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OPETH: Spanish-Language Video Interview With MARTÍN MÉNDEZ Posted Online
MetalDownload.com recently conducted a Spanish-language interview with bassist Martín Méndez of the Swedish progressive metal band OPETH. Watch the six-and-a-half-minute chat below. OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt (guitar, vocals) and Fredrik Akesson (guitar) will attend this year's NAMM (National Associat...January 15, 2009
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BLOODBATH Completes Filming 'Hades Rising' Video
Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH has issued the following update: "Together with director Owe Lingwall and Village Road Film we just shot the first official promo video in the band's history for 'Hades Rising' taken off [BLOODBATH's latest album] 'The Fathomless Mastery'. The footage of th...January 14, 2009
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BORN FROM PAIN, SKYFORGER, THE OTHER Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
BORN FROM PAIN, SKYFORGER and THE OTHER have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH...January 13, 2009
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Author Discusses 'The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists' Book
Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com conducted an interview with British journalist/author Joel McIver. Topics of discussion included McIver's new book, "The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists", DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton's foreword, the possibility of a DEICIDE autobiography, and plans to release a biog...January 13, 2009
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GOD FORBID: New Audio Interview With DOC COYLE Available
MTV's HeadbangersBlog.com recently hooked up with Doc Coyle (guitars, vocals) of New Jersey metal titans GOD FORBID to talk about the creation of the bands' new album, "Earthsblood", the metal public's prejudice against melodic vocals, the difficulty of staying faithful on the road and how being for...January 12, 2009
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IN FLAMES Bassist Schedules NAMM Appearances
Bassist Peter Iwers of the Swedish metal band IN FLAMES will attend this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is being held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. He will take part in the following signing sessions: EBS booth (Hall D #3382...January 12, 2009
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OPETH, DISMEMBER, BURST Nominated For Swedish MANIFEST Award
OPETH, DISMEMBER and BURST are among the nominated artists in the "Best Hard Rock/Metal" category at the upcoming Manifest 2009 awards. The Manifest awards are given out by SOM (Svenska Oberoende Musikproducenter) (Swedish Independent Musicproducers),an organization that consists of over 100 record...January 12, 2009
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OPETH: New Video Interview With MARTIN MENDEZ Available
Holland's FaceCulture has posted an interview with bassist Martin Mendez of the Swedish progressive metal band OPETH. Watch the chat in three parts below. OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt (guitar, vocals) and Fredrik Akesson (guitar) will attend this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) sho...January 11, 2009
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DE PROFUNDIS To Open For IRON MAIDEN In India
London, U.K.-based progressive doom metal band DE PROFUNDIS has been confirmed for the Rock In India festival, set to take place Saturday, February 15 at the Palace Grounds in Bangalore, India. The festival billing is as follows: IRON MAIDEN DE PROFUNDIS LAUREN HARRIS CYANIDE SERENITY BRANDON ASHLEY...January 11, 2009
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AMON AMARTH, NIFELHEIM Confirmed For Sweden's HOUSE OF METAL Festival
AMON AMARTH and NIFELHEIM have been confirmed for this year's installment of the House Of Metal festival, set to take place February 27-28 at Folkets Hus in Umeå, Sweden. The festival billing is as follows: AMON AMARTH DANKO JONES GUILLOTINE MUSTASCH NIFELHEIM OPETH REMASCULATE SAINT DEAMON SANCTIFI...January 11, 2009
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HATE, POWERWOLF, UNSUN Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
HATE, POWERWOLF and UNSUN have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE MASSACRE B...January 10, 2009
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GOD FORBID: New Music To Be Premiered On 'Chaos With Full Metal Jackie'
Doc and Dallas Coyle of New Jersey's GOD FORBID will premiere new music from the band's upcoming album, "Earthsblood", on this Sunday's (January 11) edition of Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie" at 10:00 p.m. PST (1:00 a.m. EST Monday morning). To listen to the p...January 8, 2009
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OPETH Mainman Comments On Swedish GRAMMIS Loss
IN FLAMES was honored with the "Best Hard Rock" award at the Swedish "Grammis" gala, which was last night (Wednesday, January 7) at Hovet in Stockholm. The band also performed the song "Alias" during the ceremony, which was broadcast live on Swedish national channel TV4. The artists were nominated f...January 8, 2009
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GOD FORBID Guitarist DALLAS COYLE Sounds Off Against Music Critics
GOD FORBID guitarist Dallas Coyle has written the latest entry for his weekly column on MetalSucks, "The Hard R." This week, Dallas shares his thoughts on music critics and how they might react to the band's new album, "Earthsblood", due out February 24 via Century Media Records. An excerpt follows...January 8, 2009
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IN FLAMES Wins Swedish GRAMMIS Award For 'Best Hard Rock' Album; Video Available
IN FLAMES was honored with the "Best Hard Rock" award at the Swedish "Grammis" gala, which was held earlier tonight (Wednesday, January 7) at Hovet in Stockholm. The band also performed the song "Alias" during the ceremony, which was broadcast live on Swedish national channel TV4. IN FLAMES was pres...January 7, 2009
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