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New Metal First

Station Description

Metal's not dead- it's just evolving. On this station, you'll hear new releases, emerging artists, and brutal metal that you'll never hear on the radio.

These Songs Will Play on "New Metal First"

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Two Moons

3:24

by Amorphis

from Eclipse2005 Nuclear Blast GmbH

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Lift Me Up

4:05

by Five Finger Death Punch

from Lift Me Up

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The House of Gold & Bones

4:43

by Stone Sour

from House of Gold & Bones, Pt. 22013 Roadrunner Records, Inc.

5922609

You're Insane

3:32

by Escape the Fate

from You're Insane(P) 2013 Eleven Seven Music

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The Death of Me

4:17

by Asking Alexandria

from The Death of Me2013 Sumerian Records

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Colony

4:24

by Bleed from Within

from Uprising2013 Century Media Records, Ltd.

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To Play Hide and Seek With Jealousy

3:34

by Famous Last Words

from Two-Faced Charade2013 Invogue Records

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The Distance

2:25

by Funeral for a Friend

from Conduit2013 The Beginning Media

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Attrition

3:13

by Howl

from Bloodlines2013 Relapse Records, Inc.

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Dead But Rising

3:33

by Volbeat

from Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies

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Reformation

4:18

by Hope for the Dying

from Aletheia2013 Facedown Records

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Corps Etranger

4:34

by Voivod

from Target Earth2013 Iron Gang Factory, under exclusive license from Iron Gang Factory to Century Media Records, Ltd.

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End of the Line

3:57

by Sister Sin

from Now and Forever2012 Another Victory

5455659

Till Death

3:05

by Sevendust

from Black Out the Sun2013 7Bros. Records

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Spring Fra Livet

3:35

by Kvelertak

from Meir2013 Kvelertak AS/Wørld Recørds

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The Path

3:47

by Senses Fail

from Renacer(C) 2013 Staple Records/Workhorse Music Group

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Learned Behavior

3:57

by The Color Morale

from Know Hope2013 Rise Records

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Gasoline

2:45

by I Am Empire

from Anchors(C) 2013 Tooth & Nail Records

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Uninvite Me to Your Facebook Party

1:54

by I Am War

from Outlive You All(P) 2012 Razor & Tie Recordings, LLC Manufactured and marketed by Razor & Tie Direct, LLC

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A Tribute to the Fallen

4:03

by Killswitch Engage

from Disarm the Descent2013 Roadrunner Records, Inc.

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Go to Hell, For Heaven's Sake

4:02

by Bring Me the Horizon

from Sempiternal(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited

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Adrenalize

4:15

by In This Moment

from Blood2001 Phil Elvrum BMI

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In Due Time

3:17

by Killswitch Engage

from In Due Time2013 Roadrunner Records, Inc.

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Breaking Point

3:40

by Bullet For My Valentine

from Temper Temper [Deluxe Edition](P) 2012 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment

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Close Your Eyes

3:15

by Spoken

from Spoken(C) 2007 Tooth & Nail Records

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Massachusetts

2:57

by Silverstein

from This Is How The Wind Shifts [Deluxe](C) 2013 Hopeless Records, Inc.

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Ropes

3:43

by In Flames

from Sounds of a Playground Fading [Bonus DVD] [Deluxe Edition](P) 2011 IF Music under exclusive license to Razzia/Family Tree Music AB

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The Campaign

3:48

by Affiance

from The Campaign2102 Bullet Tooth

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Secular Haze

5:08

by Ghost B.C.

from SECULAR HAZE

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The Depths

3:44

by Of Mice & Men

from The Depths2012 Rise Records

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Carry On

4:13

by Avenged Sevenfold

from Carry On2012 Warner Bros. Records Inc.

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Spectrum of Eternity

3:57

by Soilwork

from The Living Infinite2013 Nuclear Blast GmbH

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Eminent Wrath

3:39

by Suffocation

from Pinnacle of Bedlam2013 Nuclear Blast GmbH

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Last of the Real

2:59

by Stone Sour

from The House of Gold & Bones, Pt. 12012 The All Blacks B.V.

4198841

In the End

3:46

by Black Veil Brides

from In the End

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Swerve City

2:45

by Deftones

from Koi No Yokan2012 Reprise Records

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Wild Eyes

4:18

by Parkway Drive

from Atlas2012 Epitaph

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You Can't Fill My Shadow

3:31

by All That Remains

from A War You Cannot Win(P) 2012 Razor & Tie Direct, LLC

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A New Breed

3:03

by My Ticket Home

from To Create a Cure(c) 2012 Rise Records/Fontana North

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Life Underground

3:55

by The Amity Affliction

from Chasing Ghosts2012 The All Blacks U.S.A., Inc.

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Fate

3:29

by Our Last Night

from Age of Ignorance2012 Epitaph

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Red Medic

3:46

by A Bullet for Pretty Boy

from Symbiosis(P) 2012 Artery Recordings. Manufactured and marketed under exclusive license to Razor & Tie Direct, LLC.

