On May 13, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Peter Tägtgren of Swedish death metallers HYPOCRISY when the band played the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California. You can now listen to the chat below. As previously reported, the May 24 concert featuring HYPOCRISY, SCAR SYMMETRY, HATE, ...
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On May 13, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Per Nilsson of Swedish progressive melodic death metallers SCAR SYMMETRY when the band played the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California as the support act for HYPOCRISY. You can now listen to the chat below. "The Iconoclast", the ...
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Austrian blackened death metal outfit BELPHEGOR will enter Abyss Studios in Pärbly, Sweden on June 19 with producer Peter Tägtgren (IMMORTAL, CELTIC FROST, HYPOCRISY, DIMMU BORGIR) to begin recording the band's as-yet-untitled new album for an early 2011 release via Nuclear Blast Records. Commented BELPHEGOR mainman Helmuth: "A new challenge. We're high on fire and ...
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"Feast Of Flesh", the debut album from BONE GNAWER — the Swedish-American collaboration featuring MASSACRE/ex-DENIAL FIEND growler Kam Lee, Rogga Johansson from PAGANIZER/RIBSPREADER, Morgan Lie from NAGLFAR/HATE AMMO and Ronnie Bjornstrom of RIBSPREADER/HATE AMMO — will be re-released on vinyl, with the first 99 copies including a limited-edition seven-inch single, "Scissored", containing three brand new ...
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More behind-the-scenes footage from ZONARIA's recently completed European tour with DARK FUNERAL can be viewed below. ZONARIA has entered the Abyss studio in Sweden with producer Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY, SONIC SYNDICATE, HYPOCRISY, CENTINEX, CARNAL FORGE) to begin recording its new album for a fall/winter release. ZONARIA vocalist/guitarist Simon Berglund previously stated about the upcoming ...
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Polish extreme metallers HATE will enter Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland on June 5 to begin recording their new album, "Erebos", for a late 2010 release via Listenable Records. "Erebos", which comes from ancient Greek and means literally "deep darkness" or shadow, will contain at least nine new songs, which are said to be a ...
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The May 24 concert featuring HYPOCRISY, SCAR SYMMETRY, HATE, BLACKGUARD and SWASHBUCKLE at The Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin will be streamed live via TheRaveLive.com beginning at 9:00 p.m. EST. To access the free live concert stream: 1) Click on this link 2) Click on the "Free Signup" button at the upper right of ...
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"The Iconoclast", the new video from Swedish progressive melodic death metallers SCAR SYMMETRY, can be viewed below. The clip, which features cameo appearances by Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN) and Martin Stahl (SILENT LANE), was directed by Denis Goria, a popular French photographer who previously worked on HYPOCRISY's "Weed Out The Weak" and PAIN's "Monkey Business" ...
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Austrian symphonic metallers VISIONS OF ATLANTIS have issued the following update: "After many years of great work and many shows, founding member Mike Koren [bass] has left VISIONS OF ATLANTIS due of private reasons. Mike became a daddy and his priorities have changed which we all understand and respect. We wish him and his young ...
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Veteran New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL have announced the second leg of their Killfest 2010 tour. The trek will consist of stops in markets where the band has not been in a long time, including several dates in the North Carolina and Florida. Support on the tour will come from FORBIDDEN, EVILE, GAMA BOMB and BONDED ...
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HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL when the band played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on April 5, 2010. Watch the chat below. OVERKILL will join forces with reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN for the second leg of the "Killfest" U.S. tour in November. ...
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Veteran New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL will embark on their first-ever tour of Australia in September, with MORTAL SIN as main support. The dates are as follows: Sep. 23 - The Hifi - Brisbane, Australia Sep. 24 - The Hifi - Melbourne, Australia Sep. 25 - The Metro - Sydney, Australia Tickets go on sale on ...
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Swedish thrash/death/black metallers DEVIAN have uploaded pre-production versions of three new songs to their MySpace page. The tracks "I Am The Serpent", "Victimized" and the epic heresy "Forever Crowned In Blasphemy" are being released online in order to "satisfy worldwide fans' curiosity on the new material and to give a taste of what ...
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"Break Myself Away", the new digital single from Finnish metallers NORTHER, is available for download at this location. It can also be streamed using the audio player below. Commented the band: "Although the single is free to download for anyone, you may pay an amount of your selection by donating via PayPal. All ...
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Behind-the-scenes footage from ZONARIA's current European tour with DARK FUNERAL can be viewed below. ZONARIA has completed the songwriting process for its new album and will soon enter the Abyss studio in Sweden with producer Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY, SONIC SYNDICATE, HYPOCRISY, CENTINEX, CARNAL FORGE) to begin recording the effort for a spring/summer release. Commented ...
