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OPETH Frontman Collaborates With Legendary GENESIS Guitarist

Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has recorded some vocals in collaboration with legendary GENESIS guitarist Steve Hackett. Mikael is featured on a re-recording of the classic GENESIS mega-epos "Supper's Ready" from 1972's "Foxtrot" album. More information about the upcoming re...

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MASTODON: Quality Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of COPENHELL Performance

Quality video footage of MASTODON's June 15 performance at the Copenhell festival in Copenhagen, Denmark can be seen below. MASTODON is touring in support of its latest album "The Hunter", which was released by Reprise Records in September. The band's latest trek kicked off on April 4 in Portland, M...

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KREATOR: More 'Phantom Antichrist' First-Week Chart Positions

"Phantom Antichrist", the new album from German thrash metal veterans KREATOR, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Germany: #5 (the band's highest chart entry ever) Switzerland: #22 Austria: #31 Netherlands: #87 Spain: #89 Belgium: #115 USA: #130 Canada: #118 "Phantom Antichrist...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN, PAT TRAVERS, KARL SANDERS To Guest On New TOURNIQUET Album

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 teaser trailer for t...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: New Album Title Revealed

Long-running Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have set "Ugly Noise" as the title of their new album, which the band is currently writing for a tentative late 2012/early 2013 release. Funding for the next FLOTSAM AND JETSAM album is being aided by the PledgeMusic.com project, which encourages fan...

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KREATOR's 'Phantom Antichrist' Lands On BILLBOARD Chart

"Phantom Antichrist", the new album from German thrash metal veterans KREATOR, sold 3,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 130 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at No. 1 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-se...

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GHOST: 'Hard Rock Is About Who Has The Biggest Dick'

More sex and Satan in tonight's "Rock Show" on Killer Bunny TV from 6 p.m. CET. Mainly because the nameless ghoul from GHOST, who haunted last week's show with tales of assorted debauchery, features as the subject of "Rock Show"'s main interview tonight. It's going to get dirtier. The fiendish-looki...

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KATATONIA Members Talk 'Dead End Kings' Album In New Video Interview

U.K.'s Terrorizer magazine has uploaded a three-minute video clip in which the members of the Swedish dark rock band KATATONIA talk about their forthcoming album, "Dead End Kings". Check it out below. "Dead End Kings" is scheduled for release on August 28 (one day earlier internationally) via Peacev...

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OPETH: New Video Interview With MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT

Metal Hammer TV conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH at this year's Download festival, which was held June 8-10 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. OPETH recently completed a North Am...

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KREATOR's 'Phantom Antichrist' Cracks German Top 5

"Phantom Antichrist", the new album from German thrash metal veterans KREATOR, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 5. Commented KREATOR guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza: "Wow! 1000 thanks to our fans, because without you, this would never have been possible. Thank you for bel...

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CANDLEMASS With Singer MATS LEVÉN: More Video Footage From CD-Release Gig Posted Online

Legendary Swedish doom metallers CANDLEMASS played their first show with stand-in singer Mats Levén last Tuesday, June 5 at Debaser Slussen in Stockholm, Sweden. More fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Levén is a former member of YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, THERION and TREAT, who also...

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'Lost' Interviews With EDDIE VAN HALEN, RANDY RHOADS Featured In Free Issue Of iGuitar Magazine

The latest issue of the free digital magazine iGuitar is now live and it's filled with video interviews, interactive guitar lessons and all the latest gear reviews. Not to mention an incredible competition to win a Peavey Delta Blues 15 Amp! Interviews: Eddie Van Halen: the lost interview. EVH rocke...

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THE MURDER OF MY SWEET: 'Unbreakable' Video Released

"Unbreakable", the new video from the Swedish female-fronted symphonic rock/metal band THE MURDER OF MY SWEET, can be seen below. The track comes off the group's second album, "Bye Bye Lullaby", which was released on May 25 via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2010's "Divanity" includes 13 brand new tr...

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MORGOTH: 'Cursed To Live' CD Preview Available

Resurrected German death metallers MORGOTH will release their first-ever live album and DVD, "Cursed To Live", on June 25 via Century Media Records. The audio tracks were mixed at Unisound Studio in Sweden with Dan Swanö (OPETH, KATATONIA, DISSECTION). "Cursed To Live" is the documentation of MORGOT...

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ANCIENT ASCENDANT To Release 'Into The Dark' In August

British death metallers ANCIENT ASCENDANT will release their new EP, "Into The Dark", on August 6 through Forepoint Records (via Plastic Head). The CD was mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö (OPETH, DARK FUNERAL, BLOODBATH, KATATONIA, MARDUK). Commented Swanö: "ANCIENT ASCENDANT combines all the right e...