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Metal News for December 25, 2018

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Interview

Lawnmower Deth On Christmas And New Music

British thrash metal never got the recognition that American and German scenes did. What Britain lacked in attention though, they made up for in tongue in cheek humour, bizarre names and lyrics and frankly, the tradition of taking the piss out of everything. Nowhere was this more obvious than one quartet from Nottinghamshire, whose name alone should set the tone; Lawnmower Deth. Beginning with a split alongside Metal Duck, the British metal underground got to hear some of the funniest music of the eighties, developed even moreso on their debut full length, "Oooh Crikey... It's Lawnmower Deth!"

Nine years ago, Lawnmower Deth returned to support Bullet For My Valentine and have since continued to perform sporadically, including no less than six performances at the Download Festival, the latest of which was released as their first DVD, "Unleashed In The East... Midlands." I've long wanted to see these fabulous metal bozo clowns and the Saturday before last, I got my wish granted when I came along to the Lawnmower Deth christmas show, where they were joined by fellow British thrash favourites Xentrix and Solitary. I also had the opportunity to sit down with vocalist Qualcast Mutilator (or Pete, to use his less metal moniker) to discuss the show, British thrash, working with pop princess Kim Wilde and the possibility of new material. You can watch the interview in full below. More...

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Helfró Premiere Full-Album Stream Of New Album

Helfró premiere the full-album stream of the band's brand new self-titled album, which was released released on December 21st.

Check out now "Helfró " in its entirety below.


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The Last Ten Seconds Of Life Premiere New Song

The Last Ten Seconds Of Life premiere a second new track from their upcoming album, “Machina Non Grata“. Below you can stream a video for their song “Sweet Chin Music“, which features a guest spot from I Declare War frontman Jamie Hanks. The full-length itself will land in stores on January 11th.


In related news, The Last Ten Seconds Of Life have booked the following album release run with Filth, Born A New, Boundaries and Grievance joining them as supporta acts: More...

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