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August 13, 2007 Update: MUNICIPAL WASTE FOOTAGE FROM SELL-OUT LONDON GIG ONLINE NOW
Fresh from a show-stopping Wacken slot, on Friday August 10th Virginian thrashers Municipal Waste played an annihilating gig in front of a manic sell-out crowd at The Underworld in London, supported by label-mates S.S.S. With boogie boards, shark costumes and the infamous inebriator, Municipal Waste pulled out all the stops to deliver a sweat-induced, high-speed, all-out thrash performance to a rabid and boundless audience. The night of chaos and carnage didn't stop there, as Municipal Waste took the fun to London's Mean Fiddler for an after-show party, where they proceeded with their partying antics by holding a Beer Bong competition - challenging fans to drink from the famed 'Inebriator'. Municipal Waste will be back in the UK to thrash it out in their own unique party style all over again. 'The Art Of Partying' is available to buy now.

August 10, 2007 Update: BRING ME THE HORIZON - MAKE U.S. DEBUT TOMORROW IN NYC
BRING ME THE HORIZON's maiden voyage across the U.S. begins tomorrow at BB King's Blues Club in New York City and the band couldn't be more excited. As bassist, Curtis Ward poignantly states; "BB King is cool." Don't let that bit of British humor understate how ecstatic the band is to finally play in America and give their fans on this side of the pond the type of aural and physical brutality that they've been begging to experience for a long time. Find out more about their dates in America and abroad by going to http://www.myspace.com/bmth. Hitting stores THIS TUESDAY, Count Your Blessings is the full-length U.S. debut by BRING ME THE HORIZON. Buy it from http://www.earachestore.com/ and these fine music stores:
http://www.fye.com/; http://www.amazon.com/; http://www.newburycomics.com/

August 09, 2007 Update: MUNICIPAL WASTE AFTER-SHOW PARTY TOMORROW NIGHT AT ROCK! AT LONDON'S MEAN FIDDLER
Municipal Waste will thrash ROCK tomorrow night at the Mean Fiddler after their headline show at the UNDERWORLD in London. The band have been on a party-mad tour of European festivals and are currently in the UK, headlining Sheffield tonight. The Mean Fiddler have this to say about the after-show party: "MUNICIPAL WASTE the kings of crossover thrash are back with a headlining tour across Europe delivering their mix of beer-bong, boogie-board, thrash-induced anthems. After their Underworld gig on Friday August 10th the ultimate party thrash band will be carrying on the party at UnderSound at the Mean Fiddler. Don?t miss the ultimate beer bong competition, where you can face the infamous Inebriator to see who is left standing!" The band's very own Ryan Waste will be spinning some tunes and running the Beer bong challenge -so head down to Mean Fiddler, 165 Charing Cross Road WC2 after the Underworld show to FACE the WASTE!

August 07, 2007 Update: EVILE ANNOUNCE ALBUM RELEASE IN-STORE SHOW AT MANCHESTER VIRGIN MEGASTORE ON AUGUST 27
Yorkshire's new breed of thrashers EVILE are set to showcase their debut record 'Enter The Grave' on the day of release at Manchester's Virgin Megastore. This special in-store show will take place on August 27th in the Arndale Centre store in the city centre, and will give fans the chance to witness Evile's fresh take on authentic riff-hungry, speed-worshipping thrash metal. Produced by the legendary Flemming Rasmussen, who is responsible for such 80's thrash monuments as 'Master Of Puppets' and 'Ride The Lightening', 'Enter The Grave' comes loaded with anticipation and looks set to turn the heads of metal fans throughout the world. The album can be pre-ordered now from the Earache webstore, with all pre-orders arriving with a free limited edition Evile 7" and poster. To hear some exclusive advance tracks from 'Enter The Grave' head over to http://www.myspace.com/evileuk.

August 06, 2007 Update: EPHEL DUATH SET TO REPRESENT MOTSTOY FESTIVAL AT NORWEGIAN ROCK UNION
Italian experimental jazz-metallers Ephel Duath have taken on the honour of representing Norwegian metal festival Motstoy at this year's Norwegian Rock Union (NRF) at the venue Betong in Oslo. This year the Norwegian Rock Union is celebrating its 25th anniversary and will see a battle of festivals between Motstoy, Inferno, Hole In The Sky and South Of Heaven. On September 7th, Ephel Duath are proudly taking the responsibility of representing Motstoy and will be up against 1349, Entombed and Iskald in the celebratory battle. This appearance follows the release of Ephel Duath's album 'Pain Remixes The Known', which reworks and remixes 2005's 'Pain Necessary To Know'. The album has already been met by positive reviews, with leading UK magazine Kerrang! stating 'Ephel Duath have the foundations of a perfect slice of discordant electro dub insanity'. Fans can expect the brand new release from Ephel Duath, 'Through My Dog's Eyes' next year. To find out more about Ephel Duath visit http://www.myspace.com/ephelduath

August 01, 2007 Update: MUNICIPAL WASTE 'THE ART OF PARTYING' OUT NOW IN USA WITH FREE LIMITED EDITION PATCH
Released in the USA yesterday, the latest album from Virginian thrashers MUNICIPAL WASTE is available with a free limited edition sew on patch. Fans can only get hold of this exclusive patch with the first 5,000 copies of the limited edition version of 'The Art Of Partying', which includes the two bonus tracks 'Thrashing's My Business And Business Is Good' and 'I Just Wanna Rock'. To buy this limited edition version of the album before it's too late simply head over to any of the following online retailers:
F.Y.E; Amazon; Newbury Comics

