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One of the most critically acclaimed American death metal bands in history is undoubtedly Nile. Over the course of six studio albums, and countless tours, the South Carolina act has perfected their very own brand of technical songwriting and conceptual lyrics...

The reunited Refused played a secret show in Brooklyn on April 23. They also tore through Earth Crisis' militant mosh classic "Firestorm." It felt like 1996 all over again. Chugga, chugga, chugga. Watch it! Shadows Fall have shared 'The Unknown' from Fire From the Sky... Read More ... Read More ...

"I want to take the time to say how great it is to explore history with you guys," Ex Deo frontman Maurizio Iacono told the crowd at Sonar in Baltimore. Iacono, who is better known for his vocal duties in Canadian death metal band Kataklysm, believes you have to understand the past to be prepared to the future...

Norwegian extreme metallers Keep of Kalessin will release their fifth album, 'Reptilian,' on June 8. Like its 2008 predecessor, 'Kolossus,' the new album was recorded at the band's studio in Trondheim, Norway. Daniel Bergstrand (In Flames, Behemoth, Meshuggah) mixed the album...

Right now, North Carolina's Egypt-obsessed death metal pugilists Nile are getting ready for a tour in the Down Under, which starts in Aukland, New Zealand on May 21. But the band is looking forward to returning to North America on Halloween to launch 'Those Whom the Gods Detest Tour II' in Raleigh, N...

Melodic black metal band the Funeral Pyre will follow up 2008's acerbic 'Wounds' with the more musically diverse 'Vultures at Dawn,' which is scheduled for release on June 8. "On this record, we stepped out of our comfort zone and tried to create better songs, never focusing on what style of metal it actually is...

In an era where fans are downloading music off the Internet without paying for it, Nuclear Blast Records and Amazon are teaming up to make downloaders feel less like the criminals they're portrayed to be by the RIAA. The companies have assembled the 'Sinister Spring Sampler,' a collection of 11 songs by Nuclear Blast artists, and they've put it online...

A lot of great metal songs came out in 2009, which is why it has taken us so long to put together a definitive list of the top 10. In the end, there had to be some omissions, and some may seem to be glaring. For instance, there's nothing from Megadeth's killer new album 'Endgame,' Nile's ferocious 'Those Whom the Gods Detest,' Blut Aus Nord's experimental 'Memoria Vetusta II -- Dialogue with the S

It's been over two years since the tragic tour-bus accident that lead to the death of Decapitated drummer Vitek, and the hospitalization of vocalist Covan. The band eventually pressed on with guitarist Vogg and new members, and they've since established U...

Over the past decade, as internet technology got more advanced and album leaks more common, music journalists typically shook their heads in dismay at the wave of records hitting the Web weeks -- even months -- before their release date. Conventional wisdom in the writing community held that it was radio station personnel, studio interns and CD pressing plants that were responsible for all the unl