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Goatwhore – Blood For The Master
If you don’t know Goatwhore, the fact that they were named Best Hard Rock/ Metal Artist of 2010 at The Big Easy Awards last April should impress you. It should impress you enough to go out and pick up Blood... -
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Charred Walls Of The Damned – Cold Winds On Timeless Days
Nowadays, Richard Christy is mostly known for being one of the hosts on the Howard Stern show, but there was a time when he bashed the skins for Death, Control Denied and Iced Earth. He does like to keep his... -
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Biohazard – Reborn In Defiance
Biohazard‘s “Reborn in Defiance” was released by Nuclear Blast on 20 January 2012. It was a shot heard around the world! I can not tell a lie, I am a long time Biohazard fan, I’ve even braved the New York... -
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Savage Messiah – Plague Of Conscience
How many times have you heard the phrase ‘Next Big Thing?’ my guess is more than you care to remember, but here we are again with Savage Messiah, the latest signing to Earache Records. The main difference between Savage Messiah... -
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Krossfire – Learning To Fly
Bulgaria is not exactly renowned as a hotbed of metal excellence, which may go some way towards explaining why it has taken power metallers Krossfire a full decade not only to earn a profile outside their homeland but also to... -
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Throne of Katarsis – Ved Graven
Black metallers from Norway know as Throne of Katarsis is somewhat unknown by most people. If you look for them on the web you are likely to come across their website which is labelled “Unholy Black Metal”, which in my... -
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Seasons Of The Wolf – Lost In Hell
Quite why the German-based Pure Steel label has chosen now to re-issue this long-buried 1999 sophomore album from Florida power metallers Seasons Of The Wolf is a mystery, but we can count our blessings that they have done so, as... -
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Blood Ceremony – Blood Ceremony
It would appear that the Devil is back in fashion. I’m not entirely sure he actually went out of fashion but there has undoubtedly been something of a renaissance in occult rock and metal- the brilliant, theatrical misanthropy of Ghost,... -
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Earth – Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light II
“Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II”, recorded in the same two week session in 2011 as the first instalment, sees Seattle’s Earth delving further into the realms of folklore, and music that has at its essence the acid folk...
Live Reviews
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Spires, Incassum & Sworn To Oath At Manchester Alter Ego
There is something in the Manchester Metal scene that it is becoming something quite special. This tour has been gaining impressive reviews and slowly building their reputations from separate ends of the metal spectrum, the Manchester duo Incassum and Spires... -
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Machine Head, Bring Me The Horizon, DevilDriver and Darkest Hour At Manchester Central 06/12/11
It was the night to sate all metal desires. A time for spreading the disease in Manchester. Carnage was about to tear up the floors as the massively anticipated The Eighth Plague Tour arrived… The onslaught of Darkest Hour, DevilDriver,... -
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Shades of Avalon at Manchester Academy 5/12/11 and Roadhouse 10/12/11
Taking to the stage like a longboat to frozen water, Manchester’s melodeath brutes Shades of Avalon played two well known Manchester venues in the same week. Citing honourable influences such as metal and beer among bands like Amon Amarth, Children...
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Senser – Biting Rhymes
UK crossover veterans Senser have returned with a strictly limited EP that serves as a prequel to the bands upcoming fifth album. This release contains five classic hip-hop tracks covered and given a new spin. One of the original British... -
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Metallica – Beyond Magnetic EP
Metallica. The worlds biggest metal band, a driving force in the music world and a multi million dollar business in their own right. A band that has always done exactly what they want when they want to do it, but... -
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Zaar – Abkehr
The bio of German band Zaar states: “We’re a collective of three musicians who are obsessed by music and art. The interest for all kinds of music, art in general and passions has led us to a project that is...
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Rob Barrett Of Cannibal Corpse Talks To ThisIsNotAScene
Cannibal Corpse are one of the most brutal and controversial bands in all of modern music, hailing from New York in the late 80′s the band has slashed its way through the musical landscape for nearly 25 years now. Over... -
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Dragged Into Sunlight Talk To ThisIsNotAScene
Ever shrouded in mystery, ThisIsNotAScene had a surprisingly civilised chat with an elusive member of Dragged into Sunlight before their set at Damnation Festival; chatting about the creation of the aurally destroying album, the reasons for the secrecy and upsetting... -
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Anton Kalaj Of Immanifest Talks To ThisIsNotAScene
When I first heard the opening notes of Immanifest I was immediately hooked. Symphonic extreme metal is a personal favorite of mine, I guess the sheer power waves and pounding metal that results appeals to some part of me. After...
Unsigned Focus
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Gurt – Redwin
Now, as some of us might know, sludge metal has been a genre kicked to the side and never really tickled many taste buds, however, slowly but surely it has made a slow come back and I think Gurt are... -
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Zaar – Abkehr
The bio of German band Zaar states: “We’re a collective of three musicians who are obsessed by music and art. The interest for all kinds of music, art in general and passions has led us to a project that is... -
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Serious Beak – Huxwhukw
As one who is generally not eager towards instrumental releases “Huxwhukw” from Australian avant garde metallers Serious Beak is a thoroughly impressive display of creativity and intensive sounds to excite and inflame the senses. “Huxwhukw” is a stunning blistering explosion...
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RIOT Guitarist Mark Reale Dies
RIOT guitarist Mark Reale has died, following two weeks in a coma. He was 56. Reale had been rushed to hospital in San Antonio, Texas, on January 11, as a result of complications arising from Crohn’s Disease. A statement published... -
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Soundgarden, Tenacious D, Biffy Clyro And More For Download 2012
Download Festival kingpin Andy Copping has once again pulled a master-stroke out of the bag by announcing grunge rock behemoths Soundgarden for this year’s festival. Joining the Seattle rockers are foul-mouthed comedy rockers Tenacious D, Scottish rock stalwarts Biffy Clyro,... -
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Pelican To Release New EP In April
Thunderous post-instrumental outfit Pelican have announced the long awaited follow-up to their sprawling 2009 full length “What We All Come To Need,” a new four song EP “Ataraxia/Taraxis” to be released on Southern Lord on April 9. With members now... -
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Blink 182 Release ‘After Midnight’ Video
Pop punk veterans Blink 182 continue their comeback with a brand new video for ‘After Midnight,’ the second single from their new album, “Neighborhoods.” The video was directed by Issac Rentz (Cage The Elephant, Motion City Soundtrack), who also worked... -
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Firewind Announce New Century Media Deal And New Album Title
Greek melodic metallers Firewind , lead by guitar wizard and Ozzy Osbourne band member Gus G., can now proudly reveal to have signed a new worldwide deal (excluding North America) with their long-time partners Century Media Records. Gus G. checked... -
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Shinedown Sign To Roadrunner Records & Announce Album Details
Roadrunner Records is delighted to welcome multi-platinum rock band Shinedown to the family, for all territories excluding the USA (where they remain with Atlantic). In addition, Roadrunner and Shinedown are excited to announce the much anticipated release of their new...