Because, one show wasn’t enough, we paid CONVERGE a visit to their second show with DETHKLOK, MASTODON, and HIGH ON FIRE at The Palladium in Hollywood. They brought it raw and real firing on all cylinders like seasoned pros, yet never watering down their delivery.Playing to a largely unsuspecting crowd, who were mostly there [...]
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Poland’s DECAPITATED have announced their new lineup. Joining founding guitarist/songwriter/vocalist Waclaw “Vogg” Kieltyka, are Rafal Piotrowski (vocals), Filip “Henrich” Halucha (bass), and Kerim “Krimh” Lechner (drums).Vogg commented: “I am really happy to announce this short message for all DECAPITATED fans: As you all know, two years after the tragedies we had to suffer, I [.
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Finland’s HIM have confirmed February 9, 2010 as the U.S. release date of their forthcoming new album, Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice (album cover on the right). The band’s seventh full-length album and follow-up to last year’s live CD/DVD release, Digital Versatile Doom, was recorded in Los Angeles with Matt Squire (TAKING BACK [...]
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Show attendees lined up in front of The Palladium long before doors opened at 6:00pm in anticipation of headliners, DETHKLOK. Once the sold out crowd was allowed in, HIGH ON FIRE went to work warming up the crowd with their rockin' brand of doom. While CONVERGE were setting up, some members of the [...]
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Richmond, Virginia's MUNICIPAL WASTE brought their seriously fun thrash attack to the Sunset Strip on Thursday (11/19/09) to a crowded pack of throwback hopefuls. The band took the stage apologizing for the early show business (they went on at 8:45 p.m.), but immediately started delivering the goods. THE WASTE performed tracks from their latest album, Massive [...]
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SUFFOCATION have announced they will be direct support to DEVILDRIVER on an upcoming five-week North American tour kicking off January 2010. The first ten shows are as follows; more support acts and dates to be announced soon. 1/07 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse 1/08 San Francisco, CA @ Slims 1/09 Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theater 1/11 Portland, OR @ Peter's [...]
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The mega-doom project, SHRINEBUILDER, made their U.S. live debut this month at The Viper Room in West Hollywood. The band, consisting of Scott Kelly (NEUROSIS), Scott "Wino" Weinrich (ST. VITUS, THE OBSESSED), Al Cisneros (OM, SLEEP), and Dale Crover (MELVINS), performed two full sets that night, including a cover of JOY DIVISION's "24 Hours". Watch [...]
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Awakened from hibernation in the freezing depths of Norway, IMMORTAL has returned to offer seven new cold, forest frolicking tunes to the world. Although the Norwegian trio has abandoned their raw, primitive, black metal roots, All Shall Fall continues where the band left off after Sons of Northern Darkness, with some ideas from the last [...]
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Southern California’s RISE have posted the music video for the title track of their latest album, Pentagramnation. The high definition video was directed by Robyn Von Swank, produced by Nick Plotquin, and co-produced and edited by Jonathan Sims. Watch it here…Send to Facebook
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BEHEMOTH has announced the Evangelia Amerika Tour. The band will once again be returning to North American soil in 2010. This is their first tour in the region since their massively successful summer with the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest. Following Mayhem, BEHEMOTH’s Evangelion reached enormous heights, coming in at #56 on the Billboard Top [...]
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MEGADETH and SLAYER have announced that they will co-headline the “American Carnage” tour. TESTAMENT will be opening all date on the tour.“American Carnage” will kick off on January 18 in Seattle, WA for a 26-date trek across North America that will include the six Canadian dates postponed earlier this month. Tickets for most [...]
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Japanese quintet, SIGH, are excited to announce the release of their eighth studio album, Scenes From Hell, out January 19, 2010 in the U.S, available on CD and LP. International release dates will be announced shortly. Check out a new song, “L’art de Mourir,” via the band’s MySpace page here.Known for incorporating elements of classical, [...]
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Brooklyn, NY doom/post rock experimentalists A STORM OF LIGHT — who recently returned from an extensive European tour in support of their newly released Forgive Us Our Trespasses full-length (Neurot Recordings) — will hold their official record release show tomorrow, November 18, 2009, at the Ace Of Clubs in New York City. Admission is [...]
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HYPOCRISY have been forced to cancel their North American tour with ENSIFERUM due to troubles with U.S. immigration. Here’s a statement from the band:“We regretfully have to officially announce the cancelation of our tour in North America. We’ve tried everything so far and it seems like the process will take longer than expected for [...]
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HATEBREED wholeheartedly believe that their new self-titled album is their best yet…and they are right. It sounds like the band has done some growing up as artists and musicians because Hatebreed is the band’s most musically diverse and accomplished record yet. Dynamics are what it’s all about and HATEBREED have expanded their arsenal [...]
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I arrived at the Blender Theater shortly as Canada’s AUGURY hit the stage (I’m not sure how ROSE FUNERAL sounded or fared in front of the packed Blender crowd, they could have been atrociously bad or phenomenal, but I’m sure they have a myspace for you to check out).AUGURY specializes in sweeping guitar runs, overly [...]
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It seems like time has flown for EVERYTIME I DIE as they have not only garnered a strong following but have reached album number five. New Junk Aesthetic is an album in perpetual action and hits as hard as the band can deliver. The album is filled to the brim with a variety
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Sweden’s KATATONIA has posted a music video for “Day and Then the Shade,” the first single off their latest release, Night is the New Day, on their official MySpace page (www.myspace.com/katatonia). The new video was directed by Lass Hoile (OPETH, PORCUPINE TREE), and can be seen here. Night is the New Day is KATATONIA’s [...]
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After two excellent albums which put MUNICIPAL WASTE in the metal spotlight, the band continues its crossover assault with Massive Aggressive. The album features the band’s uber tight playing, breakneck tempos, and perhaps the most violent and brutal collection of songs that the band has written. Perhaps the latter characteristic was an intentional [...]
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New York hardcore godfathers AGNOSTIC FRONT, who recently announced the addition of new drummer Pokey Mo (ex-LEEWAY), have announced a headlining tour with direct support coming from Orange County’s DEATH BY STEREO. Confirmed dates are as follows:1/15 Thee Parkside – San Francisco, CA1/17 Voodoo Lounge – San Jose, CA1/19 Cheyenne Saloon – Las Vegas, [...]
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