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KREATOR Frontman On 'Gods Of Violence': 'We Needed To Come Up With An Album That Blows Everyone Away'

Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza of German thrash metal veterans KREATOR. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about the five-year gap between 2012's "Phantom Antichrist" album and the upcoming "Gods Of Vio...

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Bassist PETER IWERS Quits IN FLAMES

Bassist Peter Iwers has decided to leave Swedish metallers IN FLAMES "to pursue other endeavors." He says in a statement: "As a result, this current U.S. tour will be my last one with IN FLAMES, so if you are around, come and say hi. "It has been almost 20 years of fun, and I am ...

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GOJIRA And OPETH To Perform At Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado

Having just concluded a massive headline North American tour in support of their widely acclaimed new album "Magma", French progressive metallers GOJIRA have announced an additional U.S. date at the renowned Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. The performance will take place on May 11 and...

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TESTAMENT Singer On 'Brotherhood' Abum: 'We Feel That We Accomplished Everything We Set Out For'

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: Based on first impressions of the band's new album, "Brotherhood Of The Snake", I'd say is thrashier than the last couple of...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Says Recording Process For 'Brotherhood Of The Snake' Was 'Definitely Not' Relaxed

Spark TV, which is part of the Czech monthly magazine Spark, recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT lead guitarist Alex Skolnick. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the recording process for TESTAMENT's new album, "Brotherhood Of Th...

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OVERKILL Frontman Says 'The Grinding Wheel' Album Has 'An Epic Feel'

Croatian metal portal NoiseEyes.com conducted an interview with OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth before the band's November 18, 2016 show at Szene in Vienna, Austria. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why the release of OVERKILL's...

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IN FLAMES Frontman Wrote 'Here Until Forever' Song For His Eight-Year-Old Son

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with vocalist Anders Fridén of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. Speaking about one particularly personal song on IN FLAMES' latest album, "Battles", Anders said: "'Here Until Forever' was written for my...

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AVERSIONS CROWN To Release 'Xenocide' Album In January

Australian metallers AVERSIONS CROWN will release their sophomore album, titled "Xenocide", on January 20 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. A lyric video for the brand new track "Ophiophagy", taken from "Xenocide", can be seen below. "Here's your first taste of mayhem from 'Xenocide',", comments voca...

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ACCEPT: First Official Trailer For 'Restless And Live' Blu-Ray/DVD

German/American metallers ACCEPT will release a new live set titled "Restless And Live" on January 13, 2017 via Nuclear Blast. This package will include the entire show ACCEPT played at 2015's Bang Your Head!!! festival in Balingen, Germany on Blu-ray/DVD plus two CDs. The first official trailer for...

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BATTLE BEAST To Release 'Bringer Of Pain' Album In February

Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST will release their fourth album, titled "Bringer Of Pain", on February 17, 2017 via Nuclear Blast Records. Recorded and produced at JKB Studios by keyboardist Janne Björkroth, the ten-track album was mixed by Björkroth alongside Viktor Gullichsen and Mik...

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EPICA's MARK JANSEN: 'I Always Write Music Whenever I Feel Inspired'

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mark Jansen of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: Tell me about [the] new [EPICA album], "The Holographic Principle". What's it been like wo...

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Ex-TESTAMENT Bassist GREG CHRISTIAN Says That He Was 'Treated Like Less Than Human' By His Former Bandmates

Former TESTAMENT bassist Greg Christian says that he was "treated like less than human" during his tenure with the band and considers his time with the group "a huge waste" of his life. Christian — whose acrimonious January 2014 exit from TESTAMENT was well publicized on these pages — made his lates...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS: First Trailer For 'Heavy Fire' Album

Nuclear Blast will release BLACK STAR RIDERS' third studio album, "Heavy Fire", in February 2017. The band will support the album with a full U.K. and Ireland tour in March 2017. The first trailer for "Heavy Fire" is available below. BLACK STAR RIDERS' previous album, "The Killer Instinct", was rele...

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JOHN PETRUCCI: DREAM THEATER's Albums Are 'A Reflection Of Who We Are As Musicians'

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal masters DREAM THEATER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: Before you announced this tour, it was made clear that it was going to be "The Astonishin...

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SYMPHONY X: Pro-Shot Footage Of Entire BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of SYMPHONY X's entire August 14 performance at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held at Catton Hall in Walton-on-Trent, England, can be seen below. SYMPHONY X's ninth studio album, "Underworld", was released in July 2015 via Nucl...