Kaaos TV conducted an interview with AMARANTHE, the Gothenburg, Sweden-based band which is known for fusing melodic metal with elements of EDM, on August 8 at Porispere in Pori, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. AMARANTHE will release its third album, "Massive Addictive", on October 21 via Spinefarm Records. "Massive Addictive" is true ...
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Due to "irreconcilable differences" between singer Ralf Scheepers and drummer Randy Black, Randy will leave German/Swedish/Canadian power metallers PRIMAL FEAR effective August 16, one day after the band's performance at the Summer Breeze festival in Germany. Summer Breeze will mark Randy's final show with the group. PRIMAL FEAR will announce their new drummer in September. ...
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Gothenburg, Sweden's AMARANTHE, known for fusing melodic metal with elements of EDM, will release its third album, "Massive Addictive", on October 21 via Spinefarm Records. "Massive Addictive" is true to its title. The band's signature, larger-than-life sound, comprised of kinetic riffing, pulsating beats and celestial, melodic choruses, remains in tact, but the album finds AMARANTHE ...
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"Alive And On Fire", the new video from German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's tenth studio album, "Delivering The Black", which was released on January 24 in Europe and January 28 in North America via Frontiers Records. The follow-up to 2012's "Unbreakable" landed at position ...
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Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers NIGHTRAGE have signed a record/publishing deal with Swedish music company Despotz. The band's sixth studio album will surface in February 2015, with a new video/single to be unleashed this fall. "Today we are proud to announce that we have signed an album deal with Despotz Records," commented Marios Iliopoulos of NIGHTRAGE. ...
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Fan-Filmed video footage of PRIMAL FEAR's June 27 performance at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium can be seen below. PRIMAL FEAR's North American headlining run launched April 29 in Baltimore, Maryland and wrapped on May 24 in Rochester, New York. The band's tenth studio album, "Delivering The Black", sold around 1,000 copies in ...
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Swedish metallers EVERGREY will release their new album, "Hymns For The Broken", on September 26 via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at a few different studios and mixed at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark by Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, AMARANTHE, EPYSODE, PRETTY MAIDS, DORO). "Hymns For The Broken" track listing: 01. The Awakening 02. King ...
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Jorge Fretes of Spain's GoetiaMedia.com recently conducted an interview with former STRATOVARIUS guitarist and current TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON mainman Timo Tolkki. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Frontiers Records released TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON's sophomore album, "Angels Of The Apocalypse", on May 16 in Europe and May 20 ...
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Swedish metallers EVERGREY will release their new album, "Hymns For The Broken", on September 26 via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at a few different studios and mixed at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark by Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, AMARANTHE, EPYSODE, PRETTY MAIDS, DORO). "Hymns For The Broken" track listing: 01. The Awakening 02. King ...
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On May 23, Eric Hunker of The Front Row Report conducted an interview with German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. PRIMAL FEAR's North American headlining run launched April 29 in Baltimore, Maryland and wrapped on May 24 in Rochester, New York. ...
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Frontiers Records released TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON's sophomore album, "Angels Of The Apocalypse", on May 16 in Europe and May 20 in North America. The official lyric video for the song "The Paradise Lost" can be seen below. The story: It is 2020 A.D - The Elements send 4 Angels to observe mankind and its actions ...
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The Age Of Metal recently conducted an interview with drummer Randy Black of German/Swedish/Canadian power metallers PRIMAL FEAR. You can watch the chat below. PRIMAL FEAR's North American headlining run launched April 29 in Baltimore, Maryland and will wrap on May 24 in Rochester, New York. The band's tenth studio album, "Delivering The Black", registered ...
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Metal Storm conducted an interview with bassist Mat Sinner of German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR on May 8 in Denver, Colorado. You can now watch the chat below. PRIMAL FEAR's North American headlining run launched April 29 in Baltimore, Maryland and will wrap on May 24 in Rochester, New York. The band's tenth ...
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Dreyman magazine recently conducted an interview with AMARANTHE singer Elize Ryd. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Advice to up-and-coming artists: Elize: "I would say to them to follow their dreams or they will regret they didn't try. Happiness is very important, so it's better to try to do the ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of PRIMAL FEAR's April 30 performance at Stage 48 in New York City can be seen below. PRIMAL FEAR's North American headlining run launched April 29 in Baltimore, Maryland and will wrap on May 24 in Rochester, New York. "Delivering The Black", the tenth studio album from PRIMAL FEAR, registered the following ...
