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A heavy-metal fantasia scrawled in red, “Conan the Barbarian” now comes with 75 percent more gore. That’s only an estimate, though to judge by the gruesome opener that features the title character as a boy gouging enemy flesh and lopping off heads, it’s a fair guess.

When we caught up with him over Christmas, Cannibal Corpse bassist, Alex Webster, was looking forward to a quiet Christmas with his family. But now it’s back to business as usual - Hugh Platt caught up with him to talk gore, guts, and their new album of death metal grinds. When Britney Spears has a Parental Advisory sticker on her album, it undermines the symbol as a warning God-fearing parents to not let their little lambs get their hands on is. Not that there’s any such doubts when said