Finnish love metallers HIM performed a brand new song entitled "I Will Be The End Of You" during their headlining concert at the Helldone festival on December 29 at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. HIM recently finished recording its ninth full-length album, "Tears On Tape", at ...
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A four-minute behind-the-scenes look at KOBRA AND THE LOTUS' fall 2012 tour across Europe supporting STEEL PANTHER; U.K. tour supporting BUCKCHERRY, and Canada/U.S. dates supporting SONATA ARCTICA can be seen below. KOBRA AND THE LOTUS recently released a video for "50 Shades Of Evil", the second single from the their current self-titled album, released in ...
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Finnish love metallers HIM debuted a brand new song entitled "I Will Be The End Of You" during their headlining concert last night (Wednesday, December 26) at Klubi in Turku, Finland. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below (courtesy of Nalle Österman). HIM recently finished recording its ninth full-length album, "Tears On ...
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On December 5, Delain Poland conducted an interview with keyboardist and main composer Martijn Westerholt of Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers DELAIN. You can now watch the chat below. DELAIN's third full-length studio album, "We Are The Others", was released in North America via the New Jersey-based top-tier progressive metal label Sensory Records. CNR Entertainment handled ...
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Vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM spoke to Revolver magazine this past Halloween night as he was putting the finishing touches on the lyrics for the band's ninth full-length album, entitled "Tears On Tape". "I'm stressed out to the max," admitted Valo. "It's just how it goes when you're working on ...
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Infernal Rock Radio conducted an interview with guitarist Jasio Kulakowski of Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based metallers KOBRA AND THE LOTUS at the Hard Rock Hell festival, which took place between November 29 and December 3 at Hafan-y-Mor Holiday Camp in North Wales, United Kingdom. You can now listen to the chat below. KOBRA AND THE LOTUS ...
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Metal4 conducted an interview with Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers DELAIN at this year's edition of the Metal Female Voices Fest, which was held on October 19-21 at the Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. You can now watch the chat below. DELAIN's third full-length studio album, "We Are The Others", was released in North America via the ...
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APOCALYPTICA's Perttu Kivilaakso will join MAIDEN UNITED — the all-acoustic IRON MAIDEN tribute project featuring Damian Wilson (THRESHOLD, HEADSPACE) and Ruud Jolie (WITHIN TEMPTATION) — on stage at the last three shows of MAIDEN UNITED's tour in The Netherlands. For more information, see the poster below. Kivilaakso plays cello on the songs "The Evil That ...
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Spinefarm Records has uploaded a three-and-a-half-minute video clip of Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based female-fronted metallers KOBRA AND THE LOTUS talking about their European tour with STEEL PANTHER, their fans in the U.K. and their new single, "50 Shades Of Evil". Check it out below. KOBRA AND THE LOTUS recently released a video for "50 Shades Of ...
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Berlin-based choreographer Gregor Seyffert has initiated an extraordinary crossover event in celebration of the 200th birthday of the famous German composer Richard Wagner. The project, featuring the Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA, the symphony orchestra of German broadcasting network MDR with its chief conductor Kristjan Järvi, the theater ensemble Titanick, and the Jugend Berlin Ballet, highlights ...
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Quality fan-filmed video footage of KOBRA AND THE LOTUS' November 2 performance at Trix in Antwerp, Belgium as the support act for STEEL PANTHER can be seen below. KOBRA AND THE LOTUS recently released a video for the song "50 Shades Of Evil", the second single from the Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based female-fronted metal band's current ...
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On October 31, vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish love metallers HIM was interviewed on Russia's Radio Maximum. You can now listen to audio clips of the chat in the YouTube clip below. HIM's new greatest-hits album, "XX - Two Decades Of Love Metal", includes the band's's new cover version of the song "Strange World", originally ...
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Finnish love metallers HIM signed copies of their new greatest-hits album, "XX - Two Decades Of Love Metal", yesterday (Friday, October 26) at Stockmann in Helsinki. Video footage of the event, including a Finnish-language TV interview with HIM frontman Ville Valo, can be seen below. "XX - Two Decades Of Love Metal" includes HIM's's new ...
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"50 Shades Of Evil", the new video from Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based female-fronted metallers KOBRA AND THE LOTUS, can be seen below. The track is the second single from the band's current self-titled album, released in August via Spinefarm Records. Directed by Lisa Mann, whose previous credits include videos for APOCALYPTICA, THE USED and CASCADA, "50 ...
