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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: 'We Make The Music That We Like To Hear Ourselves'
Zach Shaw of Metal Insider recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Insider: You mentioned about how you guys have been self-managed for a while now [since 2008]. Has the band e...July 12, 2011
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Former NEVERMORE Drummer Readying New PURE SWEET HELL Album
PURE SWEET HELL, the metal band featuring former NEVERMORE drummer Van Williams, is currently mixing its sophomore album, "Spitting At The Stars", for a late 2011 release. The CD will feature guitar solos from a few of heavy metal's top shredders, including Glen Drover (EIDOLON, MEGADETH) Steve Smyt...July 12, 2011
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MICHAEL AMOTT Hopes To Play More CARCASS Shows In The Future
In a recent interview with Decibel magazine, ARCH ENEMY/CARCASS guitarist Michael Amott was asked about the status of CARCASS, which reunited for a few festival appearances in 2008 and has played a number of dates since. "The last show we played was a festival in Finland last summer," Amott said. We...July 10, 2011
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Metal Stars Pick Their Favorite 'Big Four' Band
Arguably the four most influential thrash metal bands of all time are set to share the stage at the Sonisphere festival in Knebworth, United Kingdom today (Friday, July 8). The Sonisphere web site asked a bunch of the artists performing over the weekend which of METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH or ANTHRA...July 8, 2011
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ARCH ENEMY: Quality FORTAROCK Footage Available
Quality fan-filmed video footage of ARCH ENEMY's performance at the FortaRock festival, which was held July 2, 2011 at Park Brakkestein in Nijmegen, Holland, can be seen below. In other news, Sam Roon of SkullsNBones.com recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott. A coup...July 3, 2011
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WHITESNAKE, ARCH ENEMY, THE DARKNESS, TRIVIUM Confirmed For Japan's LOUD PARK
WHITESNAKE, ARCH ENEMY, THE DARKNESS, TRIVIUM, UNISONIC, KROKUS and STRYPER have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Loud Park festival, set to take place October 15, 2011 at Saitama Super Arena, a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Saitama City, Japan. Commented ARCH ENEMY guitarist Mi...July 1, 2011
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ZAKK WYLDE Talks About Staying Sober In New Interview
Christopher Krovatin of Revolver magazine recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Revolver: Has sobriety mellowed you out? Zakk: Nah. It was never really about that, it just got to the point where it start...June 29, 2011
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ALESTORM: 'Back Through Time' First-Week Sales Revealed
"Back Through Time", the third album from the Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM, sold around 1,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD debuted at No. 24 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing arti...June 22, 2011
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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: 'Nobody Really Sounds Like Us'
Joe Matera of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: "Khaos Legions" is the group's ninth studio album overall. Did the writing and recordin...June 22, 2011
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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Interviewed On 'Radioactive Metal' (Audio)
Guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY was interviewed on the June 2, 2011 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.purero...June 21, 2011
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Khaos Legions
Considering it's been four years since we've been bludgeoned with new material from the four Swedish metal veterans and their spunky German growler known as ARCH ENEMY, it goes without saying that fans have been chomping at the proverbial bit for the arrival of "Khaos Legions". While those four year...June 21, 2011
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In Carbon Mysticism
One can appreciate the effort and the sense of adventure that some bands have taken in pushing black metal boundaries or at least testing the limits. However, embarking on a trip into murky, deep USBM waters on a moonless night without life jackets, flashlights, and an extra couple of oars is a very...June 20, 2011
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ARCH ENEMY: Video Interview, Performance Footage From Sweden's METALTOWN
Fan-filmed video footage of ARCH ENEMY's June 18, 2011 performance at this year's Metaltown festival in Gothenburg, Sweden can be viewed below. Also available is a short video interview with the band's guitarist Michael Amott and vocalist Angela Gossow conducted by Aftonbladet journalist Mattias Kli...June 20, 2011
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ALESTORM's 'Back Through Time' Lands On German Chart
"Back Through Time", the third album from the Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 42. "Back Through Time" was produced by Lasse Lammert at LSD Studios in Lbeck, Germany. The effort was made available as a jewelcase, mediabook, LP, and s...June 17, 2011
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ARCH ENEMY To Tour North America With DEVILDRIVER, SKELETONWITCH, CHTHONIC
Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY will embark on a headlining tour of North America in September, with support from DEVILDRIVER, SKELETONWITCH and CHTHONIC. "We pledge to the United States of America and its beautiful neighbor Canada that we will only bring the utmost heavy metal 'Khaos' t...June 14, 2011
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