Swedish death metallers EVOCATION have announced the addition of drummer Conny Pettersson (ANATA) to the group's ranks. Comments Conny: "I'm proud to be the new drummer of EVOCATION and I have much respect for Janne and Vesa and the work they have done this far. Now I'm looking forward to face the challenges we have ...
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Revolution-Music.dk recently conducted an interview with frontman Janne "J.B." Christoffersson of Swedish heavy rockers GRAND MAGUS. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. GRAND MAGUS' seventh album, "Triumph And Power", was released on January 31 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2012's "The Hunt" was recorded with producer ...
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"Panzerfaust", the new Jouni Kallio-directed video from Lemi, Finland-based metallers STAM1NA, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's sixth album, "SLK", which will be released on February 7 via Sakara Records. The CD was produced by Janne Saksa (AMORAL, TURISAS, MYGRAIN, MOKOMA) and was mixed by Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, MNEMIC, ...
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"Detracked", the new video from Finnish old-school death metallers SHRAPNEL STORM, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's most recent release, "We Come In Peace..." The clip was shot in an old industrial hall in Nokia, Finland and was produced and edited by SHRAPNEL STORM bassist Petri Saarenmaa. "We Come In ...
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Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS celebrated the 25th anniversary of their third album, "Ancient Dreams", with special live concert on December 28 at Debaser Medis in Stockholm, Sweden. The LP, which was originally issued in 1988, has long been hailed as a classic and was performed in its entirety by CANDLEMASS, which was last year voted ...
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Finnish progressive death metallers BARREN EARTH have announced the addition of Faroese native Jón Aldará as the band's new lead vocalist. The group, which features in its ranks KREATOR guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö, has been busy fine-tuning and demoing songs for its third full-length album, with plans to start recording during the spring. "As a fan ...
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Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS celebrated the 25th anniversary of their third album, "Ancient Dreams", with special live concert on December 28 at Debaser Medis in Stockholm, Sweden. The LP, which was originally issued in 1988, has long been hailed as a classic and was performed in its entirety by CANDLEMASS, which was last year voted ...
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On October 15, YouRock.TV conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM in Milan, Italy. You can now watch the chat below. HIM's latest album, "Tears On Tape", sold 20,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 15 on The Billboard 200 ...
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On October 7, drummer Mika Kristian Karppinen (a.k.a. Gas Lipstick) of Finnish "love" metallers HIM talked about some of his tattoos for PitCam TV's "Behind The Ink" segment at Huxley's Neue Welt in Berlin, Germany. The clip can be viewed below. HIM's latest album, "Tears On Tape", sold 20,000 copies in the United ...
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"Sons Of War", the new video from the Swedish "Viking metal" act MÅNEGARM, can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Legions Of The North", which was released on June 28 via Napalm Records. Commented guitarist Markus Andé: "'Legions Of The North' is an album full of hard-hitting melodies and ear-catching ...
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A three-minute video recap of 2013 by keyboardist Janne Wirman of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM can be seen below. CHILDREN OF BODOM will make its triumphant return to North America this February. The band has announced a six-week major market headlining tour that will kick off on February 14 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada ...
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O2 Academy TV recently conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. HIM's latest album, "Tears On Tape", sold 20,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 15 on The Billboard 200 ...
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The official lyric video for "The Divided", a brand new song from THE MAN-EATING TREE — the atmospheric metal band featuring former SENTENCED drummer Vesa Ranta alongside current/former members of POISONBLACK, REFLEXION and EMBRAZE — can be seen below. The track comes off THE MAN-EATING TREE's forthcoming third album, which is due in 2014. Says ...
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Premium Publishing has just released "The Heaviest Encyclopedia Of Swedish Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Ever!" The title may be cocky, but this is the biggest and most comprehensive book about Swedish hard rock and heavy metal ever made. The book weighs almost 4 kilograms (8.5 pounds) and features over 3,600 Swedish hard rock bands, ...
