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NIGHTINGALE To Release 'Retribution' In January

Sweden's NIGHTINGALE will release its seventh studio album, "Retribution", on January 27, 2015 in North America via InsideOut Music. The follow-up to 2007's "White Darkness" features artwork by Travis Smith (OPETH, NEVERMORE, KATATONIA) and the music should appeal to fans of bands like RUSH, MARILLI...

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AMON AMARTH: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Montreal Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of AMON AMARTH's October 11 performance at Metropolis in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be seen below. AMON AMARTH and SABATON have joined forces for a North American tour. The trek kicked off on September 25 in Riverside, California and will visit a total of 35 North American...

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BLOODBATH Featuring NICK HOLMES: Lyric Video For New Song 'Famine Of God's Word'

Swedish death metal supergroup BLOODBATH, which features in its ranks KATATONIA's Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström, as well as OPETH's Martin Axenrot, has recruited PARADISE LOST's Nick Holmes as its new lead singer. Holmes will make his BLOODBATH debut on the band's new album, "Grand Morbid Funeral"...

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MORGOTH Performs New Song 'God Is Evil' In Stuttgart (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of reactivated German death metallers MORGOTH performing a new song, "God Is Evil" on October 3 at LKA-Longhorn in Stuttgart, Germany can be seen below. MORGOTH in August released a seven-inch EP/digital single titled "God Is Evil" featuring two brand new tracks. Comments th...

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SYLOSIS: 'Mercy' Video Released

UK modern thrashers SYLOSIS will release their fourth studio album, "Dormant Heart", on January 12, 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The CD was produced by SYLOSIS frontman Josh Middleton with the help of engineer Scott Atkins and was mastered by TESSERACT guitarist Acle Kahney. The official video for the ne...

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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT: 'I Might Be Too Old To Understand What Younger Generation Thinks Metal Is'

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH was interviewed on the October 3-5 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when i...

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AT THE GATES Frontman Says There Was A 'Positive, Creative Vibe' During Making Of 'At War With Reality'

Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! conducted an interview with vocalist Tomas Lindberg of seminal Swedish metallers AT THE GATES. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the writing and recording process for AT THE GATES' new album, "At War...

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SANCTUARY: 'Frozen' Video Released

"Frozen", the new video from the reunited '80s cult metal outfit SANCTUARY, can be seen below. The clip was filmed in Germany with director Dirk Behlau. Photos from the "Frozen" video shoot can be found on the SANCTUARY Facebook page. "Frozen" is taken from SANCTUARY's comeback album, "The Year The...

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Former OPETH Drummer MARTIN LOPEZ's SOEN Interviewed By Austria's MetalUnderground.at (Video)

Austria's MetalUnderground.at recently conducted an interview with SOEN — the Swedish progressive rock band featuring drummer Martin Lopez (ex-OPETH, AMON AMARTH),vocalist Joel Ekelöf (WILLOWTREE),guitarist Joakim Platbarzdis and bassist Stefan Stenberg. You can now watch the chat below. SOEN's so...

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Former OPETH Drummer MARTIN LOPEZ's SOEN: 'Tabula Rasa' Video Released

"Tabula Rasa", the new video from SOEN — the Swedish progressive rock band featuring drummer Martin Lopez (ex-OPETH, AMON AMARTH),vocalist Joel Ekelöf (WILLOWTREE),guitarist Joakim Platbarzdis and bassist Stefan Stenberg — can be seen below. The song is taken from the group's sophomore studio albu...

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Pale Communion

"Heritage" turned more than few heads in the metal world as OPETH all but declared themselves liberated from the genre. Death metal is now practically exorcised from the songwriting process of these virtuosos, who turn in a prog-chopped masterpiece bearing the influences of GENTLE GIANT, KING CRIMSO...

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SANCTUARY's WARREL DANE Says Metal Got No Respect During '90s Grunge Explosion

In a brand new interview with Germany's Rock Hard magazine, vocalist Warrel Dane of reunited metallers SANCTUARY spoke about the impact the rise of grunge in the early '90s had on the Seattle metal scene and how his other band NEVERMORE managed to survive during that period. "That was a difficult ti...

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BLOODBATH Featuring NICK HOLMES: New Song 'Unite In Pain' Available For Streaming

Swedish death metal supergroup BLOODBATH, which features in its ranks KATATONIA's Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström, as well as OPETH's Martin Axenrot, has recruited PARADISE LOST's Nick Holmes as its new lead singer. Holmes will make his BLOODBATH debut on the band's new album, "Grand Morbid Funeral"...

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AT THE GATES: 'At War With Reality' Title Track Available For Streaming

The title track of "At War With Reality", the much-anticipated comeback studio album from seminal Swedish metallers AT THE GATES, can be streamed below. Due on October 28 (one day earlier internationally) via Century Media, the CD was recorded at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg and was mixed at Fascina...

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Video Premiere: AMON AMARTH's 'Deceiver Of The Gods'

The video for "Deceiver Of The Gods", the title track of the ninth studio album from Swedish metallers AMON AMARTH, can be seen below. The video features clips from the upcoming film "Northmen - A Viking Saga", which stars Tom Hopper, Ryan Kwanten, Ken Duken, and features AMON AMARTH frontman Johan...