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Ravnenes Saga

I find it exceedingly difficult to dislike folk metal, at least when it is done as well as it is by bands like KORPIKLAANI. It is just way too much fun and makes me pine for a gigantic glass of beer. It is the muscle of metal, the jumpy, rollicking tempos and "non-metal" instrumentation of ...

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SAXON, CREMATORY, SODOM Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARZ Festival

SAXON, CREMATORY, SODOM, FEUERSCHWANZ and CAST IN SILENCE have been confirmed for the Rock Harz open-air festival, set to take place July 17-19, 2008 in Osterode/Förste, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH CAST IN SILENCE CREMATORY DIABLO SWING...

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HIMSA: More Footage From The Road Available

The eye-popping third episode of HIMSA TV, shot by King of Hearts Productions, documents crazy backstage antics from HIMSA's North America tour alongside AMON AMARTH and SONIC SYNDICATE, highlights from various shows and gives a look into how the band spend its days off. Watch the clip below. HIMSA'...

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DIMMU BORGIR Rumored To Be Planning North American Tour With BEHEMOTH

Norwegian black metallers DIMMU BORGIR are rumored to be planning a North American tour in February/March 2008 with BEHEMOTH as support. More information will be made available soon. The Norwegian version of MTV's "Headbanger's Ball" has filed a four-minute report featuring interview and performance...

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MONSTER MAGNET, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, AMON AMARTH To Guest On 'The Governor's Ball'

Dave Wyndorf of MONSTER MAGNET, Ben Weinman of THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, and Johan Hegg of AMON AMARTH will be the featured guests on "The Governor's Ball" this Saturday, December 15 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Tune in at this location to hear the show. ...

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GROSS MISCONDUCT To Support AMON AMARTH In Vancouver

Vancouver-based death/thrash band GROSS MISCONDUCT has been added to the AMON AMARTH / SONIC SYNDICATE show on December 14 in Vancouver, B.C. GROSS MISCONDUCT will open the all-ages concert, which will be held at the Croatian Cultural Centre (3250 Commercial Drive). According to Live Nation Canada,...

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SYMPHONY X: New Audio Interview With RUSSELL ALLEN Available

MetalSymphony.com conducted an interview with SYMPHONY X vocalist Russell Allen prior to the band's November 3, 2007 performance at Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid, Spain. Listen to the chat at this location. SYMPHONY X will embark on a North American headlining tour in April 2008. Support on the...

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THIS ENDING: New Songtitles Revealed

THIS ENDING, the Stockholm, Sweden-based band formerly known as THE PLAGUE (before they were forced to change their name for legal reasons),is working on material for its sophomore album, due next year via Metal Blade Records. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Dead Harvest" and "Instigato...

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DIMMU BORGIR Live In Oslo: Concert Footage, Video Interview Available

The Norwegian version of MTV's "Headbanger's Ball" has filed a four-minute report featuring interview and performance footage with DIMMU BORGIR shot prior to and during the band's November 6, 2007 concert at Sentrum Scene in Oslo (where they played with AMON AMARTH). Watch the clip below (NOTE: All...

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TRIBES OF CAIN: New Album Out Now

Swiss black/death metallers TRIBES OF CAIN have released their third album, "Retaliation", the extreme metal label Fastbeast Entertainment. According to a press release, the 12-track record offers 60 minutes of "gloomy midtempo parts, mighty highspeed blasts and deviant melodies . . . a unique symbi...

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Iceland's CHANGER: Our Journey Ends Here

Icelandic extreme metal band CHANGER has decided to break up after eight years of existence. "Uncontrollable internal circumstances drive us to this decision and we deeply regret this coming up at such a bad time — especially with the recording of our new album just around the corner," the group wri...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: 'Sonic TV' Episode Three Posted Online

The third installment of SONIC SYNDICATE's "Sonic TV" is now online and can be viewed below. This episode documents the Swedish band's hijinx while on tour in Europe with SOILWORK, DARK TRANQUILLITY and CALIBAN. SONIC SYDICATE is currently making its U.S. live debut with AMON AMARTH and HIMSA. The b...

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AMON AMARTH, DARK TRANQUILLITY, EDGUY, EVERGREY Featured On 'Bang Your Head!!! 2007' DVD

EMS GmbH has set a December 6, 2007 German release date for the "Bang Your Head!!! 2007" two-DVD set, featuring performance footage from "almost every single" one of the 24 acts that performed at this year's event. Recorded on June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen, Germany, the "Bang Your Head!!! 2007" two-D...

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HIMSA Vocalist Plays Film Critic

Vocalist Johnny Pettibone of Seattle's HIMSA recently checked in with the Headbanger's Blog to play film critic as he listed ten horror movies that he enjoyed the most growing up. Click here to check it out. The second episode of HIMSA TV, shot by King of Hearts Productions, has been posted online....

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CARCASS, KREATOR, ENTOMBED, AMON AMARTH Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

KREATOR, CARCASS, ENTOMBED and AMON AMARTH are among the first confirmed bands for the eleventh annual edition of the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 27-29, 2008 at the Kaisaniemi park in Helsinki, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH BEHEMOTH CARCASS E...