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September 2nd, 2010
Interview with Charlie Benante of ANTHRAX!

by Natalie Perez
Being one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene New York City go getters Anthrax has spent the past 29 years touring and creating music. If that wasn’t enough having the return of original vocalist Joey Belladonna makes this even bigger and better than ever. Percussionist Charlie Benante spoke [...]

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August 31st, 2010
THE BLACK VEIL BRIDES’ Army Has Risen, Have You Signed Up Yet?

by Natalie Perez
Over the course of time there have been several armies from World War I & II to the Civil War, Cold War, so many various types. But those weren’t the only types there are even wars within other topics you probably wouldn’t even think of. Like music for instance there has been a [...]

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August 30th, 2010
A Conversation with PROSANCTUS INFERI

by Janet Willis (Defecation of the Divine)
I’m a bit hesitant on interviews because so many are either boring and pointless publicity, or the alleged artist’s are assholes and worthless to bother with, you know the type: “I’m evil and dark and ethereal…I don’t give a piss, shit or fart about what people think of my [...]

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August 27th, 2010
Ralf Hauber of Mystical Music Mag. Feature Interview and Review.

fanzines were a HUGE part of the movement.

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August 26th, 2010
ABOMINANT : WHERE DEMONS DWELL . 2010 DEATHGASM RECORDS.

Abominant have always been great at mixing melody and heaviness.

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August 25th, 2010
IT WAS JUST A FADED DREAM:SHURGUARD STORAGE AND THE ORANGE COUNTY SCENE.

Music that gives you the chills and the you never forget.

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August 23rd, 2010
Interview With Matt Harvey of EXHUMED.

Everyone in the metal world now knows that EXHUMED are back from their slumber. So I had to track down Matt and have a talk with him about all things Exhumed. I just asked a few questions and this fucker went on and on and on! GEEZ Matt! bahahaha. No seriously, this might be the [...]

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August 9th, 2010
Interview with OPHIS

by Janet Willis (Defecation of the Divine)

The thing that makes doom metal so powerful and atmospherically heavy (although the sound is anything but light and airy) is that it really speaks through the dense sounds and lyrical content of the feeling of struggling life, hence the label “doom”, but it also seems to create haunting [...]

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August 3rd, 2010
Interview With Mark Riddick.

Not only am I metal maniac but also a maniac for the many talented artists who illustrate for metal.

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August 2nd, 2010
CALL FROM THE GRAVE Volume 1: Death Metal vs Black Metal.

DISCLAIMER: What you are about to read is a personal account of my outlook on the rise of death and black metal. This is not from some book or anything like that.  I didn’t need to talk with anyone about this. I was there the whole time, and these are MY opinions on what happened. [...]

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Interview with Charlie Benante of ANTHRAX!
THE BLACK VEIL BRIDES’ Army Has Risen, Have You Signed Up Yet?
A Conversation with PROSANCTUS INFERI
Ralf Hauber of Mystical Music Mag. Feature Interview and Review.
ABOMINANT : WHERE DEMONS DWELL . 2010 DEATHGASM RECORDS.
IT WAS JUST A FADED DREAM:SHURGUARD STORAGE AND THE ORANGE COUNTY SCENE.
Interview With Matt Harvey of EXHUMED.
Interview with OPHIS
Interview With Mark Riddick.
CALL FROM THE GRAVE Volume 1: Death Metal vs Black Metal.
DENOUNCEMENT PYRE – World Cremation (HHR 2010)
SVART – Forlorad
ABOMINANT : WHERE DEMONS DWELL . 2010 DEATHGASM RECORDS.
BLASPHEMY RITES – Hideous Lord
ACROSS TUNDRAS – Old World Wanderer
RITUAL COMBAT “OCCULTUS REQUIEM” CD Review. 2010 Hate War Records.
YAOTI MICTLAN – Dendro del Manto Gris de Chaac
PROFANATICA – Disgusting Blasphemies Against God (Hells Headbangers 2010)
DELIRIA – Children of the Darkness
BLOOD OF KINGU – Sun in the House of Scorpion