Watch Kvelertak's full set from Webster Hall as they crushed it downstairs in the studio!

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Revocation really cannot do any wrong when it comes to writing new jams, and they're proving that once more in their latest studio update!

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Tim Lambesis isn't going anywhere. At the conclusion of the As I Lay Dying frontman's bail hearing earlier today, the judge lowered his bail to $2 million, which Lambesis' attorney claims is still too expensive for Lambesis. Lambesis had plead not guilty to one count of solicitation of murder after attempting to hire a hitman to murder his wife. ...

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There was a lot of big news this week, we heard further (although smaller) developments in the Tim Lambesis trial, Jeff Hanneman's memorial celebration was announced, and those slimbags at Westboro claimed they will be there to protest. We also saw how lavishly Metallica's James Hetfield once lived and learned that Guitar World has a ...

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First thing's first: Last week's winner! Congratulations to Justin Fontes who had the best zinger: They were 18 when the last necrophagist album came out. He'll be getting a free CD from our grab bg. Now for this week's fun photo to caption: This week, we're giving away a free CD from our grab bag, ...

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Well this is fun. Andreas Kisser made an appearance on a children's show in Brazil called "Cocoricó." The entire conversation is in Portuguese, so I don't know what the hell is going on. It is pretty entertaining though. Check it out here. It appears that Kisser was asked about influences or bands he likes at ...

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So you're in the mood for some Alice in Chains, but the doomier styling of bands like Woods of Ypres has been calling your name all day. Making a playlist isn't going to cut it; you want your 20-ton slow jams with a heaping side of vocal harmonies right now! Welcome to A Pale Horse ...

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Allow me to share in Axl Rosenberg's joy. Today, Trent Reznor tweeted that his longtime NIN collaborator, guitarist Robin Finck is back in the fold with Nine Inch Nails. Reznor announced the Nine Inch Nails reunion a few months back, but Finck's name was noticeably absent. I guess they worked it out because today Reznor ...

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Periphery are on a bit of a break right now as they get ready for Summer Slaughter and guitarist Misha Mansoor decided "hey, why not cover a Meshuggah classic?" So that's what he did… Misha posted the above track to his Soundcloud page with the following messhage: Why? Because I love this album and I ...

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Whoa, Huntress just got a huge seal of approval from a Golden God of heavy metal. The band, who is working on a new album right now, has a new song which was co-written by Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead.  The announcement came earlier today when the band premiered a new track off their upcoming release, Starbound Beast, out ...

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Metallica announced their (not very cheap) pinball game a few weeks ago, and I have to say, after watching this mini-playthough video, I really want to play the game. It incorporates many Metallica tropes into the pinball game and it does so very well. Game designer John Borg went through all the features of the ...

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Record label Hydra Head are selling off a bunch of really cool stuff to close down their Los Angels HQ. Heartbreaking for most, but it could be one hell of a treasure trove for all y'all fans! On Saturday, May 25, the label will be selling off all types of cool shit in what they're ...

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Full disclosure: I loved Korn all the way up until college, then I discovered Slayer. It was a glorious time. The band lost me after Issues and then they just kept putting out sub-par material. I remember re-visiting some of their older stuff not too long ago, and deeming it still listenable. Although, I probably ...

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We knew this was coming, they just had to confirm it. At next week's celebration of Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman's life, the Westboro bapitist church will stage a protest. The Church has been adomoment in getting publicity for itself in the wake of this tragedy, saying they plan to sing their parody of "Crazy Train" ...

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Legendary progressive metal band Cynic are in the mixing process for their new album. Apparently they're gunning hard for that fall 2013 release date! According to Reinert's Facebook: “Mixing new CYNIC… sounds “kiiiiiiiiler!!!”…. some people are gonna be pissed and others are gonna say “thank you!!!”… I’m with the latter!!!” Oh God, what the hell ...

