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FRANTIC AMBER Wins Sweden's 'Wacken Metal Battle'

Stockholm, Sweden-based metal band FRANTIC AMBER — which features members from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Japan — has won the Swedish Wacken Metal Battle 2012. The event was held on May 10 at Göta Källare in Stockholm. Five bands competed for an opportunity to play at the world's biggest metal fest...

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NIGHTWISH: Half-Hour Video Interview With MARCO HIETALA Posted Online

Metal-Trails.com conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH before the band's May 3 concert at O2 World in Hamburg, Germany. You can now watch the entire 29-minute chat below. NIGHTWISH will embark on a North American headlining tour i...

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SAINT VITUS Guitarist Discusses Making Of 'Lillie: F-65'

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with guitarist Dave Chandler of doom metal legends SAINT VITUS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: Your new album ["Lillie: F-65"] is your first studio release after a 17-year gap. That's a really...

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SIX FEET UNDER Frontman: 'We've Always Been Kind Of Different In How We Approached Things'

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chris Barnes of Florida death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: Your new album is sounding pretty intense. Would you say it's probably one of the most...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Interviewed In Budapest (Video)

The Nightwish Hungary web site conducted an interview with keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH before the band's April 29 concert in Budapest, Hungary. You can now watch the chat below. NIGHTWISH will embark on a North American headlining tour in September...

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ENSLAVED: Audio Sample Of New Song Available

Progressive/psychedelic Norwegian black metallers ENSLAVED recently entered the studio to begin recording their new album for a tentative October release via Nuclear Blast Records. A studio report from NRK Lydverket, including a short audio sample of a brand new ENSLAVED song, is available at this l...

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LAMB OF GOD's JOHN CAMPBELL On How He 'Invented' Three-String Bass

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with bassist John Campbell of Richmond, Virgina metallers LAMB OF GOD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: I read that you guys started writing for this album even before the touring cycle for the p...

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RAGE: New Audio Interview With VICTOR SMOLSKI

Steel And Fire recently conducted an interview with guitarist Victor Smolski of German power metallers RAGE. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. RAGE's 21st studio album, "21", was released on February 24 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Twilight Hall Studio...

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SABATON: Lyric Video For English Version Of New Single Available

The lyric video for the English version of SABATON's new single, "A Lifetime Of War" (Swedish: "En Livstid i Krig"),can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Carolus Rex", which will be released in Europe on May 25 via Nuclear Blast Records. The lyrics for the CD, which will be...

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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY: 'Dark Fate Of Atlantis' Available For Free Download

Italian "cinematic" metal band LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY has made its new single, "Dark Fate Of Atlantis", available for free download in its original album version of six minutes and 29 seconds at this location. This complete version of the song features a longer intro, a longer guitar solo and an ad...

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COMMUNIC: 'Facing Tomorrow' Video Released

"Facing Tomorrow", the new video from Norwegian metallers COMMUNIC, can be seen below. The song comes off COMMUNIC's latest album, "The Bottom Deep", which was released last July via Nuclear Blast Records. According to a press release, the band's music "includes many elements from various metal genr...

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KREATOR, ACCEPT To Join Forces For 'Teutonic Terror Attack' North American Tour

Two dynamic German forces have merged to co-headline a North American "Teutonic Terror Attack" in the most high-powered touring bill of 2012: KREATOR and ACCEPT. Opening the 23-show trek through the U.S. and Canada will be Finland's SWALLOW THE SUN. "Teutonic Terror Attack 2012" tour dates: Sep. 05...

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BATTLE BEAST Answers Fan-Submitted Questions (Video)

Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST recently answered a number of questions that were submiited by fans via the official Nuclear Blast Europe Facebook page. You can now watch the entire question-and-answer session below. BATTLE BEAST's debut album, "Steel" — which was originally released i...

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SABATON: New Song Available For Streaming

"En Livstid i Krig", a new song from Swedish metallers SABATON, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Carolus Rex", which will be released in Europe on May 25 via Nuclear Blast Records. The lyrics for the CD, which will be made available in both Englis...

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MPIRE OF EVIL Announces New Drummer

After completing a successful U.S. tour with new drummer Marc Jackson (who replaced Antony "Antton" Lant earlier this year),MPIRE OF EVIL (formerly PRIMEVIL) — the band formed in 2010 by ex-VENOM members Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitar) and Tony "The Demolition Man" Dolan (bass, vocals) — has announced...