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When thinking of music that comes from Texas, most would think of any number of country artists, or the almighty Pantera. It’s time to think outside the box and make way for SILENCE THE MESSENGER and their brand of heavy music. Heavily influenced by anything that’s fast and heavy, their sound is derived …
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Vocalist Edu Falaschi announced that he has departed Brazilian power/progressive metal band Angra. He also announced that Felipe Andreoli is no longer with his band Almah. Falashi posted the following note on his official website: “Dear friends, fans and partners, “There comes a moment in a man’s life when it is necessary to make a …
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Abyss Records will release a very special album from Norway’s SINCERA later this fall. The first recorded release in FESTER’s Bjørn “Tiger” Mathisen Fester was involved in 17 years will be called Cursed and Proud and will include a remastered version of the unreleased Tall and Proud demo and four live tracks. The live recordings …
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Benevolent have announced on the bands official Facebook page that they will be returning to the studio on the 27th of May to begin tracking two new tracks which will be released as a special “summer” single. The single will be the band’s first studio follow up to the debut album titled Divided, which was …
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DyNAbyte is a three piece band who hail from Genova, Italy. Their music falls into the Industrial genre. That is why this album is so appealing to me, I have an industral streak in me. They started as a cover band doing Marilyn Manson and Rammstien music. They do have a mechanial feel to them, …
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Mark Morton of Richmond, Virginia’s LAMB OF GOD recently spoke to Ed Mitchell of U.K.’s Total Guitar magazine about writing the riff for the song“Redneck” off LAMB OF GOD’s 2006 album “Sacrament”. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Total Guitar: Where did the inspiration for the “Redneck” riff come from? Morton: “I was trying to incorporate some blues-influenced, …
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San Francisco experi-metallers NAME have created one of the most creative releases of the year so far. The way NAME takes metal with such an open mind is incredible. If one were to compare, think a mixture of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge, and maybe some Genghis Tron, and NAME takes these influences, combines them, …
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Rolling-on-floor-frontman Brandan Schieppatti of BLEEDING THROUGH has joined forces with musical polymath Mick Kenney of ANAAL NATHRAKH to create SORROWS, ” mixture of hardcore crustpunk, black metal, electronic beats and super heavy riffage”. A selection of debut tracks from their unreleased album are available on their MySpace. The album has been written and produced by …
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Daniel “Død” Olaisen, guitarist for Norwegian death metal tyrants BLOOD RED THRONE, has signed an endorsement deal with Jackson guitars. Jackson is widely recognised as one of the best guitar brands for metal music, with long-time user Død joining an impressive roster of Jackson-endorsed musicians. Watch a promo video of Død playing on Jackson guitars: …
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Facedown Records is proud to announce the signing of St. Louis, Missouri’s IN THE MIDST OF LIONS. IN THE MIDST OF LIONS is a mixture of fast-paced tech metal and grinding melodic worship, their sound can be compared to such contemporaries as Meshuggah, The Faceless, Whitechapel, and Darkest Hour. With a Facedown album now in …
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