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Former TRIVIUM Drummer NICK AUGUSTO Joins ORBWEAVER

Miami's favorite hallucinatory metal collective ORBWEAVER, the band featuring Randy Piro (GIGAN, HATE ETERNAL),has announced the addition of former TRIVIUM drummer Nick Augusto to the group's ranks. Currently immersed in the pre-production stages of ORBWEAVER's next album, tentatively titled "Hexag...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN, MICHAEL AMOTT And JEFF LOOMIS Discuss State Of Metal Lead Playing In 2015 (Video)

U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine rounded up three of the finest metal guitarists around today — Marty Friedman (MEGADETH),Michael Amott (ARCH ENEMY) and Jeff Loomis (ARCH ENEMY, NEVEMORE) — to find out their thoughts on the state of metal lead playing in 2015. Check out the discussion below. Asked for...

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Ex-NIGHTRAGE Singer ANTONY HÄMÄLÄINEN Officially Joins CHRISTOPHER AMOTT's ARMAGEDDON

ARMAGEDDON, the band led by former ARCH ENEMY guitarist Christopher Amott, has recruited Antony Hämäläinen (NIGHTRAGE, NERVOSIA, MERIDIAN DAWN) as its new vocalist. In the early 1990s, Hämäläinen started playing bass, drums, and singing for multiple bands based both in the USA and Finland, providing...

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ART OF DYING: 'Rise Up' Video Premiere

"Rise Up", the official video for the title track of the new album from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based rockers ART OF DYING, can be seen below. The CD was recorded with producer David Bendeth (PAPA ROACH, BRING ME THE HORIZON, BREAKING BENJAMIN, ASKING ALEXANDRIA) and will be released thi...

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Former CARCASS Guitarist CARLO REGADAS Launches MONSTRANCE

Former CARCASS guitarist Carlo Regadas has joined forces with drummer Ian Treacy (ex-BENEDICTION, MEATHOOK SEED, ABSOLUTE POWER) and vocalist Tony Glover (ex-DEVOID) in a new band called MONSTRANCE. Regarding the formation of MONSTRANCE, Carlo said: "After CARCASS and BLACKSTAR, I always continued t...

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Former TRIVIUM Drummer NICK AUGUSTO's New Band CORROSION Releases First Song

Drummer Nick Augusto didn’t waste any time after being unceremoniously ditched mid-tour by his former teammates TRIVIUM. Returning home to Boca Raton, Florida, he immediately started working on a new project with his high school buddy and guitar aficionado Christopher Cussell (BEFORE THE MOURNING)....

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ARCH ENEMY: First Official Performance Footage Featuring New Guitarist JEFF LOOMIS

A trailer for ARCH ENEMY's upcoming European tour, featuring the first official performance footage with the band's new guitarist, Jeff Loomis (ex-NEVERMORE),can be seen below. Speaking about ARCH ENEMY's musical chemistry, the band's guitarist and main songwriter Michael Amott told Chile's On The...

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ARCH ENEMY's MICHAEL AMOTT Is 'Really Looking Forward' To Writing Next Album With JEFF LOOMIS

Chile's On The Rock conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarists Michael Amott and Jeff Loomis before the band's February 3 concert in Santiago. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about ARCH ENEMY's musical chemistry, Amott said: "I would describe it as good. I think there is chemistry....

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Former TRIVIUM Drummer NICK AUGUSTO Joins Forces With INSENSE Members In CORROSION

Drummer Nick Augusto didn’t waste any time after being unceremoniously ditched mid-tour by his former teammates TRIVIUM. Returning home to Boca Raton, Florida, he immediately started working on a new project with his high school buddy and guitar aficionado Christopher Cussell (BEFORE THE MOURNING)....

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Former ARCH ENEMY Guitarist CHRISTOPHER AMOTT's ARMAGEDDON: 'Fugitive Dust' Video Premiere

"Fugitive Dust", the new video from ARMAGEDDON, the band led by former ARCH ENEMY guitarist Christopher Amott, can be seen below. The song is taken from ARMAGEDDON's new album, "Captivity & Devourment", which will be released on January 26 via Listenable Records. The CD was mixed by Fredrik Larn...

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ARCH ENEMY's JEFF LOOMIS On His KEMPER Profiling Amplifier (Video)

On December 8, former NEVERMORE and current ARCH ENEMY guitarist Jeff Loomis gave Kemper a rundown of his Kemper Profiler profiling amp at Docks in Hamburg, Germany during ARCH ENEMY's European tour with KREATOR. Check out the footage below. ARCH ENEMY in November parted ways with guitarist Nick Cor...

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CHRISTOPHER AMOTT's ARMAGEDDON Taps Ex-NIGHTRAGE Singer ANTONY HÄMÄLÄINEN For U.S. Tour

Vocalist Antony Hämäläinen (pictured; NIGHTRAGE, NERVOSIA, MERIDIAN DAWN) will front ARMAGEDDON, the band led by former ARCH ENEMY guitarist Christopher Amott, on their upcoming U.S. tour, which is scheduled to kick off in early February. Singer Matt Hallquist left ARMAGEDDON last month due to "pers...

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Most Viewed BLABBERMOUTH.NET Stories Of 2014

2014 was a massive year at BLABBERMOUTH.NET. With more than one hundred million page views originating from all corners of the globe, not to mention millions of shares and external social media impressions, "staggering growth" seems the appropriate term here. From rants and raves to absurdities and...

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Former ARCH ENEMY Guitarist CHRISTOPHER AMOTT's ARMAGEDDON Parts Ways With Singer, Seeks Replacement

ARMAGEDDON, the band led by former ARCH ENEMY guitarist Christopher Amott, has parted ways with singer Matt Hallquist due o "personal reasons." The group states: "We thank Matt for his time and commitment to the band. This means we are once again searching for a singer." ARMAGEDDON adds: "We are loo...

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ARCH ENEMY: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Pratteln Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of ARCH ENEMY performing the song "My Apocalypse" on December 14 at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland can be seen below. ARCH ENEMY last month parted ways with guitarist Nick Cordle and replaced him with Jeff Loomis (ex-NEVERMORE). Loomis is making his live debut with ARCH ENEMY o...