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Thrash revivalists Early Man will release their second album, 'Death Potion,' on July 20. The album was recorded in Seattle at Soundhouse Recording with producer Jack Endino (High on Fire, Skeletonwitch, 3 Inches of Blood). Like the band's 2005 debut, 'Closing In,' the new album is rooted in the rapid-fire riffs and crushing rhythms of bands like Exodus, Overkill, Testament and Trouble... Read Mor

Mega-evil speed metal band Lightning Swords of Death releases their second full-length, 'The Extra Dimensional Wound' -- their first for Metal Blade. Gracing the cover is artwork by vocalist Farron Loathing of Farron Loathing Illustration. "This cover is a combination of graphite drawing and some digital painting," Farron told Noisecreep...

Its going to be a good week. We can just tell. For starters, George Takei is back. We're not sure if any of our readers are fellow Howard Stern fans, but the thespian known for his roles in 'Star Trek' and 'Heroes' is the show's occasional announcer – and he's back in the studio this week, doing his thing. His ...

There are a lot of bands doing the "whole album on a tour" thing, and its kind of awesome. You've got bands like Mastodon playing their new one, 'Crack the Skye,' from back to front on their current tour, and this summer, Mötley Crüe will be doing the same for their 1989 masterpiece, "Dr. Feelgood...

AUSTRALIA TO THE DEATH: Making their way with Antagonist and Day Of Contempt for a small run, Century Media's Earth Crisis will headline the tour starting June 17 in Brisbane. Their upcoming album 'To The Death' is scheduled for a May 5 release...