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VOLBEAT To Tour North America With ICED EARTH, HELLYEAH

VOLBEAT will embark on a North American tour in June with support from ICED EARTH and HELLYEAH. Commented ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer: "I'm completely stoked, VOLBEAT is one of my all-time favorite bands, and Michael and the boys are great people. There is a lot of mutual respect and admiration,...

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ICED EARTH Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Bassist Freddie Vidales will leave ICED EARTH after the Chinese shows later this month. Due to the band's massive touring commitments, there was immediate need for a replacement, and Luke Appleton (pictured below; of FURY UK, with whom ICED EARTH toured in Europe last winter) has stepped up to the p...

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ICED EARTH: Cyprus Concert To Be Filmed, Recorded For DVD, CD

According to RockOverdose.gr, ICED EARTH's August 19 concert at the ancient Kourion Amphitheater, outside Limassol in Cyprus, will be professionally filmed and recorded for an upcoming CD/DVD release. Tickets for the show are limited to 1,500. ICED EARTH's video for the song "Anthem" was filmed on D...

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ICED EARTH Frontman Interviewed On 'Radioactive Metal' (Audio)

Vocalist Stu Block of American power metallers ICED EARTH was interviewed for the latest edition of "Radioactive Metal". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Radioactive Metal" is broadcast on Pure Rock Radio Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m. EST at www.purerockradio.net. Inter...

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VOLBEAT Frontman Talks About 'A Warrior's Call' Inspiration In Video Interview

In the latest "See the Music" segment, ARTISTdirect.com sat down with vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen of Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT to discuss the inside story regarding "A Warrior's Call". Poulsen shared that he was inspired by Danish boxing champion Mikkel Kessler. He revealed that h...

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ICED EARTH: New Video Interview With STU BLOCK

Shannon's Bands conducted an interview with ICED EARTH vocalist Stu Block on March 3 at The Beacham in Orlando, Florida. You can now watch the chat below. ICED EARTH's video for the song "Anthem" was filmed on December 7, 2011 at Essigfabrik in Cologne, Germany. "We had a blast making that video," s...

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Incongruous

Initially impressed with the crunching complexity of 2007's "Mechanics Of Dysfunction" from Montreal tech-death darlings BENEATH THE MASSACRE, I was mildly disappointed with 2008's "Dystopia". There was something about presentation of the latter release that felt flat and lacking in staying power, e...

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BENEATH THE MASSACRE: New Video Interview Posted Online

On February 23, Philip of Freethinkers' Blog conducted an interview with Dennis Bradley and Elliot Desgagnés of Montreal's monsters of tech-death mayhem BENEATH THE MASSACRE before the band's concert in in Vienna, Austria. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. BENEATH THE MASSACRE's new alb...

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MEGADETH Bassist Hangs Out Backstage With VOLBEAT/MERCYFUL FATE Guitarist (Video)

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has posted a short video clip from tonight's Gigantour show in Dallas, Texas. In the clip, which is available below, he can be seen hanging out backstage with Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT who are also taking part in the tour. Guitarist Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL...

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ICED EARTH Frontman Interviewed On 'Iron City Rocks' Podcast (Audio)

The latest installment of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features an interview with ICED EARTH frontman Stu Block. The podcast is now available for streaming using the audio player below. "Iron City Rocks" podcast (audio):

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ICED EARTH: Second North American Tour Webisode Available

The second in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from ICED EARTH's North American leg of the 2012 "World Dystopia Tour" can be seen below. ICED EARTH's video for the song "Anthem" was filmed on December 7, 2011 at Essigfabrik in Cologne, Germany. "We had a blast making that vi...

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ICED EARTH Mainman Interviewed On Brazil's 'Wikimetal' (Audio)

Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer. You can now stream the podcast using the audio player below. (Note: The Schaffer interview begins around the 12-minute mark.) Wikimetal podcast (audio): ...

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VOLBEAT Interviewed On 'Rockline' (Audio)

Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT were interviewed on this past Monday night's (February 13) edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn. You can now listen to the program at RocklineRadio.com. Guitarist Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL FATE) made his live debut with V...

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ICED EARTH Members Talk Hockey In New Video Interview

On February 6, The Score television network — a Canadian specialty television service providing sports, news, information, highlights and live event programming, available across Canada — conducted an interview with Stu Block (vocals) and Freddie Vidales (bass, vocals) of American metallers ICED EAR...

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DIR EN GREY Forced To Pull Out Of 'The Still Reckless Tour'

Under recommendation of DIR EN GREY frontman Kyo's physician after extensive examination of his vocal cords, the Japanese rockers have regretfully canceled their participation in "The Still Reckless Tour" and solo shows scheduled between March and April 2012. The band has released the following stat...