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| Interviews: Sea of Tranquility Talks to Lasse Dale & Tony Mills
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Screaming For Silence is the debut album from the extremely talented guitarist Lasse Dale and is notable not only for the excellent power tinged progressive metal, but also for featuring the considerable vocal talents of TNT, Shy, Siam, China Blue and solo artist Tony Mills. Sea of Tranquility Staff Writer Steven Reid recently caught up with both musicians and brings this complete interview.
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Posted by Pete Pardo on Wed, Jul 01 2009 @ 19:00 CDT
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| News: Ambient progressive metal band, Oceans of Night release their debut CD.
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Scott Mosher writes:
Ambient progressive metal band, Oceans of Night, release their debut CD, The Shadowheart Mirror, available immediately via the Oceans of Night web site.
Oceans of Night is a heavy rock/metal band that synthesizes a diverse range of musical influences under the deceptively descriptive title of "ambient progressive rock". As the enigmatic and mysterious name suggests, Oceans of Night forge a powerful, modern and dynamic musical experience that demands your undivided attention.
Consisting of musical mastermind Scott Mosher and vocal powerhouse Scott Oliva, the debut Oceans of Night CD, The Shadowheart Mirror, was released in June of 2009. Equal parts progressive metal and modern rock served with a distinct ambient flavor, The Shadowheart Mirror is a dark, haunting and cinematic musical statement that resonates with emotional impact.
Through the course of 4 CD's, multi-instrumentalist Scott Mosher has bridged the worlds of progressive metal, melodic hard rock and ambient music to create an experimental yet complimentary style of ambient metal that is at once as subtle as it is powerful, aggressive as it is dynamic and timeless as it is modern. Scott Oliva continues to perform in the legendary NY Iron Maiden tribute band, Live After Death and has played with Wind Wraith, Inner Strength, Last Vision Black and Driven. The Scott's have previously worked together on Mr. Mosher's 4th CD release, Deep Horizon, in 2006.
Scott Mosher | musician. artist. niceguy
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Posted by Pete Pardo on Wed, Jul 01 2009 @ 08:11 CDT
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| News: Echo Us releases Notebook for The Tide Decides
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Absolute Probability writes:
Now available through www.echous.net is the Notebook for Echo Us' second album, The Tide Decides. The notebook comes as an online e-book and also includes full lyrics from the album.
The cd-album will be available through www.echous.net 7-6-2009 and also through many of Musea's partners on 7-8-2009.
The Tide Decides Synopsis:
" The Tide Decides brings forth a life, living as if it moved in tandem and perfectly parallel with the entirety of human existence. From birth through evolution, to perish or reincarnate The Tide Decides concept is of a fantastic nature, and loosely ties to philosophical ideas and ideals of a new (meta) physics, new age, and the falling away of chronological human consciousness. "
The Tide Decides
1. From Snow To Sea...
2. We Surfaced
3. Trans-Atlantic
4. State Of Expectation
5. The Tide Decides
6. Fantastic Elevation
7. Descending From The Dream
8. Shooting Scenes
9. Out at The Edge Of The World
10. ...And Sea To Sky [Bon Voyage]
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Posted by Pete Pardo on Tue, Jun 30 2009 @ 06:35 CDT
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| News: Pete Downes and Steve Littler: Mystery of Weather
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Pete Downes writes:
Mystery of Weather - the new recording from Pete Downes & Steve Littler
has just been released on the Wiser Productions label and available from
the website and iTunes.
Reviewer Gordon Moore described it as "Pink
Floyd meet the Mad Professor with Santana and Jeff Beck on guitar."
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Posted by Pete Pardo on Mon, Jun 29 2009 @ 20:44 CDT
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| News: VADER ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
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Polish deathsters VADER will team up with California's Decrepit Birth, L.A.'s Warbringer, The Amenta from Australia, S.W.W.A.A.T.S. from Florida, and Montreal, Canada's Augury for a 38-show "Decibel Presents: Monsters Of Death Tour" through North America beginning November 4th in Baltimore, Maryland.
