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KYLE THOMAS Says 'It's Pointless' To Argue Over Whether PANTERA Was Influenced By EXHORDER

In a new interview with The Growl Podcast, vocalist Kyle Thomas of New Orleans-based thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER once again spoke about his band's supposed influence on PANTERA's decision to move from a power metal act to a more aggressive form of thrash. Addressing the fact that EXHORDER played...

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THE HALO EFFECT Announces February/March 2027 European Tour With LACUNA COIL And OMNIUM GATHERUM

Hot off the release of driving new single "Lest We Fall" and a run of successful shows with HEAVEN SHALL BURN and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, melodic death metal mavens THE HALO EFFECT have announced their 2027 European Tour. The Swedish five-piece, whose members defined the often-imitated Gothenburg s...

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EXHORDER's KYLE THOMAS Explains Split With Longtime Drummer SASHA HORN

In a new interview with Metal Horror Madman, EXHORDER frontman Kyle Thomas discussed the band's recent announcement that drummer Sasha Horn was leaving the group in order to "focus on his personal life". Temporarily replacing him on the road will be Corey Pierce of GOD FORBID fame. A permanent repla...

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EXHORDER Parts Ways With Longtime Drummer SASHA HORN

Drummer Sasha Horn has left EXHORDER in order to "focus on his personal life". Temporarily replacing him on the road will be Corey Pierce of GOD FORBID fame. A permanent replacement for Horn has not yet been announced. Earlier today, EXHORDER released the following statement via social media: "After...

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OMNIUM GATHERUM Vocalist JUKKA PELKONEN Diagnosed With Lymphoma

Jukka Pelkonen, vocalist of Finnish melodic death metal powerhouse OMNIUM GATHERUM, has been diagnosed with lymphoma, a cancer that affects the lymphatic system. As a result, Jukka will miss the band's European "May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way" tour, which is scheduled to kick off on February...

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OMNIUM GATHERUM Surprise Releases New Single 'Moongold'

Finnish melodic death metal powerhouse OMNIUM GATHERUM, currently wrapping up the final dates of their Finnish tour this weekend in Jyväskylä and Helsinki, are fueling their upcoming spring live run with a brand-new surprise single, "Moongold". The song was written and recorded during the sessions f...

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EXHORDER's Next Album Will Include Songwriting Contributions From Former CANNIBAL CORPSE Guitarist PAT O'BRIEN

In a new interview with The Chill Dude On A Couch, vocalist Kyle Thomas of thrash and groove trailblazers EXHORDER was asked about a possible follow-up to the band's fourth full-length album, "Defectum Omnium", which came out in March 2024 via Nuclear Blast Records. The 55-year-old New Orleans-based...

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May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way

There has always been something intrinsically classy about OMNIUM GATHERUM. Purveyors of an immaculate strain of melodic death metal for nearly 30 years, the Finns have increasingly sounded like the subgenre's most resolute guardians. Founder and guitarist Markus Vanhala may be the only remaining me...

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EXHORDER Is Starting To Work On New Music; Next Album Tentatively Due In 2027

In a new interview with "Reckless" Rexx Ruger of the Pod Scum podcast, vocalist Kyle Thomas of thrash and groove trailblazers EXHORDER was asked about a possible follow-up to the band's fourth full-length album, "Defectum Omnium", which came out in March 2024 via Nuclear Blast Records. The 55-year-o...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Was A Member Of EXHORDER 'For About Three Hours', Says VINNIE LABELLA

In a new interview with "Reckless" Rexx Ruger of Pod Scum, Vinnie LaBella, founding guitarist of New Orleans-based thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER, cited by many as the originators of the riff-heavy power-groove approach popularized by PANTERA, spoke about his former band's supposed influence on PANT...

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Nordic Gothic

With the possible exception of death metal workaholic Rogga Johansson, the hardest working man in Swedish metal is Mikael Stanne. Frankly, it is hard to conceive quite where the melo-death legend gets his energy from. Aside from fronting DARK TRANQUILLITY for more than 30 years, he is also currently...

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CEMETERY SKYLINE Feat. DARK TRANQUILLITY, INSOMNIUM, AMORPHIS, DIMMU BORGIR, SENTENCED Members: 'The Coldest Heart' Single Released

CEMETERY SKYLINE, the new band featuring Mikael Stanne (DARK TRANQUILLITY, THE HALO EFFECT) on vocals, Markus Vanhala (INSOMNIUM, OMNIUM GATHERUM, I AM THE NIGHT) on guitar, Santeri Kallio (AMORPHIS) on keyboards, Victor Brandt (DIMMU BORGIR, WITCHERY, ex-ENTOMBED/ENTOMBED A.D., ex-FIRESPAWN) on bas...

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Crownshift

Reminiscent of a time when melodic death metal was striding purposefully into more progressive waters, CROWNSHIFT are a new force from a reliable source. All noted contributors to Finland's remorseless metal scene, this meeting of like minds arrives with little fanfare, and a low-key, self-titled an...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY, INSOMNIUM, AMORPHIS, DIMMU BORGIR And SENTENCED Members Join Forces In CEMETERY SKYLINE

CEMETERY SKYLINE, the new band featuring Mikael Stanne (DARK TRANQUILLITY, THE HALO EFFECT) on vocals, Markus Vanhala (INSOMNIUM, OMNIUM GATHERUM, I AM THE NIGHT) on guitar, Santeri Kallio (AMORPHIS) on keyboards, Victor Brandt (DIMMU BORGIR, WITCHERY, ex-ENTOMBED/ENTOMBED A.D., ex-FIRESPAWN) on bas...

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Defectum Omnium

Five years on from "Mourn the Southern Skies", EXHORDER are in no mood for chasing heritage status. An album that built upon the Louisiana band's pioneering legacy, "Mourn…" was joyously received and showered with critical plaudits that finally gifted them a momentum that was never quite secured bac...