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You Are Now Manually Breathing

3:22

by Everyone Dies In Utah

from Polarities2012 Tragic Hero Records

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Dark Days

4:04

by Parkway Drive

from Dark Days2012 Epitaph

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Promise To No One

3:38

by Janus

from Nox Aeris2012 Realid Records

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Degenerate

4:13

by Monuments

from Gnosis2012 Century Media Records Ltd.

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Redeemer

4:30

by Bury Tomorrow

from The Union of Crowns2012 Nuclear Blast GmbH

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Hate Creation

3:25

by Whitechapel

from Whitechapel

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Don't Tell Me What to Dream

3:05

by God Forbid

from Equilibrium2012 Another Victory

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Blood

3:27

by In This Moment

from Blood2012 Century Media Records Ltd.

These Artists Will Play on "New Metal First"

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Born of a chance meeting and the innate musical rapport established between vocalist Maria Brink and lead guitarist Chris Howorth, In This Moment quickly grew from local cult favorites performing in Los Angeles clubs to a MySpace phenomenon before landing a deal with Century Media Records.

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Soilwork

The Swedish metal sextet Soilwork formed in early 1997, fusing the country's signature ultra-heavy death metal sound with the power-groove riffs of late-'70s, early-'80s British and European metal.

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Amorphis

Lead guitarist Esa Holopainen and drummer Jan Rechberger formed the band Amorphis in Finland in 1990.

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Stone Sour

Although Slipknot made their mainstream debut in the late '90s, singer Corey Taylor and guitarist Jim Root got their start a few years prior in Stone Sour.

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Bleed from Within

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Famous Last Words

Hailing from Petoskey, Michigan yet operating out of the greater Detroit area, hard-hitting post-rock/screamo/metalcore quintet Famous Last Words is built around the talents of vocalist JT, guitarist Tyler Myklebust, lead guitarist Ethan Osborn, drummer Craig Simons, and bassist Jesse Maddy.

880867

Howl

Forging a nervous truce between the worlds of progressive sludgecore and metalcore, Providence, RI's Howl were formed in 2006 and consist of vocalist/guitarist Vincent Hausman, guitarist Andrea Black, bassist Robert Icaza, and drummer Timmy St.

554391

Funeral for a Friend

Funeral for a Friend's energized blend of emo, metal, and post-hardcore was created by vocalist Matt Davies, guitarists Kris Roberts and Darran Smith, bassist Gareth Davies, and drummer Randy Richards.

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Hope for the Dying

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Sister Sin

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Senses Fail

Comprised of vocalist James "Buddy" Nielsen, guitarists Dave Miller and Garrett Zablocki, bassist Michael Glita (former percussionist for Tokyo Rose), and drummer Dan Trapp, the New Jersey outfit Senses Fail developed a slick amalgam of post-hardcore chuggery and emo heartbreak that recalled such fellow New Jersey-based groups as Saves the Day.

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The Color Morale

Formed in 2005, the Color Morale are a metalcore band based out of Rockford, Illinois. Made up of vocalist Garret Rapp, guitarists Devin King, Aaron Saunders, and Ramon Mendoza, bassist Justin Hieser, and drummer Steve Carey, the band's sound features a strong emotional core fortified by intense, punishing fits of chugging metal.

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Killswitch Engage

The four bandmembers who came together and created Killswitch Engage already had strong fan followings.

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Bring Me the Horizon

Fronted by a tattooed clothing designer and influenced by death metal, grindcore, and emo, Bring Me the Horizon aren't the average deathcore band.

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In Flames

After leaving Ceremonial Oath to form In Flames, founding member and guitarist Jesper Strömblad saw this project as a way of expressing his songwriting creativity rather than being stuck in the background.

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Affiance

Mixing the technicality of classic metal with the punishing drive of metalcore, Affiance perfectly blend the old with the new to create melodic metalcore with that old-school NWOBHM swagger.

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Parkway Drive

Hailing from the hippie-loving beachfront town of Byron Bay, Australia, metalcore outfit Parkway Drive blasted out of their serene surroundings touting a volatile blend of intricate metal riffing, punishing breakdowns, and hardcore's emotional tension.

1018728

Our Last Night

Founded in 2004, the New Hampshire-based screamo quintet Our Last Night is comprised of childhood friends Trevor Wentworth (vocals), Matt Wentworth (guitar, vocals), Alex Woodrow (bass), Colin Perry (guitar), and Tim Molloy (drums).

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Everyone Dies In Utah

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The Ghost Inside

Los Angeles, California-based metalcore outfit the Ghost Inside formed in 2006 under the moniker A Dying Dream.

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Monuments

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Bury Tomorrow

With a sound that merges the plaintiveness of post-hardcore with the punishing heaviness of metalcore, Bury Tomorrow attack listeners from all fronts with their emotionally charged metal assault.

807546

Five Finger Death Punch

Los Angeles-based thrash outfit Five Finger Death Punch formed in 2005 around the talents of former U.

