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OPETH Frontman: I Would Hate For Our Music To Become Corrupted By Other Things

Metal Wani's Sandra Yeomans conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH on October 5 at Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On when he deci...

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OPETH: 'Sorceress' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Sorceress", the new album from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, debuted at No. 24 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 16,000 equivalent album units in the week ending October 6. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes...

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EXTREME: Watch 'More Than Words' Performance Clip From 'Pornograffitti Live 25' DVD

EXTREME's "Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown" DVD will be released on October 14. A performance clip of the song "More Than Words", taken from "Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown", can be seen below. Last year marked the 25th anniversary of EXTREME's classic multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated...

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LITA FORD Talks About Spending Time With LED ZEPPELIN, EDDIE VAN HALEN, RITCHIE BLACKMORE

Ken Sharp of Goldmine magazine recently conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Goldmine: You met Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, who came to see the band play at The Starwood in Hollywood. That night they asked you to play bass ...

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OPETH Frontman: 'I'm Not Interested In Writing Music For Anyone Else Than Myself'

In a brand new interview with Rock Sins, guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH was asked what makes the band's latest album, "Sorceress", different from previous OPETH works. He said: "Well, I think that the songs, as far as I'm concerned, are more diverse within...

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SAXON: Watch 'Battering Ram' Performance Clip From 'Let Me Feel Your Power' DVD/Blu-Ray

British heavy metal legends SAXON will release "Let Me Feel Your Power", their tenth live album, on October 28 in North America via UDR Music. The 16-track effort was recorded in Munich, Germany during November 2015 and Brighton in January 2016, with bonus material from Chicago in September 2015. Th...

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TARJA TURUNEN Releases 'Demons In You' Digital Single Featuring ARCH ENEMY's ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ

Coinciding with the start of Tarja Turunen's European tour in Hanover, Germany, this Friday, the Finnish queen of heavy rock surprises fans with the digital release of her new single, "Demons In You". On November 11, the single will also be released as an exclusive, limited 1CD digipak collector's i...

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SOUNDGARDEN To Release 25th-Anniversary Editions Of 'Badmotorfinger' Album

SOUNDGARDEN celebrates the 25th anniversary release of its classic 1991 album "Badmotorfinger" by releasing four special editions on November 18 via UMe/A&M Records. The North American and European pre-orders launch today. See below for pre-order links. Those who pre-order will receive an instan...

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OPETH Members Recall Proudest Career Moments (Video)

Nuclear Blast has uploaded a new two-minute video clip in which OPETH members Mikael Åkerfeldt (guitar, vocals) and Fredrik Åkesson (guitar) recall some of their proudest career moments. Check it out below. In a recent interview with The Quietus, Mikael stated about OPETH: I never considered us to b...

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EXTREME: Watch 'Decadence Dance' Performance Clip From 'Pornograffitti Live 25' DVD

EXTREME's "Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown" DVD will be released on October 14. A performance clip of the song "Decadence Dance", taken from "Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown", can be seen below. Last year marked the 25th anniversary of EXTREME's classic multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated...

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TYKETTO: New Song 'Scream' Available For Streaming

"Scream", a brand new song from TYKETTO, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Reach", which will be released on October 14 via Frontiers Music Srl. After five years of relentless touring that included playing on some of the most prestigious stages on the planet, TYKE...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE On Replacing GEOFF TATE: 'I Don't Want To Be A Mimic Or A Clone'

During a brand new chat with Australia's Heavy, QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Todd La Torre was told by the interviewer that his voice walks a very fine line between being close enough to that of original QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate to not cause too many ripples with the band's existing fans, while not bei...

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OPETH: Multi-Camera Footage Of Radio City Music Hall Concert

Multi-camera video footage of OPETH's October 1 performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City can be seen below. Regarding how OPETH ended up playing a venue like the Radio City Music Hall, the band's frontman, Mikael Åkerfeldt, told Fuse: "We're doing some of those prestigious places, and w...

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OPETH: Eleventh 'Sorceress' Making-Of Webisode

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have just released their twelfth album, "Sorceress". The band's first effort for Nuclear Blast via OPETH's imprint label Moderbolaget Records is proof chief architect Mikael Åkerfeldt has a near-endless well of greatness inside. From the album's opener "Persephone...

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EXTREME: Watch 'Money (In God We Trust)' Performance Clip From 'Pornograffitti Live 25' DVD

EXTREME's "Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown" DVD will be released on October 14. A performance clip of the song "Money (In God We Trust)", taken from "Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown", can be seen below. Last year marked the 25th anniversary of EXTREME's classic multi-platinum, Grammy-n...