EX DEO, the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal fronted by KATAKLYSM singer Maurizio Iacono, is working on a new studio album — less than two years after Iacono announced that he was taking a break from EX DEO due to scheduling conflicts with his management company and his main band. Said Maurizio: "Yes, it's true. EX DEO ...
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Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON will revisit the album that raised them from underground heroes to bold contenders on the world stage… the timeless and towering "Nemesis Divina". SATYRICON will return in 2016 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this seminal masterpiece, with a never-to-be-repeated series of exclusive European shows, wherein the Norwegian trailblazers will perform ...
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Wacken TV has uploaded professionally filmed video footage of CRADLE OF FILTH's August 1 performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. Check it out below. CRADLE OF FILTH's eleventh studio album, "Hammer Of The Witches", was released on July 10 via Nuclear Blast. The CD marks the first release with CRADLE OF ...
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EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan) played a brand new song, "My Heart Is Of The North", from his forthcoming solo album during his set at this year's edition of the Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Ihsahn told Eternal Terror in ...
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Jägermeister conducted an interview with EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan) at this year's Bloodstock Open Air, which is being held August 6-9 at at Catton Park, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On when he finds the time to work ...
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MEGADETH has tapped Josh Wilbur (LAMB OF GOD, ALL THAT REMAINS, GOJIRA) to mix the band's fifteenth album, which was recently recorded in a Nashville studio. The production duties on the follow-up to 2013's "Super Collider" were handled by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and Toby Wright (ALICE IN CHAINS, KORN). Mustaine tweeted on Friday (July ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine spoke to Revolver magazine about the band's forthcoming fifteenth album, which is currently being recorded in a Nashville studio. "There's a lot of riffing going on in there, that's for damn sure," he said. "There's a lot of solos, a lot of pounding drums and bass. I knew from ...
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EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan) has completed the songwriting process for his sixth solo album, tentatively due in early 2016. Ihsahn spoke about his upcoming CD during an interview with Eternal Terror conducted at last month's Tons Of Rock festival in Halden, Norway. He said: "I would say in 95 percent of ...
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JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford has revealed that he wrote the band's song "Before The Dawn" about his very first heartbreak nearly forty years ago. During an appearance on the "Metal Hammer Magazine Show", Halford spoke about some heavy metal bands' reluctance to be "a bit sensitive" in their music. He said: "Well, ...
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MARILYN MANSON's video for the song "Third Day Of A Seven Day Binge" can be seen below. The track is taken from the shock-rocker's latest album, "The Pale Emperor", which was released on January 20 via the singer's own label — Hell, etc. — in a joint venture with Cooking Vinyl and Loma Vista Recordings. ...
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LAMB OF GOD and MEGADETH drummer Chris Adler was interviewed on the latest installment of HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta's official podcast, "The Jasta Show". You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the songwriting sessions for the new MEGADETH album: "Most of the ...
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"Hammer Of The Witches", the eleventh studio album from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, will be released on July 10 via Nuclear Blast. A track from the CD, "Enshrined In Crematoria", can be streamed below. Comments CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Flith: "Lyrically, the track 'Enshrined In Crematoria' is hilted in the legendary Ark ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine spoke to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about his attempt to reunite the band's classic "Rust In Peace" lineup, featuring Nick Menza on drums and Marty Friedman on guitar, following last year's departures of Shawn Drover and Chris Broderick. Mustaine said: "There was talk of a reunion, but I didn't want that, ...
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Grammy-winning country singer Steve Wariner has revealed to The Tennessean that he recently recorded a steel guitar part for a MEGADETH song. Wariner met MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine in the recording studio, after which Mustaine came to see Wariner perform. "Worlds collide," Wariner said. "It's funny. Imagine MEGADETH with steel guitar. That's what ...
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Marilyn Manson says that being accused of inspiring the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre to commit their killing spree "really shut down [his] career entirely," to the point where he could not get any gigs. After Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School in 1999 and murdered 12 students and ...
