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Sunday Old School: Stryper

Stryper is a Christian glam metal band that wears their religion on their sleeves (via stripes). The mid eighties were good for Stryper, enjoying platinum and gold record sales as well as mainstream acceptance as a Christian band. After initial success their hair also got bigger. The “big hair” led to a decrease in record sales, proving that God does have a sense of humor. More...

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Rectal Smegma Posts Tour Dates

Goregrind veterans Rectal Smegma have announced plenty of festival dates for the upcoming months, capping off a year of shows with the likes of Prostitute Disfigurement, Basement Torture Killings, Party Cannon and many others. Check out those dates below.

Also posted is a stream of Rectal Smegma's newest video, "I'm Lovin' It!," which comes from their latest album "Become the Bitch." That sixteen-track album was released back in August on Herrie Records. Check out another album track, "Fistkiss," over at this location.

11/24/2013 Distortion Fest w/Papa Roach, Dying Fetus, Middle Class Rut, Satyricon and My Dying Bride - @ Klokgebouw, Eindhoven, NL
01/04/2014 Blasting New Year w/Nuclear Vomit(PL), Seii Taishogunn(AT), Clitgore(RO) and Noisebazooka(AT) @ Escape - Vienna, AU
01/31/2014 w/Lockup(UK) and Entrapment(NL) @Baroeg - Rotterdam, NL
03/15/2014 Monthly Assault's very first Grind Night w/Mumakil(CH), Gutalax(CZ) and Rectal Depravity(CH) - Zug, Switzerland

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Rafcore Releases New Music Video

Polish outfit Rafcore has posted a new music video online for the track "L&H." Watch the video below, or find out more about the band and the creation of the clip at the Rafcore Facebook profile.

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Infliction Posts New Lyric Video

Polish outfit Infliction has released a lyric video for the third song from debut EP "Blame The Sun." Check out the clip for "Ethnic" in the player below.

To hear more from Infliction, check out the previously posted song "Locked-In Syndrome" right here, or head over to the band's official Facebook profile.

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Hatriot Working On New Album

Massacre Records has issued the following announcement about Hatriot working on a new album and gearing up for tour dates:

"Hatriot is going to pay Europe a visit very soon! Hang on, it gets better: They probably won't have much time for sightseeing, because they're going to destroy the stages in Belgium and the Netherlands! Yep, that's right, we're talking about live gigs here:

12.12.2013 NL Eindhoven - Effenaar (Eindhoven Metal Meeting)
13.12.2013 NL Katwijk - Scum
14.12.2013 BE Roeselare - De Verlichte Geest

"Hatriot is currently adding finishing touches to the upcoming second album 'Dawn Of The New Centurion,' which is set to be released in late January 2014 via Massacre Records!"

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I.N.C. Posts New Album Teaser

Indestructible Noise Command has posted a sample from the track "Black Hearse Serenade," taken from I.N.C.'s upcoming album by the same name, which is due out in the Spring of 2014. Give it a listen below.

"Black Hearse Serenade" will follow the band's previous full-length album "Heaven Sent... Hellbound" (reviewed here).

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Thy Darkened Shade Issues Album Update

Thy Darkened Shade is gearing up to release new album "Liber Lvcifer I" via W.T.C. Productions, and now the band has issued the following update:

"Vamperess Imperium crafted the 'cover' of the new TDS album and I can honestly say, this is one of the best esoteric covers I will see in my life (and of course She will craft all the paintings and artwork of Liber Lvcifer I).

"Even though, the album was finished (mixed/mastered by the Woodshed Studios http://www.woodshedstudio.de/ in June 2013) and I was more than proud with the results, I was never going to release it without the proper spiritual input of the one closer to our Sister Naamah (the Order of Promethean Fyres dictates).

"Now that we can see, hear, sense, speak and smell the Devil, we can say the blood of Qingu boils even hotter and this is the age of Acausal Necrosophic Black Metal. So, more news to come as soon as you view time and space as illusional states.

"Hail the eleven wings of the HS,

"Io SemjAzazel,

"S.131." More...

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Hopes Die Last Posts Video Teaser

Hopes Die Last will be releasing a music video for the title track to new EP "The Wolfpack" on December 2nd, 2013.

In the mean time, the band has now dropped a teaser for the video, which can be found below. You can also get acquainted with the EP by streaming all of "The Wolfpack" at this location.

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Starsoup Streaming Upcoming Album

Moscow's Starsoup will release "Bazaar of Wonders," an opus of progressive metal/rock, November 29 on Sublimity Records. The album is now available as a digital release and for streaming over at bandcamp and below in the player. Currently a studio-only project, Starsoup is the creation of vocalist/guitarist/bassist Alexey Markov (Shadow Host, Distant Sun) who is joined on the album by keyboardist/sampler Andrew Gryaznov (Timesquare) and several guest musicians.

The compositional foundation of the album consisted of the four songs - "Angels," "Cradle of War," "Bazaar" and "Perfect Loser" - that were written and melodically composed during Markov's participation in Crime Of Passion, in which he served as vocalist and Gryaznov keyboardist - respectively. That rush of creativity ultimately resulted in eight more songs, including one composed by Lex Plotnikov (Mechanical Poet).

Those who participated in the recording of "Bazaar of Wonders" include: Alexander Vetkhov (all drums and percussion), Nicholas Angel, Kostya Naumenko, Darya Savchenko (W. Angel's Conquest, Kiev), Ilya Mamontov (Epidemia), Oleg Mishin (Catharsis), Andrey Nova (Nova Art), Yevgeny Nesterov and Natalya Fedotova. The recording, re-amping, mixing and mastering by Evgeny Vinogradov and DAI Records.