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We've been posting up singles from Kylesa's upcoming effort Ultraviolet as they've been released, but now it's time to hear the album in full! I've never been a huge Kylesa fan, but Ultraviolet is growing on me something fiere. It's got that certain psychedlic fuzzy quality about it that I love in bands like Uncle ...

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Japan's Coffins have been exhumed for the first time since 2008 with their upcoming record, The Fleshland. Now you hear what decay sounds like. The nine-track hell of The Fleshlands is the first record since the band's 2008 acclaimed effort Buried Death, but it hardly sounds like they took a break. The band sound just as ...

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It seems as though Tim Lambesis might be getting out of jail for the time being. The San Diego District Attorney’s Office has granted Tim Lambesis a new bail hearing tomorrow, May 17th. Lambesis had plead not guilty to one count of solicitation of murder after attempting to hire a hitman to murder his wife. The San Diego Reader reports ...

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Dear iOS users, we apologize for the excessive crashing with the iPhone app recently. We've heard your becons and the amazing Mike Keller of Meek Is Murder apps has rewritten our app completely from scratch to be better, faster and stronger than ever. Download the upgrade in the App Store today. Android users, we have ...

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The summer of 2013 is shaping up to be a banner year for fans of Japanese doom metal. First, Coffins announced The Fleshland, their first LP in almost five years. And now Church of Misery have announced their next album, titled Thy Kingdom Scum, will be released on June 11th via Metal Blade Records.  Like Coffins, Church of Misery are a long ...

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I was very excited when the band Nightkin was announced back in March. The band boasts The Red Chord guitarist Mike "Gunface" McKenzie on vocals and former Black Dahlia Murder bassist Dave Lock on guitar, BDM drummer Zach Gibson as well as guitarist Matt Gauntlett and bassist Matt West. The band played their first live ...

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Is there a new trend in hip-hop leaning towards wearing obscenely gaudy heavy metal-like fashion? This seems to be the case. An anonymous tipster has sent us the above photo of Kanye West leaving a Versace store opening sporting the ugliest pair of sweatpants I have ever seen in my life. A few months ago, ...

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We are excited to bring you a world premiere track from Sioux Falls, SD's Colossus. The band is releasing Time & Eternal on June 11th and we are happy to bring you a taste of the record, with the premiere of "Beacons." The band has thick riffs, catchy hooks and combining equal parts metal and ...

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California's Wreck & Reference aren't a band that's easy to categorize. They combine aspects of industrial, drone, noise, hardcore, and black metal into an auditory morass that, somehow, works surprisingly well. No Youth, the band's debut full-length, was released last year on The Flenser Records after the label decided to carry them based solely on the ...

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Shaun Lopez (Far, Crosses), or Easy Girl as he's credited on the album, remixed the title track off Dillinger Escape Plan's new album. It's a pretty far cry from the original. So Dillinger Escape Plan's new album came out yesterday, including the Best Buy Special Edition that included some remixes like the title track remix ...

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Sometimes I stop and think how much I miss CBGBs, NY's perrenial hardcore punk venue. There was always a hardcore matinee, usually with a few terrible bands and then one or two bands that I actually want to see, but just knowing it was there was comforting. Not anymore though, it's gone. Reading the oral ...

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The new Death Division song is kinda like old-school Drowning Pool, but way worse and with a pretty terrible mix. The kind folks over at The PRP found this new Death Division song upon my eare and I think I hate them a little bit for it. Keep in mind that this is the band ...

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Bedwear is a merchandise line that not many bands choose to conquer. Last year, Municipal Waste released a snuggie for a limited time and that's really the only example I could think of. But this package from the Sword is way bigger than just a snuggie. The band posted the above image to their Facebook ...

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Chris Letchford and Travis Levrier are pretty dang good at playing guitar and they really wanted to show you. Thus, a playthrough video is born! Scale the Summit are all geared up to release their new album The Odyssey on y'all in June and wanted to show you that they can certainly play their songs! The playthrough ...

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Last night was the season finale of CSI, and as promised Black Sabbath were on the show performing their new song "The End Is The Beginning" as well a mild-bit of acting by Ozzy Osbourne himself. Luckily for Sabbath fans, the music was right at the very top of the show. You can watch the ...

