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Judas Priest – Painkiller (1990)

by Guest Contributor on April 10, 2017

Article contributed to Death Metal Underground by George Psalmanazar, continuing his series of Judas Priest reviews.

Painkiller is Judas Priest‘s most consistent studio album coming out right after the band spent the entire decade of the 80s pandering to mainstream arena and glam rock fans. Slayer were a tremendous influence this time around; Judas Priest toured toured with them in the late 80s and subsequently listened to most of Slayer’s studio catalog. Painkiller there is a heavy metal album heavily influenced by the heaviest speed metal bordering on early death metal. Early power metal took a similar approach but in much more limp-wristed way.

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Tags: 1990, Heavy Metal, judas priest, NWOBHM, painkiller, review, Speed Metal

Satan Headlining Pounding Metal Fest 2017

by Daniel Maarat on March 14, 2017

Satan are headlining the Pounding Metal Fest in Madrid, Spain this May. Supporting the NWOBHM and proto speed metal legends are other heavy metal bands Hell, Night Demon, Visigoth, Attacker, and Spanish Angel Witch worshipers Witchtower.

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Tags: festivals, Heavy Metal, night demon, NWOBHM, Satan, Spain, Speed Metal

Sadistic Metal Reviews: 3-9-2017

by Daniel Maarat on March 9, 2017

The Death Metal Underground staff subjects themselves to countless nights of toilet diving in order to bring you gems crapped out by the dessicated undead corpse of the music industry. These are what we left in the latrine.

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Tags: AIDS, black 'n roll, crustcore, d-beat, dimension terror, endalok, evenline, extermination angel, fall of carthage, fraser edwards, imha tarikat, immolation, liturgy of decay, martyrdöd, metalcore, sadistic metal reviews, second horizon, shit, Speed Metal, suicide, trauer, War Metal

Anders Björler Quits At the Gates

by Daniel Maarat on March 8, 2017

Anders Björler has quit At the Gates according to a statement posted on the band’s Facebook page. Nevertheless At the Gates is pressing forward with more new, lame material that nobody wants to hear as it won’t match the band’s prime period headed by Alf Svensson capped by Gardens of Grief and The Red in the Sky is Ours. Nobody was particularly fond of At War With Reality. The rest of At the Gates should join Alf Svensson and Anders Bjorler in throwing in the towel for good.

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Tags: Anders Björler, At the Gates, metalcore, Speed Metal

Ares Kingdom 2017 Pacific Northwest Tour

by Daniel Maarat on February 25, 2017

Ares Kingdom are playing a short tour of the Pacific Northwest of the United States and Canada this spring. Check them out if you’re a Chuck Keller (Order from Chaos) fan.

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Tags: ares kingdom, Black Metal, death metal, Speed Metal, upcoming tours

Kim Kelly Interviews Kerry King; Reveals Crab Claw

by Staff on February 17, 2017

Alleged groupie, liar, white genocide advocate, and humanoid orc communist Kim Kelly interviewed surviving Slayer guitarist / sideshow attraction Kerry King for Vice Noisey on Youtube. Kerry King, wearing war metal shades, talks about Slayer’s influences and development on their early, formative material.

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Tags: death metal, interview, kerry king, Kim Kelly, proto-underground, slayer, Speed Metal, vice magazine, video, youtube

Merciless to Headline Heavy Metal Cauldron 2017 Festival

by Daniel Maarat on January 26, 2017

Swedish legends Merciless are slated to headline the Heavy Metal Cauldron festival in Helsinki, Finland on October 27th and 28th, 2017. Also booked are speed metal bands Obscure Burial, Terminus, and Rapid. Finnish maniacs should avail themselves of the opportunity to hear Merciless live.

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Tags: Black Metal, death metal, festivals, Finland, heavy metal cauldron, merciless, Speed Metal

Cirith Ungol to Headline Defenders of the Old Fest IV

by Daniel Maarat on January 26, 2017

Cirith Ungol are headlining the fourth annual Defenders of the Old heavy and speed metal festival in Brooklyn, New York. Also playing are Frigid Bich, Sumerlands, Nekromantheon, and Night Demon.

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Vader North American 2017 Tour

by Daniel Maarat on January 18, 2017

Vader are touring North America this year in support of their mediocre new release, The Empire. Hopefully Vader will play a good amount of material from their better, older releases such as The Ultimate Incantation and De Profundis. Tour dates and the press release are after the jump.

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