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THROWDOWN Guitarist Praises PANTERA, Slams TRUSTKILL RECORDS

At the recent Scum of the Earth tour stop with SOILWORK and WAR OF AGES in New York City, MetalSucks had a chance to sit down and chat with THROWDOWN guitarist Mark Choiniere. Mark talked about the tour, THROWDOWN's new album "Venom & Tears", his thoughts on the constant comparisons to PANTERA,...

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Metal Photographer STEPHEN JENSEN Releases New Photo Book

From straight out of the photo pit and backstage photo sessions is the long-awaited, limited edition photo book, "Music Photography - Volume 1" by one of the music industry's busiest and many say most stylized photographers, the critically acclaimed Stephen D. Jensen of F3 Studios in Crystal Lake, I...

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AVULSED Confirmed For Slovenia's METAL MANIA OPEN AIR

Madrid, Spain-based death-grinders AVULSED have been confirmed for the Metal Mania Open Air 08 festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Komen, Slovenia (with a "warm-up" concert scheduled for August 13). The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AVULSED BRUTART BURNING LEGION CYCLNE DICKLESS...

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ENEMY OF THE SUN Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

ENEMY OF THE SUN, the German band featuring guitarist Waldemar Sorychta also former member of GRIP INC./DESPAIR and producer for such bands as LACUNA COIL and MOONSPELL has been confirmed for this year's Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 9-11, 2008 at the Gelsenkirchen Amphitheatre in Gelsen...

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OMNIUM GATHERUM Begins Recording New Album

Finnish metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM have issued the following update: "Drum recordings of the fourth OMNIUM GATHERUM album have started at Sound Supreme Studios in Hmeenlinna, Finland with Janne Saksa. Next weekend we'll change the location to our local SouthEastSounds studio to Karhula where we'll be...

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Killing Season

Four-year wait between albums. Terrible album cover. Generic album title. A song called "Sonic Beatdown". Is it any wonder I was nervous about giving this one a spin? I shoulda known better — DEATH ANGEL are doing things on their own terms these days, for the right reasons, and they'll release anoth...

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TODESBONDEN To Release 'Sleep Now, Quiet Forest' In June

TODESBONDEN, the atmospheric doom band founded by Laurie Ann Haus (AUTUMN TEARS, EPHEMERAL SUN, NEST, RAIN FELL WITHIN, GARDEN OF SHADOWS),will release its new album, "Sleep Now, Quiet Forest", on June 24 via Prophecy North America. According to a press release, TODESBONDEN is an exotic blend of wo...

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CRYSTALLION To Release 'Hattin' In May

Dockyard 1 has announced the signing of German "noble power metal" hopefuls CRYSTALLION. The Bavarians will release their second album, "Hattin", on May 16. The group's first CD, "A Dark Enchanted Crystal Night", came out in 2006 and was well received by fans and media. Germany's Rock Hard magazine...

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ICED EARTH Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

ICED EARTH has been confirmed for this year's Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 9-11, 2008 at the Gelsenkirchen Amphitheatre in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. ICED EARTH will headline the event on Sunday, May 11. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMORPHIS ASPHYX CELTIC FROST DIE APOKAL...

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OMNIUM GATHERUM To Enter Studio This Weekend

Finnish metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM have issued the following update: "OMNIUM GATHERUM have been confirmed to take part to the last leg of the 'Ithyphallic' Europe Tour in September/October 2008 with NILE, GRAVE and BELPHEGOR. We'll be doing the last leg of the tour and visit UK, Germany, Holland, Bel...

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STRATOVARIUS Mainman Says His New Rock Opera Is ' For The People Who Still Have A Heart'

STRATOVARIUS mainman Timo Tolkki has issued the following update on his recently released classical rock opera, "Saana - Warrior of Light Part 1: Journey to Crystal Island": "After I wrote the story over two years ago, I knew immediately that it would be a story that would divide people. I have foll...

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PRO-PAIN Confirmed For Slovenia's METAL MANIA OPEN AIR

PRO-PAIN, LASTDAYHERE and SO I SIN have been confirmed for the Metal Mania Open Air 08 festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Komen, Slovenia (with a "warm-up" concert scheduled for August 13). The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BRUTART BURNING LEGION CYCLNE DICKLESS TRACY GORGOROTH...

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FIREWIND Guitarist To Guest On New HEAVENWOOD Album

FIREWIND guitarist Gus G. has recorded a guest solo for "Redemption", the third album from the Portugese metal/goth rock band HEAVENWOOD, due in September via Recital Records. Gus appears in the track "One Step to Devotion", "matching perfectly HEAVENWOOD's emotive music with is thundering solo!" ac...

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HIM: 'Digital Versatile Doom' Delayed

Finnish "love metallers" HIM have pushed back the release date of their new CD/DVD, "Digital Versatile Doom: Live at the Orpheum Theatre", to April 29 from the previously announced April 1. The live portion of the DVD was recorded/filmed at the band's November 14-15, 2007 concerts at the Orpheum The...

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CRYSTAL EYES: New Label, Songtitles Revealed

Swedish/Danish metallers CRYSTAL EYES have issued the following update: "So what have we been up to lately? Well last year we mutually decided to part ways with our label Heavy Fidelity. During the year the songs for the upcoming album were finished, and a demo was recorded and past around to some l...