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Review: Nile’s At the Gate of Sethu

Nile’s At the Gate of Sethu finds guitarist Karl Sanders taking his song-craft to the next level, all while retaining…

Children of Bodom rejoins Nuclear Blast

Finnish black-metal quintet Children of Bodom has signed to Nuclear Blast, rejoining the esteemed metal label after 15 years away.…

Arsis recording follow-up to Starve for the Devil

Melodic death-metal group Arsis is recording a follow-up to its 2010 album, Starve for the Devil. The new album is…

Nile’s Karl Sanders in new video interview

New video interview with Nile's Karl Sanders in advance of the band's next album, At the Gates of Sethu (Nuclear…

Contest: Win Graveyard’s Hisingen Blues on CD + a poster

Graveyard: Hisingen Blues (Nuclear Blast, 4/19/11) This week, ALARM, in conjunction with metal specialist Nuclear Blast Records, is giving away…

Album Preview: Graveyard’s Hisingen Blues

Graveyard: Hisingen Blues (Nuclear Blast, 4/19/11) Available now exclusively to ALARM readers, here's a preview of Swedish psych-rock band Graveyard's…

Guest Spots: Meshuggah on the Drumkit from Hell

Meshuggah: "Re-Inanimate" (Catch Thirtythree, Nuclear Blast, 5/30/05) [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05-Re-Inanimate.mp3|titles=Meshuggah: "Re-Inanimate"] Extreme metal band Meshuggah tends to do exactly what it wants.…

Graveyard signs to Nuclear Blast

Swedish psych-rock band Graveyard just announced its signing to Nuclear Blast Records. The band's label debut, Hisingen Blues, is due…

Dimmu Borgir: Symphonists in Satan’s Service

The tenth release from Norwegian black metallurgists Dimmu Borgir is an epic symphony, employing the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and the…

100 Unheralded Albums from 2010

Among the thousands of under-appreciated or under-publicized albums that were released in 2010, hundreds became our favorites and were presented…

The Metal Examiner: Enslaved’s Axioma Ethica Odini

Enslaved: Axioma Ethica Odini (Nuclear Blast / Indie Recordings, 9/28/10) Enslaved: "Ethica Odini" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Enslaved_Ethica_Odini.mp3|titles=Enslaved: "Ethica Odini"] Enslaved abandoned black metal…

This Month In Metal: Decrepit Birth, Aeon, Cardiac Arrest

Hail! This being my first column for ALARM Press, I thought I'd dip into some overlooked summer releases to get…