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KAMELOT's TOMMY KAREVIK Wants To 'Convey All Feelings' Through His Music

The Age Of Metal conducted an interview with KAMELOT singer Tommy Karevik on May 16 in Tempe, Arizona. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how the writing process for 2015's "Haven" was different from the making of 2012's "Silverthorn":...

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Video: IRON MAIDEN's 'Run To The Hills' Gets 'Hillbillified' By STEVE'N'SEAGULLS

Finnish band STEVE 'N' SEAGULLS, which made headlines in 2014 by releasing its dueling banjo-standup-bass-washboard-and-more take on the IRON MAIDEN classic "The Trooper", has released a video for its cover version of MAIDEN's "Run To The Hills". Check it out below. The track is taken from STEVE 'N'...

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TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN: I've Never Come Across A NIGHTWISH Copycat Band

WSOU conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen before the band's April 9 concert at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked what it feels like to have influenced countless newer female-fronted symphonic...

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KAMELOT: More 'Haven' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Haven", the new album from the new video from American/German/Swedish symphonic metallers KAMELOT, has registered the following first-week chart positions: #1: USA Top Hard Rock Albums* #3: USA Top Hard Music Albums #3: Sweden Rock / Metal #4: Canada Hard Music Charts #4: Finland Indie Chart #5: UK...

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SOILWORK To Release 'The Ride Majestic' Album In August

Sweden-based melodic death metal experts SOILWORK will releas their tenth studio album, "The Ride Majestic", on August 28 via Nuclear Blast. The CD was recorded by David Castillo (OPETH, KATATONIA) at Studio Gröndal and was produced and mixed by Jens Bogren (KREATOR, AMON AMARTH) at Fascination Stre...

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KAMELOT Wanted To Add More 'Modern Metal Elements' On 'Haven' Album

Kaaos TV recently conducted an interview with KAMELOT founder and guitarist Thomas Youngblood in Helsinki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if still pays attention to reviews of his band's music on various online magazines, Youngblood responded: "You have to kind of take each one wit...

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KAMELOT: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Insomnia' Video

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Insomnia", the new video from American/German/Swedish symphonic metallers KAMELOT, can be seen below. The clip was filmed in Belgrade, Serbia with director Ivan Colic, who has previously worked with MOONSPELL, SOILWORK, HAMMERFALL, TYPE O NEGATIVE and SY...

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KAMELOT's THOMAS YOUNGBLOOD: The Craziest Thing I've Ever Done On Tour

On March 19, Kati Rausch of Music Interview Corner conducted an interview with KAMELOT founder and guitarist Thomas Youngblood in Helsinki, Finland. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. Asked what the craziest thing was that he has ever done on tour, Thomas said: "We were going through Swi...

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NIGHTWISH Announces 2016 North American Tour

Finland-based symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have announced their 26-date headlining tour of North America for 2016, launching in Sayreville, New Jersey on February 19, hitting six Canadian cities plus Pittsburgh, Anaheim, and New Orleans, then closing out in Tampa, Florida on March 23. Opening for t...

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Rock Writer JOEL MCIVER To Deliver Heavy Metal Lecture At University Of Helsinki

The University Of Helsinki in Finland is delighted to announce that the best-selling author Joel McIver (pictured) will be a guest lecturer on its forthcoming three-week academic course about the history of heavy metal music and its importance in contemporary western society, held by PhD candidate P...

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SABATON Frontman JOAKIM BRODÉN Talks About Difficulty Putting Setlist Together

The Age Of Metal recently conducted an interview with vocalist Joakim Brodén of Swedish metallers SABATON. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if it's difficult putting a setlist together with a discography of seven studio albums, Joakim said: "Actually, especially when supporting, like now [on...

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NIGHTWISH: Quality Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Orlando Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH's May 8 concert in Orlando, Florida can be seen below. NIGHTWISH has just released a new single, the title track of the band's latest album, "Endless Forms Most Beautiful", as a limited-edition MCD, 10-inch vinyl and as a download. The track listing is as follow...

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Video Premiere: AMARANTHE's 'Digital World'

"Digital World", the new video from Swedish melodic metallers AMARANTHE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's third album, "Massive Addictive", which was released on October 21, 2014 via Spinefarm Records. The CD was tracked at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark with producer Jacob Hans...

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TIMO TOLKKI Creates CHAOS MAGIC With Chilean Singer CATERINA NIX

Frontiers Music Srl will release of CHAOS MAGIC's self-titled debut album on July 3 in Europe and July 10 in North America. CHAOS MAGIC is the new alliance between Finnish songwriter/producer Timo Tolkki (formerly of STRATOVARIUS) and Chilean singer Caterina Nix. Nix previously collaborated with Tim...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful' Video Released

Finland-based symphonic metal masters NIGHTWISH have just released a new single, the title track of the band's latest album, "Endless Forms Most Beautiful", as a limited-edition MCD, 10-inch vinyl and as a download. The track listing is as follows: 01. Endless Forms Most Beautiful (album version) 02...