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Well, you knew this was coming. With As I Lay Dying frontman, Tim Lambesis being held in a San Diego jail facing charges of soliciting murder, there was no way he would making it out to Killswitch's tour kicking off at the end of this month. The rest of the band announced today in a ...

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Torche have a 7" coming out on Volcom Entertainment pretty soon, but you don't have to wait to jam the new song! You can stream the song in the fancy player above. It's a cool mixed of pissed off and super happy fun. As little as that seems to make any sense, you'll get it ...

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It's been almost two weeks since the tragic passing of Jeff Hanneman due to liver failure. Last week, the band announced the official cause of death being alcohol related cirrhosis and that a memorial will be held in his honor later this month. The band just released all the details surrounding the memorial: The Jeff ...

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If you want to know the answer to last time's Guessing Game click here. We're back for another round! The game is simple. Look at the above photo and submit your best guess. We'll randomly pick TWO winners before next week's game and reveal who will win this week's prize, a copy of Louder Than Hell, ...

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From their new album, Live By The Code, in stores now.

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"Wild Eyes" by Parkway Drive from the new album 'Atlas,' available now!

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Google Play has been Google's music store for about two years now, to compete with the likes of Amazon.com and iTunes, now Google is going after a different competitor with the launch of "Google Play Music All Access" and that competitor is Spotify. While the name might be a mouthful, the service is simple as ...

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Crushing footage of the Dillinger Escape Plan performing their first single off One of Us Is The Killer in Pittsburg, PA on April 25, 2013. Footage by AltarTV.

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Are these guys putting out a new song a day? It sure seems so. Yesterday, we heard the Queens' collabo with Trent Reznor, before that two new songs, and of course the original single, "I Appear Missing." Today, we get a more sludgy song in the form of "Keep Your Eyes Peeled." Take a listen: ...

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In case you were wondering if Japan is truly more metal than the U.S., look no further than this photo from Fujigen Guitars (a Japanese guitar manufacturer). The above photo comes from a Japanese high school music room, where they're teaching students from all the greats like Handel, Bach, and of course Yngwie Malmsteen! I ...

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Chimaira premiere the first track from their new album, Crown Of Phantoms out July 30, 2013 on E1. What do you think of the new track?

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We're just a few weeks away from the release of The Black Dahlia Murder's new album, Everblack and with anticipation gaining, the band released another sliver of music today, the track “Raped in Hatred by Vines of Thorn.” The track pays tribute to one of frontman Trevor Strnad's favorite horror movies, Evil Dead. Strnad recently ...

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Well then! Opeth are apparently making some big strides toward writing their next record, and Mikael even makes some references to their super early work. What does it all mean?! In an interview by Brutaltopia, and transcribed by good ol' Blabbermouth, Mikael said: I've been working a little bit in between tours, which I don't necessarily do. I ...

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Trash Talk apparently have gained drummer Thomas Pridgen (ex-Mars Volta), though the circumstances seem a little strange give their old drummer hasn't really quit. So according to LambGoat, who are credited at the bottom of this article for the original news break, have quoted Pridgen as saying: On a good note I [am] currently working ...

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I will admit, I'm a few days late with this news, but that's because it's all taken a while to sink in. Atreyu were putting feelers out to their fans that they may be plotting a comeback. It all started on Saturday when the band posted a message asking their Facebook fans to repost their ...

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It's been a little over two months since Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe has been acquitted of allegations of manslaughter in Prague, after a fan of the band, Daniel Nosek died from injuries sustained while stage-diving at a Lamb of God show. You can read our previous coverage of the trial here. Other than ...

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Arsonists Get All the Girls are ready to release their 5th record, Listen to the Color, which will feature former vocalist Remi Rodberg. Arsonists Get All the Girls are releasing the album at some point in 2013, but the press release doesn't specify. However, it does say that it'll be on Bandcamp and that the ...

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