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04 Apr 2004

BESEECH – animation problems

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04 Apr 2004

VINTERRIKET – a postcard from the kingdom of frost

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03 Apr 2004

BORKNAGAR - long-awaiting album in June

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03 Apr 2004

BETHLEHEM - working on 6th album

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03 Apr 2004

KING DIAMOND - participating in side-projects

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03 Apr 2004

SKYCLAD - “A Semblance Of Normality”

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17 Mar 2004

HOSTILE BREED - two new songs for downloading

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17 Mar 2004

CITADEL - "Transition" for CIS

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15 Mar 2004

DEATH ANGEL - "The Art Of Dying"

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07 Mar 2004

CD-Maximum - deal with Blackend Records

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07 Mar 2004

KRUGER - re-release of second album

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07 Mar 2004

VENIN NOIR - "Rainy Days Of October"

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07 Mar 2004

IMPETIGO - brrrutal for CIS

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07 Mar 2004

THEATRES DES VAMPIRES - "Vampyrisme..." for CIS

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20 Feb 2004

EINHERJER - Split!

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20 Feb 2004

AYREON - "The Human Equation" cast of characters

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19 Feb 2004

MANTAS - Jeff Mantas and Tony Dolan new group

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16 Feb 2004

PECCATUM - complete work on "Lost In Reverie"

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16 Feb 2004

SOULFLY - new song available for download

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16 Feb 2004

CRADLE OF FILTH - last news

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24 MAR

1979

On March 24, 1979, MOTÖRHEAD released "Overkill" — their second studio album on Bronze Records and their commercial breakthrough. Produced by Jimmy Miller (who had worked with THE ROLLING STONES), the album reached #24 on the UK Albums Chart, a significant milestone for a band that had only been given a chance to record after exhausting their label's patience. "Overkill" captured MOTÖRHEAD at their most raw and powerful: the title track opened with Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor's blistering double bass drum intro — one of the most iconic drum performances in rock history — before Lemmy Kilmister's bass and vocals hit like a freight train. "No Class," "Damage Case," "Stay Clean," and "Metropolis" established MOTÖRHEAD's unique position at the intersection of punk speed and heavy metal power. No one sounded like them in 1979, and no one has quite matched them since.

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