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PAIN: Tour Diary Relaunched

Swedish metallers PAIN, who kicked off a European tour with NIGHTWISH and INDICA on March 11 in London, have relaunched their official tour diary at this location. The NIGHTWISH trek will wrap on April 4 in Debrecen, Hungary. A trailer for the tour can be viewed below. As previously reported, Peter...

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EXIVIOUS Featuring CYNIC, TEXTURES Members: Debut Album Due In May

Holland's fusion metal act EXIVIOUS, which features members of legendary U.S. prog band CYNIC and Dutch metallers TEXTURES, will release its self-titled debut album on May 11 through the EXIVIOUS web site and MySpace page. The LP will be made available in a limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies,...

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MESHUGGAH Guitarist: To Call NIGHTWISH Metal Is 'A F**king Insult'

MetalSucks' Vince Neilstein conducted an interview with guitarist Mårten Hagström of the Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH prior to the band's New York City show with CYNIC and THE FACELESS. An excerpt from the chat follows below. MetalSucks: You guys came from Sweden with a lot of fa...

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OBSCURA Guitarist Discusses Songwriting Process; Video Available

Like many other bands, German death metallers OBSCURA rely on modern technology to write and exchange their music before going into the studio. Guitarist Christian Muenzner (ex-NECROPHAGIST) is not a newcomer when it comes to this way of working. "I think today a lot of bands work like this, but we...

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DRAGONFORCE, TURISAS Featured In ARTE's 'Tracks' Program

DRAGONFORCE, TURISAS, WAYLANDER and FOLKSTONE will be featured on the series "Tracks" on Arte (Association Relative à la Télévision Européenne),a Franco-German TV network, on Friday, March 13 beginning at approximately 11:10 p.m. The segment will deal with metal acts that focus on heroic, fantastic...

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GNOSTIC: Debut Album Release Date Announced

Atlanta, Georgia-based metallers GNOSTIC — who feature in their ranks three members of the current lineup of ATHEIST — will release their debut album, "Engineering the Rule", on May 25 via France's Season Of Mist. GNOSTIC's sound is described in a press release as follows: "Taking the progressive so...

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PAIN Mainman To Be Interviewed On TotalRock

Peter Tägtgren of Swedish metallers PAIN and HYPOCRISY will be interviewed by TP of TotalRock on Tuesday, March 17 between 12:00 p.m. (noon) and 3:00 p.m. U.K. time. You can listen to the program live via the Internet at www.totalrock.com. PAIN is main support for Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers...

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SOLSTICE: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed; Audio Sample Available

The reunited South Florida death/thrash metal band SOLSTICE has set "To Dust" as the title of its new album. 11 songs were laid down during the sessions, including a cover of an old song by the Miami progressive metallers CYNIC. The group says, "The plan is to put it out through an online retailer w...

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DAATH, CYNIC To Support DRAGONFORCE On U.S. Tour

Atlanta-based metallers DAATH and reunited progressive rock/metal band CYNIC have been confirmed as the support acts for DRAGONFORCE on their upcoming U.S. tour. The dates are as follows: Apr. 15 - House of Blues, Anaheim, CA Apr. 17 - Knitting Factory, Boise, IA Apr. 18 - Knitting Factory, Spokane,...

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XERATH: New Song Posted Online

U.K.-based experimental/progressive extreme metallers XERATH have posted a new song, "Reform Pt. 1", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the band's debut album, "Xerath I", which is scheduled for release this spring via Candlelight Records. The CD was mixed in France by Brett Caldas-Lima (CYN...

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PAIN: Tour Trailer Posted Online

Swedish metallers PAIN, who feature in their ranks producer, songwriter and performer Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY),will be main support for NIGHTWISH on their upcoming European tour. The trek is scheduled to kick off on March 11 in London, England and wrap on April 4 in Debrecen, Hungary. A trailer f...

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CYNIC: New Video Interview With PAUL MASVIDAL Available

Metal Injection has posted a new interview (see video footage below) with lead vocalist/guitarist Paul Masvidal of prog-death legends CYNIC. Paul talks about the band's reunion, the new record, the future of CYNIC, how he stays so calm, changes in the scene between when he left and now, jazz-fusion...

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SOLSTICE: New Music To Debut Online This Weekend

The reunited South Florida death/thrash metal band SOLSTICE entered the studio on September 18 to begin recording its new album for an early 2009 release. 11 songs were laid down during the sessions, including a cover of an old song by the Miami progressive metallers CYNIC. Commented SOLSTICE: "We'l...

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PESTILENCE: Another New Song Posted Online

Resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metal outfit PESTILENCE has uploaded a new song, "Devouring Frenzy", on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Resurrection Macabre", which is scheduled for release on March 13 in Europe (April 14 in the U.S.) via Holland's Mascot...

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CYNIC Members To Guest On BROKEN WAVE RADIO 1

Guitarist/vocalist Paul Masvidal and drummer Sean Reinert of the reunited progressive rock/metal band CYNIC will be live in the studio of Broken Wave Radio 1 on Friday, March 6 at 11:00 a.m. PST. Adam from BWR1's "10 at 10" will be hanging out with Paul and Sean to discuss the band's new album and t...