VADER guitarist/vocalist Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek shares his thoughts on the upcoming trek:
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Posted by Pete Pardo on Fri, Jun 26 2009 @ 15:48 CDT
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| News: IMMOLATION SIGNS WORLDWIDE DEAL WITH NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
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New York death metal veterans IMMOLATION have signed a worldwide, multi-album contract with Nuclear Blast Records, who will release the band's upcoming eighth studio album in early 2010.
Commented the band: "We are looking forward to working with Nuclear Blast, a classic label that has become one of the largest driving forces in metal today. We intend to have a new album out for early next year. Expect the new one to have some of the most dark and intense music we've ever put together!"
Jaap Wagemaker of the A & R Department at Nuclear Blast's headquarters in Germany, states: "Nuclear Blast is very proud to announce the signing of IMMOLATION! Few other bands have the ability to embody torment and suffering into their music in the way that IMMOLATION does. By fabricating the essence of agony within their sound, IMMOLATION immerses you into the depths of eternal damnation where you can actually hear them burning within the unquenchable flames. They are the type of band that really put the death back into death metal. We are so stoked to welcome IMMOLATION to the Nuclear family and look forward raising the fires of hell for you once again."
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Posted by Pete Pardo on Fri, Jun 26 2009 @ 15:42 CDT
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| News: The Ed Palermo Big Band Pays Tribute To Music Legend Frank Zappa
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William James writes:
6/24/2009 - New York, NY - Jazz is not dead - at least not when the Ed Palermo Big Band plays it. Part of the Cuneiform 'Contemporary Masters' series, 'Eddy Loves Frank' is the third album to feature the music of Frank Zappa as arranged by Ed Palermo and performed by the Ed Palermo Big Band. A brilliantly original and entertaining big band jazz CD, 'Eddy Loves Frank' shows that Zappa's music has become assimilated into the American songbook. It also reveals that Zappa, as an American rock composer, deserves to be recognized with as much respect as America's other revered popular music composers, including jazz composers such as Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk, Oliver Nelson, and popular song composers such as George Gershwin and Cole Porter. Despite the music's complexity, Palermo's incredibly skilled 18-piece band and three guest musicians play it with inspiration and apparent ease.
"I'm prouder and happier than ever about this CD because I felt less constrained to follow Zappa's structural formats," says Ed. "It has never been my intention to replicate Zappa's recordings (what would be the point?) and with this new CD (my 3rd of Zappa music) I felt freer to manipulate the structures more than I ever have. I suppose it's a natural evolution."
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Posted by Pete Pardo on Thu, Jun 25 2009 @ 06:33 CDT
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| News: New EP Release from Europe
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Europe, Sweden's biggest selling hard rock band, is pleased to announce the release of a special mini album 'Last Look At Eden EP' on 10th August. Released by Edel entertainment's rock music record label earMUSIC, the mini album will feature five tracks and an exclusive promo video for the "Last Look at Eden" single.
The mini album coincides with the band's headline appearance at this year's Bloodstock Festival on 16th August (www.bloodstock.uk.com) and will precede the band's long awaited studio album "Last Look at Eden" on 14th September. The new album will be 'Europe's eighth studio album; their first since 2006's critically acclaimed "Secret Society". Conceived as a gift to the fans and a way to introduce the new studio album of the same name, the Last Look at Eden mini album will be available as a CD deluxe digi-pack and digital download.
The mini album features two new songs from the forthcoming full-length album of the same name. These include the title track and first single "Last Look At Eden", plus "U Devil U", as well as three never-before-released live tracks including a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Since I've Been Loving You". The mini album also includes the promo video for "Last Look At Eden", and is available to pre-order from townsend-records.co.uk and amazon.co.uk.
For the full track listing and official online press release -
http://www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/earmusic/europe.htm
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Posted by Pete Pardo on Wed, Jun 24 2009 @ 18:54 CDT
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| Concerts: UFO Live at Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall 6/19/2009
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UFO rolled into Wolverhampton in support of their just released 20th studio album The Visitor and what is also worth mentioning is that 2009 marks their 40th anniversary. Pretty impressive for a band that has threatened to self-implode so many times in the past and yet somehow they still keep on going. Support for the evening was supplied by young rockers Toxic Federation who got a huge reaction as they blasted their way through an adrenaline fuelled six songs that owed a great deal to youthful exuberance but through which also emerged some decent hooks and riffs. More work on the backing vocals would be a benefit for the choruses but all eyes were on frontman Mitch who simply oozed confidence, jumping into the front row like a whirling dervish with mic in one hand and camcorder in the other. The drum solo was a tad optimistic but somehow they didn't lose momentum and all credit to a young band who definitely made an impression on a largely middle-aged crowd of veteran gig-goers.
