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Smile Empty Soul Consciousness

by Joe Mis Staff Writer Consciousness is the latest release by the American post-grunge / alternative rockers Smile Empty Soul, and a very good release it is. Founded as a trio way back in 1998, two...

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Gaza He Is Never Coming Back

by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer Minimalist industrial clang, spare booming chords, frantic percussion and growling that sounds like the last dying cries of a fallen warrior, all join in from the word...

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Warfect Depicting the Macabre

by Trevor Portz Staff Writer With what seems like millions of new bands trying to make their mark in the rapidly changing (though some would say dying) music industry, it’s getting harder and...

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Tom Petty Superhighway Website Giveaway!

ENTER HERE!!! Hard Rock Haven is pleased to give away 2 tickets (usually $24.98) to the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Superhighway Website! The website includes: * MP3 *and* FLAC downloads...

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Steel Panther offer free single this week

Sunset Strip hair metal legends STEEL PANTHER are giving away something other than an STD this week. Their track “Death to All But Metal” is available for free on iTunes all this week. In the song...

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Immortal All Shall Fall

by Trevor Portz Staff Writer Acting as harbingers of the forthcoming winter season, Norway’s Blashyrkh masters have finally returned with yet another work of frostbitten genius, All Shall Fall....

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Kelsey and the Chaos Shut Up and Deal

by Curt Hauff Staff Writer Kelsey and the Chaos may well be the next hot rising band. With Shut Up and Deal, the band goes all in with two aces in the hole, delivering a kick ass rock...

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Weezer Raditude

by Derric Miller Staff Writer So, is it a badge of honor or a slap to the chops to be ridiculed by Daniel Tosh of Tosh.0 fame? Weezer probably doesn’t care either way, but Tosh did pee in Weezer’s...

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THE LAST VEGAS TO HIT THE ROAD WITH PAPA ROACH

November 17, 2009 – The Chicago-based The Last Vegas will be hitting the road with Papa Roach and Smile Empty Soul. The run with rock powerhouse Papa Roach begins on November 25 through November 29...

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SYMPHONY X: “WORKING HARD ON THE NEW CD”

Michael Romeo, guitarist & songwriter for North America’s progressive metal gods SYMPHONY X, comments on the band’s recent signing with Nuclear Blast Records and the arrival of the follow-up...

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FURY UK ANNOUNCE DECEMBER TOUR DATES WITH MICHAEL SCHENKER

The outstanding young British metal band Fury UK announce an 8 date UK tour as main support to the legendary former UFO / Scorpions guitarist Michael Schenker. This tops off an amazing year for the...

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Win a Five Finger Death Punch Prize Pack

ENTER HERE!!! Five Finger Death Punch have just released their latest album WAR IS THE ANSWER and are just wrapping up their Shock and Raw tour with Shadows Fall and Otep. Hard Rock Haven is giving...

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CAULDRON BLOGS OF DEBAUCHERY AND FLOODING ON THE “WASTE THE WORLD” TOUR

CAULDRON BLOGS OF DEBAUCHERY AND FLOODING ON THE “WASTE THE WORLD” TOUR Toronto traditional metal trio, CAULDRON have been updating their Waste the World tour blog with brand new tales of...

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Cauldron Chained to the Nite

by Derric Miller Staff Writer Any time a band devotes a song to the creation and imbibing of alcohol, you know they are on the right path. Cauldron did exactly that on their first full-length album,...

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SLAYER, MEGADETH TEAM UP FOR “AMERICAN CARNAGE” TOUR

Co-Headliners to Tour the U.S. Together For the First Time in Nearly Two Decades Testament to be Special Guest Recession-Proof $10.00 Tickets Available in All U.S. Markets LOS ANGELES , CA - Monday,...

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Jason Decay of Cauldron

by Derric Miller Staff Writer Cauldron bassist/singer Jason Decay checked in with Hardrock Haven in the midst of their Waste the World tour. Decay discussed the differences between touring...

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Marduk Wormwood

by Jay Villain Staff Writer Black metal legends Marduk return with their latest release Wormwood. This CD is Marduk at the top of their game. Brutal yet very melodic, Wormwood takes the listener on a...

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In Tormentata Quiete Teatroelementale

by Trevor Portz Staff Writer With so much of the new music coming out sounding like a blatant rip off of an already established band, generally performed with not only less honesty and integrity, but...

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Arcanum Control of Insanity

by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Control of Insanity is the latest release from Swiss hard rock/heavy metal band Arcanum. The band plays a fairly straightforward mix of hard rock and heavy metal that...

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Special Ops Through the Heart of the Infidel

by Derric Miller Staff Writer When you think of the most influential bands of all time in Hard Rock/Metal, you probably think Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, maybe even KISS. What you absolutely never,...

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