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"Hammer Of The Witches", the eleventh studio album from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, will be released on July 10 via Nuclear Blast. A track from the CD, "Deflowering The Maidenhead, Displeasuring The Goddess", can be streamed below. Comments CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Flith: "'Deflowering The Maidenhead, Displeasuring The Goddess' is based on ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine spoke to Guitar World magazine about the band's long-awaited fifteenth album, which is currently being recorded at a Nashville studio for a late 2015 or early 2016 release. He said: "I think a lot of people are gonna be happy, because the music is really aggressive again." He continued: ...
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"Hammer Of The Witches", the eleventh studio album from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, will be released on July 10 via Nuclear Blast. A new video clip in which CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth discusses the "Hammer Of The Witches" cover artwork can be seen below. "Hammer Of The Witches" will be made ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of MARILYN MANSON's June 5 performance at the Rock Am Ring festival in Mendig, Germany can be seen below. MARILYN MANSON is: Marilyn Manson - Vocals Paul Wiley - Guitar Twiggy Ramirez - Bass Gil Sharone - Drums Manson's new album, "The Pale Emperor", was released on January 20 via the ...
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The first in a series of trailers for "Hammer Of The Witches", the eleventh studio album from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, is available below. The CD will be released on July 10 via Nuclear Blast. "Hammer Of The Witches" will be made available on jewel case CD, limited-edition digipak, mail-order edition and 2LP ...
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In a brand new interview with RollingStone.com, SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan was asked about his recent comment that he could see the band going forward with a whole new lineup. "What I've been saying is that only my mind — this is all from me, this isn't from anybody else — I ...
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In the second part of a recent interview with the "White Line Fever" podcast (hear audio below), MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about the musical direction of the band's forthcoming studio album, which is tentatively due in late 2015 or early 2016. "Well, I'd like to think it's not gonna be a stinker, that's for ...
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Upon returning from its successful European tour which lasted several weeks, long-running Portland, Oregon-based American hardcore punk outfit POISON IDEA has announced that it will be taking a hiatus for an undetermined amount of time to "address some health issues and personal matters." As a result, all previously announced POISON IDEA have been canceled. Additional ...
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Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Right Wing Of The Garden Triptych", the new video from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Sam Scott-Hunter (DEVILMENT, SLIPKNOT, THE 69 EYES), who also took the band's promotional photos. As well as featuring Dani Filth and his troop of ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of MARILYN MANSON's May 15 performance at the Rock On The Range festival, which is being at MAPFRE Stadium (formerly Crew Stadium) in Columbus, Ohio, can be seen below. Featured songs: 01. Deep Six 02. No Reflection 03. mOBSCENE 04. The Dope Show 05. Rock Is Dead 06. Sweet Dreams 07. ...
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"Right Wing Of The Garden Triptych", the new video from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Sam Scott-Hunter (DEVILMENT, SLIPKNOT, THE 69 EYES), who also took the band's promotional photos. As well as featuring Dani Filth and his troop of reprobates, model and Kinbaku enthusiast Gestalta ...
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Marilyn Manson's video for the song "The Mephistopheles Of Los Angeles" can be seen below. The clip, which was filmed in Los Angeles, was directed by Francesco Carrozzini (Sia, A$AP Rocky, Beyonce) and features actor Michael K. Williams ("The Wire", "Boardwalk Empire"). "The Mephistopheles Of Los Angeles" is taken from Manson's new album, "The Pale ...
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British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH will release their eleventh studio album, "Hammer Of The Witches", in July via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the CD can be seen below. "Hammer Of The Witches" will be made available on jewel case CD, limited-edition digipak, mail-order edition and 2LP vinyl. "Hammer Of The Witches" track ...
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British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH will release their eleventh studio album, "Hammer Of The Witches", in July via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the CD can be seen below. CRADLE OF FILTH vocalist Dani Filth states: "The artwork for 'Hammer Of The Witches' was created by Latvian artist Arthur Berzinsh and is a ...
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According to TMZ, Marilyn Manson wants police to arrest the man who assaulted him and the shock-rocker's makeup artist inside a Denny's restaurant in Alberta, Canada the night of April 4, shortly after Manson performed a show at the Shaw Conference Center. Manson's manager told the site the singer was sucker punched in ...
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