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Escape the Fate

Appearing amid the fertile screamo scene of the 2000s, the Las Vegas quintet Escape the Fate prided itself, above all else, on an energetic and visceral live show.

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Asking Alexandria

Spanning two continents, three names, and nearly a dozen members, Asking Alexandria are a band whose short career seems to be more about change than anything else.

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Volbeat

Volbeat, a Danish metal band begun by former Dominus leader Michael Poulsen in October of 2001, became a dominant force not only in Danish metal, but in Danish rock as a whole, charting albums and singles on a regular basis.

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Voivod

Voivod (singer Denis "Snake" Belanger, guitarist Denis "Piggy" d'Amour, drummer Michel "Away" Langevin, and bassist Jean-Yves "Blacky" Theriault) were one of the first thrash bands from Canada to gain popularity outside of their home country.

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Sevendust

The Atlanta-based quintet Sevendust became one of the rising acts in late-'90s heavy metal with an aggressive blend of bottom-heavy riffs and soulful, accessible melodies.

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Kvelertak

Norwegian "black 'n' roll" sextet Kvelertak ("Chokehold") was formed in 2007 in Stavanger, Norway's third city and home to several popular gothic metal bands.

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I Am Empire

Spiritually charged San Jose, CA-based alternative rock outfit I Am Empire formed in 2008 around the talents of Austin Lyons (vocals), Andrew Stanton (lead guitar), Joshua Case (bass/vocals), Dan Otis (rhythm guitar), and Eric Martin (drums).

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I Am War

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Bullet For My Valentine

Since their inception in 2003, the Welsh quartet Bullet for My Valentine have been taking cues from '80s metal bands and the punk-infused metal of the new millennium to make melodic, metallic, dark rock songs.

292767

Spoken

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Silverstein

Originally formed in 2000 as a side project, Silverstein were launched by vocalist Shane Told, guitarist Josh Bradford, drummer Paul Koehler, guitarist Richard McWalter, and bassist Bill Hamilton in Ontario, Canada.

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Ghost B.C.

A band rife with contradictions, Sweden's Ghost preach extreme Satanic viewpoints over surprisingly lightweight heavy metal, and its members maintain a strict vow of anonymity, both on record and on-stage, where they obscure themselves under monks' cowls, except for their lead singer, whose skull-faced makeup, cardinal robes, miter and thurible reflect an anti-Pope, instead.

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Of Mice & Men

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Avenged Sevenfold

The members of metalcore outfit Avenged Sevenfold (or A7X) were still attending high school in Huntington Beach, CA, when they formed their band in 1999.

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Suffocation

Death metal band Suffocation was formed in New York in the early '90s, comprising vocalist Frank Mullen, guitarists Doug Cerrito and Terrance Hobbs, bassist Chris Richards, and drummer Mike Smith.

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Black Veil Brides

Formed in 2006, Black Veil Brides originally came together in Cincinnati, Ohio. Primarily the brainchild of vocalist Andy Six, the band combines cathartic metalcore/screamo with a dark, gothic image to set it apart from its contemporaries.

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Deftones

Deftones were one of the first groups to alternate heavy riffs and screamed vocals with more ethereal music and hushed singing -- spawning a fair amount of imitators in their wake.

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All That Remains

Formed by guitarist Oli Herbert and ex-Shadows Fall vocalist Phil Labonte in 1998, Massachusetts' All That Remains debuted in 2002 with Behind Silence and Solitude on Metal Blade.

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My Ticket Home

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The Amity Affliction

The Brisbane post-hardcore act Amity Affliction were formed in 2002 by a bunch of longtime pals, still high schoolers at the time, who had been affected by the death of their teenage friend in a road accident.

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A Bullet for Pretty Boy

1255631

Janus

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Whitechapel

Formed in 2006 by Phil Bozeman, Brandon Cagle, and Ben Savage, tech-heavy Knoxville, TN-based death metal outfit Whitechapel (named for the London neighborhood where the notorious Jack the Ripper disposed of most of his victims) blend grindcore, hardcore, and black metal into an unholy trinity of audio violence.

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God Forbid

God Forbid forges the gritting, teeth-baring bile of American death metal together with the melodic overtones of the so-called "New Wave of Swedish Death Metal" promulgated by bands like In Flames, Arch Enemy, and the late, lamented, and legendary At the Gates.

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Memphis May Fire

Memphis May Fire hails from Dallas, Texas, having formed in December 2006 when Chase Ryan (vocals), Kellen McGregor (guitar and vocals), Ryan Bentley (guitar), Austin Radford (bass), and Jeremy Grisham (drums), came together to write songs for an EP.

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Abandon All Ships

Formed in Toronto in 2006, Canadian metalcore band Abandon All Ships combine elements of electronic music and post-hardcore and technical metal into a strangely triumphant hybrid.

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Gojira

Taking their name from the original Japanese pronunciation of Godzilla, French heavy metal quartet Gojira have risen from utmost obscurity during the first half of their career to widespread global recognition in the second, including regular mention amongst the genre's leading new millennium upstarts.

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