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STEVE DIGIORGIO and JEROEN PAUL THESSELING Bring The Dual Fretless Bass Player Concept To Life In QUADVIUM
By David E. Gehlke The role of the bass player in metal has long been subject to debate. Its value is evident in the triumvirate of Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH),Steve Harris (IRON MAIDEN) and Cliff Burton (METALLICA),then often followed by stories of the instrument being outright buried on a prod...April 24, 2025
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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Says Metal Is 'A Hugely Non-Ageist Genre': 'It's A Very Friendly Community'
In a new interview with Rolling Stone UK, Tobias Forge, who fronted a pre-GHOST death metal outfit called REPUGNANT, spoke about his appreciation for extreme metal. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): " I grew up in a very musical home or music-loving home, so I've always had a wide range...April 15, 2025
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GEMINI SYNDROME Releases New Single 'Carousel'
In the ever-turning wheel of existence, where past, present, and future blur into a singular, cyclical motion, GEMINI SYNDROME — whose current lineup includes COAL CHAMBER guitarist Miguel "Meegs" Rascón — has unveiled its latest offering, "Carousel", a haunting meditation on the cycles we trap ours...March 29, 2025
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Eyes Of The Living Night
When Jonathan Hulten quit Swedish shapeshifters TRIBULATION in 2020, his next move came as a surprise. The transition from a life spent hacking away at the gothic black metal cliff face, to something far more serene and reflective, was clearly an evolutionary leap that had simmered away in the guita...February 4, 2025
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Sub Rosa In Æternum
It didn't take TRIBULATION too long to focus in on their most effective means of expression. 2009's "The Horror" was a riveting first effort, but its haunted house death metal was merely a contrivance, as the true spirit of the band began to emerge. For the last decade, the Swedes have been in a sta...October 31, 2024
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OPETH's 'The Last Will And Testament' Album Pushed Back By Six Weeks Due To 'Delays In Manufacturing Process'
The release date of "The Last Will And Testament", the fourteenth studio album from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, has been pushed back to November 22 from the previously announced October 11 due to unforeseen delays in the manufacturing process. OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt comments: "We s...September 19, 2024
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OPETH Shares New Single 'Paragraph Three' From Upcoming 'The Last Will And Testament' Album
Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will release their 14th studio album, "The Last Will And Testament", on October 11 via Reigning Phoenix Music/Moderbolaget. Following the critical acclaim of the album's first single, "§1" (Paragraph One),the band is now revealing the second offering from record,...September 6, 2024
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OPETH Shares Drum Playthrough Video Of New Single By WALTTERI VÄYRYNEN
Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have released a drum playthrough video of their new single, "§1", by drummer Waltteri Väyrynen. Check it out below. Also available is the previously released guitar playthrough video of "§1" by guitarist Fredrik Åkesson. "§1" is taken from OPETH's upcoming album,...September 4, 2024
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OPETH Shares Guitar Playthrough Video Of New Single By FREDRIK ÅKESSON
In celebration of OPETH's new single, "§1", hitting one million streams on Spotify, the band has released a guitar playthrough video of the track by guitarist Fredrik Åkesson. Check it out below. "§1" is taken from OPETH's upcoming album, "The Last Will And Testament", which will arrive on October 1...September 1, 2024
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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Says 'The Last Will And Testament' Album Is 'An Explosion Of Ideas, Like TikTok'
In a new interview with Bloodstock TV's Oran O'Beirne, OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt spoke about the band's upcoming album, "The Last Will And Testament", which will arrive on October 11 via Reigning Phoenix Music/Moderbolaget. Asked if the recently released first single from the LP, "§1...August 13, 2024
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MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Says He Has Talked To JOEY TEMPEST About OPETH And EUROPE Touring Together
At last weekend's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany, OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt and guitarist Fredrik Åkesson spoke to Marcus Schleutermann of EMP about the band's upcoming album, "The Last Will And Testament", which will arrive on October 11 via Reigning Phoenix Music/Moder...August 7, 2024
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TRIBULATION Announces 'Sub Rosa In Æternum' Album
Sweden's goth metal maestros TRIBULATION will release their sixth studio album, "Sub Rosa In Æternum", on November 1 via Century Media Records. On the follow-up to 2021's "Where The Gloom Becomes Sound", TRIBULATION conjures a new beast. Part psychological horror of Italian cinema, part gaunt Britis...July 31, 2024
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TRIBULATION Unveils Music Video For Brand New Single 'Saturn Coming Down'
Swedish metallers TRIBULATION have unveiled a brand new single, "Saturn Coming Down" along with a haunting music video. The single reveals a new side of the band while staying true to their dark sound and compelling melodies. The clip was created by Brendan McGowan with assistance from Damón Zurawsk...June 27, 2024
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Lost Demos
LINKIN PARK may be known for their groundbreaking 2000 debut album, "Hybrid Theory", which, by infusing metal with hip-hop, many consider one of the most influential in the nu-metal movement, but the California rockers matured and built upon what they started with the follow-up, 2003's "Meteora". As...April 4, 2023
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TRIBULATION Announces 'Hamartia' EP, Shares 'Axis Mundi' Music Video
On April 7, TRIBULATION will unleash an new EP, "Hamartia", via Century Media Records. Last year, the Swedish quartet dropped the title track for "Hamartia" as a standalone release; now, they're back with another single/video from this record: "Axis Mundi". The clip, directed by Johan Bååth in colla...January 26, 2023