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ANADIES: 'Prevail' Album Available

Colorado-based metal band ANADIES has just released its sophomore album entitled "Prevail". The CD was recorded and engineered at Flatline Audio by Dave Otero (CEPHALIC CARNAGE, COBALT, MARTRIDEN). According to the band's official bio, "ANADIES blends the diverse musical backgrounds of its members t...

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ARCHITECTS: 'Always' Video Posted Online

British quintet ARCHITECTS will make its live debut on American soil as part of the Cleansing The Nation tour this fall alongside Century Media labelmates SUICIDE SILENCE, EMMURE, BENEATH THE MASSACRE and AFTER THE BURIAL. The group's new video for the track "Always" made its online debut through He...

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PICA FIERCE: 'Swan Song' Video Posted Online

"Swan Song", the new video from the Norwegian thrash/death metal band PICA FIERCE, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in a German bunker from the World War II, located near the city of Kristiansund in the northwest of Norway. Guitarist Kjetil Dyrnes describes it as "a beautiful but heavy song" a...

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SYMPHONY X Announces Shows In China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia

Progressive metallers SYMPHONY X have announced the following dates in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia (venue details to be confirmed): Feb. 13 - Beijing, China Feb. 15 - Taipei, Taiwan Feb. 17 - Kowloon, Hong Kong Feb. 19 - Bangkok, Thailand Feb. 21 - Jakarta, Indonesia SYMPHONY X'...

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OPETH To Guest On This Week's 'Hard Files'

This week's edition of "Hard Files" on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack will feature special guests Mikael Åkerfeldt (vocals, guitar) and Fredrik Åkesson (guitar) of the Swedish progressive metal band OPETH. Mikael and Fredrik open up about their 18 years in progressive metal, and discuss everyt...

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ARCH ENEMY: Dates In Germany, Netherlands And Switzerland Announced

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have confirmed the following dates across Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland: Dec. 12 - NL, Uden @ De Pul Dec. 15 - CH, Pratteln @ Z7 Dec. 17 - D, Ludwigsburg @ Rockfabrik Dec. 18 - D, Aschaffenburg @ Colos-Saal Dec. 19 - D, Bad Arolsen @ Outback ARCH EN...

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NACHTMYSTIUM Drops Off OPETH Tour

Chicago-area psychedelic black metal group NACHTMYSTIUM has dropped off the North American tour featuring OPETH and HIGH ON FIRE. Commented NACHTMYSTIUM in a statement: "Due to some issues beyond our control, we've been forced to pull off the OPETH/HIGH ON FIRE tour. We're aggressively working to tr...

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ARCH ENEMY's ERLANDSSON Reports On First-Ever Drum Clinic In Japan

ARCH ENEMY drummer Daniel Erlandsson took part in his first-ever drum clinic in Japan on August 24 at Shizuoka City Oh-igawa-cho Hall. He has issued the following report: "I was invited to play at this year's Summer Drum School which, by the way, was held for the 29th time. It's a three-day event wh...

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BLOODBATH: Another New Song Posted Online

Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH has launched a mini-site for its new studio album, "The Fathomless Mastery", which is scheduled for release on October 6 in Europe and October 28 in North America via Peaceville Records. According to a press release, "the site will feature a different track...

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KRUX Performs In Holland With Fill-In Guitarists; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of KRUX — the Swedish band featuring CANDLEMASS bassist Leif Edling, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Mats Levén, ex-ENTOMBED drummer Peter Stjärnvind, guitarist Jörgen Sandstrom (also in THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED/GRAVE),OPETH/ex-ARCH ENEMY guitarist Fredrik Åkesson, and keyb...

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PAIN Frontman Offers 'Cynic Paradise' Track-By-Track Breakdown

PAIN frontman Peter Tägtgren has offered a track-by-track breakdown of the band's forthcoming album, "Cynic Paradise", for the readers of the German edition of the Metal Hammer magazine. Check it out in English, German. "Cynic Paradise" will be released on October 31 via Nuclear Blast Records. The f...

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DREAM THEATER, OPETH Members On How They Got Into METALLICA

Rick Florino from ARTISTdirect recently spoke to a number of "prominent fans" — including members of OPETH, DREAM THEATER, MACHINE HEAD, DRAGONFORCE, DEVILDRIVER and DAATH — about how they first got into METALLICA. A couple of excerpts follow below. Mikael Akerfeldt, OPETH: "I first took notice of t...

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CYNIC's PAUL MASVIDAL Talks About Songwriting Process For 'Traced In Air'

Abort Magazine's UK correspondent John Norby recently conducted an interview with Paul Masvidal of the reunited progressive metallers CYNIC. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Abort: What inspired you to write [the new CYNIC album] "Traced In Air"? Paul Masvidal: An absolute surrender to the cr...

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OPETH: Vancouver Signing Session Announced

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will take part in a signing session in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at Scrape Records (323 East Broadway; 604.877.1676) on Friday, October 3 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Finland's HardcoreSounds.Net conducted an interview with OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael...

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ARCH ENEMY Confirmed For DUBAI DESERT ROCK

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have been confirmed for next year's Dubai Desert Rock 2009, set to take place March 6-7, 2009 at Dubai Festival City, United Arab Emirates. The festival, which will take place at Dubai Festival City, will also feature Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA and...