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KING OF ASGARD To Enter Studio In March

Swedish Viking death metallers KING OF ASGARD will enter Sonic Train studios in Varberg, Sweden with engineer Andy La Rocque (KING DIAMOND) in early March to begin recording their sophomore album. The follow-up to 2010's "Fi'mbulvintr" is due before the end of the year via Metal Blade Records. Comme...

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Sweden's SHINING Launches Studio Blog

Sweden's SHINING, the extreme metal band founded by controversial frontman Niklas Kvarforth, has entered Sonic Train studios in Varberg, Sweden with producer Andy La Rocque (KING DIAMOND) to begin recording its eighth full-length album, which currently only bears the working title "VIII". SHINING ha...

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DIO: Newly Remastered Edition Of 'Holy Diver' Coming This Month

Audiophile specialty record label Audio Fidelity will release a newly remastered edition of DIO's classic debut album, "Holy Diver", in January 2012 as part of its 24K Gold Compact Disc series. This new edition promises to be a significant sonic upgrade over past releases of this timeless debut due...

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MAX CAVALERA Going For A More 'In-Your-Face, Aggressive' Approach With CAVALERA CONSPIRACY

Brian Fischer-Giffin of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, ex-SEPULTURA). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On CAVALERA CONSPIRACY's musical approach: Max: "With CAVALERA we try to create, sonic-wise, maybe the be...

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ARCH ENEMY's CHRISTOPHER AMOTT Discusses CAPARISON Dellinger-CA VW Signature Guitar (Video)

Caparison Guitars filmed Christopher Amott of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY talking about his new signature Dellinger-CA VW guitar backstage at the band's December 6, 2011 concert at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, England. The seven-minute clip, which includes performance footage, c...

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DEATHDESTRUCTION: Final Webisode From HAMMERFALL Tour Posted Online

The ninth and final webisode featuring behind-the-scenes footage from DEATHDESTRUCTION's recent European tour with HAMMERFALL, VICIOUS RUMORS and AMARANTHE can be seen below. DEATHDESTRUCTION will support fellow Swedes IN FLAMES on "a bunch of Swedish dates in April." For a complete list of dates, v...

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M.A.N Announces Lineup Changes, Prepares To Enter Studio

M.A.N ("Massive Audio Nerve") — the Swedish metal-hardcore-progressive four-piece featuring TRANSPORT LEAGUE/ex-MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich — has parted ways with guitarist Nils Olsson and drummer Andreas Engberg and has replaced them with Mark Black (ex-DREAM EVIL, DRAGONLORD) on and Adde Lars...

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MAD MAX: New Album Details Revealed

25 years after the release of the legendary "Night Of Passion" album, German hard rock band MAD MAX returns with the original lineup — Michael Voss (lead vocals, lead guitars),Jürgen Breforth (rhythm guitars),Roland Bergmann (bass, vocals) and Axel Kruse (drums) — and a new studio album, "Another...

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PAUL STANLEY Talks To The Wall Street Journal About Secret Of KISS' Success

Almost 40 years later, what's the secret sauce behind KISS? The Wall Street Journal set out to answer this and many other questions when they sent a reporter from New York City to visit KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley's home and art studio in Beverly Hills, California. Among other things, Paul...

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KORN Guitarist Says Making 'The Path Of Totality' Was A 'Challenging' Process

Peter Hodgson of IHeartGuitarBlog.com recently conducted an interview with KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. IHeartGuitarBlog.com: How did the collaborations on "The Path Of Totality" happen? Did you work together in the studio? Did you send off r...

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DELAIN Singer Says New Album Title Track Was Inspired By Murder of SOPHIE LANCASTER

A lot has happened in the DELAIN camp since the Dutch female-fronted symphonic band thrilled the masses with its second album, "April Rain", in 2009. After a highly successful European tour, followed by the enthusiastic reaction to DELAIN's trips to North and South America, it's clear that the pure...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer Wishes He Could Have Witnessed 'Jesus Walking On Water'

Guitarist John Petrucci, keyboardist Jordan Rudess and drummer Mike Mangini of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER recently answered six questions on a whole range of issues. You can now check the entire question-and-answer session below. Q: Noting your current album is called "A Dramatic Turn Of...

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DEATHDESTRUCTION: More Webisodes From HAMMERFALL Tour Posted Online

The seventh and eighth in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from DEATHDESTRUCTION's recent European tour with HAMMERFALL, VICIOUS RUMORS and AMARANTHE can be seen below. DEATHDESTRUCTION will support fellow Swedes IN FLAMES on "a bunch of Swedish dates in April." For a comple...

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TO/DIE/FOR: 'Hail Of Bullets' Video Available

Finnish gothic metallers TO/DIE/FOR released their sixth album, "Samsara", on December 14. In the U.S. and Canada, the CD will be made available on January 17, 2012, and in Mexico on January 19, 2012. "Samsara" track listing: 01. Kissing The Flames (4:49) 02. Damned Rapture (5:12) 03. Cry For Love (...

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WARBRINGER: New Video Interview Posted Online

Sonic Shocks conducted an interview with Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER at U.K.'s Hard Rock Hell V festival, which took place December 1-4, 2011 at Pontins in Prestatyn, North Wales. You can now watch the chat below. WARBRINGER's third album, "Worlds Torn Asunder", sold around 2,000 copies in the...