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OPETH's 'Heritage' Cracks U.S. Top 20
"Heritage", the new album from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, sold 19,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 19 on The Billboard 200 chart. OPETH's previous studio CD, 2008's "Watershed", opened with more than 19,000 units to land at No. 23. "Wate...September 28, 2011
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CHICKENFOOT Feeling More 'Comfortable' As New Album Arrives
CHICKENFOOT releases its second album on Tuesday (September 27),jokingly titled "III". The disc follows up 2009's gold-selling self-titled debut from the group, which features Sammy Hagar on vocals, ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith and guitar wizard Joe...September 27, 2011
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OPETH: More 'Heritage' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed
"Heritage", the new album from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, has registered the following first-week chart positions so far: Denmark: #8 Norway: #8 Germany: #9 Netherlands: #10 Australia: #12 Austria: #16 U.K.: #22 France: #24 New Zealand: #26 Ireland: #34 Belgium: #87 "Heritage" is likely to...September 27, 2011
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OPETH: New York City Soundcheck Footage Available
Video footage of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH soundchecking prior to their two-night stand at New York City's Webster Hall on September 21 and 22, 2011 can be seen below. OPETH's new album, "Heritage", entered the official U.K. chart at position No. 22 and the U.K. Rock Albums chart at No. 1....September 26, 2011
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CHICKENFOOT: Entire 'III' Album Available For Streaming
CHICKENFOOT's sophomore album, "Chickenfoot III", is available for streaming in its entirety at AOL Music. Due on September 27 via eOne Music in North America, "Chickenfoot III" was produced by Mike Fraser (AC/DC, METALLICA) and is the much-anticipated follow-up album to the successful eponymous deb...September 26, 2011
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REDEMPTION: 'This Mortal Coil' Trailer Available
A trailer for "This Mortal Coil", the fifth studio album from REDEMPTION, the U.S. progressive metal band featuring in its ranks guitarist/songwriter Nick van Dyk and legendary FATES WARNING vocalist Ray Alder, can be seen below. Due on September 26 in Europe and October 11 in North America via Insi...September 26, 2011
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OPETH's 'Heritage' Lands On U.K. Chart
"Heritage", the new album from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, entered the official U.K. chart at position No. 22 and the U.K. Rock Albums chart at No. 1. "Heritage" is likely to sell between 15,000 and 18,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web s...September 25, 2011
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TRAIL OF TEARS Completes Recording New Album
Norway's TRAIL OF TEARS has finished recording its as-yet-untitled seventh album at Sound Suite Studio in Marseille, France with producer Terje Refsnes. Commented the band: "Cathrine [Paulsen] came through the extreme schedule with flying colours, putting the finishing vocals on the end result and d...September 25, 2011
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CHICKENFOOT Guitarist Talks About Making Of 'III'
Sleaze Roxx recently conducted an interview with CHICKENFOOT guitarist Joe Satriani. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sleaze Roxx: One thing I like about CHICKENFOOT is that the drums and bass don't have to fight their way through the vocals or the guitar. You don't overplay on the a...September 25, 2011
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OPETH: 'The Devil's Orchard' Video Released
"The Devil's Orchard", the new video from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, can be seen below. The clip was directed by the award-winning New York City-based photographer Phil Mucci, who previously helmed KORN's video for the song "Oildale". "The Devil's Orchard" is the first single/video from OP...September 23, 2011
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CHICKENFOOT To Embark On 'The 2011 Road Test Tour' In November
CHICKENFOOT, the supergroup featuring guitar hero Joe Satriani, former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony and frontman Sammy Hagar and drummer Kenny Aronoff (filling in for RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS' Chad Smith) has announced "The 2011 Road Test Tour", the first performances in support of the band's fort...September 23, 2011
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CHICKENFOOT: 'III' Packaging Walkthrough
In the two-minute clip below, Meat & Potatoes creative director Todd Gallopo walks you through the optically enhanced features of the CHICKENFOOT "III" packaging. CHICKENFOOT will offer fans a free live concert webcast on September 27, the same day that "Chickenfoot III" comes out. The band will...September 23, 2011
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JOE SATRIANI Talks CHICKENFOOT 'III' In New Interview
Rick Florino of ARTISTdirect recently conducted an interview with CHICKENFOOT guitarist Joe Satriani. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect: Do you feel like CHICKENFOOT is more of a proper band on "III"? Did everything click more seamlessly than it did the first time around?...September 22, 2011
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OPETH Frontman Talks About Making Of 'Heritage' In New Video Interview
On September 20, Sam "Blammymatazz" Hatch, host of the Hartford, Connecticut metal radio program "The House Of Zazz", conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael kerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH at the Webster Theater prior to the band's second performance on their current U...September 22, 2011
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CHICKENFOOT's 'III' Album Podcast #8: 'Big Foot'
The eighth episode in an every-other-day podcast series where you get to go behind the scenes and hear the members of CHICKENFOOT give background behind each song on the band's sophomore album, "Chickenfoot III", plus listen a clip of the tunes, can be seen below. CHICKENFOOT will offer fans a free...September 22, 2011
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