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Exclusive interview: OVERKILL singer speaks on the media and politics (2)

How does being misunderstood affect the perception of Overkill? It seems like the band has been described so many different ways over the years...
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Exclusive interview: OVERKILL's Bobby Blitz Ellsworth zaps The Electric Age (1)

People talk about the “Big 4” as the ‘be all, end all’ of thrash metal. However, those embedded in the metal community know...
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Interview: Indie band Vital Pain

“Brings the truths of the world, that will hit you like a freight train made of tons of metal,” said the members of the Indie band...
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Aura Noir returns for the kill with 'Out to Die'

The term “black thrash” has been thrown around for a while in varying shades of gray. Is it thrash with screamed vocals? Is it black...
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A look back at 1987 in HEAVY METAL Music – The genre as it was 25 years ago!

As we are a culture obsessed with nostalgia, I thought it might be a wee bit of fun to take a look back to see what is now a quarter-century old in...
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Top Ten Best METAL Album Releases of 2011

Year-end “best of” lists are a trite process at their most sincere. They are one person’s perception of what he/she felt was the...
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DRI guitarist Spike Cassidy hospitalized after colectomy complications

Spike Cassidy, guitarist of long running crossover thrash act DRI, has been reportedly hospitalized this week from complications following a...
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Interview with Paul Speckmann of Master (part 1)

In the ever-growing history book of metal, the name of Paul Speckmann inevitably shows up on several pages. As the creator of death metal...
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Rotting Christ and Melechesh burn through Alberta

As the Apostles of Darkness tour barrels forward across North America, Rotting Christ, Melechesh, and company ventured into the Canadian...
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Master forced to cancel headlining US tour

Death metal warhorse Master announced today that they have been denied entry into the US and forced to return to the Czech Republic. They were set...
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