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[Under Siege: A weekly recap of the noteworthy riffage from the wicked world of metal and hardcore.]——————————————————————————————————————————————–Faith No More planning to schedule U.S. dates The Faith No More reunion was the talk of European festivals all summer long, but the band left their American fans completely on the fence as to whether or not they would be performing in the USA. Well, their anticipation has been rewarded by bassist Bill Gould, who revealed via Twitter that fans need not

CD Review – The Red Chord Fed Through the Teeth Machine Metal Blade Nine years later and the now four-man machine group The Red Chord bring you yet another healthy dose of metal. For almost a decade The Red Chord have never been one to follow the music trends, or change their sound dramatically because “that’s what everyone else is listening too”. They have stayed true to the game, and now releasing their fourth full-length studio album. Fed Through the Teeth Machine , which is th

August Burns Red Constellations Solid State Records 14 July 2009 by Angie Louder Former August Burns Red vocalist Jon Hershey’s ex-girlfriend, named August, was so scornful and mental that she burned his dog Redd alive while he slept in his doghouse. I know girls can get upset when they’re dumped, but on a scale of 1 to 10, how much of a future serial killer do you have to be to burn a dog alive? The local newspaper headline the next day was “August Burns Redd”. It was an ev

Illona Hepburn stood in the open doorway waiting for the perfunctory peck on the cheek as her husband raced straight past her on his way home from work. More concerned with reaching his games room to play his latest computer games, than in spending his evenings with her. “Hi, hon,” said Greg Hepburn by way of greeting. As expected, he pecked her right cheek, then raced past her toward the stairs to his upstairs “study”. Staring after him, as he raced down the corridor, Illona sighed and

Spewing forth from the piney woods of ole “Hate City” aka Atlanta, Georgia; Armazilla has been delivering heavy rock music, with ear-splitting, brain-crushing riffs since 2003. Formed by ex ZZ Top roadie, Randall Baird, in the winter of 2002, Armazilla consists of three guys who share a common love of heavy music. “We wanted to make the same kind of music that we collectively were inspired and motivated by growing up ”explains Randall (bass/vocals), “Classic punk, British heavy metal and 70