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GHOST Unveils 'The Summoning Vi: The Proceedings Intensify' Clip

Swedish occult rockers GHOST have unveiled a new clip titled "The Summoning VI: The Proceedings Intensify" in the wake of the release of their new "Popestar" EP, which debuted at the No. 1 position on Billboard's Top Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums charts and sold over 21,000 copies in its first we...

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FERNANDO RIBEIRO Says 'Everything In MOONSPELL Is A Little Bit Of A Happy Accident'

HeadBangers LifeStyle recently conducted an interview with Fernando Ribeiro of Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL. You can watch the full chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's early days: Fernando: "We started out in '89, actually, but it was a lot of n...

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OPETH: Video Recap Of Radio City Music Hall Concert

A video recap of OPETH's October 1 performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City can be seen below. The footage was filmed and edited by Christer Lorichs. Regarding how OPETH ended up playing a venue like the Radio City Music Hall, the band's frontman, Mikael Åkerfeldt, told Fuse: "We're doi...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Putting Finishing Touches On Follow-Up To 'Inferno'

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman is putting the finishing touches on a new solo album for a 2017 release via Prosthetic Records. The follow-up to 2014's "Inferno" was recorded in part at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in California with engineer Paul Fig (ALICE IN CHAINS, RUSH, DEFTONES) and is des...

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SEPULTURA: First Part Of 'Under My Skin - The Mediator UK Tour 2015' Documentary

Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA released a special EP titled "Under My Skin" last year. The EP's cover was created around images of different tattoos that the band's fans sent in. To show the band's fan base more about the creation of this release, the first part of the documentary "Sepultura...

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OPETH Frontman: I Would Hate For Our Music To Become Corrupted By Other Things

Metal Wani's Sandra Yeomans conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH on October 5 at Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On when he deci...

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OPETH: 'Sorceress' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Sorceress", the new album from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, debuted at No. 24 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 16,000 equivalent album units in the week ending October 6. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes...

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OPETH Frontman: 'I'm Not Interested In Writing Music For Anyone Else Than Myself'

In a brand new interview with Rock Sins, guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH was asked what makes the band's latest album, "Sorceress", different from previous OPETH works. He said: "Well, I think that the songs, as far as I'm concerned, are more diverse within...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY: Watch Animated Video For 'Atoma' Title Track

"Atoma", the new animated video from Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's eleventh album, which will be released on November 4 through Century Media Records. The band comments: "The title track is one of the catchiest and mos...

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NOVEMBERS DOOM To Enter Studio This Month

Dark metal band NOVEMBERS DOOM will re-enter the studio to record its tenth studio album, due in 2017 via The End Records. Starting on October 21, the band will record with Chris Djuricic (JUNGLE ROT, MALEVOLENCE) at Belle City Sound in Racine, Wisconsin, before sending the album to metal legend Dan...

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OPETH Members Recall Proudest Career Moments (Video)

Nuclear Blast has uploaded a new two-minute video clip in which OPETH members Mikael Åkerfeldt (guitar, vocals) and Fredrik Åkesson (guitar) recall some of their proudest career moments. Check it out below. In a recent interview with The Quietus, Mikael stated about OPETH: I never considered us to b...

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OPETH: Multi-Camera Footage Of Radio City Music Hall Concert

Multi-camera video footage of OPETH's October 1 performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City can be seen below. Regarding how OPETH ended up playing a venue like the Radio City Music Hall, the band's frontman, Mikael Åkerfeldt, told Fuse: "We're doing some of those prestigious places, and w...

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Watch OZZFEST MEETS KNOTFEST Fans Tailgate, Headbang, Praise Metal Scene

Rolling Stone has uploaded a six-minute video clip in which rowdy fans bond, headbang and praise the undying spirit of metal in the parking lot of Ozzfest Meets Knotfest, which was held September 24-25 a at San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore, California. Check it out below. According to the San Berna...

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OPETH: Eleventh 'Sorceress' Making-Of Webisode

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have just released their twelfth album, "Sorceress". The band's first effort for Nuclear Blast via OPETH's imprint label Moderbolaget Records is proof chief architect Mikael Åkerfeldt has a near-endless well of greatness inside. From the album's opener "Persephone...

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Listen To OPETH's Entire 'Sorceress' Album

"Sorceress", the twelfth album from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. Due on September 30, the band's first effort for Nuclear Blast via OPETH's imprint label Moderbolaget Records is proof chief architect Mikael Åkerfeldt has a ne...