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SONATA ARCTICA: 'The Days Of Grays' Certified Gold In Finland

"The Days Of Grays", the new album from Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA, was certified gold in the band's home country on the day of its release for sales in excess of 15,000 copies. SONATA's previously album, "Unia", was certified gold in Finland back in May 2007 and is approaching platinu...

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GUANO APES: Performance Footage Of New Song With Soundboard Audio Available

Video footage of the German band GUANO APES performing a new song, "All I Wanna Do" (with soundboard-quality audio),on May 30, 2009 at Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria can be viewed below. Also available is a two-part video report from the show. GUANO APES was one of Germany's most successful ba...

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NECRONOMICON Preparing To Announce Label Home

Quebec's black/death metal trio NECRONOMICON has issued the following update: "NECRONOMICON will announce in a matter of days which with label the [band's new album] 'Return Of The Witch' will be released. After three months of talking and negotiation with different labels, the band agreed with a ve...

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IN FLAMES: New Video Interview With BJÖRN GELOTTE Available

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with guitarist Björn Gelotte of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES prior to the band's September 8, 2009 concert in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Watch the 18-minute chat below. In a recent interview with Live-Metal.net, IN FLAMES bassist Peter Iwers was asked about guitaris...

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IN FLAMES: New Video Interview With PETER IWERS Available

Metalship.org conducted an interview with bassist Peter Iwers of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES prior to the band's September 8, 2009 concert in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Watch the chat in three parts below. In a recent interview with Live-Metal.net, Iwers was asked about IN FLAMES guitarist Jesper Str...

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INFERNAL: New Song Snippet Posted Online

INFERNAL, the project led by Swedish guitarist David Parland (NECROPHOBIC, DARK FUNERAL),has posted a 35-second snippet of a new song, "Killing Christ", on the band's MySpace page. He says, "This is a just some really harsh and rough demo outtake and nothing else. This song will, of course, be prof...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Frontman Discusses His Autobiography; Audio Available

Classic Rock Revisited's Ryan Sparks recently conducted an interview with original JUDAS PRIEST frontman Al Atkins. Atkins discusses his autobiography, titled "Dawn of the Metal Gods: My Life in Judas Priest and Heavy Metal", and speaks candidly about the formative years of JUDAS PRIEST as they stru...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Is 'Excited' About Rumored Tour With METALLICA, SLAYER And MEGADETH

MetalMachine.net conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian this past weekend. The chat, which focuses primarily on Ian's upcoming two-issue Lobo comic for DC, Lobo: Highway To Hell, that is being drawn by artist Sam Kieth for release this November, can be viewed at this location. Regar...

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In the Black

First, let's get this out of the way: Perennial Canadian try-too-harders KITTIE have amassed a catalog over the course of a decade that has ranged from barely passable to downright embarrassing, trading on their novelty status as an all-girl band to keep them in the spotlight despite clunky songs, d...

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CHIMAIRA Frontman: 'To Tour With METALLICA Would Be Amazing'

Matthew Reinhart of the Examiner.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mark Hunter of Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Examiner.com: You have a new album out called "The Infection", what was the reason you chose this title? Mark: I used the w...

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GUANO APES At Romania's TUBORG GREEN FEST; Video Available

The reunited German band GUANO APES played at the Tuborg Green Fest in Bucharest, Romania on September 5, 2009. Video footage of the performance can be viewed below. GUANO APES was one of Germany's most successful bands both domestically and abroad for more than a decade. In 2000, the band won the M...

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IN FLAMES Bassist On Guitarist STRÖMBLAD: 'He Really Needs To Deal With His Problems'

Live-Metal.net's Jeff Maki recently conducted an interview with bassist Peter Iwers of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Live-Metal.net: What is [guitarist] Jesper [Strömblad's] status right now? Is he still checked into rehab? What is his status right now with...

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LEAVES' EYES: 'My Destiny' Behind-The-Scenes Footage Available

Behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of "My Destiny", the new video from LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Patric Ullaeus (DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL...

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RAISED FIST Issues Tour Update

Swedish rock heavyweights RAISED FIST will release their fifth album, "Veil Of Ignorance", on September 7 via Burning Heart Records. The CD was recorded at Dugout Productions in Uppsala, Sweden with producer Daniel Bergstrand (IN FLAMES, MESHUGGAH). Commented the band: "It's now pretty much only a w...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I Am Really Grateful To Have A Job That I Love'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update: "I think we all are aware of the quality of [MEGADETH's new album] 'Endgame', and I attribute that to hard work, perseverance, and following my heart, instead of worrying about what the label is going to say, our what the people at radi...