Search results for 'emperor'

News

CRADLE OF FILTH Guitarist JAMES MCILROY's Neck Surgery Did Not Go According To Plan

Guitarist James McIlroy of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, who was scheduled to undergo career-changing neck surgery this past weekend, has issued the following update: "Right now I should have been coming to from surgery that would have fixed the pain in my back and arm that has plagued...

News

ABORYM Signs New Deal With AGONIA RECORDS

Italian/Norwegian hard-industrial-electro extreme metallers ABORYM, who feature in ther ranks Fabban and Paolo Pieri (HOUR OF PENANCE) along with drummer Bård G. "Faust" Eithun (BLOOD TSUNAMI, MONGO NINJA, ex-EMPEROR),have inked a new deal with Agonia Records. Details on band's seventh full-length...

News

CRADLE OF FILTH's DANI FILTH Speaks To Germany's PitCam TV (Video)

PitCam TV conducted an interview with vocalist Dani "Filth" Davey of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH during the band's European co-headlining tour with. You can now watch the chat below. Guitarists Paul Allender and James McIlroy both sat out CRADLE OF FILTH's European tour with BEHEMOTH d...

News

CRADLE OF FILTH Guitarist JAMES MCILROY To Undergo Spinal Surgery

Guitarist James McIlroy of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH is scheduled to undergo surgery today (Saturday, March 15) to "repair his spine," which is "the very same shit that has kept him absent from the recent tour of Europe and caused him so much pain over playing the last few years," ac...

News

CRADLE OF FILTH: 'Beneath The Howling Stars' Performance Clip From European Tour

Video footage of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH performing the song "Beneath The Howling Stars" live during their recently completed European co-headlining tour with BEHEMOTH can be seen below. Guitarists Paul Allender and James McIlroy both sat out CRADLE OF FILTH's European tour with BE...

News

SATYRICON To Be Joined By Special Guests At Oslo Concert

Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON will play a special concert on March 21 at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway. Says the band: "We will be joined by a brass ensemble consisting of members from the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Some of these guys performed both on 'Now, D...

News

CRADLE OF FILTH's DANI FILTH Talks To U.K.'s PEEK FROM THE PIT (Video)

Demetris Alexiou of Peek From The Pit conducted an interview with vocalist Dani "Filth" Davey of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH before the band's February 10 concert at the HMV Forum in London, England with BEHEMOTH. You can now watch the chat below. Guitarists Paul Allender and James McI...

News

CRADLE OF FILTH's 1993 Demo 'Total F**king Darkness' Released On Vinyl

At last, after more than 20 years, "Total Fucking Darkness", the infamous third demo from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, will be officially released in vinyl format on May 5. Housed in a heavy gatefold sleeve with paintings featuring the twisted visions of BBC Radio One presenter and occ...

News

KATAKLYSM Frontman's EX DEO To 'Take An Indefinite Leave Of Absence'

KATAKLYSM singer Maurizio Iacono has released the following statement: "Today I decided that EX DEO [Iacono's side project] and its legions will rest their arms , We will take an indefinite leave of absence. Theres a good possibility that 'Romulus' and 'Caligvla' be the only sonic assaults that will...

News

EMPEROR: First Photo Of 2014 Lineup Released

Norwegian black metallers EMPEROR will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their "In The Nightside Eclipse" album by making a number of festival appearances this year. In addition to performing at Germany's Wacken Open Air and Sweden's Sweden Rock Festival, the band will headline the 2014 edition of t...

News

CRADLE OF FILTH To Utilize Two Session Guitarists For European Tour With BEHEMOTH

Guitarists Paul Allender and James McIlroy of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH will both sit out the band's European co-headlining tour with BEHEMOTH due to "hugely important family matters" and "serious neck surgery," respectively. Filling in for them will be Ashok of Czech groups ROOT and...

Review

Das Seelenbrechen

One day when we're all dead and gone, future generations of music aficionados are going to have their hands full deciphering all of the varying threads of metal music in order to get to the core of who mattered and who merely participated. With each project he affixes his name to, Ihsahn proves to b...

News

DARK FUNERAL To Play Special 20th-Anniversary Concert In Stockholm

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL will celebrate their "stunning 20 years on the throne" with a special anniversary gig entitled "20 Years Of Satanic Symphonies" on May 3 at Klubben in Stockholm. The band will be fronted by Emperor Magus Caligula. In addition, former members will make exclusive g...

News

AURORA BOREALIS Signs With XTREEM MUSIC

Maryland-based death/black metallers AURORA BOREALIS have inked a deal with Xtreem Music. The band's new album, "Worldshapers", will be released on March 1, 2014. Formed in 1994 by mainman Ron Vento, AURORA BOREALIS has been developing its unique brand of brutal, fast and technical-yet-melodic death...

News

IHSAHN: 'I Underestimated My Listeners'

We Love Metal recently conducted an interview with EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. We Love Metal: This album ["Das Seelenbrechen"] was much more progressive than the last album. What were some of your inspirations for that?...