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DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT: 'Deconstruction', 'Ghost' First-Week Sales, Chart Positions
Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) released "Deconstruction" and "Ghost" the third and fourth in a series of albums to be made available under DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT moniker on June 21 (one day earlier internationally) via Insi...June 29, 2011
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OPETH Guitarist Interviewed At Denmark's COPENHELL Festival
Diskant.dk conducted an interview with guitarist Fredrik kesson of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH when the band played at this year's edition of the Copenhell festival on June 17, 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark. You can now watch the chat below. According to Nero of Arte Sonora, a Portuguese music...June 28, 2011
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Bloodbath Over Bloodstock
If you were limited to saying two things about Sweden's BLOODBATH, it would have to be (1) damn, these guys are some serious players; and (2) they sure do write some memorable, old school based death metal. Both qualities are apparent on "Bloodbath Over Bloodstock", a DVD filmed at the band's first...June 27, 2011
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ROB ZOMBIE, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, OPETH Performances From GRASPOP Streamed Online
The year's edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting festival in Dessel, Belgium is currently being streamed live at Skynet.be. Remaining performances for today (Sunday, June 26) that will be streamed online (all times are CEST): AMORPHIS 14:00 - 14:45 KREATOR 14:50 - 15:40 MASTODON 16:35 - 17:35 LEGION...June 26, 2011
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ELDRITCH Signs With SCARLET RECORDS
Veteran progressive metallers ELDRITCH have inked a deal with Scarlet Records for the release of their eighth studio album, "Gaia's Legacy", a concept effort dealing with global warming based on Al Gore's documentary "An Inconvenient Truth". Due in late September, the CD will see ELDRITCH going back...June 26, 2011
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SUICIDE SILENCE Guitarist: 'We Will Outlast The Deathcore Genre'
Jon Wiederhorn of Guitar World recently conducted an interview with guitarists Mark Heylmun and Chris Garza of California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitar World: When did you start working on songs for [the new SUICIDE SILENCE album] "The Bla...June 23, 2011
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OPETH Frontman: 'Heritage' Is 'A Different-Sounding Album Than Our Previous Ones'
Mike Bax of Lithium Magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael kerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Lithium Magazine: "Heritage" will be your tenth album, and your third album on Roadrunner Records. Did you hav...June 21, 2011
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SIGHT OF EMPTINESS: 'Predictable Tragedy' Video Released
"Predictable Tragedy", the new video from Costa Rica-based melodic extreme metal band SIGHT OF EMPTINESS, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed on February 5, 2011 during SIGHT OF EMPTINESS' appearance at "Festival Rock En El Farolito", which was held at Parque Morazn in downtown San Jos, Costa R...June 21, 2011
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OPETH Frontman On Swedish National Radio
OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael kerfeldt has recorded ten hour-long shows for the Swedish national radio (Sveriges Radio). The first program was broadcasted on Sunday, June 19 and will be followed by another episode each Sunday at 11 p.m. for the coming 10 weeks. The show is based on Mikael's love f...June 21, 2011
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The Cold Testament
In a fashion typifying the average band's progression from one release to the next, someone that didn't know any better might assume that the more atmospheric/expansive, keyboard-effected "Horoskopus" was released after the more direct form of blackened death metal on "The Cold Testament". But BOOK...June 20, 2011
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DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT: Entire 'Deconstruction', 'Ghost' Albums Available For Streaming
Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) will release "Deconstruction" and "Ghost" the third and fourth in a series of albums to be made available under DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT moniker on June 21 (one day earlier internationally) via...June 20, 2011
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OPETH: Footage From Denmark's COPENHELL Festival Posted Online
Fan-filmed video footage of OPETH's June 17, 2011 performance at this year's edition of Copenhell the first big, outdoor metal festival in Denmark in Copenhagen can be viewed below. According to Nero of Arte Sonora, a Portuguese music and pro audio magazine, Peruvian drummer and percussionist Alex A...June 19, 2011
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SOILWORK Guitarist To Sit Out Summer Festivals; Temporary Replacement Announced
Guitarist Peter Wichers of Swedish metallers SOILWORK has issued the following update: "Thanks for all the great feedback and kind words of encouragement regarding my back injury! I'm feeling much better after several months of resting, but I'm not 100% yet, so I've decided to sit out some of the su...June 16, 2011
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OPETH's New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By Former WEATHER REPORT Drummer
According to Nero of Arte Sonora, a Portuguese music and pro audio magazine, Peruvian drummer and percussionist Alex Acua (pictured below) who played with the fusion/prog jazz band WEATHER REPORT and performed/recorded with Elvis Presley, Peter Gabriel, THE CULT, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea makes...June 16, 2011
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OPETH: More Footage From BONNAROO MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL Available
Swedish progressive metallers OPETH made their live debut with keyboardist Joakim Svalberg (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, GLENN HUGHES) at the 10th annual Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival on June 10, 2011 on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville. Fan-filmed video footage of the p...June 15, 2011
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