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Pentagram - Last Rites
Hopefully Not The Last Does it count as “throwback metal” if the band was actually there in the 1980s? Probably not, but it’s comforting to know that a pack of old dogs (okay, maybe just Bobby Liebling) can still outshine all the young...
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Watch: The Flaming Lips and Nels Cline Cover The Beatles' "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" From Their New Year's Eve Freakout Concert
The Flaming Lips made a special New Year’s Eve appearance with guitarist Nels Cline in Oklahoma City where they surprised fans with an encore performance of the Beatles 1968 classic “I Want You (She’s So Heavy).” Watch a video of the...
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Megadeth - TH1RT3EN
Lucky Number 13 Since the day he left Metallica, Dave Mustaine has vowed to do one thing, and that’s to rock harder and louder than anybody else. While Metallica may have slowed their pace, Mustaine and his band Megadeth haven’t given up just...
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Doomtree's Lazerbeak Announces New Album Lava Bangers for January 2012 Release
Just after his hit with Doomtree’s No Kings, Minneapolis-based producer Lazerbeak has announced a forthcoming instrumental album, Lava Bangers, due out from Doomtree Records on January 24. Doomtree member Lazerbeak has had a successful...
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Corrosion of Conformity's Animosity Lineup Announce SXSW Performances and Spring Tour Dates
American metal group Corrosion of Conformity have announced that they will embark on a headlining U.S. tour set to begin on March 1 at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City. The group will be joined by Torche, Valient Thorr and A Storm of...
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Metallica Announce New EP Beyond Magnetic for January 2012 Release
Metallica has announced plans to release their latest digital EP, Beyond Magnetic as a physical CD copy, rounding out the album’s December 13 digital-only release. The CD copies will hit retail outlets on January 31 in North America, and January...
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The Roots - Undun
Unbeatable Growing up with their nascent LPs like 1996's Illadelph Halflife and 1999's timeless Things Fall Apart, it's a testament to the professionalism of Philly's hometown heroes that a dozen years later, The Roots are still putting out...
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Unreleased Captain Beefheart Album Finally Surfaces
It has been a long time since Don Glen Vliet retired his Captain Beefheart persona back in 1982. Although his heyday was short lived, his influence in experimental rock has proved long lasting. Bat Chain Puller should serve as an honorable...
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