belgium and Clutch (the band) will officially …
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BATTLECROSS has just released the artwork and tracklisting for the band’s full-length debut Pursuit of Honor, out August 2nd in North America. A band that incorporates many elements of extreme thrash, death and tech metal, creating a precise blend of fist pumping brutality, intensity, and drive, BATTLECROSS satisfies both the technical metal aficionado and the …
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AltSounds.com have posted a press release of The Here and The Now album by the Architects. The release is as follows.. The Architects hail from Brighton, England and were founded in 2004. The Here and Now is their fourth studio album and it will melt your face off. The Architects have a brutal metal core …
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‘The Final Frontier’ does not begin like an Iron Maiden album. Opener ‘Satellite 15’ is, quite simply, a little unusual. It’s relatively simple, it’s uncharacteristically atmospheric, and the low, chugging (and very much studio-engineered) bass line doesn’t feel like Steve Harris at all. It’s not short either. For at least two minutes you won’t be …
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Well the new release section has hit a rut again as of late. I have picked up two albums since I’ve reviewed the new Daath album at least (out now). Along the lines of Daath is a new band out of Fort Collins, Colorado named Allegaeon who brings a straight forward, solid technical death metal …
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Stoner rock band RIOTGOD consist of current members of MONSTER MAGNET. Their brand of ’70s-style rock, ’90s grunge and psychedelic rock is an interesting blend. It has a familiar sound — somewhat radio-friendly — yet fresh and vibrant. Drummer Bob Pantella and bassist Jim Baglino’s association with MONSTER MAGNET will garner interest in RIOTGOD, but …
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Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN continue their work at Sonic Room/Audio Voyage Studios in Livermore, California recording their fifth studio album, Omega Wave. Guitarist Steve Smyth checks in with the following update: “We began Day 3 going straight back into ‘Adapt Or Die,’ finishing up [the] layering and got done a few hours …
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Well-known metal drummer and Howard Stern sidekick Richard Christy’s new band, CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED, is a conglomeration of heavy metal’s finest musicians. I don’t like to use the term “supergroup,” but the band’s incredible lineup — Tim “Ripper” Owens (vocals), Steve DiGiorgio (bass) and famed producer Jason Suecof (guitars) — is pretty spectacular. …
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With the current rock and metal scene going in so many different directions these days it’s harder to come across bands that stand out. ODD ZERO is without a doubt a stand out band. Their influences, ranging from The Clash to Metallica, show on their EP Admire The Liar from start to finish. From the …
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