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SLAUGHTER Reissues Due Via METAL MIND

Poland's Metal Mind Productions will re-release the two albums from the legendary Canadian band SLAUGHTER "Strappado", the debut album from 1986 featuring an extremely brutal combination of death and trash metal, spiced with some punk and hardcore influences; and "Not Dead Yet/Paranormal", the compi...

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HIRAX Hard At Work On 'El Rostro de la Muerte'

Following last year's release of HIRAX's highly acclaimed EP "Assassins Of War", the Long Beach thrashers have recorded six new songs with producer John Haddad for their upcoming album, "El Rostro de la Muerte". This will be the band's first full-length since the 2004 release "The New Age Of Terror"...

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STONE SOUR/Ex-SOULFLY Drummer ROY MAYORGA Working With Reunited AMEBIX

UK "crust punk" pioneers AMEBIX have reformed and are currently working on a DVD of rare live footage, tentatively due later in the year. Entitled "Risen", the disc will also contain documentary interviews with bandmembers past and present and some other people involved with or directly influenced b...

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WALLS OF JERICHO Prepares To Release 'Redemption'

Trustkill Records has set an April 29 release date for the highly anticipated new EP from Detroit's WALLS OF JERICHO, entitled "Redemption". Produced by Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR),the CD may surprise some fans used to the band's brutal metal because it features a primarily melodic vocals a...

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GRAVEYARD RODEO: We Are 'Heaviest, Loudest, Darkest, Most Frightening Original Band Out There'

Drummer Wayne "Doobie" Fabra of the reunited legendary Lousiana hardcore/metal pioneers GRAVEYARD RODEO has issued the following update: "We are currently looking for a guitar player who is reliable, serious and who can tour. Do you have what it takes? Tired of hearing the same old dime-a-dozen deat...

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VENOM Planning Festival Appearances

British black metal pioneers VENOM have issued the following update: "VENOM are planning to play a select number of festival shows this summer to coincide with the release of their new album. The band's management are now in negotiations with promoters to confirm the shows." VENOM is expected to per...

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SLAYER, VENOM, CANDLEMASS, ROTTING CHRIST, KRISIUN Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

SLAYER, VENOM, CANDLEMASS, DANKO JONES, ROTTING CHRIST, KRISIUN, SHAI HULUD, BLEEDING THROUGH, THROWDOWN, DISFEAR, BLACK TIDE and PUNISH YOURSELF have been confirmed for this year's Hellfest festival, set to take place June 20-22, 2008 at Clisson, France. The festival billing is shaping up as follow...

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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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NERVECELL To Support VADER In Egypt

Dubai-based death/thrash metal band NERVECELL has been confirmed as the support act for VADER on April 11 in Cairo, Egypt. This will mark NERVECELL's second appearance in Egypt as the group had previously headlined Egypt Metal Festival in March 2007. Check out a flyer for the show at this location....

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GLOOMY GRIM Confirmed For Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT Festival

Finnish black metal project GLOOMY GRIM has been confirmed for this year's Brutal Assault festival, set to take place August 14-16 at the Jaromer Army Fortress in Josefov, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGNOSTIC FRONT ALL SHALL PERISH BEHEADED BEHEMOTH CARCASS CEPHALI...

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SIGH Records Tribute Album To VENOM

Japanese black metal act SIGH has recorded a six-song tribute to legendary black metal band VENOM, titled "Sigh's Tribute to Venom", at Earth Studios. This release will mark the recording debut of Mikannibal (vocals, sax) with SIGH. "Sigh's Tribute to Venom" track listing: 01. Black Metal 02. Schizo...

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NERVECELL: 'Preaching Venom' Release Date Announced

Dubai-based death/thrash metal act NERVECELL will release its new album, "Preaching Venom", on April 1 via Music Master in the Middle East and North Africa region. "Preaching Venom" features PSYCROPTIC's David Haley (also of THE AMENTA, RUINS) on drums. The CD was mixed at Hertz Studio (VADER, DECAP...

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VENOMOUS CONCEPT: 'Poisoned Apple' Details Revealed

Featuring such illustrious members as Shane Embury (guitar, NAPALM DEATH),Kevin Sharp (vocals, BRUTAL TRUTH),Danny Lilker (bass, BRUTAL TRUTH, NUCLEAR ASSAULT) and Danny Herrera (drums, NAPALM DEATH),VENOMOUS CONCEPT are about to deliver a furious old school hardcore/punk assault with their secon...

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GLOOMY GRIM: 'Under The Spell Of The Unlight' Artwork, Release Date Revealed

Anticulture Records has set a May 26 release date for "Under the Spell of the Unlight", the new album from the Finnish black metal project GLOOMY GRIM. Check out the cover artwork at this location. According to a press release, "It all began in 1984 as HELLSTORM. Agathon (vocals) got his first influ...

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Demon Entrails

What else can possibly be said about these legendary demos? Even if you're not as convinced as Tom G. Warrior and Martin Ain are of their avant-garde visionary genius, it's hard to deny that the tapes preserved here – primitive racket from depressed and morbid teens in a Switzerland bunker – set the...