June 2010

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I Shalt Become – Poison (2010)

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I Shalt Become is one of the pioneering bands behind the USBM movement of the last years, and while not as recognized as Leviathan and Judas Iscariot, the band has released some fine pieces of USBM history like “Wandering” and “In The Falling Snow”. “Poison” features an overly orchestral trip down to the depths of hell.

The first things that came to mind when listening to “Poison” are the quick similarities it draws to Elend’s work. And while the musical composition skills of S. Holliman are not as good as the ones behind Elend, this album does create a very dramatic atmosphere that is not to be taken lightly. Also, “Poison” features has a down temp feeling, similar to what some doom and funeral doom bands have been doing for years, providing an extra dimension to this fine release.

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TWO NEW INTERVIEWS WITH GARY HOLT OF EXODUS NOW AVAILABLE

While the veterans such as EXODUS - as well as OVERKILL and FORBIDDEN - are back out there showing people how it’s done, there’s been a wave of younger bands who are getting into the mid-’80s aesthetic and trying their hand at the genre.  Guitarist Gary Holt says he loves to see this taking place, but that it doesn’t give him any added impulse to make EXODUS more explosive.

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DECREPIT BIRTH: Shoots Video Clip for "The Resonance"

Santa Cruz CA’s tech-death masters, DECREPIT BIRTH, recently shot a video clip for the song “The Resonance”. The track comes off their forthcoming release Polarity to be released on July 27th in North America on Nuclear Blast Records. The video was directed by former VJ/producer for MTV Norway’s Headbangers Ball, Ann Christin "Anki" Rihm.

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BLIND GUARDIAN ALBUM COVER ARTIST: “I’M THE BIGGEST BG FAN IN THE WORLD”

Nuclear Blast caught up with BLIND GUARDIAN cover artist Felipe Machado (Iced Earth, At Vance, Axel Rudi Pell) at his home in Colombia, South America and asked a few questions about his artwork for the band’s tenth studio album, At The Edge Of Time, due out in North America on August 24th.


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