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TRIDENT: 'Jaws Of Satan' Video Released

"Jaws Of Satan (Spawns Of Hell)", the new video from TRIDENT — the Swedish death metal band formed by guitarist Johan Norman (DISSECTION, SOULREAPER) — can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's debut album, "World Destruction", which came out on March 22 via Regain Records. The CD was rec...

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IN FLAMES: New Album Tentatively Due In May/June

Swedish metallers IN FLAMES have entered their own IF studios in Gothenburg, Sweden with engineer Roberto Laghi (HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, LOK, SONIC SYNDICATE) to begin recording their new album for a tentative May/June 2011 release. Several photos from the studio can be viewed below. According to the ba...

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DEATHDESTRUCTION: New Rehearsal Footage

Brand new rehearsal footage of DEATHDESTRUCTION — the new Swedish metal "supergroup" featuring members of EVERGREY, HAMMERFALL and DEAD BY APRIL — can be viewed below. DEATHDESTRUCTION recently finished recording its debut album at IN FLAMES' IF Studios with producer Roberto Laghi (IN FLAMES, HARDCO...

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Relentless Retribution

There's a fine line ya gotta tread, when you're an old band bringing new material to the table (especially an act reuniting after a layoff). You wanna be relevant and create music that stands up with stuff that stands with the current crop of metal, but ratchet up the intensity too far and your old-...

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Ex-SONIC SYNDICATE Singer RICHARD SJUNNESSON Discusses His Departure On 'Metalheadz' (Audio)

Peter Bailey of the "Metalheadz" radio show conducted an interview with former SONIC SYNDICATE co-vocalist Richard Sjunnesson about his departure from the band. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. In a lengthy and rambling message posted on his newly launched official blog, Richard Sj...

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THE OCEAN's ROBIN STAPS Interviewed By INFERNAL MASQUERADE (Audio)

Infernal Masquerade webzine recently conducted an interview with Robin Staps of THE OCEAN. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Due to "technical problems during the manufacturing process," the release date of "Anthropocentric", the new album from THE OCEAN has been pushed ba...

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FINNTROLL Frontman Interviewed On 'The Governor's Ball' (Audio)

Vocalist Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns of Finnish folk metallers FINNTROLL interviewed for the latest episode of "The Governor's Ball". You can now stream the program in two parts below. "Nifelvind", the latest album from FINNTROLL, was released in North America on March 9 via Century Media Records. The...

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Ex-SONIC SYNDICATE Singer Slams Former Bandmates For 'Their Inability To Play Decent Music'

Video footage of Swedish/British modern metallers SONIC SYNDICATE performing the song "Jack Of Diamonds" on November 2, 2010 in Frankfurt, Germany can be viewed below. SONIC SYNDICATE is currently touring Europe without co-vocalist Richard Sjunnesson, who claims to have left the band due to "their i...

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FORBIDDEN: 'Omega Wave' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Omega Wave", the new album from reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN, sold around 950 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 27 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and develop...

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FIREWIND: 'Days Of Defiance' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Days Of Defiance", the new album from Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND — who feature in their ranks current OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. — sold around 700 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 53 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, w...

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VINNIE PAUL Says He Has His 'Own Personal Reasons' For Not Wanting To Deal With ANSELMO, BROWN

On November 1, 2010, Sonic Shocks conducted an interview with HELLYEAH/ex-PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow. On the 20th-anniversary reissue of PANTERA's "Cowboys From Hell" album: Vinnie: "It's pretty special. It doesn't feel like 20 y...

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DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA In Writing Mode

Swedish avant-garde rock band DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA is writing material for its next CD, tentatively due in 2011. The group states, "New album is coming along slowly but surely. We have around 11 songs in various stages of completion at the moment and we're still counting. Some working titles are:...

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SALOME: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Terminal", the new album from the extreme sludge doom metal trio SALOME, is available for streaming in its entirety at NPR.org. (Note: The stream wil only be availble until November 9.) Described as the band "most accomplished and epic work to date," the CD is said to be "an intense 70-plus-minute...

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THE OCEAN: 'Anthropocentric' Delayed

Due to "technical problems during the manufacturing process," the release date of "Anthropocentric", the new album from THE OCEAN has been pushed back to November 19 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy; and November 22 in the rest of Europe. The CD will be released as a limited digipak contai...

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Former MISERY LOVES CO. Vocalist Performs With MAN.MACHINE.INDUSTRY In Karlstad (Video)

Former MISERY LOVES CO. lead vocalist Patrik Wirén joined MAN.MACHINE.INDUSTRY on stage when the band supported SONIC SYNDICATE in Karlstad, Sweden on October 16. Wirén and MAN.MACHINE.INDUSTRY performed the song "Almost Gone" which Patrik co-wrote and recorded with the group for MAN.MACHINE.INDUSTR...