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OPETH Guitarist Interviewed By Italy's SpazioRock.it

Italian web site SpazioRock.it conducted an interview with guitarist Fredrik Åkesson of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH when the band played Milan, Italy with DREAM THEATER on October 26, 2009. The chat can be viewed below. OPETH's tour bus was involved in a road crash last month after the drive...

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OPETH: New Video Interview With MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Posted Online

FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. Watch the chat in five parts below. OPETH's tour bus was involved in a road crash last month after the driver of the other car made a U-turn in the middle of the highway. Acco...

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OPETH Keyboardist Interviewed By U.K.'s 'Metalheadz'

Peter Bailey of the Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom-based "Metalheadz" radio show conducted an interview with keyboardist Per Wiberg of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH on October 9, 2009 when the band performed at the Apollo in Manchester, England as part of the Progressive Nation tour with DREAM...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Working On Its 'Most Personal And Epic' Album

Guitarist Zacky Vengeance of AVENGED SEVENFOLD has issued the following update: "It has been awhile since we have shed light on our current doings. Well, here is a long-awaited update into the world of A7X. "We came off of the road amidst one of the most turbulent times in history. Everything going...

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GENE SIMMONS Offers Fans Chance To Own His Signature Axe Bass Guitar

Gene Simmons, co-founder of the legendary KISS, has announced fans will be able to get their own licks in with the purchase of a limited and personally signed edition of the Gene Simmons Axe Bass. Rock Star gallery in Scottsdale Arizona, which specializes in music collectibles and celebrity fine art...

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Process of a New Decline

The chances that you will read a negative review of GOROD's "Process of a New Decline" are slim at best. The French tech-death band's follow up to "Leading Vision" has been hailed as one of the year's best albums of its kind. It would seem that GOROD has in fact earned its place among the ...

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LILLIAN AXE Guitarist Checks In

Guitarist Steve Blaze of Louisiana-based rockers LILLIAN AXE has issued the following update: "It's been about four months since we released 'Sad Day on Planet Earth' and only now are things calming a bit. "Sorry we haven't reported since then but it has been a bit hectic. "We would like to thank al...

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KISS Drummer ERIC SINGER On Growing Up Around Rock And Roll

The U.K. branch of Roadrunner Records recently conducted a short interview with KISS drummer Eric Singer as part of the "Getting To Know You" series. The question-and-answer session follows below. Q: What were you doing when we interupted you to do this? Singer: I was eating in the other room actual...

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IMMORTAL: New Video Interview Posted Online

Imhotep's Roy Kristensen recently conducted an interview with Abbath and Demonaz of reunited Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL in Oslo. Watch the chat in four parts below. "All Shall Fall", the new album from IMMORTAL, sold around 3,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to de...

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OPETH Tour Bus Crash Was No Accident

It turns out that the road collision that OPETH's tour bus was involved in earlier this week was no accident. Mikael Åkerfeldt, the guitarist/vocalist for the Swedish progressive metal band, who was not travelling on the bus at the time of the incident, writes on his MySpace page, "I just got a text...

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OPETH Members Involved In Road Collision

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has issued the following update: "Myself, Axe [OPETH drummer Martin Axenrot], Fredrik [Åkesson; OPETH guitarist] and our soundman, Pontus Norgren, decided to fly home to our families for a few days as the option would have be...

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NILE's SANDERS Says Record Label Is Planning Legal Action Against Journalist That Leaked Album

Guitarist/vocalist Karl Sanders of Southern Carolina-based extreme technical death metallers NILE is pissed that the band's new album, "Those Whom the Gods Detest", has been leaked. As was the case with CONVERGE's "Axe to Fall" album, the NILE leak has been traced back to a journalist. "Amongst your...

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IMMORTAL's 'All Shall Fall' Lands On BILLBOARD Chart

"All Shall Fall", the new album from reunited Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL, sold around 3,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 162 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at No. 7 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists t...

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High Speed G.T.O.

So was it the album cover that tipped you off that WHITE WIZZARD is comprised of NWOBHM devotees? The IRON MAIDEN-style lettering of the song titles on the back cover? The band members' photos perhaps? If you pine for the golden age of heavy metal, then "High Speed G.T.O." is your ticket. This is me...

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IMMORTAL's 'All Shall Fall' Lands On German, Finnish, Norwegian Charts

"All Shall Fall", the new album from reunited Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL, has entered the German chart at position No. 33 and Finnish chart at No. 20. In the band's home country, the CD landed at No. 23 in its opening week and has since moved up to No. 21. "All Shall Fall" was released ...