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Elize Ryd (born Hanna Elise Isabella Maj Höstblomma Ryd), the 29-year-old frontwoman of the Swedish band AMARANTHE who has also toured the world as a backing singer for KAMELOT, has posted the following message on her official blog: "I just wrote in my previous post that I love people. BUT I got a ...
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Laura Rossi of Heavy-Metal.it conducted an interview with AMARANTHE — the modern metal sextet from Gothenburg, Sweden — on March 26 in Milan, Italy. You can now watch the chat below. AMARANTHE has confirmed an autumn 2014 release date for its new studio album via Spinefarm Records. The as-yet-untitled outing will be the ...
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Drum-cam footage of Randy Black of German/Swedish/Canadian power metallers PRIMAL FEAR performing the song "Bad Guys Wear Black" during the band's February 12 concert in Warsaw, Poland can be seen below. "Delivering The Black", the tenth studio album from PRIMAL FEAR, registered the following first-week chart positions: Germany: 13 Switzerland: #36 Austria: #64 Finland: #44 ...
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Frontiers Records will release TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON's sophomore album, "Angels Of The Apocalypse", on May 16 in Europe and May 20 in North America. The official video for the CD's first single, "Design The Century", can be seen below. The clip, which features NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen on lead vocals, was directed by Patric Ullaeus ...
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Dutch symphonic rockers WITHIN TEMPTATION have announced a 12-date North American tour. Opening all shows on the trek, which will kick off in late September, will be Swedish/Danish power/ melodic metallers AMARANTHE. WITHIN TEMPTATION lead vocalist Sharon den Adel states about the upcoming shows: "It's a great feeling that after so many years we are ...
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Vocalist Joacim ''Jake E'' Lundberg of AMARANTHE — the modern metal sextet from Gothenburg, Sweden — was recently interviewed by Fabiola Halley Frutos of Spain's GoetiaMedia.com. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. AMARANTHE has confirmed an autumn 2014 release date for its new studio album via Spinefarm ...
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Frontiers Records will release TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON's sophomore album, "Angels Of The Apocalypse", on May 16 in Europe and May 20 in North America. The official EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for "Angels Of The Apocalypse" can be seen below. The story: It is 2020 A.D - The Elements send 4 Angels to observe mankind and ...
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AMARANTHE — the modern metal sextet from Gothenburg, Sweden — has confirmed an autumn 2014 release date for its new studio album via Spinefarm Records. The as-yet-untitled outing will be the follow-up to "Amaranthe" (2011, now gold in Sweden) and "The Nexus" (2013). AMARANTHE's first two releases, which defined the band's approach through their signature ...
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Frontiers Records will release TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON's sophomore album, "Angels of the Apocalypse" on May 16 in Europe and May 20 in North America. Following the release of the debut album "The Land of New Hope", the "Metal Opera" was met with critical and fan acclaim, entering the national album charts in seven European countries, ...
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The first audio teaser for "Angels Of The Apocalypse" — the follow-up to TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON's debut album, "The Land Of New Hope" from Finnish composer/producer and guitar player Timo Tolkki — can be found below. Due in May via Frontiers Records, the CD will feature guest appearances by the following singers: * Floor Jansen ...
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Drummer Randy Black of German/Swedish/Canadian power metallers PRIMAL FEAR was interviewed on the latest edition of "The Classic Metal Show", which is heard live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. PRIMAL FEAR's tenth studio album, "Delivering ...
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Vocalist Ralf Scheepers of German/Swedish/Canadian power metallers PRIMAL FEAR was interviewed on the latest edition of "The Classic Metal Show", which is heard live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. PRIMAL FEAR's tenth studio album, "Delivering ...
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Video footage of PRIMAL FEAR's Randy Black laying down the drum tracks for the song "Born With A Broken Heart" from the band's new album, "Delivering The Black", at the House Of Music Studios in Winterbach, Germany can be seen below. "Delivering The Black", the tenth studio album from PRIMAL FEAR, registered the following first-week ...
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Bassist Mat Sinner of German/Swedish power metallers PRIMAL FEAR was interviewed on the latest edition of "Rich Davenport's Rock Show". You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud widget below. (Note: The Sinner interview begins around the 14-minute mark.) PRIMAL FEAR's tenth studio album, "Delivering The Black", registered the following first-week chart positions: ...
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Video footage of PRIMAL FEAR's Randy Black laying down the drum tracks for the song "Rebel Faction" from the band's new album, "Delivering The Black", at the House Of Music Studios in Winterbach, Germany can be seen below. "Delivering The Black", the tenth studio album from PRIMAL FEAR, has registered the following first-week chart positions: ...
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