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Posted by Pete Pardo on Wed, Jun 24 2009 @ 18:45 CDT
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| News: Factory of Dreams Releases Brand new Videoclip
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Factory of Dreams st writes:
Factory of Dreams is currently completing the recordings for the new album 'A Strange Utopia'.
For this new album, we've release a Single called 'The Weight of the World'.
Now, First Edition Pictures, ProgRock Records and Factory of Dreams are proud to present 'The Weight of the World - Videoclip', produced by Hugo Flores, directed by Emil Jonsvik and promoted by Factory of Dreams and ProgRockRecords, available at YouTUBE
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Posted by Pete Pardo on Wed, Jun 24 2009 @ 07:22 CDT
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| News: SCALE THE SUMMIT: A 'DREAM' COME TRUE
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The Houston-based, instrumental, progressive "adventure metal" band SCALE THE SUMMIT, whose recently released Prosthetic debut Carving Desert Canyons was hailed by Revolver as "a cinematic blast of intricately melodic fretwork and pummeling percussion," have officially been added to Dream Theater's "Progressive Nation" summer tour, which kicks off July 24 in Miami.
"This is by far the best thing to ever happen to us," says guitarist Chris Letchford. "We're all extremely excited to have been chosen to take part in a tour with such high-caliber musicians. We've been fans of Dream Theater since we were all kids just starting out on our instruments, so this is most certainly a 'dream' come true!
The best and shortest way," he continues, "to really describe how we all feel and felt when we first got the call was, 'Holy shit!' I'm sure thousands of you out there would definitely be able to relate! We're all looking forward to getting out on the road with those guys. Mark Progressive Nation '09 in your schedules, as it's definitely not one to miss out on!"
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Posted by Pete Pardo on Mon, Jun 22 2009 @ 18:59 CDT
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| News: In Your Face Melodic Rock With Circle Of Fate
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William James writes:
6/20/2009 - Chicago, IL - The music press is on fire with the second release by Chicago rock ensemble Circle of Fate. Described as "Pop rock with metal undertones", Circle of Fate's new CD 'Back To Life' is an amalgamation of catchy melodies and hooky rhythms. For the last 10 years the band has been capitivating audiences all over the world. Produced by Larry Sturm, who has worked with top music artists such as Destiny's Child, Mary J. Blige and Disturbed, and who has said of Circle of Fate's new single, " 'My Religion' has all of the ingredients of a hit song!"
"The new CD took about one year to fully record," says guitarist Danny Charatin. "Circle of Fate went into the studio and recorded a three song demo off of the CD. After the demo we put the rest of the songs together and did pre-production. Once the band felt we could get in and knock it out we went back to the studio, which was Pressure Point Studios in Chicago, and recorded the last seven songs in a 40 hour slot. This meant that the band went to work and came into the studio late at night and were there sometimes until 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning. It can be difficult to play your best when you are tired but the final result turned out great!" Circle of Fate has a wide range of influneces which can be heard throughout the new CD. These influences include Pat Benetar, Joan Jett, Heart, Dream Theater, Journey, Joe Satriani, Iron Maiden, Porcupine Tree, Steve Vai, Nickelback and Prince just to name just a few.
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Posted by Pete Pardo on Mon, Jun 22 2009 @ 05:54 CDT
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| Interviews: Pirate Metal? An Interview with Alestorm
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After the success of Captain Morgan's Revenge, Alestorm, those heavy metal scallywags have a new one fer ye, Black Sails At Sunset. The Scottish lads latest collection of pirate tales is a fun metal album; vocalist and keyboardist Christopher Bowes gave some interesting, not to mention humorous feedback, about Alestorm's music, their history, and the popularity of pirates, to Sea Of Tranqulity's Scott Jessup.
