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IHSAHN To Begin Recording New Album Next Week

EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan) will enter Sonic Attic Studio in Notodden, Norway next week to begin recording his new solo album. Laying down the drum tracks on the follow-up to last year's "Arktis" disc will be Tobias Ørnes Andersen, who has previously played in the Norw...

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OZZFEST MEETS KNOTFEST Is Returning To Southern California This Fall

Ozzy Osbourne has hinted at the return of Ozzfest Meets Knotfest, a combination of the two hard rock and metal events that first took place last September at San Manuel Amphitheater and Festival Grounds in San Bernardino, California. A new post on Osbourne's Facebook page features a picture of the s...

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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Says His Proposed Project With DEVIN TOWNSEND Will Focus On Lead Vocals

Vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH was interviewed by Rock Hard publisher Holger Stratmann at this year's Rock Hard Festival, which was held June 2-4 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. You can now watch the chat in four parts below. When asked about his proposed proje...

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GHOST Kicks Off Tour With IRON MAIDEN In Bristow (Video)

GHOST kicked off its U.S. tour as the support act for IRON MAIDEN last night (Saturday, June 3) at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia. Quality fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. GHOST frontman and founder Tobias Forge, who performs as Papa Emeritus, recently said that he ho...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Unveils Music Video For 'Condolences' Title Track

"Condolences", the video for the title track of WEDNESDAY 13's seventh solo studio album, can be seen below. Released today (Friday, June 2) via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the follow-up to 2015's "Monsters Of The Universe" was produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris, who previously worked with Wednesday...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN To Release 'Wall Of Sound' Solo Album In August

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will release his new solo album, "Wall Of Sound", on August 4 via Prosthetic Records. Produced by Friedman, engineered by Paul Fig (GHOST, RUSH, ALICE IN CHAINS) and mixed by Jens Bogren (KREATOR, OPETH, SEPULTURA),the disc "expands and destroys any conventi...

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DERRICK GREEN 'Knew It Was Gonna Be Difficult' To Replace MAX CAVALERA In SEPULTURA

SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green was interviewed before the band's May 18 concert at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, California. You can now listen to the chat below. Green, who celebrates his twentieth anniversary with SEPULTURA in 2017, stated about his time with the group: "It's been a lot of ups...

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DRAGONFORCE: Part Three Of Official Interview About 'Reaching Into Infinity' Album

Part three of a three-part interview with the members of DRAGONFORCE about their new album, "Reaching Into Infinity", can be seen below. In this clip, they talk about musicians they look up to and the very first instrument they learned. "Reaching Into Infinity" was released on May 19 via earMUSIC on...

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ENSLAVED Completes Recording Fourteenth Album

Norwegian progressive metallers ENSLAVED have finished recording their as-yet-untitled fourteenth album for a fall release via Nuclear Blast. The disc is currently being mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (SOILWORK, OPETH, KATATONIA, AMON AMARTH) at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden. Accor...

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DRAGONFORCE: Part Two Of Official Interview About 'Reaching Into Infinity' Album

Part two of a three-part interview with the members of DRAGONFORCE about their new album, "Reaching Into Infinity", can be seen below. In this clip, the musicians talk about the the songwriting, recording with drummer Gee Anzalone for the first time and funny moments on stage. "Reaching Into Infinit...

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AVATARIUM: 'The Starless Sleep' Video

"The Starless Sleep", the new video from Swedish metallers AVATARIUM, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's third studio album, "Hurricanes And Halos", which will be released on May 26 via Nuclear Blast. The artwork for the disc was once again created by Erik Rovanpera, who previously...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Releases 'Cruel To You' Video

Wednesday 13, who mixes punk rock and metal with kitschy horror imagery and who is formerly one half of the MURDERDOLLS braintrust, will release his seventh solo studio album, titled "Condolences", on June 2 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The follow-up to 2015's "Monsters Of The Universe" was prod...

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DRAGONFORCE: Part One Of Official Interview About 'Reaching Into Infinity' Album

Part one of a three-part interview with the members of DRAGONFORCE about their new album, "Reaching Into Infinity", can be seen below. In this clip, the musicians talk about the the influence of touring on the disc, the record's concept and how fast their songs really are. "Reaching Into Infinity" w...

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SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER: 'Everyone That Came Into The Band Brought Something New'

Guitarist Andreas Kisser of Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA was interviewed by Full Metal Racket at this year's edition of the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival, which was held April 21-22 at the Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. You can now watch the chat below. Asked which is h...

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Video Premiere: DRAGONFORCE's 'Ashes Of The Dawn'

"Ashes Of The Dawn", the brand new music video from DRAGONFORCE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, "Reaching Into Infinity", which will be released on May 19 via earMUSIC on CD, LP and a special-edition CD and DVD. The follow-up to 2014's "Maximum Overload" marks the ba...