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PARADISE LOST: 'Draconian Times MMXI' DVD Trailer Available
British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST will release the "Draconian Times MMXI" DVD on November 7 via Century Media Records. A trailer for the DVD can be seen below. Sony Music reissued PARADISE LOST's seminal 1995 album "Draconian Times" through the "Legacy" series; featuring the entire digital...October 26, 2011
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MIKAEL KERFELDT: 'I've Always Seen OPETH As A Band Without Boundaries'
Chad Bowar of HeavyMetal.About.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Mikael kerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. HeavyMetal.About.com: Congratulations on "Heritage" cracking the Top 20 on the Billboard chart in its de...October 26, 2011
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LEPROUS: 'Restless' Video Released
"Restless", the new video from the Norwegian progressive/avant-garde metal band LEPROUS, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by David Solbjrg and Kjetil Kolbjrnsrud of Twitchy Films. Commented the group: "We had a lot of fun, but also went through several gross and painful moments in the maki...October 26, 2011
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KREATOR Working On 10 Songs For Next Album
German thrash metal veterans KREATOR will enter Fascination Street studio in rebro, Sweden in January with producer Jens Bogren (OPETH, AMON AMARTH, PARADISE LOST) to begin recording their new album for a late spring 2012 release. The band's guitarist/vocalist Miland "Mille" Petrozza states, "The so...October 26, 2011
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PAIN OF SALVATION Guitarist Quits To Focus On Family Life
Swedish progressive rockers PAIN OF SALVATION have issued the following update: "After 13 years in the band, Johan Hallgren [guitar] has decided to leave PAIN OF SALVATION to focus on his daughter and wife. He will not leave music altogether, but plans to work with music in a way that allows him to...October 21, 2011
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OPETH Guitarist Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Audio)
On October 19, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Fredrik kesson of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH at the Mayan in Los Angeles, California. You can now stream the chat using the Mixcloud player below. OPETH's new album, "Heritage", sold 19,000 copies...October 20, 2011
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REDEMPTION: 'This Mortal Coil' First-Week Sales Revealed
"This Mortal Coil", the fifth studio album from REDEMPTION, the U.S. progressive metal band featuring in its ranks guitarist/songwriter Nick van Dyk and legendary FATES WARNING vocalist Ray Alder, sold around 1,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at No. 32 on...October 19, 2011
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OPETH Mainman Interviewed On KISW 99.9 FM's 'Metal Shop'
Kevin and Ian of the "Metal Shop" radio show, which airs on the Seattle station KISW 99.9 FM, conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Mikael kerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH on October 15 at the Showbox SODO in Seattle. You can now watch the first part of the chat below. OPETH'...October 19, 2011
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LION'S SHARE Continuing Work On New Material
Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE have issued the following update: "The songwriting for the seventh LION'S SHARE album is going great. So far we have music and vocal melodies written for six new songs that we are really excited about." LION'S SHARE's critically acclaimed "Dark Hours" album...October 17, 2011
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OPETH Mainman On 'Heritage': Some People Are Getting Into It, Some Hate It With A Passion
Metal Army recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Mikael kerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Army: How has it been dealing with fans' devotion to the band with this touring cycle, taking into account some people's r...October 14, 2011
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OPETH Guitarist Says 'Heritage' Was A 'Challenging Album To Record'
Liz Ramanand of Loudwire recently conducted an interview with guitarist Fredrik kesson of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loudwire: Tell me a little about the new album, "Heritage", and how it differs from past albums. Fredrik: [Frontman] Mikael...October 13, 2011
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MAYAN: Quality Apeldoorn Footage Available
Video footage of MAYAN the band featuring EPICA guitarist/songwriter Mark Jansen alongside Jack Driessen (ex-AFTER FOREVER) and Frank Schiphorst performing on October 2, 2011 at Gigant in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands can be seen below. MAYAN's debut album, "Quarterpast", was released in Europe on May...October 10, 2011
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Heritage
If it weren't for the fact that Mikael Åkerfeldt and OPETH have based their entire careers on doing whatever felt right, regardless of mass acceptance potential, then it might seem fitting to say that "Heritage" is a musical representation of a band that has earned the right to create whatever kind...October 10, 2011
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GOD FORBID Preparing To Enter Studio
New Brunswick, New Jersey's melodic, thrash-metal warriors GOD FORBID will enter the studio at the end of October to begin recording their new album for an early 2012 release via Victory Records. The bulk of the production on the CD will be handled by Mark Lewis (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL...October 8, 2011
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OPETH Mainman's 'Heritage' Track-By-Track Breakdown - Part 3
The third and final video in which vocalist/guitarist Mikael kerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH breaks down the band's new album, "Heritage", can be seen below. Says kerfeldt: "It feels like I've been building up to write and participate on an album like this since I was 19. "I think yo...October 7, 2011
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