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OBSCURA Shares Music Video For New Single 'Evenfall'

Following the success of their first single "Silver Linings", German metal act OBSCURA returns with the second single, "Evenfall", from the highly anticipated album "A Sonication", due on February 7, 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records. This standout track showcases OBSCURA's ongoing evolution, masterful...

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PARADISE LOST Announces May 2025 North American Tour

British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST will embark on "The Devil Embraced" North American tour in May 2025. The trek will kick off on May 16 at the Milwaukee Metal Fest and conclude on May 24 at Maryland Deathfest. Tickets for the dates go on sale this Friday, January 10 at this location. PARAD...

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PETER IWERS Shares How THE HALO EFFECT Has Become The 'Perfect Band'

By David E. Gehlke For an act that is essentially the convergence of two of melodic death metal's all-time best bands, DARK TRANQUILLITY and IN FLAMES, THE HALO EFFECT doesn't re-write the melo-death playbook as it does follow it carefully. Perhaps it's a lesson learned from when IN FLAMES and DARK...

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PRONG To Celebrate 31st Anniversary Of 'Cleansing' On Summer 2025 European Tour

PRONG will celebrate the 31st anniversary of its album "Cleansing" with a limited series of intimate dates, as well as festival shows, in July and August 2025 in Europe. The dates are as follows: July 30 - Hamburg, Germany - Bahnhof Pauli July 31 - Wacken, Germany - Wacken Open Air August 01 - Berli...

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WARBRINGER Announces 'Wrath And Ruin' Album

Modern thrash titans WARBRINGER will release their new album, "Wrath And Ruin", on March 14, 2025 via Napalm Records. With 20 years of history and millions of cross platform streams in their wake, "best of the year" nods from the likes of Loudwire and Consequence on 2020's "Weapons Of Tomorrow", and...

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VADER To Release 'Humanihility' EP; New Album To Be Recorded In The Fall

Polish death metal veterans VADER will release a new EP, "Humanihility", in the spring, to be followed by the recording of a new full-length album in the fall. Also planned for this year are the reissue of the classic "Black To The Blind" album (1997) and a summer tour to celebrate the 25th annivers...

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Watch: Ex-FEAR FACTORY Singer BURTON C. BELL Plays Solo Concert In Los Angeles

Video of former FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell's December 13, 2024 concert at The Regent in Los Angeles, California as the support act for GOD FORBID can be seen below. Bell played the first concert with his solo band on June 13, 2024 at 1720 in Los Angeles, California. Backing Bell at the 172...

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MARILYN MANSON: 'Unmasked' Three-Part Documentary To Air On U.K.'s CHANNEL 4 This Month

U.K.'s Channel 4 will air a three-part documentary series on Marilyn Manson later this month. Originally announced in October 2023 under the working title "Marilyn Manson: Behind The Mask", "Marilyn Manson: Unmasked" charts the musician's rise to fame, significance and role as a counterculture icon....

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DAN LILKER Doesn't Regret Any Of S.O.D.'s Deliberately Offensive Lyrics: 'We Knew What We Were Doing'

In a recent interview with Screamer Magazine, former ANTHRAX bassist Dan Lilker spoke about his mid-'80s politically incorrect project STORMTROOPERS OF DEATH (S.O.D.) which also included ANTHRAX's Scott Ian (guitar) and Charlie Benante (drums),and M.O.D.'s Billy Milano (vocals). Regarding the fact...

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OSCAR DRONJAK Explains Why HAMMERFALL Isn't Interested In Representing Sweden In Eurovision Song Contest

In a new interview with Rassilon Records, HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak was asked about rumors from years ago about his band possibly representing Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual singing competition where over 30 countries compete against each other with a variety of different...

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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN On Artificial Intelligence: 'It's Definitely A Double-Edged Sword'

NIGHTWISH mastermind Tuomas Holopainen has weighed in on a debate about people using artificial intelligence (A.I.) to create music. Asked by Sysimedia if he thinks this new technology is useful or if it's dangerous, Tuomas said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We will follow closely, and mayb...

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No New SOILWORK Album Before 2026, Says BJÖRN 'SPEED' STRID

In a new interview with Rapture Radio, SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid was asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to "Övergivenheten" album, which came out in 2022. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, we're slowly approaching the songwrit...

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THE HALO EFFECT's PETER IWERS: 'There's No Rivalry' With IN FLAMES

In a new interview with Belgian Jasper, THE HALO EFFECT bassist Peter Iwers was asked if he and his bandmates were thinking at all, prior to the release of the group's debut album, 2022's "Days Of The Lost", about the reaction from IN FLAMES fans, considering that THE HALO EFFECT features five forme...

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HAMMERFALL's JOACIM CANS Doesn't Want To End Up Like Many Of His Vocal Heroes: 'They Can't Sing Anymore, But They Still Go On Tour'

In a new interview with Angela Croudace of Australia's Heavy, vocalist Joacim Cans of Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL was asked if he does lots of vocal warming up before hitting the stage. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I need to be ready when I hit the stage since this type of si...

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Reunited 1991 Lineup Of GRAVE To Make Its Live Debut In Stockholm In April

This past August, it was announced that the original 1991 lineup of Swedish death metal pioneers GRAVE — Ola Lindgren (guitar, vocals),Jörgen Sandström (vocals, guitar),Jens "Jensa" Paulsson (drums) and Jonas Torndal (bass) — will reunite for a series of concerts in 2025 during which they will per...