EXCLUSIVE EVILE 7 INCH FREE WITH PRE-ORDERS OF 'ENTER THE GRAVE'
August 27th sees the long-awaited release of 'Enter The Grave' from upcoming Yorkshire thrashers Evile. To mark the release of their debut the band are giving away an exclusive red 7 inch with all pre-orders from the Earache webstore, along with a free Evile poster. The vinyl is Limited Edition, with only 1,000 copies available and features two unreleased demo tracks entitled 'Darkness Shall Bring Death' and 'Sacrificial'. The 7 inch will also be available with 'Enter The Grave' from selected independent retailers. Mixed by the legendary Flemming Rassmusen (Metallica) at the Sweet Silence studios, 'Enter The Grave' is enveloped with intrigue and looks set to put no-nonsense thrash metal back on the map. Hear three advance tracks from the album at http://www.myspace.com/evileuk. Evile will be showcasing their metallic thrash sound at an instore show at Manchester's Virgin Megastore on the day of release, August 27th.

July 31, 2007 Update: MUNICIPAL WASTE 'THE ART OF PARTYING' OUT NOW IN THE USA
Thrash fans in the USA can finally get their hands on the long-awaited latest release form Virginian thrash-masters Municipal Waste. Since its release in the UK/Europe the album has received countless rave reviews and looks set to be a storming success across the Atlantic. UK based magazine Kerrang! has described the album as 'a beer-burp tsunami of bouncy thrash riffs, snotty punk vocals, hyperactive tempos and inhuman, ear-splitting speed'. Voicing his excitement about 'The Art Of Partying' being released in the USA, bassist LandPhil has stated: "I'm stoked that the album has finally hit American shores. All our fans in the States should expect us to be hitting the road again on the East coast very soon to celebrate the release and party with you guys!"

AKERCOCKE TO PLAY 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW THIS WEEKEND
Leading UK death metallers Akercocke have announced that they will play a commemorative show this Saturday, August 4th at The Underworld in London. This gig marks Akercocke's 10th year of churning out some of the most brutal and pivotal satanic death metal around today, and follows the release of the blistering 'Antichrist'. Speaking about the gig, Akercocke have stated: "We've decided finally to go ahead and mark the 10th year of the band's existence with a unique show that will feature a lot of unusual material as well as some classic blasters, older songs that have seldom seen an airing and some that haven't been heard live for many years or ever". Support for this event will be provided by Kingsize Blues, Ted Maul, Breed Apart, Cinders Fall, Toy Town Cash and Snakebite. Tickets are 12.50GBP and doors open at 4.30pm. You can still pick up a copy of 'Antichrist' from the Earache webstore.

THE BERZERKER
Wow. I don't know what to say, this is insane!! The only thing I don't like, is the production is horrible. Other than that, this rips! Death metal and I would even say this has a little bit of industrial mixed in. Get this!

CATHERDRAL-Endtyme
I was never really a fan of these guys and I'm still not. I don't like the vocals. I don't like their long intro's to the songs. The vocals remind me of Coal Chamber. Songs are just way too long.

DECAPITATED-Winds of Creation
This is another excellent one. The vocals are real low death metal vocals. The drummer is INSANE. He is flying. I think their drummer is going to be 16 this year?! They sound like they have been playing for forever, but they are soo young. This is one for the collection!

GANDALF-Rock Hell
I dig this a lot. The music is real simple, something I would have heard in the 80's. But it isn't cheesy. The vocals are a little hard to explain, he has a couple things going on. It's not death metal vocals, with the growls or anything. There are a little higher, almost like the scratchy vocals I like. They have some real singing going on too, like power metal sounding. Thumbs up.

GARDEN OF SHADOWS-Oracle Moon
This starts off right away with the blast beats and the death vocals. Perfect. This is the debut CD on Earache for these guys. There is a touch of black metal screams in here too. The guitar sound is incredible, it sounds like they are doing real technical stuff.

THE HAUNTED-The Haunted Made Me Do It
A friend of mine kept talking about these guys and when I got the promo, I told him he could have it before hearing it. For some reason I thought this was a goth band. So the day I was suppose to give it to him, I listened to it and I swear, if I could have kicked myself in the ass, I would have. I had to go out and get it the day it came out. This is by far the best release I have gotten in a long time. I heard this isn't anything compared to their first release! They are so fast and so tight, it is unbelievable. This is definitely a release everyone needs to have.

AC-It Just Gets Worse
The only thing I have ever heard from these guys, is that song, Kyle from Incantation has a mustache. That is it. This doesn't sound any different from that. With song titles like, I like Drugs and Child Abuse, You Rollerblading Faggot, I Fucked Your Wife, how could you go wrong? This is funny as shit. I like it.

BIOTORCH
The is okay. This is another that can pass for death or black metal. The vocals are a toss up, I'm not sure what they are, I don't think they are death, but they don't sound like black either. There are some death metal vocals here and there. The music is fast, but not super heavy or anything.

HATE ETERNAL -Conquering the Throne
This is some pretty good shit. This is death metal, and the vocals sound really familiar, like I have heard them before. But they are real good. The drummer is real fast, the double bass sounds like a machine gun. There is a black metal vocal here and there, but from what I heard, this is mostly death. There are some real cool riffs too. I'm impressed!

MORTIS-The Stargate
This is the first album by him that I have. So I don't have anything to compare this to. For some reason, I thought this was going to be black metal. But this is more like an instrumental or something like that. There are female vocals which are real soothing. I like them. Then the male vocals are kinda gay. I'm not even sure how to describe them. It didn't seem like the male vocals were used that much. So if this is what it is suppose to sound like, then go and get it!

PULKAS- Greed
These guys are great too. See the review for PISSING RAZORS, the same applies here!