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SIKTH Reforms To Headline Red Bull Stage At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

Six years since their final gig, U.K. progressive metal godfathers SIKTH are set to make a triumphant return, headlining the Red Bull stage at next year's Download festival. SIKTH, who released debut album "The Trees Are Dead And Dried Out, Wait For Something Wild" in 2003 and follow-up "Death Of De...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Showtime, Storytime' European Chart Positions Revealed

Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH released their new DVD, "Showtime, Storytime", on November 29 as a limited 2Blu-ray + 2CD digipack, limited 2DVD + 2CD digipack, limited 2CD digipack, 2LP (colored) in gatefold and an exclusive Nuclear Blast mailorder edition. The set was made...

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CARCASS Guitarist BILL STEER 'Definitely' Wants To Make Another Studio Album

Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Bill Steer of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: The album "Surgical Steel" has been out for a couple of months and you've had ti...

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CARCASS' WALKER: 'I'm As Guilty As NEIL PEART For Swallowing A Dictionary Or A Thesaurus When It's Necessary'

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: How different was it working on "Surgical Steel" than CARCASS' earliest albums? Jeff Walker: We...

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HELL's ANDY SNEAP Talks To Finland's KAAOS TV (Video)

Kaaos TV conducted an interview with guitarist Andy Sneap of reactivated British occult metal legends HELL on December 9 at Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki, Finland during the band's European tour as the support act for AMON AMARTH. You can now watch the chat below. HELL's second full-length album, "Curse...

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CARCASS Guitarist BILL STEER Speaks To Finland's KAAOS TV (Video)

Kaaos TV conducted an interview with guitarist Bill Steer of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS on December 9 at Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki, Finland during the band's European tour as the support act for AMON AMARTH. You can now watch the chat below. CARCASS is one of several bands wh...

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THAUROROD: 'Overboard' Video Released

"Overboard", the new video from Finnish/Swedish power metallers THAUROROD, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's sophomore album, "Anteinferno", which will be released in Europe on December 20 through NoiseArt Records. In Japan, the CD was made available on December 11 via Spiritual B...

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Former EVILE Guitarist OL DRAKE Signs Solo Deal With EARACHE RECORDS

Earache Records has announced the signing of British guitar virtuoso Ol Drake to a multi-album, worldwide recording deal. Ol Drake is currently working on his debut solo album, which is due to be released in 2014 under the project name of OLD RAKE and is set to include a number of guest musicians. O...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Presents CARCASS' Video For 'Unfit For Human Consumption'

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett presents "Unfit For Human Consumption", the brand new video from reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS. Check it out below. CARCASS is one of several bands who will perform at Hammett's first annual horror convention, dubbed Kirk Von Hammett's Fear FestE...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD Interviewed On 'Broken Neck Radio' (Audio)

Dash of the "Broken Neck Radio" podcast recently conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. SAXON's new album, "Unplugged And Strung Up", sold around 500 copies in the United States in its first week o...

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THE WOUNDED KINGS To Release 'Consolamentum' In February

Candlelight Records has set a February 24 as the North American release date of "Consolamentum", the label debut from English doom metallers THE WOUNDED KINGS. Produced by Chris Fielding (ELECTRIC WIZARD),the album will be available for preorders via iTunes and other digital platforms beginning Jan...

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British University Professor KARL SPRACKLEN Talks About His 'Metal Music Studies' (Video)

Love 'em or not, heavy metal studies at our institutions of higher learning are here to stay. Remember that heavy metal scholars are metalheads themselves, and they love the music, love the culture, and are working to preserve the heavy metal history that metal fans cherish worldwide. A video clip D...

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SAXON's BYFORD, SCARRATT Interviewed On 'Metal Moment' Podcast (Audio)

Japan's Metal Moment podcast conducted an interview with Biff Byford and Doug Scarratt of British heavy metal legends SAXON before the band's October 6 concert at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco, California. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. SAXON's new album, "Unplugged A...

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NIGHTWISH: Sixth 'Showtime, Storytime' Trailer Available

Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH released their new DVD, "Showtime, Storytime", on November 29 as a limited 2Blu-ray + 2CD digipack, limited 2DVD + 2CD digipack, limited 2CD digipack, 2LP (colored) in gatefold and an exclusive Nuclear Blast mailorder edition. The set will be m...

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TNT Featuring TONY HARNELL Preparing To Hit The Road

Norwegian/American hard rockers TNT, whose lineup once again features powerhouse singer Tony Harnell, has scheduled the following dates in 2014: Jan. 17 - Gregers Live - Hamar (Norway) Jan. 18 - Rockefeller - Oslo (Norway) Apr. 26 - Telenor Arena - We Love the '80s - Oslo (Norway) Apr. 30 - Idun Fol...