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OPETH Mainman Begins Writing Material For Next Album

PitCam.TV conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which was held August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Asked whether OPETH has begun work on the follow-up...

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OPETH: Video Interview With MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT

In early June, Warner Music conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH at the Rock Im Park festival at Zeppelinfeld in Nürnberg, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. OPETH recently completed a North America co-headlining tour with MAS...

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GOD FORBID Forced To Cancel HEAVY MTL Appearance

Due to reasons beyond the band's control, New Brunswick, New Jersey's melodic, thrash-metal warriors GOD FORBID have been forced to cancel their appearance at this year's edition of the Heavy MTL festival, set to take place this weekend (August 11-12) at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...

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PROTOTYPE: New Song Available For Streaming

"Catalyst", the title track of the new album from the Los Angeles-based progressive/aggressive metal band PROTOTYPE, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below. The track will be available for purchase starting August 21 on iTunes. "We are really stoked to finally unleash some of the music fr...

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TALISMAN Albums To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks, Photos

The first four albums from TALISMAN — the now-defunct Swedish-American melodic hard rock band featuring singer Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY) and bassist Marcel Jacob (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) — will be re-released on September 12 in new digipak artwork design with exclusive booklets and pr...

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ANURYZM: 'Breaking The Ballot' Video Released

"Breaking The Ballot", the new video from Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based progressive metallers ANURYZM, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's debut album, "Worm's Eye View", which was released on July 17 via Melodic Revolution Records. The CD was produced by John Bakhos and Miltiadis K...

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WITCHCRAFT: New Song Available For Streaming

"It's Not Because Of You", a brand new song from Swedish doom metal kings WITCHCRAFT, is available for streaming via the band's Facebook profile. The track will be released digitally via iTunes as well as on limited seven-inch vinyl on Friday, August 17. The single will also include a special non-al...

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ANCIENT ASCENDANT: 'Driven By The Dark' Video Released

"Driven By The Dark", the new video from British death metallers ANCIENT ASCENDANT, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's new EP, "Into The Dark", which will be released on August 6 through Forepoint Records (via Plastic Head). The CD was mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö (OPETH, DARK FUNER...

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DAYLIGHT DIES: New Album Due In October

Candlelight Records has set an October 9 North American release date for DAYLIGHT DIES' new album, "A Frail Becoming". Mixed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (OPETH, KATATONIA, DEVIN TOWNSEND),the CD features photography from Jonathan Mehring and packaging design by Agni Kaster. The rel...

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DREAMING DEAD Announces New Guitarist

Los Angeles-based progressive melodic death metallers DREAMING DEAD have announced the addition of guitarist Chris McCarthy to the group's ranks. The band states, "After many tiring years of continuous search, we are very pleased to announce the addition of guitar guru and long time friend Chris McC...

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WITCHCRAFT: 'It's Not Because Of You' Single Details Revealed

"It's Not Because Of You", a brand new song from Swedish doom metal kings WITCHCRAFT, will be made available via the band's Facebook profile on Monday, July 30. The track will be released digitally via iTunes as well as on limited seven-inch vinyl on Friday, August 17. The single will also include a...

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THE DESCENT Signs With XTREEM MUSIC

Spanish melodic death metallers THE DESCENT have inked a deal with Xtreem Music for the release of their debut album, "Dimensional Matters". Due in October, the 10-song CD was produced by Carlos Creator at RockStudios and was mixed at Studio Fredman by Fredrik Nördstrom (AT THE GATES, OPETH, IN FLAM...

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MAYAN: Pro-Shot Footage Of GRASPOP METAL MEETING Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of MAYAN's June 24 performance at the Graspop Metal Meeting festival in Dessel, Belgium can be seen below. Making a special guest appearance with the band at the concert was REVAMP/ex-AFTER FOREVER vocalist Floor Jansen. MAYAN is the Dutch band featuring EPICA gui...

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TOURNIQUET: More 'Antiseptic Bloodbath' Studio Footage Posted Online

Christian metallers TOURNIQUET will release a new album, "Antiseptic Bloodbath", this summer via Pathogenic Records. The CD will feature guest guitar solos by Marty Friedman (ex-MEGADETH),Karl Sanders (NILE),Pat Travers, Bruce Franklin (TROUBLE) and Santiago Dobles (AGHORA). A four-minute video cl...

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PROTOTYPE: 'Catalyst' Artwork Unveiled; Release Date Announced

Los Angeles-based progressive/aggressive metal band PROTOTYPE will release its third full-length album, "Catalyst", on September 11 via Nightmare Records. The first new material from the band in over six years is a story-based science fiction concept effort containing over 60 minutes of new music. P...