"Underworld", the ninth studio album from New Jersey progressive metal masters SYMPHONY X, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Switzerland: #10 Finland: #12 Netherlands: #20 Germany: #23 Sweden: #31 France: #39 Japan: #46 Austria: #59 Belgium: #71 UK: #80 USA: #89 Canada: #103 The CD was released on July 24 via Nuclear Blast Records. ...
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"Legion Of Lies", the new video from ACT OF DEFIANCE, the band featuring former MEGADETH members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar), alongside ex-SCAR THE MARTYR singer Henry Derek Bonner, and SHADOWS FALL's Matt Bachand (bass), can be seen below. The track is taken from ACT OF DEFIANCE's debut album, "Birth And The Burial", ...
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ONE MACHINE, the brainchild of acclaimed guitarist/songwriter Steve Smyth (TESTAMENT, NEVERMORE, FORBIDDEN, DRAGONLORD, VICIOUS RUMORS), will release its second album, "The Final Cull", on September 18 via Scarlet Records. The CD was tracked at Death Island Studios, with Marco Angioni and Tue Madsen at the helm. Recording lasted for nine days solid, as the band ...
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"Refrain And Re-Fracture", a brand new song from ACT OF DEFIANCE, the band featuring former MEGADETH members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar), alongside ex-SCAR THE MARTYR singer Henry Derek Bonner, and SHADOWS FALL's Matt Bachand (bass), can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The track is taken from ACT OF DEFIANCE's debut ...
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William Richards of Metal Wani recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Romeo of New Jersey progressive metal masters SYMPHONY X. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On SYMPHONY X's ninth studio album, titled "Underworld", which will be released on July 24 via Nuclear Blast ...
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Kaaos TV conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish / Canadian / American metallers ARCH ENEMY before the band's June 19 performance at the Nummirock festival in Nummijärvi, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the songwriting process for ARCH ENEMY's ...
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"Throwback", the first video from ACT OF DEFIANCE, the band featuring former MEGADETH members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar), alongside ex-SCAR THE MARTYR singer Henry Derek Bonner, and SHADOWS FALL's Matt Bachand (bass), can be seen below. The song is taken from ACT OF DEFIANCE's debut album, "Birth And The Burial", which will ...
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New Jersey progressive metal masters SYMPHONY X will release their ninth studio album, titled "Underworld", on July 24 via Nuclear Blast Records. The official lyric video for the track "Without You" can be seen below. The song has just been released as a digital single via Amazon, iTunes and Google Play. Comments SYMPHONY X guitarist ...
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On May 23, Ronny Bittner of Rock Hard magazine conducted an interview with vocalist Warrel Dane and guitarist Lenny Rutledge of the reunited '80s cult metal outfit SANCTUARY at the Rock Hard Festival in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about SANCTUARY's latest addition, guitarist Nick Cordle (ex-ARCH ENEMY, ARSIS), who ...
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ACT OF DEFIANCE, the new band featuring former MEGADETH members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar), alongside ex-SCAR THE MARTYR singer Henry Derek Bonner, and SHADOWS FALL's Matt Bachand (bass), has just finished filming videos for two songs from its forthcoming debut album. Tentatively due this summer via Metal Blade, the CD was recorded ...
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DJ Rob of MetalHeadRadio conducted an interview with Canadian guitarist Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND) on Friday, May 29. You can now listen to he chat below. Speaking about his plans to release a new solo album, Drover said: "I've been putting out singles for the last… I don't know… six months, or eights months ...
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GolfJam.tv 's iON Game camera recently captured a day of golf with former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE drummer Shawn Drover. Check out the clip below. ACT OF DEFIANCE is the new band featuring Drover and fellow ex-MEGADETH member Chris Broderick (guitar), alongside ex-SCAR THE MARTYR singer Henry Derek Bonner, and SHADOWS ...
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New Jersey progressive metal masters SYMPHONY X will release their ninth studio album, titled "Underworld", on July 24 via Nuclear Blast Records. The official lyric video for the CD's opening track, "Nevermore", can be seen below. SYMPHONY X has triumphed, creating a panoramic "album rock" experience in an era cursed with diminishing attention spans. "This ...
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New Jersey progressive metal masters SYMPHONY X will release their ninth studio album, titled "Underworld", on July 24 via Nuclear Blast Records. SYMPHONY X has triumphed, creating a panoramic "album rock" experience in an era cursed with diminishing attention spans. "This new one is about the song, really crafting each one on its own, to ...
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To celebrate SAVATAGE upcoming reunion performance at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany, SAVATAGE and earMUSIC will release the ultimate "Return To Wacken" album on June 19. The effort will contain studio versions of classic songs that the band played live at Wacken as part of their previous two appearances at the world-famous festival: in ...