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Superskum.com conducted an interview with guitarist Juha Raivio of Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN on September 18 at the Gothic Theatre in Englewood, California during the band's North American "Teutonic Terror Attack" tour with ACCEPT and KREATOR. You can watch the chat below. Also available is footage of the Englewood performance. SWALLOW ...
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Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA support breast cancer research in their home country by getting behind the Pink Ribbon campaign. The Cancer Society Of Finland's Pink Ribbon campaign is aimed at supporting Finnish breast cancer research, and its symbol is a pink silk ribbon — familiar to many as the international symbol of the fight against ...
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"If Error Were True", the new video from rising British metallers IMPALED EXISTENCE, can be seen below. The clip was produced by Tom Bohan (XERATH, BETRAEUS). "If Error Were True" comes off IMPALED EXISTENCE's debut EP, "These Lifeless Plains", which came out last November. The five-track EP was recorded at Endless Studios in Birmingham and ...
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Resurrected German death metallers MORGOTH have issued the following update: "After all the great experiences we made on the 'Cursed' reunion so far, the time is now come to have a closer look at the past 18 months of MORGOTH's comeback, which has successfully reconnected us with many old friends as well as also a ...
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"We Are The Others", the new video from Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers DELAIN, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's third full-length studio album, which was released in North America via the New Jersey-based top-tier progressive metal label Sensory Records. CNR Entertainment handled the release in The Netherlands and ...
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Finnish love metallers HIM have entered the studio with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (APOCALYPTICA, AMORPHIS, MOONSPELL) to begin recording their ninth full-length album, "Tears On Tape", for an early 2013 release. The CD will be mixed by Tim Palmer, who has previously worked with PEARL JAM, U2 and ROBERT PLANT, among many others. HIM will end ...
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La Boite Noire conducted an interview with FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. at this year's edition of the Hellfest festival, which took place June 15-17 in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. FIREWIND's latest album, "Few Against Many", sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. ...
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"The Loser", the new video from Italian folk/power metallers ELVENKING, can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Era", which will be released on September 14 via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland with producer Nino Laurenne (AMORPHIS, LORDI, SONATA ARCTICA, APOCALYPTICA). Nino previously ...
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Finnish love metallers HIM will release a greatest-hits album, "XX - Two Decades Of Love Metal", on October 29 via Sony Music in Finland. The set will include the band's new cover version of the song "Strange World", originally recorded in the 1990s by Kevin Grivois (a.k.a. Ké). The "Strange World" video and digital single ...
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Metal Recusants conducted an interview with vocalist Marc Grewe of resurrected German death metallers MORGOTH at this year's edition of the Brutal Assault festival, which was held August 9-11 in Josefov, Czech Republic. You can now watch the chat below. MORGOTH released its first-ever live album and DVD, "Cursed To Live", on June 25 via ...
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Peek From The Pit just uploaded a two-and-a-half-hour video review of this year's edition of the Tuska open-air festival, which was held June 29 - July 1 in Helsinki, Finland. In addition to some footage from the crowd, there are also interviews with the following bands: * SAINT VITUS * EXODUS * INSOMNIUM * NAPALM ...
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"Edge Of A Dream", the new video from Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND, can be seen below. According to the band, the song — which features a guest appearances by Finnish cello superstars APOCALYPTICA — "brings the classy feel of metal ballads back into a modern spotlight." Comments FIREWIND guitarist Gus G.: "We shot the video ...
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A teaser for "The Loser", the new video from Italian folk/power metallers ELVENKING, can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Era", which will be released on September 14 via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland with producer Nino Laurenne (AMORPHIS, LORDI, SONATA ARCTICA, ...
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MAIDEN UNITED, the all-acoustic IRON MAIDEN tribute project featuring Damian Wilson (THRESHOLD, HEADSPACE) and Ruud Jolie (WITHIN TEMPTATION), will release its new album, "Across The Seventh Sea", on September 28 on CD, iTunes and limited-edition black-and-blue transparent vinyl. "Across The Seventh Sea" track listing: 01. Seven Deadly Sins 02. Only The Good Die Young 03. ...
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Keyboardist Aleksi Munter of Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN was interviewed for episode 128 of MSRcast. Munter talks about the metal scene in Finland, the band's upcoming North American tour and the fifth full-length SWALLOW THE SUN album, "Emerald Forest And The Blackbird". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player ...
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A track-by-track breakdown of "Era", the new album from Italian folk/power metallers ELVENKING, can be seen in two parts below. Due on September 14 via AFM Records, the CD was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland with producer Nino Laurenne (AMORPHIS, LORDI, SONATA ARCTICA, APOCALYPTICA). Nino previously worked with the band on "The ...
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