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Gidim – RINGS OF SATURN There was a time, not so long ago, when a record that sounded like “Gidim” would have caused metalhead jaws to drop across the globe. These days, levels of brutality, precision and virtuoso dexterity in extreme metal have reached ...

Old Lions Still Roar – PHIL CAMPBELL Everybody loves Phil Campbell. And so they fucking should, quite frankly. Lemmy‘s right-hand man for more than three decades has done more than enough to have earned the adoration and respect of millions of rock fans and ...

Paradigm – ECLIPSE In 1941, New York Yankees outfielder (and future husband of Marilyn Monroe) Joe DiMaggio managed to collect a hit in 56 consecutive games, a record that still stands today. Even more impressive is the fact that there have been 19,690 professional ...

Alpha And The Omega – KONKHRA Death metal fans of a certain age will already be familiar with KONKHRA. One of the few bands to successfully blend the brutality of the underground with the churning grooves popularized by the likes of SEPULTURA and MACHINE HEAD in the ...

Hallucinogen – BLUT AUS NORD Black metal, perhaps more than any of metal’s sub-genres, is associated with a conservative mindset — oftentimes politically, yes, but certainly overbearingly in a musical sense. It’s a double-edged sword. The outlook benefits ...

ROB HALFORD Has Not Yet Read K.K. DOWNING's Autobiography Rob Halford says that he has not yet read K.K. Downing‘s autobiography. The original JUDAS PRIEST guitarist’s book, “Heavy Duty: Days And Nights In Judas Priest”, was released in September

Watch LACUNA COIL Perform In Baltimore Fan-filmed video footage of LACUNA COIL‘s October 19 performance at Rams Head Live in Baltimore, Maryland can be seen below (courtesy of Anthony Serafino III). LACUNA COIL‘s latest album, “Black Anima”, was ...

EX-OPETH Drummer MARTIN LOPEZ: 'The Metal Scene Is Really Far Behind On Social Issues' Hakos Pervanidis of Greece’s “TV War” recently conducted an interview with drummer Martin Lopez (ex-OPETH, AMON AMARTH) of progressive heavy rock group SOEN. ...

GLENN DANZIG's Second Feature Film Will Be 'A Little Grittier' Than 'Verotika' Glenn Danzig will begin shooting his next movie in “about two weeks.” It will be the follow-up to his “Verotika” feature film directorial debut, ...

NILE's KARL SANDERS: 'I Haven't Felt This Good About The Lineup And Material Since The 'Catacombs' Days' Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy recently conducted an interview with guitarist Karl Sanders of technical death metal veterans NILE. You ...