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29 Nov 2005

VINDEX SIGNS WITH CHAVIS RECORDS

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29 Nov 2005

KROKUS

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29 Nov 2005

Progressive Rock to Survivors of Hurricane Katrina

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29 Nov 2005

IN FLAMES: 'Come Clarity' Artwork Available Online

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29 Nov 2005

CADAVERIA Complete Songwriting Process For New Album

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28 Nov 2005

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN Drummer Launches His Own Record Label

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OSI

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KORN

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THE GATHERING

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STARWOOD

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DIMMU BORGIR

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New Project by Former VEHEMENCE Guitarist

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DEF LEPPARD

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NASUM

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EMPEROR

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Ian Gillan on Ritchie Blackmore

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26 Nov 2005

RAWHEAD REXX started preproduction of new album

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26 Nov 2005

SALEM - to perform with MAYHEM vocalist

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26 Nov 2005

FOREIGNER and EXODUS at Bang Your Head!!! 2006

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1991

On August 12, 1991, METALLICA detonated the biggest shift in their career with their self-titled fifth album, forever known as "The Black Album." Gone were the sprawling, riff-stacked epics of "...And Justice for All" — in their place came leaner, heavier, radio-ready anthems like "Enter Sandman," "Sad But True," and "Nothing Else Matters." Produced by Bob Rock, the record polarized thrash purists but rewrote the rules of what a metal band could achieve commercially, eventually selling over 16 million copies in the US alone and topping charts worldwide. It turned METALLICA from underground thrash icons into arena-filling superstars, a transformation that still divides fans decades later. Love it or resent it for "selling out," there's no denying "The Black Album" is one of the most consequential heavy metal records ever pressed to vinyl — the record that brought metal to the masses.

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