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KREATOR: Third 'Phantom Antichrist' Album Trailer

The third official trailer for "Phantom Antichrist", the new album from German thrash metal veterans KREATOR, can be seen below. Due on June 1 in Europe and June 5 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was recorded at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden with renowned producer J...

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AMON AMARTH Frontman To Guest On New EVOCATION Album

Johan Hegg of AMON AMARTH has laid down guest vocals on the forthcoming fourth album from Swedish death metallers EVOCATION. The as-yet-untitled CD is being recorded in part at IF Studios, the IN FLAMES-owned facility in Gothenburg, Sweden, with producer Roberto Laghi (IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE, HA...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Guitarist Launches TREES OF ETERNITY

SWALLOW THE SUN writer and guitarist Juha Raivio's female-fronted side project with singer Aleah Stanbridge, TREES OF ETERNITY, recently signed a publishing deal with AMF Music — a U.K.-based servicing publishing company that also offers management services, synchronization opportunities and additio...

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MASTODON Drummer Interviewed On DANKO JONES Podcast (Audio)

Drummer Brann Dailor of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON was interviewed on the latest episode of the official Danko Jones podcast. You can now stream it using the SoundCloud player below. MASTODON is touring in support of its latest album "The Hunter", which was released by Reprise Records in...

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GHOST Rumored To Have Signed With SEVEN FOUR ENT.

According to Crazed Hits, mysterious Swedish heavy rock buzz band GHOST has inked a deal with Seven Four Ent. The group is said to be the first signing for the label, which is led by former Warner Bros. Records Chairman/CEO Tom Whalley. Seven Four Ent. last month announced a label deal with Universa...

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OPETH Frontman: 'I Never Had To Grow Up As Much As Some Of My Friends'

Joy Shannon of JOY SHANNON AND THE BEAUTY MARKS and the OC Art Blog conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH on April 26 at the Gibson Ampitheater in Universal City, California. You can now watch the chat below. OPETH has just completed a...

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STEVEN WILSON Discusses STORM CORROSION In New Video Interview

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with British guitarist, keyboard player and vocalist Steven Wilson of PORCUPINE TREE and STORM CORROSION. You can now watch the chat in six parts below. The self-titled debut album from STORM CORROSION, the long-discussed and highly anticipated c...

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THE GATHERING Singer To Guest On New KATATONIA Album

Norwegian singer Silje Wergeland, who has been fronting Dutch rockers THE GATHERING since early 2009, has recorded a duet with KATATONIA's Jonas Renske for the Swedish dark rockers' new album, tentatively due in September via Peaceville Records. KATATONIA describes the collaboration as "a beautiful...

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KREATOR's Producer Talks About Making Of 'Phantom Antichrist' (Video)

Rock Hard magazine's Holger Stratmann visited renowned producer Jens Bogren (OPETH, KATATONIA, BLOODBATH, AMON AMARTH, SYMPHONY X, PARADISE LOST) at Fascination Street Studio in Örebro, Sweden to ask him a few questions about KREATOR's upcoming album, "Phantom Antichrist". You can now watch the shor...

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WITCHCRAFT Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Nuclear Blast Records has announced the signing of Swedish doom metal kings WITCHCRAFT. After a five-year recording hiatus, WITCHCRAFT is currently tracking the follow-up to 2007's "The Alchemist" with renowned producer Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (KREATOR, OPETH, AMON AMARTH, PARADISE...

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STORM CORROSION: Debut Album Cracks U.S. Top 50

The self-titled debut album from STORM CORROSION, the long-discussed and highly anticipated collaboration between OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt and PORCUPINE TREE's Steven Wilson, sold 9,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 47 on The Billboard 200 c...

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KREATOR: Second 'Phantom Antichrist' Album Trailer

The second official trailer for "Phantom Antichrist", the new album from German thrash metal veterans KREATOR, can be seen below. Due on June 1 in Europe and June 5 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was recorded at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden with renowned producer...

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MORGOTH: 'Cursed To Live' DVD 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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OPETH To Tour North America With KATATONIA Again

KSSU Loud Rock director Daniel Cordova recently conducted an interview with guitarist Fredrik Åkesson of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. You can now stream the chat using the SoundCloud player below. When asked about OPETH's touring plans for the immediate future, Fredrik said, "Well, we're act...

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Update: New KATATONIA Album Title To Be Revealed This Month

***UPDATE***: KATATONIA has released the following statement regarding the report in the current issue of Decibel magazine in which "Born From Nothing" is listed as the band's new album title: "It seems someone got their April Fool's date mixed up a month too late as they claimed 'Born From Nothing'...