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THERION's 'Long-Term Plans' Revealed

Christofer Johnsson of Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION has issued the following update: "Ten years ago or something, I started to work on an opera, but I never managed to finish it. I wrote most of the highlights (the hit parts),but I never managed to write the bridges between th...

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MEGADETH's 'Countdown' Expanded 20th-Anniversary Reissue Rocks Times Square

A photo of the upcoming expanded, commemorative 20th-anniversary reissue edition of MEGADETH's "Countdown To Extinction" album being advertised on the world's largest digital display system located in New York's Times Square via the 126-foot-wide, 47-foot-tall Reuters sign can be seen below. The 7,4...

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COHEED AND CAMBRIA: Inside The New Album Concept (Video)

A one-minute video explanation of the concept of the new album from New York progressive rockers COHEED AND CAMBRIA can be seen below. COHEED AND CAMBRIA's sixth studio album, a double concept album entitled "The Afterman", will be released in two separate full-length volumes. The first volume, "The...

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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN Interviewed At HEAVY T.O. Festival (Video)

PureGrainAudio's Julie conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT co-founder/conceptualist/percussionist Shawn M. Crahan (a.k.a. Clown) backstage at the Heavy T.O. festival, which was held on August 11-12 at Downsview Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. SLIPKNOT's greatest-...

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BANGALORE CHOIR/Ex-ACCEPT Singer To Guest On New DRAGONSCLAW Album

Former ACCEPT and current BANGALORE CHOIR singer David Reece (pictured below) will guest on the upcoming second album, "Judgement Day", from Sydney, Australia-based "epic, aggressive" metallers DRAGONSCLAW. Reece will be featured in the song "Watching My Every Move", which is described by DRAGONSCLA...

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KAMELOT Guitarist Says Bringing Back Melodic Elements On New Album Was Important

Bryan Reesman of The Aquarian Weekly recently conducted an interview with guitarist Thomas Youngblood of American/German/Swedish symphonic metallers KAMELOT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On KAMELOT's new singer Tommy Karevik: Youngblood: "He was capturing the essence of KAMELOT...

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DE PROFUNDIS: 'Twisted Landscapes' Video Released

"Twisted Landscapes", the new video from U.K. progressive black/death metallers DE PROFUNDIS, can be seen below. The clip was filmed in London and Peterborough, U.K. under the watchful eye of director Phil Berridge of Creative Junkie Media (ABORTED, CEREBRAL BORE). "Twisted Landscapes" comes off DE...

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THE HAARP MACHINE: 'Pleiadian Keys' Video Released

U.K.-based progressive extreme metal juggernaut THE HAARP MACHINE has created quite a buzz within the metal world upon announcing its worldwide signing to Sumerian Records. However, most people don't realize how forward-thinking this band is and how attuned they are to the socioeconomic issues that...

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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION: First 'Afterglow' Webisode Released

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, the Anglo-American rock group comprising vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, TRAPEZE),drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN, FOREIGNER),Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, ALICE COOPER, BILLY IDOL) and blues-rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, will release its third al...

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A LIFE ONCE LOST: Official 'Madness Is God' Lyric Video Released

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's A LIFE ONCE LOST will release its sixth opus, "Ecstatic Trance", on October 23 in North America and on November 16 in the rest of the world via Season Of Mist. The CD was recorded at Planet Red studios in Richmond, Virginia with producer Andreas Magnusson (THE BLACK DAHL...

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WINTERSUN: Footage From 'Time I' Choir-Recording Sessions

Finnish epic metallers WINTERSUN will release their long-awaited new album, "Time I", on October 12 via Nuclear Blast Records. Footage from the choir-recording sessions for the CD, which took place in June at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland, can be seen below. According to WINTERSUN, "The ch...

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GOD SEED: Debut Album Track Listing, Cover Artwork Revealed

GOD SEED, the Norwegian band featuring former GORGOROTH members King (bass; real name: Tom Cato Visnes) and Gaahl (vocals; real name: Kristian Espedal),will release its debut album, "I Begin", on October 30 in Europe and October 23 in North America via Indie Recordings. The CD was written, arranged...

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MY DYING BRIDE Launches 'A Map Of All Our Failures' Mini-Site

U.K. doom metallers MY DYING BRIDE have launched a mini-site for their upcoming album, "A Map Of All Our Failures", featuring album info, audio, video, downloads and more . Fans can stream a brand new song, "Kneel Till Doomsday", below, and those who sign up for the MY DYING BRIDE mailing list will...

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MEGADETH's 'Countdown To Extinction' Album Remastered And Expanded For 20th-Anniversary Edition

MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine has personally overseen a new 20th-anniversary edition of the band's most popular album, 1992's double platinum-certified "Countdown To Extinction", to be released November 6 by Capitol/EMI. After wrapping up their "TH1RT3EN World Tour" this fall, MEGADETH will perform the a...

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DETHKLOK To Tour North America With MACHINE HEAD, ALL THAT REMAINS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER

DETHKLOK, the animated band from Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse", will embark on a North American headlining tour this fall. Support on the trek will come from MACHINE HEAD, ALL THAT REMAINS and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. The tour will kick off on October 30 in Norfolk, Virginia and will run through Dece...