Sweden Rock TV conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, which was held June 8-11, 2011 in Slvesborg in southern Sweden. You can now watch the chat below. OVERKILL's latest album, "Ironbound", sold 4,100 copies in the United ...
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"The Embodiment Of Paradox And Chaos", a brand new song from the extreme metal supergroup LOCK UP, can be streamed on the band's Facebook page. The track comes off LOCK UP's new album, "Necropolis Transparent", which will be released on July 1 in Europe and July 12 in North America via Nuclear Blast ...
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Extreme metal supergroup LOCK UP will release its new album, "Necropolis Transparent", on July 1 in Europe and July 12 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded in November-December 2010 at HVR Studios in Ipswich, United Kingdom and was mixed in January. A three-minute trailer for "Necropolis Transparent" can be seen ...
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"Superskum" (web site) has uploaded quality video footage of BELPHEGOR's May 16, 2011 concert at Gothic Theatre in Denver, Colorado. Check out the clips below. "Blood Magick Necromance", the ninth full-length album from BELPHEGOR, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position ...
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Extreme metal supergroup LOCK UP has been forced to cancel its appearance at the Maryland Deathfest IX, set to take place May 26-29 in Baltimore. Commented the band: "We regret to announce that LOCK UP will not be performing at this year's Maryland Deathfest. We are days away from the festival and our visas have ...
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On May 18, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with Swedish musician and producer Peter Tgtgren (PAIN, HYPOCRISY). You can now listen to the chat below. PAIN will release its seventh album, "You Only Live Twice", on June 3 via Nuclear Blast Records. The two-disc version of the effort will ...
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Extreme metal supergroup LOCK UP will release its new album, "Necropolis Transparent", on July 1 in Europe and July 12 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded in November-December 2010 at HVR Studios in Ipswich, United Kingdom and was mixed in January. "Necropolis Transparent" will feature guest appearances by HYPOCRISY/PAIN mainman ...
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BELPHEGOR's May 14 concert from The Knitting Factory in Spokane, Washington was streamed live via Livestream.com. You can now watch video footage of the performance below. "Blood Magick Necromance", the ninth full-length album from BELPHEGOR, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed ...
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Vocalist Maurice Swinkels of Dutch thrashers LEGION OF THE DAMNED has issued the following update: "After guitarist Richard Ebisch quit the band around three weeks ago, we have not been sitting still. The day after Richard's departure, I already had in mind to call guitarist Twan van Geel. I've known him for more than 10 ...
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Metal Discovery recently conducted an interview with PAIN mainman Peter Tgtgren. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Discovery: The new album ["You Only Live Twice"] is absolutely fantastic; I've been listening to it all week. As a whole, it's a lot more diverse than any other PAIN release in ...
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Stockholm, Sweden-based melodic death metallers DEGRADEAD will release their third album, "A World Destroyer", in North America on June 28 via Metalville Records. The CD was recorded at Peter Tägtgren's (HYPOCRISY, PAIN) Abyss studios in Pärlby, outside Ludvika, Sweden, with producer Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY, CENTINEX, WORLD BELOW). Two songs from the forthcoming CD — ...
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Extreme metal supergroup LOCK UP will release its new album, "Necropolis Transparent", on July 1 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded in November-December 2010 at HVR Studios in Ipswich, United Kingdom and was mixed in January. According to a press release, "the songwriting and production on ['Necropolis Transparent'] surpasses everything the band has ...
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"Circle Regenerated", the new album from the Finnish melodic death/black metal act NORTHER, entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 22. The follow-up to 2008's "N" marks the recording debut of the band's new vocalist Aleksi Sihvonen "and will leave no long-time fan of the band dissatisfied and ...
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Guitarist Richard Ebisch has left Dutch thrashers LEGION OF THE DAMNED. He says in a statement, "I am very grateful for having achieved so much with LEGION OF THE DAMNED, but after having played in bands for so many years and having toured numerous times, I decided to leave the band after careful deliberation. Because ...
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"Circle Regenerated", the new album from the Finnish melodic death/black metal act NORTHER, is available for streaming in its entirety until April 26 at the Record Shop X web site. The follow-up to 2008's "N" marks the recording debut of the band's new vocalist Aleksi Sihvonen "and will leave no long-time fan of ...