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Posted by Pete Pardo on Sun, Jun 21 2009 @ 09:17 CDT
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| Concerts: Saxon Return to New York on 5/19/2009 at BB Kings
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It had been, oh, 27 years since I had last seen the mighty British heavy metal band Saxon in a live setting, back at the old Palladium here in New York City, opening up for Triumph, in what was a spectacular concert at a venue that no longer is a home to rock concerts. Fast forward to 2009, and Saxon are making a return to the States for their first tour in quite some time, labeled 'The Battalions of Steel World Tour 2009' in support of their recent release Into the Labyrinth. Founding members Biff Byford, Paul Quinn, along with longtime drummer Nigel Glockler, guitarist Doug Scarratt, and bass player Nibbs Carter, put together a stellar set list in front of a packed house of hungry metal fans starving for some NWOBHM sounds. Sea of Tranquility Publisher Peter Pardo was on hand, and reports in with events from the show.
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Posted by Pete Pardo on Sun, Jun 21 2009 @ 08:29 CDT
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| Concerts: Dream Theater at the Leeds 02 Academy in England 6/12/09
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My first live experience of Dream Theater was in Las Vegas in 2006, that gig I went in 'blind' not a fan and not that bothered about going to be honest…. that soon changed three hours after entering 'The House Of Blues'. It must have been the best twenty-five bucks I've ever spent, three hours watching masters of their art displaying their work for all to see.
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Posted by Pete Pardo on Sat, Jun 20 2009 @ 08:10 CDT
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| Concerts: Mastodon-Live at The Corporation, Sheffield, England, 6/5/2009
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Is there no stopping this behemoth of metal they call Mastodon? Not only have they probably made the album of 2009 with they're latest opus 'Crack The Skye' but everything they do seems to turn to gold. With just a sprinkling of dates on this visit to England it was pretty obvious they would sell out and just as predicted The Corporation is packed to the rafters with fans hungry for some new Mastodon material.
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Posted by Pete Pardo on Sun, Jun 14 2009 @ 09:35 CDT
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| Interviews: The Epic, Symphonic Sounds of Fairyland
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French band Fairyland have a exciting new CD, Score To A New Beginning, and anyone who enjoys epic symphonic metal should take the time to listen to their music, it really is that good. The talented Phillipe Giordana recently took the time to answer questions about the new album and his band, from Sea Of Tranquility's Scott Jessup.
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Posted by Pete Pardo on Sun, Jun 07 2009 @ 15:55 CDT
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| Concerts: Magnum's Bob Catley, Live at Civic Bar, Wolverhampton, England 5/23/09
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Aside from his day job in Magnum, Bob Catley has carved out an impressive solo career over the past decade that now stretches to six albums and has seen him work with songwriters including Gary Hughes from Ten and latterly Magnus Karlsson who wrote all of Bob's most recent release via Frontiers, Immortal. The current run of dates finds Bob in the acoustic setting joined by guitarist Vinnie Burns of Dare and Ten and it makes for an intimate atmosphere that is the probably the closet you can get to having Bob Catley perform in your living room.
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Posted by Pete Pardo on Sun, Jun 07 2009 @ 15:28 CDT
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| Interviews: Interview with Kreishloff From Lecherous Nocturne
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With a hot new album, The Age of Miracles Has Passed, on upstart extreme metal label Unique Leader, Lecherous Nocturne are quickly becoming one of the 'must hear' bands on the scene. Are they black metal? Are they thrash? How about death metal? Founding member Kreishloff answers these and other questions from Sea of Tranquility Publisher Pete Pardo at the end of the tour in support of the new CD.
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Posted by Pete Pardo on Sun, Jun 07 2009 @ 15:07 CDT
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| Interviews: Throne of Katarsis Deliver Unholy Norwegian Black Metal
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With two unforgettable releases under their belt on the Candlelight Records label, An Eternal Dark Horizon, and the latest Helvete/Det Iskalde Morket, Norway's Throne of Katarsis are proving that old school styled cold,atmospheric black metal is still alive and well. Sea of Tranquility's Pete Pardo caught up with Throne of Katarsis drummer Vardalv to talk about the band's history, classic black metal, the new CD, live plans, and their place in the genre.
