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The Formation of Damnation
We never knew how much we'd miss armchair-quarterbacking on the rocky road of TESTAMENT's career until it was replaced by a nine-year flatline. We all debated when and why the band fell off their seemingly divine fast track to stadium stardom (let's get it out in the open now — "Souls of Black" was...May 19, 2008
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LIGHT THIS CITY: New Video Interview Available
Metal Mark from Local Productions conducted an interview with vocalist Laura Nichol and guitarist Brian Forbes of San Francisco's melodic death metallers LIGHT THIS CITY on May 13, 2008 at the Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia. The six-minute clip, which contains footage of the band's concert at the ve...May 16, 2008
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TESTAMENT: Preview Clips From MTV's '52/52' Available
TESTAMENT will be the featured artist on MTV for an entire week beginning May 19 as part of the channel's "52/52" campaign. Performances including footage shot on April 2 on the Alcatraz Island (more commonly known simply as Alcatraz) and video material that was filmed at the April 6 concert at the...May 16, 2008
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BONDED BY BLOOD Scraps MICHAEL ROSEN Album Recordings
When it was announced in late 2007 that the young, new thrash sensation BONDED BY BLOOD was set to record its debut album with producer Michael Rosen, the band and fans alike were understandably excited. Having previously worked with thrash legends such as TESTAMENT and VIO-LENCE, Rosen was an obvio...May 16, 2008
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FORBIDDEN: More European Tour Dates Announced
Reactivated Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN have scheduled the following European tour dates: Jun. 20 - The Rock - Copenhagen, DEN Jun. 21 - Turock - Essen, GER Jun. 22 - Hellfest - Clisson, FRA Jun. 23 - Radar - Torino, ITA Jun. 24 - Stuk - Maribor, SLO Jun. 25 - Sotto Tetto - Bologna, ...May 15, 2008
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TESTAMENT To Film 'More Than Meets The Eye' Video
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have chosen acclaimed video director Thomas Mignone (AVENGED SEVENFOLD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, SLIPKNOT) to shoot the video for "More Than Meets The Eye", the first single from the group's new album, "The Formation of Damnation". Eric Peterson had the f...May 15, 2008
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TESTAMENT: More Information Revealed About MTV's '52/52' Campaign
TESTAMENT will be the featured artist on MTV for an entire week beginning May 19 as part of the channel's "52/52" campaign. Performances including footage shot on April 2 on the Alcatraz Island (more commonly known simply as Alcatraz) and video material that was filmed at the April 6 concert at the...May 14, 2008
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TESTAMENT: Looney Tunes Signing Session Announced
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT will take part in a signing session for their brand new record, "The Formation of Damnation", at Looney Tunes in West Babylon, New York on Sunday, August 10. The group's in-store schedule is now shaping up as follows: Sunday, May 18, 2008: Hot Topic...May 14, 2008
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TESTAMENT Guitarist ALEX SKOLNICK Issues Update
TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick has issued the following update: "Spring is here and not a moment too soon. As this is being written, I'm in a place I've never been: Grand Forks, North Dakota. I believe this is one of five states in the U.S. that I've never been, the other four being South Dakota,...May 13, 2008
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DEL JAMES: New Audio Interview Posted Online
The latest "Talking Metal" podcast features a very special interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with author, songwriter, and musician Del James. Topics include Del's cult classic collection of short stories "The Language of Fear", his upcoming novel "A Celebration of Pain", songw...May 13, 2008
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DECREPIT BIRTH Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
Nuclear Blast Records has announced the signing of technical brutal death metallers DECREPIT BIRTH from Santa Cruz, California. The band, founded in 2001, has so far released two highly acclaimed albums, "And Time Begins" (2003) and "Diminishing Between Worlds" (2008). Commented the band: "Nuclear B...May 13, 2008
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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Sits Out ROCK HARD FESTIVAL Performance; Photos Available
TESTAMENT lead guitarist Alex Skolnick was forced to sit out the band's May 9, 2008 performance at the Rock Hard Festival at the Gelsenkirchen Amphitheatre in Gelsenkirchen, Germany due to scheduling conflicts (he was in the middle of a short Yamaha-sponsored acoustic guitar clinic tour in the U.S.)...May 13, 2008
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HAREM SCAREM to Release 'Hope' In July
Frontiers Records will release the final HAREM SCAREM studio album, "Hope", in Europe on July 4. No other band in the melodic rock genre has delivered the goods through such a varied discography throughout their career as HAREM SCAREM. The Canadian quartet makes no exception to the rule with the ban...May 12, 2008
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TERROR SYNDROME: New Song Posted Online
TERROR SYNDROME, the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based band featuring THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen, has posted the song "Thrill Pill" from its newly completed self-titled debut album on the group's MySpace page. The effort was mixed by Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG...May 12, 2008
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ICED EARTH: Video Footage, Photos From Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL Posted Online
ICED EARTH played its third show with vocalist Matt Barlow back as the group's frontman last night (Sunday, May 11) at the Rock Hard Festival at the Gelsenkirchen Amphitheatre in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Fan-filmed video footage of the song "Dark Saga" can be viewed below. Check out photos from the c...May 12, 2008
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