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IN FLAMES' ANDERS FRIDÉN: 'People Love Or Hate Us — That's How It's Always Been'

LoudTV.net recently conducted an interview with vocalist Anders Fridén of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the mixed reactions to IN FLAMES' new album, "Siren Charms", Anders said: "It's no different now from… It's always been… People love or hate us — that'...

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KREATOR Has Two Song Ideas For Next Album, Says MILLE PETROZZA

Alex Stojanovic of Metal Master Kingdom conducted an interview with Mille Petrozza of German thrash metal veterans KREATOR on October 29 at The Opera House in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the progress of...

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Documentary About TWISTED SISTER's Early Days To Receive World Premiere This Month

"We Are Twisted F*cking Sister!", the long-awaited movie about TWISTED SISTER's club days by German filmmaker Andrew Horn, will receive a world premiere at Amsterdam's IDFA ( International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam),known as the biggest documentary festival in the world. Featured as part...

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STRYPER To Begin Recording New Album In February

Guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of Christian metallers STRYPER is "in writing mode" for the band's next studio album for a 2015 release via Frontiers. He writes on Facebook: "We start pre-production mid-January and we begin tracking on February 1." STRYPER's original lineup comprised of Michael Swe...

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AMON AMARTH: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Deceiver Of The Gods' Video

Berlin Metal TV has uploaded behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the video for "Deceiver Of The Gods", the title track of the ninth studio album from Swedish metallers AMON AMARTH. The video features clips from the film "Northmen - A Viking Saga", which stars Tom Hopper, Ryan Kwanten, Ken D...

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WAYNE STATIC Discussed Past Drug Use, Plans For New Solo Album Less Than Three Days Before Death (Audio)

Harold "Howie" Herula of the "Hard Edge Radio" show on TapDetroit.com conducted an interview with Wayne Static on October 29 — less than three full days before the STATIC-X frontman's death. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked about the lyrical themes covered on his 20...

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KATAKLYSM To Enter Studio In January

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based death metallers KATAKLYSM will enter the studio next January to record the follow-up to their critically acclaimed "Waiting For The End To Come" album. Says the band: "There is no rest for the wicked as they say. "KATAKLYSM has been full of inspiration and are in full...

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MESHUGGAH's MÅRTEN HAGSTRÖM: 'We're Messing Around With New Ideas' For Next Studio Album

Nev Pearce of Australia's "Rabid Noise" podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist Mårten Hagström of Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked what MESHUGGAH has been up to the last few months, Mårten said: "We've b...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer JESSE LEACH Says 'Divine Intervention' Helped Him Beat Depression

Jesse Leach of Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE recently teamed up with The You Rock Foundation to talk about depression and suicide in a new video. In the clip, which can be seen below, Leach also spoke about questioning his spirituality, the power of possibility and the importance of lett...

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IN FLAMES Frontman ANDERS FRIDÉN Talks Songwriting Process, Upcoming Concert DVD (Video)

Dearly Demented conducted an interview with vocalist Anders Fridén of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES when the band played at Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt, Germany on October 24. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether IN FLAMES guitar...

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New WHITESNAKE Guitarist JOEL HOEKSTRA Says Next Album Will Contain 'Great, Straight-Ahead Rock And Roll'

Former NIGHT RANGER guitarist Joel Hoekstra, who recently joined WHITESNAKE as the replacement for Doug Aldrich, spoke to the Myglobalmind webzine about the status of the recording sessions for WHITESNAKE's new studio album, tentatively due early next year. "There is a litte bit of work to do, recor...

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.5: The Gray Chapter

It's been four years since co-founding bassist and principal SLIPKNOT songwriter Paul Gray passed away. A lot of grief and reported pent-up energy has propagated the band's return, which emerges amidst the controversial replacement of drummer Joey Jordison. Departure or dismissal, that's as much a m...

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At War With Reality

Probably the most anticipated metal album this year, AT THE GATES' "At War With Reality" will turn into one of 2014's genre events, and not just because it's been nineteen years coming. Cited by more bands (largely from the metalcore and melodic death sanctions) as a primary influence, the Gothenbur...

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Watchers of Rule

Metalcore favorites UNEARTH are back following their 2011 album "Darkness in the Light", and what's changed in the interim are a new drummer, a few modifications and even better playing from a band that's already long been at the head of their class. In other words, UNEARTH does what they do best: b...

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IN FLAMES' ANDERS FRIDÉN: 'I Don't Aim To Become The Best Singer In The Whole World'

Rockbook magazine conducted an interview with vocalist Anders Fridén of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES when the band played at Barba Negra Music Club in Budapest, Hungary on September 28. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the changes in his vocal style over the course of the last couple of...