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MESHUGGAH Guitarist: 'If People Have A Hard Time Explaining What We Do, That's A Good Thing'

BigMusicGeek.com recently conducted an interview with MESHUGGAH rhythm guitarist Mrten Hagstrm. Several excerpts from the chat follow. BigMusicGeek: What was the main inspiration behind the title "ObZen"? Mrten Hagstrm: "Basically Tomas (Haake),our drummer, and I were sittin' around one night havin...

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AT THE GATES Announces Swedish Club Shows

Video footage of reactivated Swedish metallers AT THE GATES performing the song "Slaughter of the Soul" on May 11 at Studio Coast in Tokyo, Japan can be viewed below. In other news, AT THE GATES has scheduled the following Swedish club dates in September: Sep. 05 Gteborg, SWE - Trdgr'n Sep. 06 Stock...

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THE OCEAN: New Video Interview With ROBIN STAPS Available

Metalzone.gr's Elena Mihailidou and Vasilis Mazaris conducted an interview with Robin Staps of Berlin, Germany's THE OCEAN prior to the band's first-ever show in Athens, Greece. Robin talks about the group's latest album, "Precambrian"; THE OCEAN's touring plans; and how he would like to make a DVD...

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AT THE GATES: Photos From SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Posted Online

High-quality photos of AT THE GATES' June 5, 2008 performance at the Sweden Rock Festival in Slvesborg, Sweden can be found at RockFoto.nu. AT THE GATES summer 2008 reunion lineup: Adrian Erlandsson - Drums Martin Larsson - Guitar Anders Bjrler - Guitar Tomas Lindberg - Vocals Jonas Bjrler Bass In a...

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NIGHTRAGE: In Writing Mode

Multi-national thrashers NIGHTRAGE have issued the following update: "Marios [Iliopoulos, guitar] along with Olof [Mrck, guitar] and Antony [Hmlinen, vocals] are currently in heavy writing mode for our fourth album, and the result so far is 100% BRUTAL melodic death metal with a healthy dose of blas...

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MESHUGGAH's TOMAS HAAKE Is Metal's Top Drummer

MESHUGGAH's Tomas Haake has been named the #1 drummer in the "Metal" category in Modern Drummer magazine's 2008 Readers' Poll. The Readers' Poll results appear in the July 2008 issue of the magazine, available on newsstands now. 2008 Modern Drummer magazine readers' poll results in the "Metal" categ...

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MESHUGGAH: Video Interview Available

Full Metal Jackie of Metal Edge TV conducted an interview with MESHUGGAH guitarist Mrten Hagstrm and drummer Tomas Haake in January 2008 when the duo was in Los Angeles to promote its latest CD, "ObZen". Wach the chat in two parts below. MESHUGGAH recently finished the U.S. leg of MINISTRY's final w...

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AT THE GATES: Video Footage, Photos From Spain's ELECTRIC WEEKEND Available

Fan-filmed video footage of reactivated Swedish metallers AT THE GATES performing at the Electric Weekend festival in Madrid, Spain on May 31, 2008 can be viewed below (uploaded by YouTube user "Dolhfin"). Photos from the same concert are also available (uploaded by Flickr user "look4azazel"). AT TH...

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CULT OF LUNA: New Video Interview With JOHANNES PERSSON Posted Online

Founder and guitarist Johannes Persson of Swedish art-rockers CULT OF LUNA was recently interviewed by UK's Kerrang! magazine about the group's forthcoming "Eternal Kingdom" album. Watch the six-minute chat below. Due on on June 16 in Europe and July 8 in the U.S. via Earache Records, "Eternal Kingd...

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ZYKLON/Ex-EMPEROR Drummer TRYM Gives Tour Of His Tattoo Studio; Video Available

MetalKult.com has posted part three of its four-part Norwegian metal mini-documentary. The footage was captured over four days in March 2008 when MetalKult editors Brad Angle and Jimmy Hubbard traveled to Oslo, Norway. In episode two, MetalKult explores the rural town of Notodden, where it visits wi...

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AT THE GATES Frontman Shoots Down Rumors Of Possible New Studio Album

Vocalist Tomas Lindberg (DISFEAR, AT THE GATES) and drummer Marcus Andersson (DISFEAR) were interviewed by Boston.tv prior to DISFEAR's May 25, 2008 concert in Allston, Massachusetts. Lindberg talks about the new DISFEAR album, "Live the Storm" and the rumors that the reactivated AT THE GATES may re...

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THE OCEAN's 'Precambrian' Honored With VISUELT Graphic-Design Award

"Precambrian", the extensive concept album from Berlin, Germany's THE OCEAN, was honored with the "silver" award at Visuelt, Norway's leading competition in graphic design. "Precambrian" was released last November via Metal Blade Records. The double-disc effort is the soundtrack to the beginning of...

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TURBONEGRO Guitarist Says He Was Diagnosed With Hodgkin's Disease

TURBONEGRO guitarist Knut "Euroboy" Schreiner, whose "serious illness" caused the cancellation of the Norwegian group's recent dates in Europe and the U.S., has issued the following update: "I'm now two months into treatment and doing OK, so I thought the time was right to give you guys an update on...

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EMPEROR: Exclusive Remix Posted Online

Legendary Norwegian black metallers EMPEROR have posted an exclusive track on their official MySpace page. "I Am The Black Wizards (Emperor Inhale Blacksmoke)" was remixed (with additional production) by The Blacksmoke Organisation, which is described as "an occasional art collective and musical gro...

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THE OCEAN: New Video Interview Available

Hungarian metal magazine "Kettngy" has uploaded an interview with Berlin, Germany's THE OCEAN conducted prior to the band's May 11, 2008 concert in Budapest, Hungary. Watch the footage below. THE OCEAN's extensive concept album, "Precambrian", was released last November via Metal Blade Records. The...