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Sunday Old School: Hatebreed

The relationship between metal and hardcore is a funny one. Both the rivalry and the influences stem back to punk rock, which was initially something anti-heavy metal, before the likes of Motorhead showed both fan bases that common ground could be reached. To this day, both camps have fans that can't stand the other, as well as those who enjoy both genres. The two styles would combine a number of times to form such sub-genres as thrash metal, crossover and metalcore, the last of which was not always the easiest to define, but if ever one band could be described perfectly by the metalcore tag, it's today's featured group, Hatebreed.

Hatebreed began life in 1994 in New Haven, Connecticut, though some members hailed from Bridgeport, consisting of vocalist Jamey Jasta, guitarists Larry Dwyer, Jr. & Wayne Lozinak, bass player Chris Beattie and drummer Dave Russo. The quintet recorded three songs for a demo tape, which was handed out to members of the local hardcore scene before being included in a split release with Neglect. They followed this with an EP, "Under the Knife" in 1996 which included the three songs once more, as well as four other songs, all of which except the title track would later be re-recorded. More...

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Eshtadur Unveils New Album

Colombian melodic death metal powerhouse Eshtadur is pleased to announce that the track listing for upcoming album "Mother Gray" has been finalized.

The album will consist of ten tracks and will be released this summer via Bleeding Music Records. First single "Cornered At the Earth" has come online and can be heard below, while the full track listing is as follows:

1. Belong To Nowhere
2. Plaguemaker
3. Cornered At The Earth
4. Desolation
5. Time Hole To Paris
6. March Of The Fallen
7. The Day After I Die
8. Heavens To The Ground (Bonus)
9. Last Day Of The Condor (Bonus)
10. Burning Heart (Bonus)? More...

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Ghost Kicks Off Tour With Iron Maiden

Grammy Award-winning band Ghost - which is currently being sued by former members - just kicked off a North American tour with Iron Maiden last night in Bristow, VA at Jiffy Lube Live.

The band will also be playing 13 additional headlining dates throughout the summer. Catch these upcoming Ghost 2017 tour dates:

Ghost headlining shows
6/06 - Albany, NY - The Palace Theatre
6/08 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
6/10 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
6/14 - Louisville, KY - The Palace Theater
6/17 - Fargo, ND - Fargo Civic Center
6/22 - Corpus Christi, TX - The Pavilion at Concrete Street
6/26 - Midland, TX - La Hacienda
6/30 - Fresno, CA - Rainbow Ballroom
7/08 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore (Denver)
7/13 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
7/14 - Fort Wayne, IN - Embassy Theater
7/18 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall
7/20 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore (Philly, PA) More...

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Altar of Betelgeuze Premieres New Music Video

Doom and stoner metal outfit Altar of Betelgeuze premieres a new video for "Absence of Light", taken from the band's new album "Among the Ruins", out in stores now via Transcending Obscurity Records.

Check out now "Absence of Light" below.

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