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Swedish MANOWAR-inspired all-female metal band HYSTERICA, which recently completed a short run of dates in Russia with FRANTIC AMBER, is working on a new album titled "The Art Of Metal". According to a press release, HYSTERICA is planning "something different and unique" for the upcoming CD by "unit[ing] the music with another form of art. ...
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A four-minute medley of tracks that appear on "Circle Regenerated", the new album from the Finnish melodic death/black metal act NORTHER, is available at this location. The follow-up to 2008's "N" marks the recording debut of the band's new vocalist Aleksi Sihvonen "and will leave no long-time fan of the band dissatisfied and ...
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The first in a series of trailers for "You Only Live Twice", the seventh album from PAIN, the Swedish industrial metal outfit led by musician and producer Peter Tägtgren, can be viewed below. The CD will be released on June 3 via Nuclear Blast Records. "You Only Live Twice" final track listing: 01. Let Me ...
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Guitarist Lord Ahriman of Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL has issued the following update: "I/we understand that many of you impatiently are waiting for us to announce the new lineup, get back on tour, write and release a new album and so forth, and rightfully so! Personally, I wish we would have been back at ...
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GWAR lead singer Oderus Urungus has just landed himself yet another gig — this time as a weekly contributor to Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. That's right kids, every week from now until the end of time (or at least until he gets kicked off), the biggest mouth in metal shall descend "as ...
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Natalie of Onslaught Radio conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL before the band's March 3, 2011 concert at the O2 Academy Islington in London, England. You can now watch the chat below. OVERKILL's latest album, "Ironbound", sold 4,100 copies in the United States in its first ...
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PAIN, the Swedish industrial metal outfit led by musician and producer Peter Tägtgren, will release its seventh album, "You Only Live Twice", on June 3 via Nuclear Blast Records. "You Only Live Twice" final track listing: 01. Let Me Out 02. Feed The Demons 03. The Great Pretender 04. You Only Live Twice 05. Dirty ...
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Veteran New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL concluded their "European Killfest Tour 2011" with DESTRUCTION, HEATHEN and AFTER ALL this past Saturday night (March 19) at the Atak in Enschede, The Netherlands. A number of high-quality photos from the show can be found at Metal-Experience.com. OVERKILL's setlist was as follows: 01. The Green And Black ...
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Reini of Austria's Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with Bobby "Blitz" Elsworth of OVERKILL and David White of HEATHEN when the two bands played in Wörgl, Austria on March 10, 2011. You can now watch the chat below. OVERKILL's latest album, "Ironbound", sold 4,100 copies in the United States in its first week ...
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Swedish industrial metal outfit PAIN, the solo project of musician and producer Peter Tägtgren, will release its seventh album, "You Only Live Twice", on June 3 via Nuclear Blast Records. Commented Tägtgren: "[The title] has nothing to do with James Bond. I am sure i will hear this for the rest of my life! The ...
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Video footage of OVERKILL's March 10, 2011 performance in Wörgl, Austria can be viewed below. OVERKILL's latest album, "Ironbound", sold 4,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 192 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at No. 4 on the Top New Artist Albums ...
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TORNADO (formerly NEMESIS DIVINA), the American, Dutch and Finnish metal band featuring members of AMORAL and FUELBLOODED, is preparing to enter Abyss Studio in Pärlby, Sweden under the watchful eye of Swedish producer and HYPOCRISY/PAIN mainman Peter Tägtgren to record its debut album, "Amsterdamn, Hellsinki", for release via the French label Listenable Records. The group ...
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Kaaos TV conducted a video interview with PAIN/HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tägtgren on February 18 at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland. When asked how PAIN's forthcoming album, which is tentatively titled "You Only Live Twice", compares to the group's previous releases, Peter said, "It's definitely got more variety, and it's heavier and darker... I just ...
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Swedish metallers PAIN, who are led by HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tägtgren, will release their as-yet-untitled new album on June 3 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2008's "Cynic Paradise" was recently described by NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon — who also happens to be the girlfriend of PAIN bassist Johan Husgafvel — as "more aggressive" ...
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Danish thrashers ESSENCE will enter Abyss studios in Pärlby, outside Ludvika, Sweden on February 13, 2012 with producer Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN) to begin recording their sophomore album. The CD will be mastered at Black Lounge Studio by SCAR SYMMETRY guitarist Jonas Kjellgren. Commented ESSENCE: "We feel incredibly honored and grateful that Peter will produce ...
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