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[OMFG] Nine Inch Nails Releases Incredibly Rare “Broken” Video!!!

Trent Reznor is embracing the power of the Internet like no other, using it to continually engage fans of Nine Inch Nails, and his new project, How to Destroy Angels. Bloody’s Jonathan Barkan recently shared his top NIN music videos, which prompted me to re-watch them all. It also had me obsessing over the unreleased… Read More


MrDisgusting
May 06, 2013 1:38pm
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HIM Cancels North American Tour

Finnish love metal band HIM has had to cancel their N. American tour, which was scheduled to start May 3rd in Los Angeles due to singer Ville Valo’s health issues. The band’s label, Razor & Tie, states, “HIM’s North American tour (which was due to kick off in Los Angeles on May 3rd at the… Read More


JonathanBarkan
May 06, 2013 12:00pm
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[Album Review] TesseracT ‘Altered State’

When it was announced that TesseracT’s second full-length, Altered State, was going to be another “one track broken into several tracks” situation (exactly like their 2010 Concealing Fate EP), I was both extremely excited and full of uncertainty and hesitancy. After all, the band had struck gold with Concealing Fate. Could lightning strike twice? It… Read More


JonathanBarkan
May 06, 2013 10:00am
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Full Gigantour 2013 Lineup And Schedule Announced

Fans of Megadeth can look forward to seeing the band this summer on this year’s Gigantour. Support for the thrash metal legends will come from Black Label Society. Also on the tour will be Device, which features Disturbed singer David Draiman, Hellyeah, Newsted, and Death Division. All bands were personally picked by Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine…. Read More


JonathanBarkan
May 04, 2013 11:30am
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Twisted Music Video Of The Week Vol. 83: Harm “Argue And Grin”

I’ve had a really long week with a ton of people talking my ear off in public. I go to the store and people want to chat. I go to a concert and people want to chat. I go to the damn bathroom and people take the next urinal and want to discuss things. ARGH!!!!… Read More


JonathanBarkan
May 03, 2013 4:30pm
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The AllStars Tour Lineup And Schedule Has Been Locked Down

The full lineup and tour schedule for the 2013 ‘AllStars Tour’ has been locked down and is now available for the world to enjoy! Headlined by Every Time I Die and featuring such acts as Chelsea Grin, Terror, Iwrestledabearonce, and more, the tour begins in mid-July and ends a month later in mid-August. You can… Read More


JonathanBarkan
May 03, 2013 12:30pm
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[Exclusive] Stream Drop Goblin’s ‘The Gate’ EP + Free Download

Ultragore Records artist Drop Goblin has teamed up with Bloody-Disgusting to stream his upcoming EP The Gate, which is heavily influenced by the 1987 Tibor Takács horror film of the same name. The EP will be released Monday, May 6th via Ultragore Records. Below you can listen to the full EP as well as snag… Read More


JonathanBarkan
May 03, 2013 10:00am
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R.I.P. Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman Passes Away At Age 49

Terrible news has hit the metal world as it has been announced that Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who was an original member, has passed away at age 49 due to liver failure. Hanneman had not been a touring member of Slayer since 2011, when he contracted necrotizing fasciitis, also known as the flesh-eating disease. Continuing… Read More


JonathanBarkan
May 02, 2013 7:15pm
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Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ Done In 8-Bit Chiptune

The first CD I ever bought was Pink Floyd‘s Dark Side Of The Moon, the classic prog rock album that has become a cultural icon. I had never listened to much Floyd but everyone kept going on and on about it so I just caved and gave it a listen. Yeah, let’s just say that… Read More


JonathanBarkan
May 02, 2013 2:00pm
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Monster Rock Allegiance Tour Announces Line-Up: Includes Volbeat, HIM, And More

The third installment of the Monster Energy Rock Allegiance Tour will be headlined by Danish rockers Volbeat and will be hitting the road in late summer. The band will see support coming from Finnish metal group HIM along with All That Remains and Airbourne. Tour dates will be announced in the coming days. Volbeat frontman… Read More


JonathanBarkan
May 02, 2013 12:00pm
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[OMFG] The Cthulu Mythos Told In A 5-Minute Music Video. Using Puppets.

I’ve long loved the Lovecraft-ian style horror films, the ones that have a great deal of supernatural, cultist mystery. Oh, and the tentacles are a big draw as well. Something about tentacled creatures just gets my horror imagination churning in overtime. So when I was sent an email with the subject line “Puppet Cthulu Music… Read More


JonathanBarkan
May 02, 2013 10:00am
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Palms (Feat. Members Of Isis And Deftones) Releases First Single “Patagonia”

Supergroup Palms has released their first single, a song entitled “Patagonia”, which you can listen to below. The song comes from the band’s debut album, which will be released June 25th via Ipecac Records. Palms features Deftones singer Chino Moreno and ISIS members Jeff Caxide, Aaron Harris, and Clifford Meyer. Moreno talks about working with… Read More


