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MARTYRDÖD: New Album Details Revealed

Having recently announced their official partnership with Southern Lord, Swedish crust lords MARTYRDÖD have unveiled the details of their foreboding new full-length, "Paranoia". The ninth of eleven tracks forming the scathing "Paranoia", "Köttberg" is one of the most direct tracks on the album, show...

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OPETH Frontman: 'I Haven't Been Listening To Death Metal Since The Early '90s'

Dave Pehling of KTVU.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. KTVU.com: "Heritage" seems the biggest departure sonically for OPETH since "Damnation". Was the absence of death...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM 'Four Songs Into Pre-Production' For New Album

Long-running Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM are "four songs into pre-production" for their new album, tentatively due in late 2012/early 2013. The band is hoping to complete all songs by the middle of the summer. Several photos from the studio can be seen at this location. Funding for the next...

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OPETH Frontman Talks Record Collecting In New Video Interview

Roadrunner Records has uploaded a new video interview with Mikael Åkerfeldt in which the OPETH guitarist/vocalist talks about his record collecting (including the most money he’s ever paid for a record, and whether his wife ever gives him "the look" when he brings something home); answers questions...

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MASTODON Schedules Vancouver In-Store

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will take part in a meet-and-greet on May 1 at Scrape Records in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. More information is available at this location. MASTODON has just released a split seven-inch single with Canadian singer-songwriter Feist to celebrate Record...

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KREATOR: Official 'Phantom Antichrist' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for "Phantom Antichrist", the new single from German thrash metal veterans KREATOR, can be seen below. The song was released April 20 on seven-inch colored vinyl and as a digital download via iTunes, Amazon and various other digital music providers. The release also includes...

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STORM CORROSION: 'Drag Ropes' Video Released

"Drag Ropes", the first official video from STORM CORROSION, the long-discussed and highly anticipated collaboration between two of the modern progressive rock scene's most innovative and multi-talented artists — Mikael Åkerfeldt of OPETH and PORCUPINE TREE's Steven Wilson — can be seen below. Due o...

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OPETH, MASTODON: Video Footage, Photos Of Corpus Christi 'Record Store Day' Signing Session

OPETH and MASTODON took part in a rare joint in-store signing session on Record Store Day — Saturday, April 21 — at Disc Go Round in Corpus Christi, Texas. After signing autographs between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., the bands proceeded to shop for records, to the delight of their fans. Photos from the...

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LACUNA COIL Singer: 'We've Never Really Changed — An Evolution Isn't A Change'

Ruben Mosqueda of Oregon Music News recently conducted an interview with singer Cristina Scabbia of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Oregon Music News: Your third album, "Comalies", was a breakthrough album for you in North America and brought you c...

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KREATOR: 'Phantom Antichrist' Video To Debut In Early May

"Phantom Antichrist", the new video from German thrash metal veterans KREATOR, will make its online debut on May 3. The clip was helmed by Poland's Grupa 13, which has previously worked with BEHEMOTH, ELUVEITIE, SONATA ARCTICA and DECAPITATED, among others. Commented KREATOR guitarist/vocalist Milan...

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EVOCATION: 'Evoked From Demonic Depths - The Early Years' Demo Collection Due In June

Century Media Records will release the complete demo recordings of Swedish death metallers EVOCATION. Entitled "Evoked From Demonic Depths - The Early Years", it will feature the following tracks: 01. A Wind Has Risen 02. Through The Darkened Peril 03. The Ancient Gate 04. Desolated Spirits 05. On A...

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TRAIL OF TEARS: Footage From New Album Vocal-Recording Sessions

Norway's TRAIL OF TEARS recently finished recording its seventh album at Sound Suite Studio in Marseille, France with producer Terje Refsnes. The band is currently seeking a suitable record label to release the effort. A two-minute video clip featuring footage from the vocal-recording sessions for t...

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MASTODON's TROY SANDERS Interviewed On 'The House Of Zazz' (Audio)

On April 10, Sam "Blammymatazz" Hatch, host of the Hartford, Connecticut metal radio program "The House Of Zazz", conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON prior to the band's performance on Heritage Hunter Tour in Wallingford, Connecticut. T...

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STORM CORROSION's WILSON, ÅKERFELDT Talk About Making Of Debut Album (Video)

Video footage of STORM CORROSION, the long-discussed and highly anticipated collaboration between two of the modern progressive rock scene's most innovative and multi-talented artists — Mikael Åkerfeldt of OPETH and PORCUPINE TREE's Steven Wilson — talking about their self-titled debut album can be...

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BILOCATE Signs With Code666

Jordanian dark oriental metallers BILOCATE have inked a deal with the Italian label Code666 (part of the Aural Music group) for the release of their third studio album, "Summoning The Bygones". The CD was mixed and mastered at Fascination Street Studio in Sweden with producer Jens Bogren (OPETH, KAT...