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MERCENARY Frontman: New Album Is 'F**king Killer!'

Vocalist Mikkel Sandager of the Danish metal band MERCENARY has issued the following update: "So now we have the finished the new album and it is fucking killer!! The best one we did yet, in my honest oppinion. It is much more raw and to the point and still it has the best melodies we ...

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SOILWORK Guitarist Talks About The Making Of 'Sworn To A Great Divide'

MetalSucks recently sat down with guitarist Ola Frenning of Swedish metal kings SOILWORK mere hours before their sold-out show at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, LAMB OF GOD, and DEVILDRIVER. Frenning talked about the tour, the band's new album "Sworn to a Great Divide",...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: 'Sonic TV' Episode Three Posted Online

The third installment of SONIC SYNDICATE's "Sonic TV" is now online and can be viewed below. This episode documents the Swedish band's hijinx while on tour in Europe with SOILWORK, DARK TRANQUILLITY and CALIBAN. SONIC SYDICATE is currently making its U.S. live debut with AMON AMARTH and HIMSA. The b...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, LAMB OF GOD, DEVILDRIVER, SOILWORK: Photos From Tour Kick-Off Available

ReturnToThePit.com has uploaded photos from the first show of the U.S. tour featuring KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, LAMB OF GOD, DEVILDRIVER and SOILWORK. Pictures from the concert — which took place last night (November 28) at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Massaschusetts — can be viewed at this location. KILLS...

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PAIN: Moscow Concert Footage, Photos Available

Russia's Darkside e-zine has posted video footage of PAIN — the Swedish band featuring HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tägtgren — performing the song "Bitch" on November 24, 2007 at Club Shadow in Moscow. Watch the clip below. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Intro 02. Same Old Song 03. Crashed 04. N...

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DANKO JONES: Tour Dates Announced

Canadian rock 'n' roll trio DANKO JONES has scheduled the following dates: Dec. 08 - Montreal, Quebec - Les Saints Dec. 20 - Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern Feb. 14 - Stockholm, Sweden - Close-Up Båten Feb. 16 - Cologne, Germany - Palladium DANKO JONES will play an exclusive Swedish concert at t...

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NAILDOWN Parts Ways With Keyboardist

Finnish melodic death/power metal band NAILDOWN has issued the following update: "As some of you have might witnessed on our last two gigs, we pulled those shows without Jarmo [Puikkonen, keyboards] so it's time to tell the truth for everybody about the situation. "NAILDOWN has parted ways with keyb...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY: New Performance, Interview Footage Posted Online

A six-minute video clip featuring performance footage of Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY ("Focus Shift") — shot during the recent Eastpak Antidote Tour alongside CALIBAN, SOILWORK and SONIC SYNDICATE — as well as an interview with vocalist Mikael Stanne can be viewed below. DARK TR...

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SOILWORK Frontman To Guest On Tomorrow's 'Tinitus'

SOILWORK frontman Björn "Speed" Strid was interviewed for this week's "Tinitus" radio show, airing tomorrow night (Wednesday, November 21) between 20.00 CET (8:00 p.m.) and 22.00 CET (10:00 p.m.) on Norway's P3. "Tinitus" is Norway's most popular metal show with an average of over 60,000 listeners p...

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SYMPHONY X: More European Tour Dates Announced

Progressive metallers SYMPHONY X have scheduled the following European headlining dates in February/March 2008: Feb. 13 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle Feb. 14 - Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall Feb. 15 - Hellendoorn, Netherlands - Lantaarn Feb. 16 - Zoetermeer, Netherlands - Boerderij Feb. 17 - S...

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SCAR SYMMETRY: New Album Title Announced

Swedish metallers SCAR SYMMETRY have issued the following update: "We're back home from the Live Consternation North American tour, together with KATATONIA, INSOMNIUM and SWALLOW THE SUN. It's been an amazing month and we've had nothing but the best of times. We would like to sincerely thank everyon...

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NEVERMORE Frontman Reveals THE SISTERS OF MERCY Cover Track For Solo Debut

NEVERMORE frontman Warrel Dane has revealed more information about THE SISTERS OF MERCY cover song that he has recorded for his upcoming solo debut, tentatively due in early 2008 via Century Media Records. Said Dane: "OK, so since there's so much speculation about what SISTERS song it's going to be,...

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SYMPHONY X: German Headlining Shows Announced

According to Target Concerts, progressive metallers SYMPHONY X have scheduled the following German headlining dates in February 2008: Feb. 13 – Hamburg, GER - Markthalle Feb. 14 - Köln, GER - Live Music Hall Feb. 17 - Stuttgart, GER - Röhre Feb. 19 - Berlin, GER - ColumbiaClub Feb. 20 - Frankfurt, G...

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NEVERMORE Frontman Reveals Partial Track Listing For Solo Debut

NEVERMORE frontman Warrel Dane has revealed a partial track listing for his upcoming solo debut, tentatively due in early 2008 via Century Media Records. Dane has written about eight tracks with former SOILWORK guitarist-turned-producer Peter Wichers and has also collaborated with ex-HIMSA guitarist...

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Sworn to a Great Divide

SOILWORK sounds like SOILWORK at this point — whether that's a good thing to you or not is another story, but the fact remains that you could pick this CD out of a lineup in about three notes. For all the talk of returning to form or getting heavier, the band still builds what amount ...