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Metallica Announces 3D Movie's DVD Release

Metallica today announced that the band's 3D feature film, "Metallica Through The Never," will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray, digitally, and V.O.D. (Video On Demand) on January 28th, 2014 viah Blackened Recordings.

Formats will include a standard 2-disc package on DVD, Blu-ray, or 3D Blu-ray, as well as special expanded versions.

The DVDs and Blu-ray will include extensive behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the film, including an 80+ minute "Making Of 'Metallica Through The Never'" documentary, various interviews with the cast and crew and never before seen Metallica content.

Metallica fans will also be able to purchase a limited-edition deluxe package containing a piece of the actual stage used in the film, a lithograph print autographed by all four band members and more.

The digital format will include the feature film, as well as the "Making Of 'Metallica Through The Never'" documentary. For more information on each DVD format, visit this location. The film will also be available for rental and download via V.O.D. on January 28 in the U.S., and at a later date (tbd) in Canada. More...

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Heart In Hand Cancels Tonight's Show

U.K. band Heart In Hand has posted the following message online about canceling tonight's show due to illness:

"So today we were very excited for our first time in France, but we have unfortunately had to pull out of tonight's show in Paris.

"Sam has come down with an aggressive fever and last nights show in the Netherlands didn't go well for him. We are coming home a day early with the hope that a good rest will make him better and we can continue the tour tomorrow in London.

"We really apologize to anyone who was looking forward to seeing us, but it's the wisest choice for him at the moment. We will be back next year!"

Remaining dates on the tour as follows:

24.11.13 (UK) London - Underworld
25.11.13 (UK) Bristol - The Fleece
26.11.13 (UK) Manchester - NQ Live
27.11.13 (UK) Glasgow - Cathouse
28.11.13 (UK) Sheffield - Corporation
29.11.13 (B) Edegem - Hangar 27
30.11.13 (D) Wuerzburg - Posthalle

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Stubb Signs With Ripple Music

Ripple Music has announced the signing of hard-hitting UK-based retro-heavy rockers Stubb to its roster. The band commented:

"We are delighted to be signing with Ripple Music, who are one of the hardest working independent labels on the scene," Dickinson said. "To be alongside the likes of Mos Generator, Mothership, Stone Axe and Grifter as labelmates is an honour and a pleasure.

The new record will bring you the sound of Stubb that along with a whole load of new shades and surprises. We hope to come and play in front of new audiences and treat you all to the loud sound of three guys doing what they love."

Stubb was formed in 2006 with Jack Dickinson on guitar and vocals, Aaron O'Sullivan on drums and Isa Bruni on bass. The power trios of the late 60's and early 70's were the blueprint for their loud driving, fuzzed up heavy blues rock. In 2009, Chris West joined on drums and Peter Holland on bass (both also members of Trippy Wicked), solidifying the first classic line-up.

The band recorded their first full length album for Chris West's label Superhot Records, and hit the road, gigging with such heavy rock luminaries as the Gentlemans Pistols, Firebird, Cherry Choke, Steak, Sungrazer and The Machine as well as appearing at Desertfest to a packed house Purple Turtle.

With the departure of Chris West, the band recruited Tom Fyfe (ex-Olde Crone) as the new drummer. Tom brings another new sound to the powerful rhythm section as they prepare to head to Skyhammer Studios with Chris Fielding, January 26 - 30 to record their Ripple Music debut. The album will mixed and mastered by Mos Generator's Tony Reed at Heavy Head Studios, guaranteeing a sonic explosion of heaviness.

Stubb will be appearing live at the Hard Rock Hell Festival in Wales on November 29th.

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Lanfear To Enter The Studio

While the band originally planned to enter the studio earlier this year, now Lanfear has issued the following update about recording a new album in January of 2014:

"Okay, 'entering studio right before Xmas' maybe was a very optimistic announcement but we'll definitely start with the recordings on January 17th, 2014. Hey, this is nothing compared to our usual delays.

"As always, Gen will record the drums Dreamsound Studios Munchen which was an easy decision. It's always fun to work together with Jan Vacik and the recording room simply has great acoustics.
Munich is also known for good food and good beer which means that Gen will not lose weight. Never fear!

"After that we'll record guitars, keys & bass in our home studios and we all hope Nuno gets well soon to start with the vocals.

"The new tracks are of course melodic, powerful, heavy, catchy, sophisticated, commercial, fast, slow and thrashy and we reinvented the wheel with these tracks. You know that phrase-mongering, don't you?"

Further details will be forthcoming, and this album will follow previous full-length "This Harmonic Consance" (reviewed here).

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Bones Posts Another New Track

The Chicago trio of Jon Necromancer (bass/lead vocals), Joe Warlord (drums/vocals) and Carcass Chris (guitar/vocals) - better known as Bones - has posted yet another track from its recent album "Sons of Sleaze." Now streaming below is the cut "13." "Sons of Sleaze" is Bones' second full-length album, issued via Planet Metal records.

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Nox Ultima Splits With Bassist

Cold Finnish black metal outfit Nox Ultima has posted the following announcement online about parting ways with its bassist:

"We have good and bad news. Our bass player Svetovid leave the band. And then good news. We have a new bass player and we'll start doing new material. The new bass player is called by the name Brutalust." More...

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Hammer Fight Posts Tour Blog

New Jersey thrash n' rollers Hammer Fight conclude their tour tonight in support of the recently released "Chug of War." To preserve every drunken moment of the Chug of Tour Vol II Tour, the band is keeping a written record of the hell being raised via a series of blog posts on GunShyAssassin.com. The latest installment has been posted at this location.

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