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WATAIN's ERIK DANIELSSON: 'Black Metal Was Simply Not Entirely Compatible To The U.S. Way'
In a brand new interview with Metal Recusants, vocalist Erik Danielsson of Swedish black metallers WATAIN was asked why he thinks black metal never took off in the U.S. in the way it did in Europe. "This is a matter for which I could speak for a long time about, but simply put ...January 7, 2015
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KILLER BE KILLED Recruits CONVERGE Drummer For Australia's SOUNDWAVE Festival
Drummer Dave Elitch (ex-THE MARS VOLTA) will be unable to perform with KILLER BE KILLED as part of this year's edition of Australia's Soundwave XV festival due to scheduling conflicts with his other band, ANTEMASQUE. Filling in for him will be CONVERGE drummer Ben Koller (pictured). KILLER BE KILLED...January 7, 2015
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SABATON Guitarists Interviewed By MANCHESTER ROCKS (Video)
Hairy Mark of Manchester Rocks conducted an interview with guitarists Chris Rörland and Tobbe Englund of Swedish metallers SABATON on December 14 at Manchester Ritz during the UK leg of the band's "Heroes" tour. You can now watch the chat below. SABATON will return to North America in April/May 2015...January 7, 2015
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BLACK STAR RIDERS Were 'Disappointed' JOE ELLIOTT Pulled Out Of Producing Their Sophomore Album
Niclas Müller-Hansen of RockSverige.se recently conducted an interview with BLACK STAR RIDERS frontman Ricky Warwick and guitarist Damon Johnson. An excerpt from the chat follows below. RockSverige.se: You ended up working with [producer] Nick Raskulinecz (RUSH, FOO FIGHTERS, ALICE IN CHAINS, MASTOD...January 6, 2015
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HEATHEN Recruits FORBIDDEN Drummer SASHA HORN For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise
San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans HEATHEN have tapped Sasha Horn (FORBIDDEN) to sit behind the kit for their upcoming appearance on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. 70000 Tons Of Metal will sail Thursday, January 22 on board the Royal Caribbean "Liberty Of The Seas" from Port Everglades in Fort L...January 6, 2015
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Drummer DAVE ELITCH Unable To Perform With KILLER BE KILLED At Australia's SOUNDWAVE Festival
Drummer Dave Elitch (ex-THE MARS VOLTA) will be unable to perform with KILLER BE KILLED as part of this year's edition of Australia's Soundwave XV festival due to scheduling conflicts with his other band, ANTEMASQUE. Dave tweeted earlier today: "I've been getting a ton of questions regarding @soundw...January 6, 2015
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KATAKLYSM: New Album Title Revealed
Montreal-based death metallers KATAKLYSM are currently in the studio recording the follow-up to their "Waiting For The End To Come" album. Titled "Of Ghosts And Gods", the new CD will tentatively be released this coming summer via Nuclear Blast. Guitarist Jean-François "JF" Dagenais will track drums...January 5, 2015
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SOULFLY Begins Recording Tenth Studio Album
SOULFLY has entered the studio with producer Matt Hyde (SLAYER, CHILDREN OF BODOM, MONSTER MAGNET, WINDS OF PLAGUE) to begin recording its tenth album for a late spring release via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. A photo from the studio can be seen below. In a recent interview with SkullsNBones.com, SO...January 5, 2015
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DEATH ANGEL Rejoined By Original Guitarist GUS PEPA At San Francisco Concert (Video)
Original DEATH ANGEL guitarist Gus Pepa rejoined his former bandmates during their December 27 headlining show at Slim's in San Francisco. Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. DEATH ANGEL's seventh album, "The Dream Calls For Blood", sold 5,400 copies in the United States in...January 3, 2015
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BLIND GUARDIAN: Fourth 'Beyond The Red Mirror' Trailer
German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN will release their tenth studio album, "Beyond The Red Mirror", in Europe on January 30, 2015 and in North America on February 3, 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The fourth trailer for the album is available below. Four and a half years in the making, the follow-up to 2...January 2, 2015
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Guitarist HERMAN FRANK Says It's A 'Shame' He Wasn't Allowed To Write Any Music For ACCEPT
Former ACCEPT guitarist Herman Frank recently spoke to Metalholic's Rustyn Rose and Metal Wani's Owais "Vitek" Nabi about PANZER, the new German "supergroup" comprised of Frank; vocalist and bassist Schmier, best known as frontman of DESTRUCTION; and drummer Stefan Schwarzmann (ex-ACCEPT, RUNNING WI...December 30, 2014
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CHILDREN OF BODOM's 'Halo Of Blood' Certified Gold In Finland
"Halo Of Blood", the latest album from Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM, has been certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. The band was awarded with gold plaques signifying the achievement during the Bodom Xmas Bash show on December 28 at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland. Che...December 30, 2014
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NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN 'Really Can't Wait' To Hit The Road In Support Of 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful'
Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will release their new album, "Endless Forms Most Beautiful", on March 27 in Europe and March 31 in the U.S. via Nuclear Blast. NIGHTWISH's Dutch singer Floor Jansen, who officially joined the band last year, recently moved to Finland in order...December 29, 2014
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SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER Hopes For Another 30 Years
H-Hour Chronicles conducted an interview with Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA when they played on October 5 at The Manning Bar in Sydney, Australia. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about SEPULTURA's plans for the coming months, guitarist Andreas Kisser said: "We're celebrating 30 y...December 28, 2014
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Updated: ACCEPT Parts Ways With Guitarist HERMAN FRANK, Drummer STEFAN SCHWARZMANN
German/American metallers ACCEPT have parted ways with guitarist Herman Frank and drummer Stefan Schwarzmann. Says ACCEPT in a statement: "ACCEPT would like to thank Herman Frank and Stefan Schwarzmann for being with us these last four-plus years, for making themselves available whenever needed and...December 28, 2014
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