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The second coming of deathcore has brought us an absurd amount of great music. From WHITECHAPEL's steadily evolving barbarity to LORNA SHORE's arena-ready grandiloquence, with countless other distinctive entities making up the numbers, the genre has sprouted wings over the last few years, and now an...

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NAPALM DEATH Is Recording Demos For Band's Seventeenth Studio Album

NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury and touring guitarist John Cooke have entered Parlour Studios in Kettering, U.K. with longtime producer Russ Russell (DIMMU BORGIR, AT THE GATES, AMORPHIS) to begin recording demos for the band's seventeenth studio album. Earlier today (Sunday, January 11),Embury s...

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BEHEMOTH's NERGAL 'Absolutely' Celebrates Christmas, Says The Holiday 'Has No Religious Associations Whatsoever'

In a new interview with the "Everblack" podcast, BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski, who was raised Catholic but is now known for his anti-Christian, Satanic, and anti-establishment views, using his music and public actions (like tearing pages from a Bible) to challenge organized religion, was a...

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Enter: Vampyric Manifestation

The symphonic elements that have powered bands like CRADLE OF FILTH and DIMMU BORGIR for decades have become an increasingly desirable component for many modern-day extremists. But even taking into account all the metal bands that have already embraced their dramatic, cinematic potential, PEDESTAL F...

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FERNANDO RIBEIRO On MOONSPELL's Metal-Meets-Orchestra Album 'Opus Diabolicum': 'I Wanted Something Raw, Authentic, With No Overdubs'

By David E. Gehlke Frontman Fernando Ribeiro of long-running Portuguese Gothic metal outfit MOONSPELL is acutely aware that the novelty factor of performing with a live symphony orchestra has long since worn off. He's right. METALLICA may have popularized the idea in 1999 with the dodgy "S&M", but h...

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BEHEMOTH, DIMMU BORGIR And DARK FUNERAL Announce October 2026 European Tour

In October 2026, two of the most influential forces in extreme metal join together for a monumental live assault: BEHEMOTH and DIMMU BORGIR will embark on the "In League With Satan" co-headline tour, storming across Europe. As special guests, the Swedish black metal icons DARK FUNERAL will add even...

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The Dreaming Prince In Ecstasy

LAMP OF MURMUUR's mysterious figurehead M. has been making steady progress along the contemporary black metal spectrum. He came out of nowhere in 2019, with a flurry of demos that deftly laid out the LAMP blueprint, and a sound that was certainly a little fuller and more adventurous than the raw bl...

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Legendary Extreme Metal Drummer NICK BARKER: 'I'm Dealing With Stage Five Chronic Kidney Failure Right Now'

In a new interview with "Reckless" Rexx Ruger of the Pod Scum podcast, legendary extreme metal drummer Nick Barker (LOCK UP, BRUJERIA, DIMMU BORGIR, CRADLE OF FILTH) opened up about some of his recent health challenges. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "Well, at this point in my career...

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DAVE LOMBARDO Believes Jazz Drummers Created So-Called 'Blast Beat': 'They Did Everything First Before Anybody'

In a new interview with Greg Prato of Ultimate Guitar, former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo was asked whom he would credit with setting the template for extreme metal and hardcore blast beats. He said: "I heard rumors of 'blast beat,' so that's double bass is going and the snare is, like, on top of t...

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DIMMU BORGIR Completes Recording, Mixing And Mastering Long-Awaited New Album: 'What A Fantastic Journey'

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have completed recording, mixing and mastering their long-awaited new album. On Saturday (September 13),veteran Swedish metal producer Fredrik Nordström, who heads up Studio Fredman in Västra Frölunda, Sweden, took to the studio's social media to sha...

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DIMMU BORGIR's SILENOZ Wants To Do A 'Proper Tour' Of U.S. After Release Of New Album: 'It's Not Gonna Be Easy', He Admits

During an appearance on a recent episode of the Iblis Manifestations podcast, DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz (real name: Sven Atle Kopperud) once again confirmed that he and his bandmates are working on the long-awaited follow-up to 2018's "Eonian" album. Speaking about how DIMMU BORGIR's longtime r...

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CHRIS ADLER Explains Why Winning GRAMMY With MEGADETH 'Meant More' Than Winning It With LAMB OF GOD Would Have Meant

In a new interview with Chris Akin Presents…, former LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler, who played on MEGADETH's "Dystopia" album, spoke about receiving a Grammy statuette for his work on the LP. MEGADETH was honored with a Grammy for the "Dystopia" title track in the "Best Metal Performance" category...

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THE KOVENANT's STIAN 'NAGASH' ARNESEN On Upcoming Album: 'It's Different', 'More Metal' And 'A Bit Darker'

In a new interview with Colombia's Savage Noise Media, vocalist/bassist Stian "Nagash" Arnesen of THE KOVENANT confirmed that the band is working on material for its first studio album in more than 20 years. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, we already have several songs written....

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DARK FUNERAL's LORD AHRIMAN Is Working On 'Super Melodic, Very Catchy Stuff' For Upcoming Album

In a new interview with Underground's Voice, Mikael Jan Svanberg, better known as Lord Ahriman, the Swedish musician and composer best known as the primary guitarist, songwriter and sole founding member of black metal band DARK FUNERAL, has confirmed that he is working on material for the follow-up...

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EPICA's SIMONE SIMONS On Her Introduction To Symphonic Metal: 'I Thought It Was Magical'

In a new interview with Brazil's Gustavo Maiato, EPICA singer Simone Simons was asked if she was "already a fan" of the symphonic metal genre before the making of the band's debut album, 2003's "The Phantom Agony". She responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yes. Yeah, I was. Before I knew...