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It's not that rare for moshcore bands to cover '90s hip-hop rump shaker anthems. In 2000, Throwdown put their breakdown-laden stamp on Sir Mix-a-Lot's 'Baby Got Back,' and to most metalhead's surprise, it wasn't laughable and it worked. Besides, who wants to hear another hard rock band cover Pantera's 'Walk' or Slayer's 'Reign in Blood' -- again...

Trustkill's September 2009 sampler isn't just another smattering of the label's offerings. Most Precious Blood guitarist Justin Brannan serves as the sampler host -- almost like a radio DJ. "If someone told me when I was a boy that one day I would be hosting the Trustkill sampler, I would've never believed them," the hyperbolic Brannan told Noisecreep...

You probably haven't heard of Awaken Demons yet, but the Acacia Strain's Vincent Bennet and Earth Crisis' Karl Buechner have. The vocalists each lend their throats as guests on the band's forthcoming Trustkill debut, 'The Mirror,' which hit stores Aug...