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Usually, those pithy one-sentence band summaries are bad news, but in the case of SWORN ENEMY it might work. How about: "New York hardcore meets thrash metal in a Gothenburg back alley and gets in a bare-knuckles brawl?" Hell, that's corny enough to make it into a quote in a magazine ad. But it also...

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NERVECELL: New Album Studio Footage, Cover Artwork Posted Online

Dubai-based death/thrash metal act NERVECELL has posted video footage of the recording process for its new album, "Preaching Venom", which features PSYCROPTIC's David Haley (also of THE AMENTA, RUINS) on drums. Watch the video below and get an insight of what the band have been up to for the last th...

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SEE RED: New CD To Be Produced By Former VENOM Frontman TONY DOLAN

Rising UK metal band SEE RED has tapped Tony Dolan (ATOMKRAFT, ex-VENOM) to produce its next CD, which will be recorded later in the year. In other news, SEE RED has announced the addition of drummer Pete Wolfendale (ex-AGAINST THE GRAIN) to the group's ranks. Rehearsals have already begun for forth...

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VENOM To Raise 'Hell' In May

British black metal pioneers VENOM have set "Hell" as the title of their new album, due in May via Universal. According to a posting on the band's web site, the CD is "packed with 13 brand new malevolent tracks from the masters of black metal," including "Armageddon", "Straight To Hell", "Hand Of Go...

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RAVENS CREED: UK Dates Announced

RAVENS CREED, the "VENOM-worshipping scumbags" featuring ORANGE GOBLIN's Ben Ward, as well as Steve Watson (ex-IRON MONKEY),Jason Graham, James Kiely and former SABBAT bassist Frazer Craske, have scheduled the following UK dates: May 23 - Nottingham, Old Angel May 24 - Glasgow, [to be announced] Ma...

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Former SABBAT Bassist Joins RAVENS CREED

RAVENS CREED, the "VENOM-worshipping scumbags" featuring ORANGE GOBLIN's Ben Ward, as well as Steve Watson (ex-IRON MONKEY),Jason Graham and James Kiely, have announced the addition of former SABBAT bassist Frazer Craske to the group's ranks. "We are currently rehearsing for the 'Albion Thunder' UK...

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NERVECELL Completes Work On 'Preaching Venom'

Dubai-based death/thrash act NERVECELL has finally completed recording the highly anticipated new album, "Preaching Venom", which features PSYCROPTIC's David Haley (also of THE AMENTA, RUINS) on drums. The band has been busy over the last three months recording with producer Kiran Sequeira in Dubai,...

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AVENGER UK Confirmed For UK's ROCK OF AGES FEST

NWOBHM legends AVENGER UK (formerly AVENGER) have been confirmed for the Rock of Ages Fest, set to take place September 6-7 at the Palace in Tamworth, UK. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Saturday, September 6 TYGERS OF PAN TANG BURN GYPSY PISTOLEROS NEW GENERATION SUPERSTARS WAYST...

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Former VENOM/CARCASS Guitarist To Tour Europe With TWIN DRAGONS

Guitarist Mike Hickey, known for his work with VENOM, CARCASS, CATHEDRAL and CRONOS, will hit the road in Europe with the California-based heavy rock blues band TWIN DRAGONS. The dates are as follows: Apr. 03 - Nuovo Sottotetto Bologna Apr. 04 - Stazione Birra Roma Apr. 05 - Rockhouse Pescara, Pesca...

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THROWDOWN Vocalist Reveals Favorite Albums Of 2007; Video Available

Vocalist Dave Peters of Orange County, California's THROWDOWN recently revealed his 10 favorite albums of 2007 for MySpace's "A Place for Metal". Watch the seven-minute clip below. THROWDOWN's latest album, "Venom & Tears", was released on August 7, 2007 via Trustkill. The CD was produced by Mud...

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The Switch to Turn off Mankind

Talk about no frills… There is just something about the bleak cover art and an album title like "The Switch to turn off Mankind" that makes one think that AUDIOPAIN's latest offering is going to be a bullshit-less, straight to the point affair. And it is in fact that, as the underground Norwegian tr...

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ESOTERICA: New Single Available For Streaming

Bieler Bros. Records has announced the release of the first U.S. single from UK industrial rockers ESOTERICA, "Don't Rely On Anyone". The track is currently impacting rock radio stations across the nation and can be streamed online at this location. Set to hit U.S. stores on April 8, ESOTERICA's deb...

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'Black Metal' RAY WALLACE: A Heavy Metal Life Filled With Love

Marc Weisblott of Toronto's Eye Weekly reports: Ray Wallace, who died on Nov. 27, 2007, from complications arising from a brain aneurysm at age 45, was defying stereotypes for as long as anyone on the local heavy metal scene knew him. For one, he was as friendly as the music he lived for ...

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AC/DC: Club Tour, New Album On The Way

AC/DC will reportedly play special "secret" club gig on January 25 at Glashaus in Reinach, Switzerland. Only 400 tickets are apparently available for the concert, which is part of a short mini-tour of small venues the band is planning on undertaking at the end of the month. According to the Spanish...

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THROWDOWN: Video Interview With BEN DUSSAULT Available

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with THROWDOWN drummer Ben Dussault prior to the band's show in Montreal, Quebec, Canada this past summer. Watch the five-and-a-half-minute clip below. THROWDOWN's latest album, "Venom & Tears", was released on August 7, 2007 via Trustkill. The CD was produced...