Just when you thought you had everything in the Deftones world figured out, you see something a little left of center. Norma Jean, christian metalcore princes, were recently joined by Chino of the Deftones in the studio to help work on their latest album. Normally things like this just kind of fade away and people pass it off as rumors or something, but here’s video evidence of Chino in the studio helping Norma Jean with their latest studio effort. Looks like someone’s got a soft spot for christian metalcore.

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Zao’s album “Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest” is a classic example of metalcore innovation. At the time, 1998, no one really was playing innovative metalcore in the Christian music scene. Branded as a Christian band, thanks in large part to their first record featuring a different vocalist, and the moniker of Tooth and Nail Records being the only label who was pushing only Christian music at the time, Zao didn’t really want to be pigeon holed, but had to just deal with it.

The timers were just different, and while many youth group’s did not embrace the vocals of …

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Rage Against The Machine has been the talk of a lot of rumors, including one that had them playing Seattle’s Bumpershoot festival this year, but none of them have been true.

Rewind 8 years, and you might remember myself and many other people getting tossed around by police after a riot broke out, right outside the doors of the Democratic National Convention.

Well, history might be repeating itself, as noted by consequenceofsound.net

“There is the possibility that we will be playing at the demonstrations surrounding the Presidential conventions. The Democrats are in Denver, the Republicans are in Minneapolis. But we’re still …

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August Burns Red will be going on a headlining tour with Sky Eats Airplane, A Skylit Drive, Greeley Estates and This or the Apocalypse in August. So get ready for the metalcore onslaught to pull through your town, and make sure you don’t miss this one.

August 29 Lemoyne, Pennsylvania @ Champion Ship
August 31 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania @ First Unitarian Church
September 1 Baltimore, Maryland @ Otto Bar
September 3 Richmond, Virginia @ Canal Club
September 4 Wilmington, North Carolina @ Soapbox Laundro-Loung
September 5 Charlotte North Carolina @ Amo’s Southend
September 8 Nashville, Tennessee @ Rocketown
September 9 Atlanta, Georgia @ The Masquerade
September 10 Jacksonville, Florida @ …

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How about some recent Metallica concert footage? Do they still have it? Are they still good? Of course! The official headbangers ball blog has full videos of their latest concert over seas, but there is only one catch. That being, they don’t play anything off the new album. That’s not so bad right? As long as they aren’t trying to win people over to their St. Anger disc, which isn’t exactly the brightest moment for the Metallica crew. You can check out that whole thing via Headbangers Ball Blog.

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Here’s the music video for Pelican’s “Dead Between The Walls”. Who knew that progressive metal infused rock could sound so good? Maybe if MTV would play more videos, I would have seen this one a lot sooner.

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If you’re a fan of Korn, you’ll know exactly what happened with Brian “Head” Welch. He quit the band, got saved, turned his life around and wrote a tell all book about it. Well, he’s back in the music world, and his first single is circulating through rock radio, and is now on the official Head myspace page. There is one track you can listen to, and it’s not really that great. It sounds like a Korn wannabe, but it’s essentially Korn…because it’s Head, it’s weird.

The song’s lyrics focus on drinking, and the consequences of over using Alcohol, and …

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Walls of Jericho, the most prolific and endearing female fronted hardcore band, is getting ready for a new record to come out soon, and to celebrate Trustkill Records has unleashed an E-Card for you to preview new tracks. Walls of Jericho’s, The American Dream, is set to be released July 29th 2008, and Trustkill is praying that it does well, or else Bleeding Through is going to have a field day with the label. Check out the official “American Dream” e-card now.

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Do I really need to Hype this one? This looks to be another heavy tour, so make sure you check your city, and bring a mouth piece, because things are going to get bad fast.

Full Blown Chaos w/ The Breathing Process, Sons of Azrael:

6/21 @ The School - Pittsburgh, PA
6/22 @ Bernie’s - Columbus, OH
6/23 @ Yesterdays - Wheeling, WV
6/24 @ The Hangar Venue - Buchanan, GA
6/25 @ Beamers - Panama City, FL
6/26 @ Skatepark of Memphis -Memphis, TN
6/27@ The Foundry Music Theatre - Joplin, MO
6/28 @ McGraws - Hutchinson, KS
6/29 @ Bulldog Cafe - Louisville, KY
7/1 @ Club Bjiou …

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Verse is a hardcore band that just hit my radar like a ton of bricks. They are an impassioned hardcore band that is bringing something special that other bands aren’t. You owe it to yourself to check them out. Check out the official Verse myspace page, and check out the official Verse website, as well as Bridge 9 Records. They have a new album out now entitled “Aggression” and it’s not half bad.

June 21 - Westcott in Syracuse, NY (shredding with friends/roommates in Soul Control)
June 22 - Inside Out Gallery in Traverse City, MI
June 23 - Now That’s Class in …

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