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RAY ALDER: 'There Are No Plans To Write Another FATES WARNING Album In The Near Future'

Metal Wani's editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with vocalist Ray Alder of progressive metal pioneers FATES WARNING. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what prompted FATES WARNING to release a live alb...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD To Collaborate With OPETH's FREDRIK ÅKESSON On Song For Upcoming Solo Album

SAXON vocalist Biff Byford spoke to Finland's Kaaos TV about the progress of the songwriting sessions for his upcoming solo album. He said (see video below): "I'm writing with a few friends… We're just writing songs at the moment. I'm writing a song with Fredrik [Åkesson] from OPETH, the guitarist,...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Compares New Song 'Dance Macabre' To A Cinematic Car Chase

GHOST frontman Tobias Forge was interviewed by Eric Steele of 102.9 The Buzz radio station prior to the band's May 23 performance in Nashville, Tennessee. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's new album, "Prequelle": T...

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Similar to Norway's ENSLAVED, Finnish metal legend AMORPHIS has ridden a long, sometimes strange journey on its search for progression from the ashes of its charred death metal foundations. AMORPHIS has been so daring it's come close to becoming more prog than death metal (delving in pure rock on 20...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Reveals Plan For Possible New Project Featuring 'A Ton Of Collaboration'

Cameron Buchholtz of Rock 100.5 The KATT conducted an interview with GHOST frontman Tobias Forge at last month's Rocklahoma festival, which was held in Pryor, Oklahoma. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On...

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FATES WARNING: Listen To 'Life In Still Water' From 'Live Over Europe' Album

A live recording of the song "Life In Still Water" from progressive metal pioneers FATES WARNING can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new live album, "Live Over Europe", which will be released on June 29 via InsideOut Music. Captured during the most recent European headlining ru...

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FATES WARNING: 'Live Over Europe' Unboxing Video

An unboxing video for "Live Over Europe", the new live album from progressive metal pioneers FATES WARNING, can be seen below. The disc will be released on June 29 via InsideOut Music. Captured during the most recent European headlining run for FATES WARNING's acclaimed latest studio album, "Theorie...

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BURY TOMORROW To Release 'Black Flame' Album In July

Music For Nations, the legendary British heavy metal label responsible for releasing early records by METALLICA, TOOL and OPETH, among others, previously announced that it has teamed up with SonyMusic Independent Network (SIN) to become an active frontline label for the first time in more than a dec...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE On Lawsuit: 'I Took It Almost As An Acknowledgment That I Must Be Doing Something Right'

GHOST leader Tobias Forge said in a new interview that his legal battle with several of the band's former members was validation that he "must be doing something right." Forge, who founded the group eight years ago, was sued by four ex-members in April 2017 who accused the singer of cheating them ou...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE: 'I Like Music That Moves Me And Makes Me Feel Things'

France's "Heavy1" radio show recently conducted an interview with GHOST leader and frontman Tobias Forge. You can listen to the entire chat at this location. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what inspired the theme behind the band's new studio album, "Prequelle": Tobias:...

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ROTTING CHRIST: 'Under Our Black Cult' CD+Book Set Due In July

Marking 30 years of ROTTING CHRIST, "Under Our Black Cult" is a deluxe five-CD, 72-page book-set charting the early years of the Greek black metal legends. The set, which is due on July 6, also includes a limited hand-signed certificate from Sakis "Necromayhem" Tolis (while stocks last). Written by...

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GHOST Announces Massive Fall 2018 North American Tour; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

GHOST has announced a massive North American fall tour. The trek, which includes the Swedish band's previously announced headline arena dates at The Forum in Los Angeles, California and Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, will kick off on November 1 in Chicago, Illinois and wrap on December 15 in...

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GHOST's 'Prequelle' Lands At No. 3 On BILLBOARD Chart

GHOST's new album, "Prequelle", landed at position No. 3 on this week's Billboard 200 chart. The disc, which arrived on June 1, shifted 66,000 equivalent album units in the week ending June 7. Of that sum, between 61,000 were in traditional album sales. GHOST's first week benefits from a concert tic...

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CAST THE STONE Feat. Members of MISERY INDEX, CATTLE DECAPITATION: 'As The Dead Lie' Lyric Video

American death/black metallers CAST THE STONE have premiered the first single, "As The Dead Lie", taken from their recently announced six-track EP, "Empyrean Atrophy", which is due for release on Agonia Records on August 31. The track comes with a lyric video designed by Scott Rudd Film (OPETH, RING...

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GHOST's 'Prequelle' Headed For Top 5 U.S. Debut

According to Hits Daily Double, GHOST's new album, "Prequelle", will likely land at position No. 3 on this weekend's Billboard 200 chart. The disc, which arrived on June 1, is expected to shift between 49,000 and 54,000 equivalent album units in the week ending June 7. Of that sum, between 46,000 an...