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CRYSTAL EYES Completes Work On New Album

Swedish metallers CRYSTAL EYES have completed work on their new album, "Killer". Songtitles set to appear on the CD (in no particular order): * Killer * Hail The Fallen * Warrior * Forgotten Realms * The Lord Of Chaos * Solar Mariner * Dreamers On Trial * Spotlight Rebel * Dogs On Holy Ground The .....

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NIGHTWISH/REVAMP Singer FLOOR JANSEN To Guest On New MAYAN Album

MAYAN — the band featuring EPICA guitarist/songwriter Mark Jansen alongside Jack Driessen (ex-AFTER FOREVER) and Frank Schiphorst — recently entered the studio to begin recording 11 new songs for its sophomore album, tentatively due in January 2014 via Nuclear Blast Records. The concept for the CD i...

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DREAM THEATER Singer Discusses New Solo Album On 'Iron City Rocks' Podcast (Audio)

Episode 214 of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast features an interview with DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie and guitarist Matt Guillory about LaBrie's new solo album, "Impermanent Resonance". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Impermanent Resonance" sold around 2,200 copies...

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Of Breath And Bone

One of the most touted bands of the metal underground is Australia's BE'LAKOR. 2009's "Stone's Reach" made as many insiders' Best Of lists as THE OCEAN's "Pelagial" likely will this year. Of course, it's almost a given BE'LAKOR's third release "Of Breath and Bone" will be in the running as well. If...

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OPETH Mainman Says Next Album Will Have 'More Sinister-Sounding Riffs'

This coming Friday, September 6, Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will set sail on Melloboat 2013, a two-day cruise between Stockholm, Sweden and Riga, Latvia featuring performances by a number of progressive cult bands and heavy hitters, including Morgan Ågren (featuring a guest appearance by De...

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GORGUTS Mainman On New Album: 'I Wasn't Interested In Sticking To Traditional Song Structures'

Raymond Westland of Ghost Cult Magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Luc Lemay of Canadian technical death metallers GORGUTS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ghost Cult Magazine: GORGUTS disappeared from the scene almost a decade ago. What happened? Luc: A...

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DREAM THEATER Singer Interviewed On 'Behind The Mask' Podcast (Audio)

On August 26, "Behind The Mask" podcast (web site) conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie and guitarist Matt Guillory about LaBrie's new solo album, "Impermanent Resonance". You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. "Impermanent Resonance" sold around 2,200 cop...

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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT To Curate 2014 ROADBURN Festival

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has agreed to curate Roadburn Festival 2014 on Friday, April 11 at the 013 venue in Tilburg, The Netherlands. As curator, Mikael will personally select the bands for his special event, and play a headline show with OPETH, too...

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DOC COYLE Discusses His Departure From GOD FORBID On DANKO JONES' Podcast (Audio)

Former GOD FORBID guitarist/vocalist Doc Coyle was interviewed on the latest installment of Canadian rocker Danko Jones' official podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Coyle announced his departure from GOD FORBID on August 16, explaining in a statement: "I don't...

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DRAGONFORCE Guitarist Talks To Sweden's RSPTV About Next Studio Album (Video)

Radiosuicide Photography's RSPTV conducted an interview with guitarist Herman Li of British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE on August 10 at the Getaway Rock festival in Gävle, Sweden. You can now watch the chat below. DRAGONFORCE is recording the follow-up to last year's "The Power Within" album, w...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY: Bassist-Less With 'Great Results'

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have issued the following update: "As most of you know, we're hard at work preparing the live set for the upcoming 'Construct' touring cycle. Spirits are high and we're confident that we have a lot of very special shows ahead of us. Those of you loca...

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AMON AMARTH Guitarist Interviewed By ROCK IT OUT! BLOG (Video)

On July 27, Sami Jarroush of the Rock It Out! Blog and Consequence Of Sound conducted an interview with guitarist Olavi Mikkonen of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH at the Tinley Park, Illinois stop of this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. You can now watch the chat below. AMON AMA...

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GOD FORBID Officially Calls It Quits

New Jersey melodic thrash-metal warriors GOD FORBID have officially called it quits following the departure of guitarist/vocalist Doc Coyle. Said guitarist Matt Wicklund in a statement: "As many of you have heard, GOD FORBID has broken up. It is a sad time for us and also a time of new beginnings. "...

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AMON AMARTH Bassist Interviewed By PopCultureMadness.com (Video)

Kristyn Clarke of PopCultureMadness.com conducted an interview with bassist Ted Lundström of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH on July 24 at the Bristow, Virginia stop of this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. You can now watch the chat below. AMON AMARTH's ninth studio album, "Decei...

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AMON AMARTH Guitarist Interviewed By YELL! MAGAZINE (Video)

Yell! Magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Johan Söderberg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH. You can now watch the chat below. AMON AMARTH's ninth studio album, "Deceiver Of The Gods", sold around 17,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at pos...