The Age Of Metal recently conducted an interview with vocalist Joakim Brodén of Swedish metallers SABATON. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if it's difficult putting a setlist together with a discography of seven studio albums, Joakim said: "Actually, especially when supporting, like now [on the current North American tour with NIGHTWISH], we've ...
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An audio snippet of "Skills In Pills", the title track of the new album from LINDEMANN, the new project featuring vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN and Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN), can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. "Skills In Pills" will be released on June 23 via ...
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Warner Bros. has set a June 23 release date for "Skills In Pills", the debut album from LINDEMANN, the new project featuring vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN and Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN). The first single from the CD, "Praise Abort", will arrive on May 29. "Skills In Pills" ...
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LINDEMANN, the new project featuring vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN and Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN), will release its debut album, "Skills In Pills", in May. The cover artwork for the CD has just been posted on the LINDEMANN Facebook page and can be seen below. Speaking to U.K.'s ...
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DISTURBED singer David Draiman has slammed the newly announced host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show", Trevor Noah, over old tweets in which he made jokes about Jews in addition to women and blacks. Noah, whose mother is a black South African and whose father is white and from Switzerland, has come under fire for ...
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Vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN has joined forces with Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN) in a brand new project simply called LINDEMANN. LINDEMANN's debut album, "Skills In Pills", will be released in May. Speaking to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine, Tägtgren stated about how his collaboration with Lindemann ...
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Vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN has joined forces with Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN) in a brand new project simply called LINDEMANN. LINDEMANN's debut album, "Skills In Pills", will be released in May. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Skills In Pills 02. Ladyboy 03. ...
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To celebrate their triumphant return to North America this spring, Swedish metallers SABATON will release a special, three-disc limited-edition deluxe version of their 2014 album, "Heroes", in the U.S. and Canada on April 7 via Nuclear Blast. Limited to 5,000 copies, this deluxe edition includes two discs of live audio recorded on the 2014 Sabaton ...
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Finnish melancholic dark metal forerunners AMORPHIS have started the year off by demoing songs for their upcoming twelfth studio album, due out in September. The band will start preproduction this March in Helsinki with producer Jens Bogren. The CD recordings will begin in April at Bogren's Fascination Street Studio in Sweden. The lyrics are written ...
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Vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN has joined forces with Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN) in a brand new project simply called LINDEMANN. The first teaser for LINDEMANN's forthcoming debut album, which is due in May, can be found below. Pär Hulkoff, vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist for the Swedish industrial ...
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Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST have parted ways with lead guitarist and main songwriter Anton Kabanen due to "insurmountable disagreements" with the other members of the band. A substitute guitarist has already been enlisted for BATTLE BEAST's upcoming shows, beginning with dates in Finland this March. Kabanen is going to continue making music and working ...
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"Enki", the new album from Mesopotamian black/thrash pioneers MELECHESH, can be streamed in its entirety below. Due on March 10 via Nuclear Blast, the follow-up to 2010's "The Epigenesis" was recorded in Greece by Giorgos Bokos (ROTTING CHRIST) while Jonas Kjellgren (IMMORTAL, LEGION OF THE DAMNED, OVERKILL, HYPOCRISY) took care of the mix and mastering ...
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FreqsTV recently launched "Ghosts Of The Road", an intimate day-in-the-life-of portrait series, featuring some of today's top rock and metal acts as they navigate a rigorous life on the road. Filmed entirely on one day during a band's tour, these episodes capture the everyday goings-on of a modern rock tour from arrival until ...
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"Unholy Savior", the third studio album from Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Finland: #1 Germany: #39 Switzerland: #71 France: #166 Commented BATTLE BEAST guitarist/vocalist Anton Kabanen: "After the extremely painful birth of 'Unholy Savior', to be rewarded with the first place on the official charts in our home ...
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Audio samples of all the tracks that appear on "Unholy Savior", the third studio album from Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. "Unholy Savior" was released on January 9 in Europe and January 13 in the U.S. via Nuclear Blast. "Unholy Savior" track listing: 01. Lionheart 02. Unholy ...
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The second track-by-track-breakdown video for "Unholy Savior", the third studio album from Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST, can be seen below. "Unholy Savior" was released on January 9 in Europe and January 13 in the U.S. via Nuclear Blast. "Unholy Savior" track listing: 01. Lionheart 02. Unholy Savior 03. I Want The World….And Everything In ...
