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"This song is about human torture," Skeletonwitch frontman Chance Garnette said before announcing the jam in a demonic growl. "Submit to the Suffering!" Like Municipal Waste, Warbringer, Toxic Holocaust and many other jean jacket vest wearing lads, Skeletonwitch are bringing back evil '80s-era thrash...

If you've seen the Black Dahlia Murder behind-the-scenes DVDs you already know that despite the pentagrams on Shannon Lucas' drum kit, they are the least evil dudes in death metal. And you also know that they are they funnest dudes in death metal...

On Oct. 27, Toxic Holocaust and the Black Dahlia Murder performed in Nashville, much to the chagrin of the town's most conservative residents, who objected to the bands' arrival at the city's Christian-run Rocketown venue. The controversy even made the local news, and local parents are hopping mad that the venue will host such blasphemous acts...

Oregonian death metal outfit Those Who Lie Beneath, who quote 'Anchorman' religiously while on the road, are sort of like Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta, in a way. If they have their way, they will be heard -- not only by those within the metal scene but those outside of it, too...

The only rockers we've actually heard of from Taiwan, Chthonic are a savage and political black metal band that incorporates instrumentation from the Far East (including the violin-like erhu) into their Western-inspired sounds. The band has been raising eyebrows and pushing buttons since they formed in Taipei in 1995 and released five albums to date...

Massachusetts' metalcore masters All That Remains debuted a new video for their latest single, 'Forever in Your Hands,' earlier this week. Shot at this summer's Mayhem Fest stop in Washington, D.C., the video is directed by David Brodsky (Unearth, the Black Dahlia Murder, Suicide Silence) and features cameos by Adam D...

Chances are you've never heard of We Butter the Bread With Butter. But soon enough, you will. The band is comprised of two German dudes who have a rather bizarre sound ... so bizarre, it's bound to catch on with fans of bands like Attack Attack...

Metal Blade's Black Dahlia Murder departs from the traditional tableau seen in their discography with 'Deflorate,' their fourth offering, brushed by Tony Koehl. Their previous album covers were traditionally shaded dark and foreboding, where 'Deflorate' shines with an expansive color palette, fantastic imagery, an understated band logo and a touch of violence...

Today's a huge day for heavy metal. There's something like 100 metal records coming out today, which is great. We're just confused as to why the labels didn't space things out a bit better. Dying Fetus, Black Dahlia Murder, Megadeth, Kittie, Skinlab, Every Time I Die ...

This morning, when I woke up at 6 AM to start writing this very column, it was still dark. The sun hadn't even started peaking out over the horizon, and all you could hear was the sound of garbage trucks crawling through my neighborhood and collecting everyone's recyclables...