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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY On Touring: 'Not As Many Girls Want You When You're 61 As When You Were 24'

The Age caught up with MOTÖRHEAD last week before their killer, ear-splitting shows at the Forum in Melbourne, Australia with ROSE TATTOO and AIRBOURNE. Frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister said the band were thrilled to return for their own show so soon after supporting MÖTLEY CRÜE in 2005. "We were hopi...

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ARCH ENEMY, BEHEMOTH: New Audio Interviews Posted Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features interviews hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with ARCH ENEMY members Angela Gossow and Michael Amott as well as BEHEMOTH's Adam "Nergal" Darski. The 60-minute podcast can be downloaded at this location. iTunes users can also subscribe to "T...

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Exclusive: CARCASS Frontman Discusses Reunion, Upcoming Reissues

Reactivated British extreme legends CARCASS recently announced that they will perform at next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The group has also revealed plans to make a number of other festival appearances during 200...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: 'We Really Wanted To Make An Intense Metal Album'

Shaq of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: In the past few years you guys have really broken through in North America. Do you think there is any particular reason for that happening? Amo...

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ARCH ENEMY Bassist: 'The Promotional Campaign For This Album Has Been Unbelievable'

Chad Bowar of About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY bassist Sharlee D'Angelo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: About Heavy Metal: How are things going on the Black Tyranny Tour [with MACHINE HEAD, THROWDOWN and SANCTITY]? Sharlee D'Angelo: "It's awesome. It's a...

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ARCH ENEMY To Play Greece For First Time

On Sunday, November 11, Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY will perform live for the first time in Greece. Commented guitarist Michael Amott: "I can't emphasize enough how good it feels to finally announce a show for our patient fans in Greece! Year in and a year out, you have been listenin...

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Reunited CARCASS Confirmed For Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Reactivated British extreme legends CARCASS have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are IRON MAIDEN (headliners),CHILDREN OF BODOM, AVANTASIA, KREATOR and SONATA ARCTICA....

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ARCH ENEMY: 'Rise Of The Tyrant' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

ARCH ENEMY's new album, "Rise of the Tyrant", has registered the following first-week chart positions around the world: Australia: # 73 Austria: # 50 Canada: # 70 Finland: # 18 France: # 72 Germany: # 28 Japan: # 14 Sweden: # 20 The Netherlands: # 83 USA: # 84 Currently on the road in North ...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Comments On 'Rise Of The Tyrant' U.S. Chart Debut

ARCH ENEMY's new album, "Rise of the Tyrant", debuted at position No. 84 on The Billboard 200 chart with first-week U.S. sales of around 8,900 — approximately 25 percent less than the opening number (12,000) of its predecessor, 2005's "Doomsday Machine" (which landed at No. 87). This accomplishment...

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Rise of the Tyrant

Success has not mellowed ARCH ENEMY nor is complacency a word in the band's collective vocabulary. It seems that some felt 2005's "Doomsday Machine" was a slight letdown from its predecessor, "Anthems of Rebellion", although just as many found it to be an unashamed slab of Swedish melodic death meta...

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CARCASS Reunion Is 'Definitely Doable,' Says Guitarist MICHAEL AMOTT

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott recently spoke to MTV.com about the possibility of a reunion of CARCASS, the legendary British grindcore band he played in during the early '90s. "It seems like it never goes away — like this ghost that's always hanging over me," Amott explained of the band, which...

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ARCH ENEMY: Canadian Dates Announced

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have confirmed more Canadian tour dates in support of their new album, "Rise of the Tyrant", available now on Century Media Records. Oct. 15 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom (Scrape 10th Anniversary Bash) Oct. 16 - Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room Oct....

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ARCH ENEMY: New York City Concert Footage Available

The wait is finally over as "Rise of the Tyrant", the highly anticipated new album by ARCH ENEMY has hit stores all across Europe and North America. The CD is already being hailed as one of the best metal releases of 2007 and the band's strongest effort in years so guitarist Michael Amott is glad .....

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27 Announces Tours With ISIS, MINUS THE BEAR

Boston, MA’s 27 has announced November and December tours with ISIS and MINUS THE BEAR. 27 was chosen by ISIS to support the band on their 10th anniversary tour, exclusively covering ground along the U.S. coastal regions. These shows will kick-off on November 1 in New York City and will also include...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Frontman Talks Horror Movies

Gore/splatter film fan site OhMyGore.com recently conducted an interview with CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth. An excerpt from the chat follows: OhMyGore.com: Are horror movies, and in particular Italian horror movies, an inspiration sources for CRADLE OF FILTH's imagery, video clip and gigs? Da...