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AMON AMARTH Guitarists Show You How To Play 'War Of The Gods' Intro (Video)

In the video below, Johan Sderberg and Olavi Mikkonen of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH talk to Guitar World magazine about their gear set-up and show you how to play the intro to "War Of The Gods", the opening track to their new album, "Sulfur Rising". This video is bonus content related to th...

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Former LEGION OF THE DAMNED Bassist Commits Suicide

Twan Fleuren, former bassist for Dutch thrashers LEGION OF THE DAMNED, has committed suicide, according to a posting on the band's official web site. Twan joined the pre-LEGION OF THE DAMNED band OCCULT in 1998 in time for the group's European tour with MORBID ANGEL, AMON AMARTH and GORGOROTH. After...

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AMON AMARTH To Return To North America In August

Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH have issued the following update: "Yes, it is true! We are coming back to tour North America. The spring tour turned out to be so successful, and we had such a great time playing the double sets each night, that we decided to bring 'An Evening With Amon Amarth' to...

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DEATHDESTRUCTION: New Performance Footage Available

Video footage of DEATHDESTRUCTION the Swedish metal "supergroup" featuring current/former members of EVERGREY, HAMMERFALL and DEAD BY APRIL performing the song "Crank It Up" on May 16, 2011 at Trgr'n in Gothenburg, Sweden as the support act for AMON AMARTH can be viewed below. DEATHDESTRUCTION recen...

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AMON AMARTH Guitarist Interviewed By BLANK TV (Video)

Blank TV recently conducted an interview with guitarist Olavi Mikkonen of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH. You can now watch the chat below. "Surtur Rising", the eighth studio album from AMON AMARTH, sold around 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM: New Video Interview With JANNE WIRMAN

Metal Creed conducted an interview with keyboardist Janne Wirman of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM before the band's April 2, 2011 concert at the Manchester Academy in Manchester, England with AMON AMARTH. You can now watch the chat below. CHILDREN OF BODOM is working on a photo book, and you c...

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LION'S SHARE Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO At Norway's KARMYGEDDON Festival (Video)

Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE performed a medley of the songs "Heaven And Hell" (BLACK SABBATH) and "We Rock" (DIO) as a tribute to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio this past Saturday, May 7 at the Karmygeddon metal festival in Haugesund, Norway. Video footage of the perfor...

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AMON AMARTH: New Video Interview With FREDRIK ANDERSSON

Jamie of HardRockChick.com conducted an interview with drummer Fredrik Andersson of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH before the band's April 27, 2011 concert at White Rabbit in San Antonio, Texas. You can now watch the chat below. "Surtur Rising", the eighth studio album from AMON AMARTH, sold ar...

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AMON: New Photos From The Studio Available

Former DEICIDE members Eric Hoffmann (guitar) and Brian Hoffman (guitar) recently resurrected their pre-DEICIDE band AMON with Jesse "Jecheal" Jolly (PROMETHEAN HORDE, DIABOLIC, SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE SKY, AFTER DEATH) on vocals/bass and and Mike Petrak (LEPROSY, SUCCESS WILL WRITE...

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AMON AMARTH Guitarist Interviewed By METAL CURSE (Video)

Metal Curse conducted an interview with guitarist Olavi Mikkonen of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH when the band played at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago, Illinois on April 14, 2011. You can now watch the chat below. "Surtur Rising", the eighth studio album from AMON AMARTH, sold around 15,000 co...

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ENTOMBED: Valencia Footage Available

Video footage of Swedish metallers ENTOMBED performing on April 12, 2011 in Valencia, Spain can be viewed below. The current lineup of ENTOMBED features bassist Victor Brandt (TOTALT JÄVLA MÖRKER, AEON, SATYRICON) and second guitarist Nico Elgstrand (who previously played bass for the group). ENTOMB...

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ENTOMBED Performs 'Night Of The Vampire' With Ex-CANDLEMASS Singer (Video)

Video footage of Swedish metallers ENTOMBED performing a cover version of ROKY ERICKSON's "Night Of The Vampire" — with a special guest appearance by former CANDLEMASS singer Messiah Marcolin — on April 24, 2011 at Garage in Märsta, Sweden can be viewed below. ENTOMBED's studio rendition of "Night O...

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NAMI Signs With YEAR OF THE SUN RECORDS

Andorra-based metal outfit NAMI has inked a deal with Year Of The Sun Records for the North American release of its new album, "Fragile Alignments". Due later this spring, the CD will also be made available by Kaiowas Records in Spain and Season of Mist/Klonosphere in France. NAMI's complex sound is...

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AMON AMARTH: West Hollywood Footage Available

Video footage of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH performing last night (Sunday, April 24) at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California can be viewed below. "Surtur Rising", the eighth studio album from AMON AMARTH, sold around 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of releas...

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TWISTED SISTER Drummer, AMON AMARTH Guitarist Interviewed On 'Iron City Rocks'

The latest installment of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features separate interviews with TWISTED SISTER drummer A.J. Pero and guitarist Johan Söderberg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH. The podcast is now available for streaming using the audio player below.