Artist: THROWDOWN
Album: VENOM & TEARS (CD)

Year: 2007
Media type: CD

Throwdown, tightly coiled, is squeezing the world for the kill and poised to sink their collective fangs into the backbone of American metal. Rising from the underground world of the do-it-yourself hardcore scene with a recipe made up of Pantera, Machine Head, Sepultura and early Metallica, their mission is boldly proclaimed on on their new album, Venom & Tears.

Their targets? The vacuous mainstream, the fashionable phonies in the "scene," and the wannabe tough guys who hop just as eagerly from trend to trend while swearing their supposed loyalty to "keeping it real."

With their values intact and their pride holstered at their sides, Throwdown have issued ultimatum after ultimatum with empowering, venom-fueled songs. Liars and fakes, move aside, or be crushed.

Throwdown destroyed the second stage on Ozzfest. Owned the inaugural Sounds Of The Underground. And all summer long, they will headline the Ernie Ball stage on Warped Tour, demolishing all in their path.

Hardened by tough breaks, a few lineup changes, and plenty of hours on the road away from friends and family touring with their friends in bands as diverse as Soulfly, Lamb Of God and As I Lay Dying, Throwdown entered the studio earlier this year with Mudrock and crafted their defining work, the most fully-realized album of their career.

The heavy metallic fury and venomous bite of Venom & Tears is timeless, recalling the heyday of mid-90s metal with the spirit of traditional street punk and hardcore. One of Alternative Press's "Most Anticipated Albums," it is alternately forward-thinking and modern, delivering on the promise of the metallic 2005 album Vendetta and Throwdown's 2004's breakout album "Haymaker," which gave Revolver magazine cause to herald Throwdown as part of "The Future Of Metal" in a 2005 cover story. "Burn" lit MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" ablaze, earning a coveted spot on the compilation of the same name. Within hours of being posted, new tracks like "Holy Roller" and "S.C.U.M." garnered thousands of plays from the Throwdown faithful eager to hear what the band has created.

Get ready for a new level of heavy music with depth, passion and truthful emotion, from the emotional title track to the anthemic "Americana," it's a guitar-solo filled and adrenaline fueled power-smash of riffs and rhythms, shifting tempos and grooving ferocity. Get ready for 'Venom & Tears'.

TRACKLIST:

01. Holy Roller
02. Day Of The Dog
03. S.C.U.M.
04. Americana
05. Weight Of The World
06. Cancer
07. Hellbent (On War)
08. No Love
09. Venom & Tears
10. I'll Never Die A Poisoned Death
11. I, Suicide
12. Godspeed

LINE-UP:

Vocals: Dave Peters
Bass: Matt Mentley
Guitar: Mark Choiniere
Drums: Ben Dussault