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The first track-by-track-breakdown video for "Unholy Savior", the third studio album from Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST, can be seen below. The clip covers the tracks "Lionheart", "Unholy Savior", "I Want The World….And Everything In It", "Madness", "Sea Of Dreams" and "Speed And Danger". "Unholy Savior" will be released on January 9 in Europe and ...
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Hairy Mark of Manchester Rocks conducted an interview with guitarists Chris Rörland and Tobbe Englund of Swedish metallers SABATON on December 14 at Manchester Ritz during the UK leg of the band's "Heroes" tour. You can now watch the chat below. SABATON will return to North America in April/May 2015 as direct support to Finland-based ...
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Vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN has joined forces with Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN) in a brand new project simply called LINDEMANN. An official Facebook page has been launched at this location. Pär Hulkoff, vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist for the Swedish industrial metal band RAUBTIER,
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The second trailer for "Unholy Savior", the third studio album from Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST, can be seen below. The CD will be released on January 9, 2015 in Europe and January 13, 2015 in the U.S. via Nuclear Blast. "Unholy Savior" track listing: 01. Lionheart 02. Unholy Savior 03. I Want The World….And ...
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Mesopotamian black/thrash pioneers MELECHESH will release their new album, "Enki", on March 10, 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2010's "The Epigenesis" was recorded in Greece by Giorgos Bokos (ROTTING CHRIST) while Jonas Kjellgren (IMMORTAL, LEGION OF THE DAMNED, OVERKILL, HYPOCRISY) took care of the mix and mastering at his Black Lounge Studios in ...
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The first trailer for "Unholy Savior", the third studio album from Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST, can be seen below. The CD will be released on January 9, 2015 in Europe and January 13, 2015 in the U.S. via Nuclear Blast. "Unholy Savior" track listing: 01. Lionheart 02. Unholy Savior 03. I Want The World….And ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of SABATON's December 11 performance at the Bikini in Toulouse, France can be seen below. SABATON will return to North America in April/May 2015 as direct support to Finland-based symphonic metal storytellers NIGHTWISH. SABATON's latest album, "Heroes", was recently certified gold in the group's home country for sales in excess of 20,000 ...
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"Madness", the new video from Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Ville Lipiäinen, who has previously worked with NIGHTWISH and HYPOCRISY, among others. "Madness" is taken from BATTLE BEAST's third studio album, "Unholy Savior", which will be released on January 9, 2015 in Europe and January 13, ...
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Mesopotamian black/thrash pioneers MELECHESH will release their new album, "Enki", on March 10, 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2010's "The Epigenesis" was recorded in Greece by Giorgos Bokos (ROTTING CHRIST) while Jonas Kjellgren (IMMORTAL, LEGION OF THE DAMNED, OVERKILL, HYPOCRISY) took care of the mix and mastering at his Black Lounge Studios in ...
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Vocalist Tomas Lindberg (AT THE GATES, DISFEAR) has left LOCK UP — the international grindcore "supergroup" featuring Anton Reisenegger (PENTAGRAM, CRIMINAL), Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH, BRUJERIA, VENOMOUS CONCEPT) and Nick Barker (CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR) — and has been replaced by Kevin Sharp (BRUTAL TRUTH). Speaking to Finland's Kaaos TV prior to AT THE ...
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Video footage of SABATON's November 10 performance at Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below. SABATON will return to North America in April/May 2015 as direct support to Finland-based symphonic metal storytellers NIGHTWISH. SABATON's latest album, "Heroes", was recently certified gold in the group's home country for sales in excess ...
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Piper of KidsInterviewBands.com conducted an interview with drummer Hannes Van Dahl of Swedish metallers SABATON on October 19 at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he has ever looked at a crowd a concert and seen something that made him laugh, Hannes said: ...
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CIVIL WAR — the Swedish metal band featuring former SABATON members Rikard Sundén (guitar), Daniel Mullback (drums), Daniel Mÿhr (keyboards) and Oskar Montelius (guitar) alongside singer Patrik Johansson (ASTRAL DOORS, LION'S SHARE), bassist Stefan "Pizza" Eriksson (VOLTURYON) and guitarist Peturs Granar — was interviewed at the Graspop Metal Meeting, which was held June 27-29 in ...
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Finnish melancholic dark metal forerunners AMORPHIS will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their legendary 1994 release "Tales From The Thousand Lakes" by performing the album in its entirety on a short tour in December. Support on the trek will come from Swedish metallers AVATARIUM. Comments AMORPHIS guitarist Esa Holopainen: "This month (July 12) marked the ...
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