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VOLA Announces September 2025 North American Tour, BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

Danish-Swedish powerhouse VOLA has announced a September 2025 North American headlining tour in support of the band's latest album, "Friend Of A Phantom". The "Friend Of A Phantom North America 2025" trek will launch on September 3 in Nashville, Tennessee and conclude on September 28 in West Hollywo...

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KATATONIA Announces New Lineup And Upcoming Album, 'Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State'

Swedish grandeurs of melancholic heaviness KATATONIA will release a new album, "Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State", on June 6, 2025 via Napalm Records. Once again, the Stockholm-based unit masterfully navigates the tightrope act between nocturnal darkness and Scandinavian despair while su...

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ANDERS NYSTRÖM Confirms Exit From KATATONIA: 'The Roads Ahead Have Grown Too Wide And Far Apart'

Founding KATATONIA guitarist Anders Nyström has confirmed his departure from the band. Earlier today (Tuesday, March 18),Nyström released the following statement through KATATONIA's social media channels: "Sad but true. "The time has come for me to confirm that the roads ahead Jonas [Renkse, KATATO...

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KATATONIA Parts Ways With Founding Guitarist ANDERS NYSTRÖM

Swedish grand seigneurs of gloom KATATONIA have parted ways with founding guitarist Anders Nyström. Earlier today (Monday, March 17),KATATONIA singer Jonas Renkse released the following statement via social media: "Anders Nyström and I are going our separate ways. A decision not taken lightly, but...

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KATATONIA Announces Fall 2025 European Tour

Swedish grand seigneurs of gloom KATATONIA are getting ready to embark on an epic headline tour this fall across Europe. Kicking off on November 11 in Tampere, Finland, the tour will cover 31 major cities in total and culminate in a grand finale in Stockholm, Sweden on December 20. KATATONIA release...

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JOHNNY HEDLUND On UNLEASHED's Upcoming Album: 'It's Gonna Be In The Same Style' As The Previous LP

Earlier this month, Swedish death metal veterans UNLEASHED entered the studio to begin recording their fifteenth album for a tentative summer 2025 release. In a recent interview with Chile's iRockCL, UNLEASHED frontman Johnny Hedlund stated about the upcoming LP: "Well, I can't give you any songtitl...

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MANOWAR's JOEY DEMAIO On Upcoming Re-Recording Of 'Sign Of The Hammer' Album: 'It's Just A Little Bit Different'

In a new interview with Elena Rozberg of Radiocast BG, MANOWAR bassist Joey DeMaio spoke about the upcoming re-recording of the band's fourth studio album, "Sign Of The Hammer", which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2024. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think that it gives us the...

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UNLEASHED Is In The Studio Recording Fifteenth Album

Swedish death metal veterans UNLEASHED have entered the studio to begin recording their fifteenth album for a tentative summer 2025 release. On Friday (December 6),UNLEASHED shared a photo of frontman Johnny Hedlund in the studio laying down his vocals and included the following message: "Warriors!...

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IN FLAMES Releases Performance Video For 'In The Dark'

Swedish/American metallers IN FLAMES have released a new live video for the song "In The Dark". The track originally appeared on IN FLAMES' latest album, "Foregone", which was released in February 2023 via Nuclear Blast. "Foregone" was the third IN FLAMES album with Grammy-winning producer Howard Be...

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Watch: MANOWAR Plays First U.S. Concert In A Decade

MANOWAR played an exclusive U.S. concert last night (Saturday, November 30) at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York. The sold-out event marked the band's first live appearance in MANOWAR's home country in a decade. MANOWAR's setlist for the Kings Theatre show was as follows: 01. Manowar (from "Battle...

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KING DIAMOND's Long-Awaited New Album To Arrive In Late 2025

KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque and bassist Pontus Egberg spoke to Jimmy Kay of The Metal Voice about the two new songs — "Spider Lilly" and "Electro Therapy" — the band is performing on its current North American headlining tour. The "Saint Lucifer's Hospital 1920" trek, which launched on Oct...

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Watch KING DIAMOND's Entire Atlanta Concert During Fall 2024 North American Tour

Fan-filmed video of KING DIAMOND's entire October 25 concert at The Eastern in Atlanta, Georgia can be seen below. Featured songs: Funeral 0:00:00 Arrival 0:01:25 Mansion In The Darkness 0:07:20 Intros 0:12:14 Halloween 0:14:20 Voodoo 0:19:30 Them 0:24:17 Spiderlily 0:27:34 Two Little Girls 0:32:00...

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Friend Of A Phantom

VOLA first emerged during the lingering death throes of straight-ahead djent, sounding almost entirely detached from everything that had gone before. Indicative of a more general move away from well-worn cliché, towards something more inherently progressive and adventurous, the Danes' "Inmazes" debu...

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Watch: KING DIAMOND Debuts Two New Songs At 2024 North American Tour Kick-Off

KING DIAMOND kicked off its long-awaited North American headlining tour last night (Tuesday, October 15) at Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas. The "Saint Lucifer's Hospital 1920" trek will run through December 6 in Dallas, Texas. Support is coming from OVERKILL and NIGHT DEMON. Additi...

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JIM ROOT Says SLIPKNOT Songwriting Process Involves A Lot Of 'Open-Mindedness And Trust'

In a new interview with Matt Sweeney, host of Guitar Moves, SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root spoke about the importance of the collaborative aspect of the band's songwriting process. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "You can self-produce at home and do everything in your bedroom now...