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"Waking Up The Damned", the new Mika Kettunen-directed video from Finnish melodic death metallers MYGRAIN, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's fourth album, "Planetary Breathing", which was released on September 27 via Spinefarm Records. The CD was recorded during August and September 2012 at Sound Supreme studio with Janne Saksa, who ...
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Guitarist Mats "Mappe" Björkman of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS was recently inivited to tour the Framus and Warwick headquarters in Markneukirchen, Germany. Check out video footage of his visit below. CANDLEMASS will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its third album, "Ancient Dreams", with special live concert on December 28 at Debaser Medis in Stockholm, ...
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"The Theory Of Everything", the new album from AYREON — the project led by Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen — has entered the official chart in The Netherlands at position No. 3. The CD was released on October 28 via InsideOut Music. The artwork was once again created by Belgian artist Jef Bertels, who ...
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For the most part, CHILDREN OF BODOM has been given liberty to tool and tinker with their sound by their fans. Not everyone's a fan of the radical changes Alexi Laiho and his Finnish blast pack took on "Are You Dead Yet?", "Blooddrunk" and even their metal-mashed covers album "Skeletons in the Closet", yet CHILDREN ...
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O2 Academy TV recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Janne Wirman of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM. You can now watch the chat below. CHILDREN OF BODOM will make its triumphant return to North America this February. The band has announced a six-week major market headlining tour that will kick off on February 14 in ...
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Music Interview Corner conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM before the band's October 18 concert in Cologne, Germany. You can now watch the chat below (in Finnish, with English subtitles). HIM's latest album, "Tears On Tape", sold 20,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release ...
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Vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM recently answered fan-submitted questions on "The Daily Disruption". You can now watch the question-and-answer session below. HIM's latest album, "Tears On Tape", sold 20,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 15 on The Billboard 200 chart. HIM's ...
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Germany's Metal-Trails.com recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Janne Wirman of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM. You can now watch the chat below. CHILDREN OF BODOM's eighth album, "Halo Of Blood", 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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Mick Burgess of Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Lucassen will release the new AYREON album, "The Theory Of Everything", on October 28 via InsideOut Music. The artwork was once again created by Belgian artist ...
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HIM's Norwegian street team and fan club, HIM Norway, conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Valo and bassist Mige (a.k.a. Mikko Henrik Julius Paananen) of Finnish "love" metallers HIM backstage at La Bataclan in Paris on October 19. You can now watch the chat below. HIM's latest album, "Tears On Tape", sold 20,000 copies in ...
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Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their third album, "Ancient Dreams", with special live concert on December 28 at Debaser Medis in Stockholm, Sweden. The LP, which was originally issued in 1988, has long been hailed as a classic and will be performed in its entirety by CANDLEMASS, which was last ...
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Miguel Rozo of The Age Of Metal recently conducted an interview with Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. Lucassen will release the new AYREON album, "The Theory Of Everything", on October 28 via InsideOut Music. The artwork was once again created by Belgian ...
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Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen will release the new AYREON album, "The Theory Of Everything", on October 28 via InsideOut Music. The artwork was once again created by Belgian artist Jef Bertels, who has an incredible and distinct fantasy/sci-fi style. The "The Theory Of Everything" title track can now be streamed in the YouTube clip below. ...
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Germany's Metal-Trails.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM. You can now watch the question-and-answer session below. HIM's latest album, "Tears On Tape", sold 20,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 15 on The Billboard 200 chart. ...
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On September 16, vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM answered a number of questions submitted by PureVolume web site visitors. You can now watch the question-and-answer session in two parts below. HIM's latest album, "Tears On Tape", sold 20,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at ...
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Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen will release the new AYREON album, "The Theory Of Everything", on October 28 via InsideOut Music. The artwork was once again created by Belgian artist Jef Bertels, who has an incredible and distinct fantasy/sci-fi style. "The Theory Of Everything" track listing: Disc 1 Phase I: Singularity 01. Prologue: The Blackboard 02. ...
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