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CANDLEMASS With Singer MATS LEVÉN: First Video Footage Posted Online

Legendary Swedish doom metallers CANDLEMASS played their first show with stand-in singer Mats Levén this past Tuesday, June 5 at Debaser Slussen in Stockholm, Sweden. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert's opening song, "Prophet", can be seen below. Levén is a former member of YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, T...

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GHOST: 'We Are Fornicators And Dwellers In Everything That Is Blasphemous'

This Wednesday's (June 6) "Rock Show" on Killer Bunny TV's radio channel is all about sex, shock and Satan. Swedish Satanic sensation GHOST will haunt this week's program with private tales of assorted debauchery. "As we are fornicators and dwellers in everything that is blasphemous," one of the fac...

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The Complete Albums Collection

"Think 'heavy metal' and few bands come to mind as quickly as JUDAS PRIEST," reads a sentence from Greg Prato's liner notes from the 17-disc box (literally) set titled "The Complete Albums Collection". And who could argue that point with any semblance of a logical foundation? One could say the same...

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NEVERMORE Guitarists Featured On LEANDER RISING Debut

LEANDER RISING, the Budapest, Hungary-based band featuring NEVERMORE guitarist Attila Vörös, will release its self-titled debut album in the U.S. on July 17. The 14-song CD heads straight for the adrenal gland focusing on melody coupled with passionate fury, combining blends of brutal riffs and puni...

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Singer MATS LEVÉN Is Not Joining CANDLEMASS As Permanent Replacement For ROBERT LOWE

Legendary Swedish doom metallers CANDLEMASS have parted ways with singer Robert Lowe. According to the band, this was "a very difficult decision" to make and "has mainly to do with the quality of the live performances." For the upcoming shows, Robert will be replaced by Mats Levén, a former member o...

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CANDLEMASS Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Temporary Replacement

Legendary Swedish doom metallers CANDLEMASS have released the following statement: "We are sorry to inform you that Robert Lowe is no longer the singer for CANDLEMASS. It has been a very difficult decision for the band and has mainly to do with the quality of the live performances. "For the upcoming...

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MORGOTH: MARYLAND DEATHFEST Performance Footage Available

Video footage of resurrected German death metallers MORGOTH performing at this year's Maryland Deathfest on May 27 at Sonar in Baltimore, Maryland can be seen below. MORGOTH will release its first-ever live album and DVD, "Cursed To Live", on June 25 via Century Media Records. The audio tracks were...

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GRAVEYARD Beer Can Now Be Yours

Gothenburg, Sweden-based psychedelic doom rock band GRAVEYARD has released its own beer, Hisingen Brew. According to the group, it is "made from special Cascade-hops that makes it taste even better lukewarm for your festival nights." Hisingen Brew is only available in Sweden (in an "ölflak") for the...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Has 'Eight Songs Done In Pre-Production' For Next Album

According to a new video message from drummer Kelly David Smith of long-running Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, the band has "about eight songs [for the next album] done in pre-production." The group is hoping to complete all tracks by the middle of the summer for a tentative late 2012/early 2...

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REVAMP/Ex-AFTER FOREVER Singer To Perform With MAYAN At PROGPOWER USA

REVAMP/ex-AFTER FOREVER vocalist Floor Jansen will join MAYAN — the band featuring EPICA guitarist/songwriter Mark Jansen alongside Jack Driessen (ex-AFTER FOREVER) and Frank Schiphorst — on stage at the ProgPower USA festival in Atlanta, Georgia in September. The ProgPower USA event will take place...

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IHSAHN: New Song Featuring DEVIN TOWNSEND Available For Streaming

"Introspection", a brand new song from former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below (courtesy of GuitarWorld.com). The track comes off Ihsahn's fourth album, "Eremita", which will be released on June 19 in North America (one day earlier in Europe) via C...

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GOD FORBID's DOC COYLE Interviewed On 'Across The Board' Radio Show (Audio)

Guitarist/vocalist Doc Coyle of New Brunswick, New Jersey's melodic, thrash-metal warriors GOD FORBID was recently interviewed on the "Across The Board" radio show. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. GOD FORBID's new album, "Equilibrium", sold 3,400 copies in the United States...

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Former EMPEROR Frontman IHSAHN Talks 'Eremita' In New Audio Interview

Metal Army recently conducted an interview with former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Ihsahn's fourth album, "Eremita", will be released on June 19 in North America (one day earlier in Europe) via Candlelight Records. Recorded and produce...

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KREATOR: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available

A YouTube clip containing audio snippets of all the songs that appear on "Phantom Antichrist", the new album from German thrash metal veterans KREATOR, can be seen below. The five-minute clip also includes comments from various heavy metal heavyweights about each track. Due on June 1 in Europe and J...

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KATATONIA: New Album Title, Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Swedish dark rockers KATATONIA have set "Dead End Kings" as the title of their new album, due on August 28 (one day earlier internationally) via Peaceville Records. The CD, which will feature a guest appearance by Norwegian singer Silje Wergeland (THE GATHERING),was recorded over a two-month period...