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Posted by Pete Pardo on Mon, Jun 01 2009 @ 20:11 CDT
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Sunday, June 07
· Interview with Kreishloff From Lecherous Nocturne (0)
Monday, June 01
· Throne of Katarsis Deliver Unholy Norwegian Black Metal (0)
· An Interview with the UK's Newest Sensation Draven (0)
· Explore the Musical Treasures Found on R.A.I.G. (0)
Wednesday, May 20
· ROSfest 2009 - The Best Yet? (0)
Sunday, May 17
· Discover the Death and Thrash Metal Sounds of Hemoptysis (0)
Wednesday, May 13
· Devin Townsend Opens a New Chapter with Ki (0)
Monday, May 11
· An Introduction to Gorczyca's Reflections: An Act of Glass (0)
Monday, April 27
· Vangough-New Stars on the Progressive Metal Scene (0)
Saturday, April 25
· The one...the only...Derek Sherinian! (0)
· Brazil's Dynahead Arrive on the Metal Scene with Antigen (0)
· Guitar Hero Chris Impellitteri Speaks About New CD Wicked Maiden (0)
Sunday, April 19
· Anthropia Strike with The Chain Reaction (0)
· Hammerfall's Anders Johansson Talks About No Sacrifice, No Victory! (0)
Thursday, April 09
· The Publisher's Corner-The Arrival of the Digital Download Promo (0)
Tuesday, April 07
· 10T Records launches all-new interactive website (0)
Saturday, April 04
· Samael return to their Black Metal Roots with Above! (0)
· Centaurus-A Unleash Side Effects Expected (0)
· Sirenia and The 13th Floor (0)
Friday, March 27
· Unearth Headline a Night of Extreme Metal at Irving Plaza (0)
Sunday, March 22
· Legendary Thin Lizzy Guitarist Scott Gorham Speaks! (0)
· Travis Ryan of Cattle Decapitation Talks About The Harvest Floor (0)
· Interview with Profana from Blood Stained Dusk (0)
Sunday, March 08
· A Few Moments with Maria Brink and Chris Howorth of In This Moment (0)
· Burning Point Return with Empyre! (0)
· Ivo van Dijk of Xystus Looks at Equilibrio (0)
· Satellite's Wojtek Szadkowski Talks About His New Project Strawberry Fields (0)
Saturday, March 07
· Interview with Brett Bamberger of East of the Wall (0)
Monday, March 02
· TCP Releases The Way on 10T Records (0)
Sunday, February 08
· SoT Speaks to Chris "Mordrid" Hathcock about The Reticent! (0)
Sunday, February 01
· The Pineapple Thief Scores Big on SoT's Best CD of 2008 Poll! (0)
Sunday, January 25
· SoT Talks to Jonas Reingold of Karmakanic & The Flower Kings (0)
· Sepultura Return with A-Lex! An Interview with Andreas Kisser (0)
· An Interview with Frost* Mainman Jem Godfrey (0)
Sunday, December 28
· Interview with Matt Smith of Theocracy (0)
Sunday, December 21
· Suspyre Make Their Statement with When Time Fades... (0)
· Interview with Scott Loose of Brave (0)
Sunday, December 07
· Canada's Next Great Export-Divinity! (0)
· All Shall Perish Strike Big with Awaken the Dreamers (0)
Saturday, December 06
· Introducing Within the Ruins! (0)
Friday, December 05
· Halloween 25th Anniversary Show: The Ritz, Warren MI, October 31st, 2008 (0)
Sunday, November 09
· An Interview with Juhani Nisula of Time Traveller (0)
Saturday, October 11
· Jon Oliva's Pain, Circle II Circle, Manticora, Halloween, Justdefy ... ALL I (0)
Wednesday, October 08
· Scott Ward's Favorite 'Desert Island' CDs (0)
Monday, October 06
· Jon Rice's Favourite 'Desert Island' CDs (0)
· Scott Jessup's Favourite 'Desert Island' CDs (0)
· Jon Neudorf's Favorite 'Desert Island' CDs (0)
Thursday, October 02
· The Pineapple Thief's Bruce Soord Talks About Tightly Unwound (0)
Sunday, September 28
· 80's Thrash Legends Death Angel Hit NYC 6/11/2008 (0)
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