JonathanBarkan
May 02, 2013 8:30am
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Get Your Soul Torn Apart By This Beautiful Piano Cover Of The Hellraiser Theme

What’s your pleasure? I hope it’s a piano cover of Christopher Young’s Hellraiser theme because that’s what you’re gonna get! It was done by YouTube user Tron91 and really captures that subtly creepy and haunting atmosphere that Young (A Nightmare On Elm St. 2, Drag Me To Hell, Sinister) so brilliantly crafted into the score…. Read More


JonathanBarkan
May 01, 2013 4:00pm
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There Is A 212 Track Twin Peaks Soundtrack And I WANT IT

My pal Adam Barnick (who directed this fantastic video) alerted me that there is something called The Twin Peaks Archive. It is a massive collection of all the unused (at least in their full length) music from the TV series as well as the prequel film. Composed by Angelo Badalamenti (who scored The City Of… Read More


JonathanBarkan
May 01, 2013 1:00pm
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[Album Review] Purson ‘The Circle And The Blue Door’

Hailing from London, Purson is a five-piece band that seems very displaced, sounding like an amalgamation of 60’s folk and 70’s heavy metal with pinches of classic prog influences. Self described as “vaudeville carny psych”, the band has jut released their debut album The Circle And The Blue Door via Metal Blade Records, a somewhat… Read More


JonathanBarkan
May 01, 2013 10:00am
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Bigfoot Metal Exists. I’m Not Joking.

I have heard of so many different genres of metal it’s come to a point that I need a symbolic road map to make my way through it all. Is something progressive tech metal or is it djent? Is it grindcore or goregrind? The list goes on and on. However, there is a new genre… Read More


JonathanBarkan
Apr 30, 2013 1:00pm
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TesseracT Release Radio Edit Of New Single “Singularity”

UK prog metal band TesseracT have released a radio edit of a new single entitled “Singularity”. The song comes from the band’s upcoming album Altered State, which comes out May 28th in N. America. The song perfectly encompasses the various musical approaches the band takes, from mellow, ethereal beauty to vicious, biting heaviness. You can… Read More


JonathanBarkan
Apr 30, 2013 12:00pm
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Karnivool Shooting Music Video For New Single

Australian prog rock band Karnivool has announced that they will be shooting a music video for the first single off their upcoming album, both of which are as-of-yet unnamed. The video is being directed by Chris Frey, who directed the video for “All I Know”, which you can watch below. Interestingly, the band states that… Read More


JonathanBarkan
Apr 30, 2013 10:00am
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[Exclusive] Watch The “Ingle And Sky” Lyric Video From Imminence

Swedish metalcore act Imminence has teamed up with Bloody-Disgusting to premiere the lyric video for their new single “Ingle & Sky”. The song comes from the band’s upcoming EP Return To Helios, which comes out May 7th via We Are Triumphant Records. The EP can be pre-ordered here. Check out the video below!


JonathanBarkan
Apr 30, 2013 8:00am
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[Random Cool] This “Enter Sandman” Cover Sounds Like Something Out Of A Horror Movie

This video is a bit of an oldie but is too cool to not share with you all. Below you can watch a video of South Korean jazz singer Youn Sun Nah take on one of metal’s most famous tracks, Metallica‘s “Enter Sandman”. It’s simply her on vocals paired with an acoustic guitar (that pulls… Read More


JonathanBarkan
Apr 29, 2013 2:00pm
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[Let's Get Weird] Hausu (A.K.A. House)

“Let’s Get Weird” is a new series that is written by Jon Dobyns of electronic group Twitch The Ripper. In it, he reviews and shares his thoughts on some of the lesser known horror classics. Be sure to pick up TTR’s new album Colorblind on iTunes. It can be quite the chore looking for a… Read More


JonathanBarkan
Apr 29, 2013 12:00pm
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5 Great Cover Songs!

Just like movie remakes, cover songs can be really tricky. Some are fantastic while some are truly god awful that should have never even considered “paying homage” to the original. But when they nail it, oh boy is it something special. Look at the remakes of John Carpenter’s The Thing or Dawn Of The Dead,… Read More


JonathanBarkan
Apr 29, 2013 6:00am
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Twisted Music Video Of The Week Vol. 82: Shining “I Won’t Forget”

FRIDAY! YES! Time to kick back and relax! But I do need to get pumped because I still want to have a good time. And what better way to get pumped than with some jazz-infused insane industrial metal? So that’s why I picked “I Won’t Forget”, the brand new video from Shining as this week’s… Read More


JonathanBarkan
Apr 26, 2013 4:30pm
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Soilwork Release Bioshock/The City Of Lost Children Inspired Video For “Spectrum Of Eternity”

Swedish melodic metallers Soilwork have released a music video for “Spectrum Of Eternity”, which comes from their latest album The Living Infinite (review). The completely CGI clip features strong influences from the smash video game Bioshock as well as the French surreal comedy adventure The City Of Lost Children (which just so happens to be… Read More


JonathanBarkan
Apr 26, 2013 2:45pm