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MINISTRY are back on the big block with an even bigger album of blistering live material from the final show of their 2012 “RELAPSE” tour. It was the perfect event for Ministry to shoot their live DVD at Wacken Open Air in front of 75,000 screaming fans. Tragically, Ministry’s longtime guitarist and Jourgensen’s best friend …
Ripple Music’s newest band, Chicago doom-metallers EARTHEN GRAVE is set to open the cage doors on their newly re-mastered debut album. EARTHEN GRAVE’s self-titled debut finds the band unleashing a terror of groove-laden, classic metal and doom. Twin guitar harmonies sear through the riff-fest of pure darkness and post-Sabbath heaviness. “death is another word….” the …
South America has provided quite a few important historical moments in rock n’ roll over the years. Case in point, Kiss performing their final concert in make-up before unmasking in 1983, Queen headlining the first-ever Rock in Rio Festival in 1985, the continent spawning one of the world’s most renowned metal bands, Sepultura, etc. And …
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Did you know that Ronnie James Dio was in a Rockabilly band in the 1950’s? According to Mike Floorwalker at Cracked.com, Ronnie was a member of the Vegas Kings. Once Ronnie became the lead vocalist, he changed the name of the band to Ronnie and the Red Caps. Check out him singing in the video …
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Wacken Open Air is holding their Wacken Metal Battle in Canada! They’ll be looking for one independent Canadian band to perform at this year’s Wacken Open Air Festival. Check out the trailer below. The Wacken Metal Battle will be held in Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec during the months of May and June, Canadian metal …
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Cannabis Corpse has inked a deal with Season Of Mist and the band is currently recording its new album for a late spring release. Regarding the new deal, the group said: “Cannabis Corpse cannot express how excited we are to join the ranks of Season Of Mist, as so many groundbreaking metal bands are on the roster. …
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Want another free music sampler? Asher Media is offering a 19-track sampler of a few of Canada’s best up and coming metal bands. There’s everything from brutal death, thrash, power, prog to folk, and a taste of some heavy rock. To get your free download, please head to the following link here. Happy Metal Annihilation! Vol. 2 …
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Delain will be the headliner for the 2013 Dames of Darkness Festival on May 11. The festival will feature 8 metal bands all fronted by chicks. The festival will take place at The Robin 2 in Bilston, near Birmingham. Also on the lineup will be Visions of Atlantis, Whyzdom, Apparition, Azylya, Ex-Libris, Incarna, and Chemikill. …
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Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge or Hard Rock, Whatever category you want to put Stone Sour in, this 4th Studio album is the first part in a 2 part concept, (the second will be released in earl 2013) is a compelling album to listen too, quite different from any past albums. Recorded in tandem with the second …
It is rare that you come across a successful solo artist who has explored every angle of the Metal world. Born May 1972 in Canada, Devin has worked his way up to become one of, if not the most diverse artist on the planet. He played guitar and bass throughout his high school days, performing …
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