Swedish/Finnish progressive metal supergroup SOLUTION.45, who in its ranks features former SCAR SYMMETRY vocalist Christian Älvestam, Mikko Härkin(ex-SONATA ARCTICA, KOTIPELTO), and Jani Stefanovic (MISERATION, ESSENCE…
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Monthly Archives: November 2008
OPETH Mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt – “We’re Pretty Fucking Tight – I Don’t Think We’ve Ever Sounded…
OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has issued the following update: “Well, the North American tour went great, in fact, I think it was one of my favourite…
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ENTWINE – Painstained Due In January
On January 14th, Spinefarm will release the new ENTWINE album titled Painstained. The cover art is pictured at left. As previously reported, the band will be…
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Bridge Nine signs Defeater
Bridge 9 has announced the signing of Boston, MA-based Defeater. The hardcore band released a new full length this year, Travels. The record received four stars from our reviewer who noted:
The band tells a chronological story set to a driving and desperate hardcore style, much in the vein of Modern Life Is War and Verse Sonically, the band is muscular and unrelenting. While the recent trend for bands in this style has been to relax into a looser and more organic sound, Defeater takes the opposite approach and relies heavily on their technical musicianship and tight playing. However, even with everything exact at all times, it doesn’t lose its emotional impact.
Check out some music on their myspace page.
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Blake Schwarzenbach’s new band debuts
According to this report, Jawbreaker and Jets To Brazil‘s Blake Schwarzenbach played a surprise set on November 9th at the Jerk house in Sunset Park.
Unfortunately, details on the show are a little thin, but the revealing of a new project from the songwriter and college professor coincides with Blake’s own recent announcement.
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AGENT STEEL Busy Writing; Late November Gig Details Surface
American speed-thrash metal band AGENT STEEL have issued the following update: “We recently moved in to a new rehearsal studio in Los Angeles and we’ve been…
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TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY To Release New Album In June 2009; New Lineup To Be Announced
TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY, featuring former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson, former W.A.S.P. drummer Stet Howland, guitarist Peter Scheithauer (BELLADONNA, KILLING MACHINE) and vocalist Todd Barnes…
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THE PSYKE PROJECT Completes Work On New Album
Danish act THE PSYKE PROJECT has issued the following update: “For the last 4 months we have spent hours and hours together in the rehearsal room composing and getting the stuff ready for the studio live recording.
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TOXIC TASTE Reveal Debut Album Details
RUNNING WILD founder Rolf “Rock’n’Rolf” Kasparek’s glam metal outfit TOXIC TASTE have posted the following update at their MySpace page: “We are currently working on compressing…
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EXODUS, THE HAUNTED: Monterrey Show Cancelled
The first date of EXODUS and THE HAUNTED co-headlining Mexican mini-tour, which was scheduled to take place on November 20 in Monterrey, Mexico at Café Iguana.
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MASTODON Guitarist Hospitalized In London
Atlanta-based progressive metallers MASTODON have issued the following: “Bill Kelliher, guitarist with Mastodon, has been hospitalized in London as of November 3rd, during the band’s current…
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FLYLEAF Confirmed For ‘XL’lent Acoustic Xmas’
FLYLEAF has been confirmed for XL 106.7’s XL’lent Acoustic Xmas, set to take place December 14 at the House of Blues in Orlando, Florida.
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CRADLE OF FILTH Frontman Talks Horror
In an interview with Metal Edge contributor Bryan Reesman, vocalist Dani Filth and guitarist Paul Allender discuss the new CRADLE OF FILTH album, the forthcoming CRADLE book, Paul’s art side-project VOMITORIUM, and Dani’s work with Dario Argento and his thoughts on controversial filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini.
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