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. The CD's first single, "Drop Dead Cynical", can now be streamed below. "Massive Addictive" is true to its title. The band's signature, larger-than-life sound, comprised of kinetic riffing, pulsating beats ...
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In concert with f.y.e., BLABBERMOUTH.NET is proud to announce a series of guest posts written by FOZZY's Chris Jericho. Join us in offering a warm welcome with this first installment that features Chris riffing on a string of recent releases, including FOZZY's own recent effort, "Do You Wanna Start A War".
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On Wednesday, August 13, Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER played a special "secret" concert at The Viper Room in West Hollywood, California as part of the venue's 21st-anniversary week of shows. The band, formerly known as DANGER KITTY, METAL SHOP and METAL SKOOL, performed an eight-song set under the name JAM PRANCER. According to ...
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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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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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In a recent interview with U.K.'s Mirror, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich once again credited the group's healthy diet and lifestyle for its longevity, insisting all his bandmates eat well and try to live balanced lives when they’re not on the road. Lars, who runs on the treadmill every morning for 30 minutes ...
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"Change", the new video from ADRENALINE RUSH, the Swedish hard rock band fronted by "one of the most talented and hottest chicks in today's hard rock scene," Tåve Wanning (formerly of the teen-pop duo PEACHES), can be seen below. The song is taken from the group's self-titled debut album, which will ne released on August ...
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Drum-cam footage of CHILDREN OF BODOM's Jaska Raatikainen performing with his bandmates on June 27 at the Tuska open-air festival in Helsinki, Finland can be seen below. CHILDREN OF BODOM kicked off a six-week major-market North American headlining tour on February 14 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada and hit 32 markets across the U.S. and ...
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Kaaos TV conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Alexi Laiho of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM after the band's June 25 performance at the Tuska open-air festival in Helsinki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. CHILDREN OF BODOM kicked off a six-week major-market North American headlining tour on February 14 in Quebec City, Quebec, ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, The pub in Birmingham, England where BLACK SABBATH began its long, historic career has been sold to developers and may be demolished. The woman who runs the pub, called the Crown, has been ordered to get out by next week. The woman, Colleen Andrews, told the Birmingham Mail, "This ...
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Each episode of "Crazy Tour Stories" features a touring act giving you all the details about, one or more, wild things that have taken place while on tour. In this episode, which was filmed on March 25 in Chicago, bassist Henkka Seppälä (a.k.a. Henkka T. Blacksmith) of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM shares one of ...
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Victor Agnello, who played drums for San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans LAAZ ROCKIT from 1983 to 1989 and again from 2005 to 2006, died on June 1 after over a year of battling leukemia. He was 50 years old. He passed away quietly at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, surrounded by his ...
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In the two-minute video below, bassist Henkka Seppälä (a.k.a. Henkka T. Blacksmith) of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM shares his top tips for being on tour (courtesy of Digital Tour Bus). The clip was shot on March 25, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. CHILDREN OF BODOM kicked off a six-week major-market North American headlining tour on ...
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New York hardcore blasters TIGER FLOWERS have endeared themselves to their hometown heavies with a reputation for maniacal and deafening performances. Following their 2011 EP, the band releases their strategically messy and noisome debut full-length, "Dead Hymns". Apparently it's not enough for vocalist Sir Jesse James Madre, Esq. to reportedly wave his junk and nub-tuck ...
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Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD has posted the latest installment of his online blog, "The General Journals: Diary Of A Frontman... And Other Ramblings". It follows below in its entirety. "Sometime in late 2006, during the recording of 'The Blackening', I read a Revolver magazine review of IGNITE's 'Our Darkest ...
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Finnish Underground conducted an interview with drummer Jaska Raatikainen of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM on March 3 in Tempe, Arizona. You can now watch the chat below. CHILDREN OF BODOM was honored in the "Metal Album Of The Year" category at this year's Emma Gaala (Finnish Grammy equivalent), which was held on March 7 ...
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Co–founder and bass player Marnix "Bronco" Van de Kauter has decided to leave Belgian metal legends OSTROGOTH. His decision was a hard one to make, but the band's heavy touring schedule for 2014-2015 — which will only increase with a new album scheduled for release January 2015 — was causing a conflict with Bronco's personal ...
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Alex Stojanovic of MetalMasterKingdom.com conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM on February 16 at the Sound Academy in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. CHILDREN OF BODOM was honored in the "Metal Album Of The Year" category at this year's Emma Gaala ...
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8747 Productions recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Janne Wirman of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM. You can now watch the chat below. CHILDREN OF BODOM was honored in the "Metal Album Of The Year" category at this year's Emma Gaala (Finnish Grammy equivalent), which was held on March 7 at Barona Areena in Espoo, ...
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Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM were honored in the "Metal Album Of The Year" category at this year's Emma Gaala (Finnish Grammy equivalent), which was held on March 7 at Barona Areena in Espoo, Finland. Other "Metal Album" nominees were BATTLE BEAST ("Battle Beast"), AMORPHIS ("Circle"), LOST SOCIETY ("Fast Loud Death") and RYTMIHÄIRIÖ ("Todellisuuden Mestari"). ...
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Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with guitarist Roope Latvala of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM on March 1 at House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California. You can now watch the chat below. CHILDREN OF BODOM kicked off a six-week major-market North American headlining tour on February 14 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada and ...
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The Age Of Metal conducted an interview with guitarist Roope Latvala of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM on March 3 in Tempe, Arizona. You can now watch the chat below. CHILDREN OF BODOM kicked off a six-week major-market North American headlining tour on February 14 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada and is hitting 32 markets ...
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On February 25, Char Tupper of MetalTitans.com conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. You can now listen to the chat below. CHILDREN OF BODOM kicked off a six-week major-market North American headlining tour on February 14 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada ...
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Capital Chaos TV has uploaded video footage of CHILDREN OF BODOM's February 28 performance at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California. Check it out below. CHILDREN OF BODOM kicked off a six-week major-market North American headlining tour on February 14 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada and is hitting 32 markets across the U.S. ...
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On February 19, AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer spoke to Kathleen Hays of Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage" about Joey's Rockin' & Roastin' organic coffee line. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Kramer is a coffee-loving Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer. The story of Joey Kramer's Rockin' & Roastin' ...
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On February 18, AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer spoke to Fox 5's "Good Day Cafe" hosts Rosanna Scotto and Greg Kelly about Joey's Rockin' & Roastin' organic coffee line. You can now watch the chat below. Kramer is a coffee-loving Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer. The story of Joey Kramer's Rockin' & Roastin' organic, custom-roasted ...
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Lucius Blackworth of the "Broken Neck Radio" podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. CHILDREN OF BODOM kicked off a six-week major-market North American headlining tour on February 14 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada and is ...
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Drummer Jaska Raatikainen of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM has revealed that he was diagnosed with three prolapsed discs in his lower back during the band's fall 2013 European tour. He writes on his Facebook page: "I was exhausted from all the constant touring that started last summer. It was almost five months in a ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Scream For Silence" from Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's eighth album, "Halo Of Blood", which sold 8,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD was made available on June 11 in ...
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Kim Kelly of The Quietus recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On BEHEMOTH's tenth album, "The Satanist": Nergal: "You probably talk to artists every day that say, 'Yeah, this album is our best, so on so ...
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