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The official video for the song "Stolen Life" (2015 version) from Swedish / Canadian / American metallers ARCH ENEMY can be seen below. This brand-new version of the track, which has just been made available digitally, features additional lead/solo parts by new ARCH ENEMY guitarist Jeff Loomis (formerly of NEVERMORE). The "Stolen Life" video was ...
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To celebrate SAVATAGE upcoming reunion performance at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany, SAVATAGE and earMUSIC will release the ultimate "Return To Wacken" album on June 19. The effort will contain studio versions of classic songs that the band played live at Wacken as part of their previous two appearances at the world-famous festival: in ...
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Dorraine "Dore" Williams, the wife of former NEVERMORE and current ASHES OF ARES and GHOST SHIP OCTAVIUS drummer Van Williams, was diagnosed with stage III ovarian cancer on April 16. Dore is still undergoing tests to confirm where else the cancer has spread. However, she underwent surgery on Thursday, April 23 and will shortly begin ...
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Video footage of ARCH ENEMY drummer Daniel Erlandsson performing the band's song "Avalanche" during this year's Musikmesse trade show in Frankfurt, Germany can be seen below. ARCH ENEMY in November 2014 parted ways with guitarist Nick Cordle and replaced him with former NEVERMORE axeman Jeff Loomis. Loomis made his live debut with ARCH ENEMY on ...
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GHOST SHIP OCTAVIUS, the melodic progressive metal group featuring lead guitarist Matt Wicklund (GOD FORBID, HIMSA, WARREL DANE), drummer Van Williams (NEVERMORE, ASHES OF ARES, PURE SWEET HELL) and vocalist Adōn Fanion, funded its brand new self-titled debut album through a successful Kickstarter fan campaign launched last year. Now, the group is pleased to announce ...
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Iza Rodrigues of Menina Headbanger has produced a documentary about NEVERMORE/SANCTUARY singer Warrel Dane's recent Brazilian tour. The report on the "Dead Heart In A Dead World" 15th-anniversary Brazilian trek was recorded in São Paulo and São José dos Campos and can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On ...
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ACT OF DEFIANCE, the new band featuring former MEGADETH members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar), alongside ex-SCAR THE MARTYR singer Henry Derek Bonner, and SHADOWS FALL's Matt Bachand (bass), will begin mixing its debut album on Monday, April 13 with world-renowned producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris (ROB ZOMBIE, HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL). A tentative summer ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of ARCH ENEMY's March 8 performance at MUV Hall in Seoul, South Korea can be seen below. Speaking about ARCH ENEMY's musical chemistry, the band's guitarist and main songwriter Michael Amott told Chile's On The Rock: "I would describe it as good. I think there is chemistry. Sometimes bands don't ...
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ACT OF DEFIANCE, the new band featuring former MEGADETH members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar), alongside ex-SCAR THE MARTYR singer Henry Derek Bonner, and SHADOWS FALL's Matt Bachand (bass), recently entered the studio with world-renowned producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris (ROB ZOMBIE, HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL) to begin recording its debut album for a tentative ...
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In his 29-year career, Tony MacAlpine has redefined instrumental hard rock, jazz-fusion and heavy metal for a generation of progressive-minded music fanatics. Whether it's been as a solo artist, or with the progressive supergroup PSMS (with Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehan and Derek Sherinian); the mind-bending metal fusion band PLANET X (with Derek Sherinian and Virgil ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of SANCTUARY's March 11 performance at Tvornica Kulture in Zagreb, Croatia can be seen below. SANCTUARY's European tour started with a very special headline show in London before they joined the mighty OVERKILL for a run of mainland shows. The trek will end with two headlining gigs in Greece. SANCTUARY recently parted ...
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Mike of Planet Metal conducted an interview with vocalist Warrel Dane and guitarist Lenny Rutledge of the reunited '80s cult metal outfit SANCTUARY before the band's March 7 concert at Vz Komma in Wörgl, Austria. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the fact that he is no longer hitting the same high ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of SANCTUARY's March 3 performance at The Underworld in Camden, London, England can be seen below. SANCTUARY's European tour started with a very special headline show in London before they join the mighty OVERKILL for a run of mainland shows. The trek will end with two headlining gigs in Greece. SANCTUARY recently ...
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Reunited '80s cult metal outfit SANCTUARY has parted ways with guitarist Brad Hull and has replaced him with Nick Cordle (pictured; ex-ARCH ENEMY, ARSIS). Says SANCTUARY guitarist Lenny Rutledge: "Nick is an amazing musician and we believe he will bring a fresh energy to the lineup. You can see Nick Cordle with SANCTUARY this March ...
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A trailer for ARCH ENEMY's upcoming European tour, featuring the first official performance footage with the band's new guitarist, Jeff Loomis (ex-NEVERMORE), can be seen below. Speaking about ARCH ENEMY's musical chemistry, the band's guitarist and main songwriter Michael Amott told Chile's On The Rock: "I would describe it as good. I think ...
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