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"Weed Out The Weak", the new video from Swedish metallers HYPOCRISY, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Denis Goria, a popular French photographer who previously worked on PAIN's (the band led by HYPOCRISY's Peter Tägtgren) "Monkey Business" video. HYPOCRISY's February 27 concert at the Blue Box club in Sofia, Bulgaria was filmed ...
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SoundShock.com and James Sharrock from Invade TV have uploaded quality video footage of DARK FUNERAL's March 15, 2010 concert at the Camden Underworld in London, England. Watch the clip below. DARK FUNERAL kicked off its "A Declaration Of Hate - European Tour 2010" with ZONARIA, CARACH ANGREN and NEFARIUM on March ...
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On April 6, vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL was interviewed by "The Red Switch" show, which airs on York University's CHRY 105.5 FM radio station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Watch the chat in two parts below. An excerpt follows. The Red Switch: The Bush Administration spawned a lot of ...
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Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL prior to the band's April 20, 2010 concert in Hollywood, California. The chat is now available for viewing in two parts below. OVERKILL will join forces with reactivated San Francisco Bay Area ...
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Hollwood Music TV Canada e-zine recently conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. OVERKILL will join forces with reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN for the second leg of the "Killfest" U.S. tour in ...
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Superskum conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL on April 13, 2010 in Denver, Colorado. Watch the chat below. OVERKILL will join forces with reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN for the second leg of the "Killfest" U.S. tour in November. The full tour lineup and ...
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Stockholm, Sweden-based melodic death metallers DEGRADEAD recently entered Peter Tägtgren's (HYPOCRISY, PAIN) Abyss studios in Pärlby, outside Ludvika, Sweden with producer Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY, CENTINEX, WORLD BELOW) to begin recording their third album for a late 2010 release. The second and third in a series of video clips containing behind-the-scenes footage from the recording ...
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Finnish metallers NORTHER have issued the following update: "We have decided to release our brand new single soon. This new online single will be available for download, and listening in a couple of weeks at our official MySpace and Facebook pages. It is also the first official NORTHER recording with Aleksi [Sihvonen, MEDICATED) in the ...
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Swedish metallers HYPOCRISY have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Elsrock festival, set to take place August 28, 2010 in Rijssen, Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGNOSTIC FRONT DEW-SCENTED DREAM EVIL HAIL OF BULLETS HYPOCRISY LIZZY BORDEN NAPALM DEATH ONSLAUGHT PESTILENCE STATE:CHAOS THE LUCIFER PRINCIPLE For more information, visit ...
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EDGUY and CAST IN SILENCE have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Rockharz Open Air festival, set to take place July 8-10 at Flugplatz in Ballenstedt/Harz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BLACK MESSIAH BURNING SKIES CAST IN SILENCE DARK AGE DEVILDRIVER DELAIN DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER DORO EDGUY EISBRECHER END ...
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According to Metalzone.gr, Greek extreme metallers SEPTICFLESH are hard at work on material for their new album, tentatively due before the end of the year. The recording process is scheduled to begin mid-summer at the band's own newly built Devasoundz studios in Athens. Once again the orchestral parts will be recorded in Prague ...
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Terrorizer magazine's Audrey Dujardin has posted part one of a documentary on this year's installment of the Finnish Metal Expo (part of the Helsinki Metal Meeting), which took place February 19-20 at Kaapelitehdas (Cable Factory) in Helsinki, Finland. The clips include footage from the expo; live performance by HYPOCRISY; interviews with fans, Peter Tägtgren of ...
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Veteran New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL will join forces with reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN for the second leg of the "Killfest" U.S. tour in November. The full tour lineup and exact cities/dates will be announced on May 2, with tickets going on sale that day. OVERKILL's new album, "Ironbound", sold 4,100 copies in ...
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MADDER MORTEM and KALMAH have been confirmed for the 15-year-anniversary edition of the Brutal Assault festival, set to take place August 12-14, 2010 in Josefov, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGNOSTIC FRONT AHAB ARSIS AURA NOIR BAL-SAGOTH BLEED FROM WITHIN CANDLEMASS CANNIBAL CORPSE CATAMENIA CONVERGE DEMONIC RESURRECTION DESPISED ICON DEVIN ...
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Skippy of Fresno, California's 103.7 KRZR radio station recently conducted an interview with OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. "Rise, Rebel, Resist", the new video from OTEP, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Scott Hansen, whose video work ranges from pop-hardcore heroes ...
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