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IN FLAMES: New Video Interview With NICLAS ENGELIN

Guitarist Niclas Engelin of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES answered a number of questions for Fret12 on February 8 at Mojoes in Joliet, Illinois. You can now watch the 17-minute chat below. IN FLAMES' tenth album, "Sounds Of A Playground Fading" (Century Media),sold around 14,000 copies in the United...

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TURISAS Violinist Talks Forthcoming Album In New Video Interview

Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! conducted an interview with violinist Olli Vänskä of Finnish "battle metal" warriors TURISAS prior to the band's February 6 concert in New York City. You can now watch the chat below. TURISAS will release fourth studio album, "Guards Of Glory" in May via Century Media...

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IN FLAMES: Video Interview With NICLAS ENGELIN

The Mighty Z of Capital Chaos conducted an interview with guitarist Niclas Engelin of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES prior to the band's December 13 concert at The Warfield in San Francisco, California. You can now watch the chat below. IN FLAMES' tenth album, "Sounds Of A Playground Fading" (Century M...

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THE RESISTANCE: Another Song Available For Streaming

THE RESISTANCE, the Swedish extreme metal band featuring former members of IN FLAMES, THE HAUNTED and GRAVE, will release its debut EP, "Rise From Treason", in North America on January 29 via earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germany-based international rock label which is part of Edel Group. The EP will be re...

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Reunited CEREMONIAL OATH Plays First Show In 20 Years; Review, Photos Available

CEREMONIAL OATH, the reunited late '80s/early '90s Swedish extreme metal band whose members went on to create or join such acclaimed acts as IN FLAMES, HAMMERFALL and TIAMAT, played their first show in 20 years on January 4 at the inaugural edition of the Gothenburg Sound Festival at Trädgår'n in Go...

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HAMMERFALL's 'Gates Of Dalhalla' DVD Cracks Swedish Top 5

"Gates Of Dalhalla", the new DVD from Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL, has entered the Swedish "Music DVD" chart at position No. 4. As previously reported, the set also landed on the German "Music DVD" chart at No. 6. "Gates Of Dalhalla" was released as a DVD+2CD and Blu-ray+2CD on November 30...

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HAMMERFALL's 'Gates Of Dalhalla' Lands On German 'Music DVD' Chart

"Gates Of Dalhalla", the new DVD from Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL, has entered the German "Music DVD" chart at position No. 6. "Gates Of Dalhalla" was released as a DVD+2CD and Blu-ray+2CD on November 30 via Nuclear Blast. The set will feature the band's extraordinary 135-minute 15th-annive...

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EYES WIDE OPEN: 'Revelations' Video Released

"Revelations", the new video from Swedish metallers EYES WIDE OPEN, can be seen below. Since the release of its debut EP, "Revelations", in March this year, EYES WIDE OPEN has amassed more than 25,000 likes at its Facebook page and is one of Sweden's fastest-growing up-and-coming bands. With influen...

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THE RESISTANCE: 'Rise From Treason' EP Artwork Unveiled

THE RESISTANCE, the Swedish extreme metal band featuring former members of IN FLAMES, THE HAUNTED and GRAVE, will release its debut EP, "Rise From Treason", in North America on January 29 via earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germany-based international rock label which is part of Edel Group. The EP will be re...

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IN FLAMES Frontman Talks Next Studio Album

Josh Campbell of Unsung Melody recently conducted an interview with vocalist Anders Fridén of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Unsung Melody: It has been almost two years since "Sounds of A Playground Fading" has been released, and according to Daniel Sve...

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TURISAS Begins Recording New Album, Announces Lineup Changes

Finnish battle metallers TURISAS have commenced the recording process for their fourth studio album. The band is currently laying down drums at Atomic Spa studio in Helsinki, Finland, and will continue recording in different locations until the end of January. The follow-up to 2011's "Stand Up And F...

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PRIMAL FEAR, Ex-IN FLAMES Guitarists To Guest On ANGELICA RYLIN's Solo Album

Swedish singer Angelica Rylin of THE MURDER OF MY SWEET has decided to pursue her childhood dream and has begun recording a melodic rock solo album with the help of producer — and her THE MURDER OF MY SWEET bandmate — Daniel Flores. "I always wanted to record an album like this," says Angelica. My ....

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THE RESISTANCE Signs With earMUSIC

earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germany-based international rock label which is part of Edel Group, has announced the signing of THE RESISTANCE, the Swedish extreme metal band featuring former members of IN FLAMES, THE HAUNTED and GRAVE. The group's debut EP, "Rise From Treason", will be released in January...

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HAMMERFALL: 'Hammerfall' Performance Clip From 'Gates Of Dalhalla' DVD

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL will release a concert DVD+2CD and Blu-ray+2CD, "Gates Of Dalhalla", on November 30 via Nuclear Blast. The set will feature the band's extraordinary 135-minute 15th-anniversary show that took place on July 28 on the historic open-air stage Dalhalla, built in an o...

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Grand Gesture of Defiance

Here's a Danish doom act whose notable claim to fame thus far is a thematically savvy concept album about World War I, "Sinews of Anguish". Likely this is your first visitation to ALTAR OF OBLIVION as they have reaped a cult audience with a cultish enunciator helming their basics-minded doom and pow...