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DELAIN: 'We Are The Others' Video Released

"We Are The Others", the new video from Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers DELAIN, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's third full-length studio album, which was released in North America via the New Jersey-based top-tier progressive metal label Sensory Records. CNR Ent...

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BLACK Featuring Members Of BLACK SABBATH, KING DIAMOND, HAMMERFALL: First Music Being Mixed

BLACK, the new project featuring vocalist Tony Martin (BLACK SABBATH),bassist Magnus Rosén (HAMMERFALL),guitarist Andy La Rocque (KING DIAMOND) and drummer Danny "Danté" Needham (VENOM, TONY MARTIN),is mixing its first two songs at La Rocque's Sonic Train studios in Varberg, Sweden. In an intervi...

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FULLFORCE Completes Work On New Album

Swedish melodic metal five-piece FULLFORCE has finished recording its second album. The new CD is entitled "Next Level" and will be released later this fall via SPV/Steamhammer. The cover artwork was once again be created by Rainer Kalwitz, who previously worked with PRAYING MANTIS and METAL CHURCH,...

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KATATONIA: New Video Interview With ANDERS NYSTRÖM

On September 9, The Age Of Metal conducted an interview with guitarist Anders Nyström of Swedish dark rockers KATATONIA at the Tempe, Arizona stop of the "Epic Kings & Idols Tour" with DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT and PARADISE LOST. You can now watch the chat below. KATATONIA's ninth album, "Dead End...

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KATATONIA: More 'Dead End Kings' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Dead End Kings", the ninth album from Swedish dark rockers KATATONIA, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Finland: #4 Sweden: #12 Norway: #17 Germany: #21 Austria: #25 Netherlands: #60 Switzerland: #46 USA: #138 Commented KATATONIA guitarist Anders Nyström: "People might think...

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TIAMAT: 'The Scarred People' Cover Artwork Revealed

Sweden's TIAMAT will release its tenth studio album, "The Scarred People", on November 2 via Napalm Records. The CD was recorded at Woodhouse Studios in Hagen, Germany with producer Siggi Bemm. "The Scarred People" cover artwork, which was created by TIAMAT mainman Johan Edlund, can be seen below. A...

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CEREMONIAL OATH Catalog To Be Reissued

CEREMONIAL OATH, the late '80s/early '90s Swedish extreme metal band whose members went on to create or join such acclaimed acts as IN FLAMES, HAMMERFALL and TIAMAT, has inked a deal with Century Media Records for the re-release of the majority of its catalog, up to and including the 1993 CD "The Bo...

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NASUM: Video Interview Posted Online

On May 20, Exclaim! TV conducted an interview with NASUM bassist Jesper Liveröd and touring vocalist Keijo Niinimaa (ROTTEN SOUND) at the Annex Wreckroom in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Liveröd discussed the band's decision to head out on one final tour to celebrate what would have been NASUM's 20th an...

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KATATONIA: 'Dead End Kings' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Dead End Kings", the ninth album from Swedish dark rockers KATATONIA, sold 3,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 138 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 4 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-s...

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SPARZANZA: More New Album Details Revealed

Karlstad, Sweden-based metal/rock band SPARZANZA will release its sixth album, "Death Is Certain, Life Is Not", on September 29 via Spinefarm Records. The CD was once again recorded at Leon Music with producer Rikard Löfgren, who helmed the band's previous three CDs and has also worked with such oth...

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EVOCATION: First 'Illusions Of Grandeur' Studio Video Report

Swedish death metallers EVOCATION will release their fourth studio album, "Illusions Of Grandeur", in Europe on September 24 via Century Media Records. The CD includes "ten tracks of supreme Swedish death metal, a perfect mélange of Stockholm rawness and Gothenburg epics," according to a press relea...

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KATATONIA Members Discuss Making Of New Album (Video)

Video footage of vocalist Jonas Renkse and guitarist Per Eriksson of Swedish dark rockers KATATONIA discussing the making of their new album, "Dead End Kings", can be seen below. "Dead End Kings" was released on August 28 (one day earlier internationally) via Peaceville Records. Containing some of K...

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INSISION: 'Exaggerated Torment' Song Available For Free Download

Swedish death metallers INSISION have issued the following update: "We are currently working on new material for INSISION's next, yet-untitled full length album [for an early 2013 release]. "Now, we're not the fastest band on the planet to release a full-length record, so for now we'll give you one...

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IN FLAMES Won't Start Thinking About New Studio Album Until Next Year

PureGrainAudio's Mitch Lafon conducted an interview with singer Anders Fridén of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES at this year's edition of the Heavy MTL festival, which was held August 11-12 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. Asked of IN FLAMES is already...

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MOTÖRHEAD To Launch Complete Assortment Of Headphones And Earphones

This fall MOTÖRHEAD will launch a complete assortment of headphones and earphones. The first generation's assortment will consist of nine products in total, three headphones, and six in-ear models. All will be sold under their new brand name Motörheadphönes. Motörheadphönes will be the first brand n...