Tom of "The Metalheadz" radio show recently conducted an interview with vocalist Joakim Brodén of Swedish metallers SABATON. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. "Heroes", the new album from SABATON, will be released on May 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork for the effort was created by ...
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On March 27, Zayk Mov of Metalovision conducted an interview with bassist Pär Sundström and vocalist Joakim Brodén of Swedish metallers SABATON. You can now watch the chat below. "Heroes", the new album from SABATON, will be released on May 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork for the effort was created ...
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The official lyric video for "To Hell And Back", the new single from Swedish metallers SABATON, can be seen below. The track is available on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play. "Heroes", the new album from SABATON, will be released on May 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork for the effort was created by ...
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TotalRock DJ Xander recently conducted an interview with bassist Pär Sundström of Swedish metallers SABATON. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. "Heroes", the new album from SABATON, will be released on May 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork for the effort was created by Péter Sallai. A ...
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"Heroes", the new album from Swedish metallers SABATON, will be released on May 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork for the effort was created by Péter Sallai. A number of bonus tracks will be made available, including cover versions of songs originally written and recorded by METALLICA, BATTLE BEAST and RAUBTIER. METALLICA - ...
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Shawn Macomber of Decibel magazine recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Michael Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Decibel: To say faith has been part of STRYPER's mission would be a massive understatement, but do you feel as if the process of composing and ...
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Kaaos TV conducted an interview with vocalist Tomi Joutsen of Finnish melancholic dark metal forerunners AMORPHIS before the band's February 21 show at Hullu Pullo in Vaasa, Finland. You can now watch the chat below (in Finnish, with English subtitles; click on "CC"). AMORPHIS will perform a special concert at the Olavinlinna Castle, a stone ...
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"Heroes", the new album from Swedish metallers SABATON, will be released on May 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork for the effort was created by Péter Sallai. A number of bonus tracks will be made available, including cover versions of songs originally written and recorded by METALLICA, BATTLE BEAST and RAUBTIER. METALLICA - ...
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Apochs.net last week conducted an interview with vocalist Joakim Brodén of Swedish metallers SABATON. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. SABATON's new album, "Heroes", will be released on May 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork for the effort was created by Péter Sallai. There will ...
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The first trailer for "Heroes", the new album from Swedish metallers SABATON, can be seen below. The CD will be released on May 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork for the effort was created by Péter Sallai. There will also be "alternate artwork for some editions," according to the band. The cover artwork ...
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On January 25, Swedish metallers SABATON played a special gig at the Må Bättre gym in Falun, Sweden. They performed live during a spinning class, while simultaneously participating in the workout themselves. Official video footage of this special event can be seen below. "We made special mic holders in order to be able to position ...
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Swedish metallers SABATON will release their new album, "Heroes", on May 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork for the CD was created by Péter Sallai. There will also be "alternate artwork for some editions," according to the band. The cover artwork for both the standard and special "Heroes" editions can be seen below. ...
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Guitarists Chris Rörland and Tobbe Englund of Swedish metallers SABATON recently took part in their first-ever guitar clinic in Kalix, Sweden. Check out video footage below. SABATON will release its new album, "Heroes", on May 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork for the CD was created by Péter Sallai. "Heroes" is being recorded ...
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On January 25, Swedish metallers SABATON played a special gig at the Må Bättre gym in Falun, Sweden. They performed live during a spinning class, while simultaneously participating in the workout themselves. "We made special mic holders in order to be able to position them on the spinning cycle," SABATON vocalist Joakim Brodén told the ...
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Candlelight Records has announced the signing of ANCIENT ASCENDANT. ANCIENT ASCENDANT is a British-based quartet pioneering a unique brand of songwriting based on a solid foundation of black and death metal while injecting eclectic ideas from a wide range of fine metal traditions. Since the release of its critically acclaimed debut EP, "The Heathen Throne", ...
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Once again, the red-hot state of Georgia coughs up a winner. Instead of sludge-prog, crunk, tech-grind or doom, Atlanta's DISFIGUREMENT serves up an exemplary blend of Scandinavian and American-styled death metal. Fine-tuning their act in a hurry since starting in 2011, this band will call to mind HYPOCRISY, DEICIDE and DISMEMBER, yet there's something fresh ...
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Swedish metallers SABATON will release their new album, "Heroes", on May 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork for the CD was created by Péter Sallai. There will also be "alternate artwork for some editions," according to the band. The cover artwork for both the standard and special "Heroes" editions can be seen below. ...
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Swedish metallers SABATON will release their new album, "Heroes", on May 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork for the CD was created by Péter Sallai and can be seen below. "We had the title in mind since before we even recorded 'Carolus Rex' and we already had ideas for artwork years ago," says ...
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International grindcore "supergroup" LOCK UP — featuring Tomas Lindberg (AT THE GATES, DISFEAR), Anton Reisenegger (PENTAGRAM, CRIMINAL), Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH, BRUJERIA, VENOMOUS CONCEPT) and Nick Barker (CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR) — is "looking forward to another writing session for the new album in a couple of weeks down in the beautiful Basque region ...
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Swedish metallers SABATON have entered The Abyss, the recording studio in Pärlby outside Ludvika, Sweden owned and operated by record producer and musician Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN) to begin tracking their new album for a late spring release. A video clip of the drum-recording sessions can be seen below. SABATON played its first show with ...
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Quality fan-filmed video footage of AMORPHIS' November 19 performance at La Dynamo in Toulouse, France can be seen below. AMORPHIS will perform a special concert at the Olavinlinna Castle, a stone fortress built in 1475, on July 13, 2014 during the Savonlinna Opera Festival's 2014 season in Savonlinna, Finland. The idea of inviting AMORPHIS along ...
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"Morbid Shroud Of Sickness", the new video from German death metallers SLAUGHTERDAY, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's debut album, "Nightmare Vortex", which will be released on December 6 via FDA Rekotz on CD, LP and digital formats. The follow-up to "Cosmic Horror" limited cassette demo features "insane cosmic death metal ...
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On November 5, Italy's UnderRadioRock.com conducted an interview with drummer Jan Rechberger of Finnish melancholic dark metal forerunners AMORPHIS. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. AMORPHIS will perform a special concert at the Olavinlinna Castle, a stone fortress built in 1475, on July 13, 2014 during the ...
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Finnish melancholic dark metal forerunners AMORPHIS will perform a special concert at the Olavinlinna Castle, a stone fortress built in 1475, on July 13, 2014 during the Savonlinna Opera Festival's 2014 season in Savonlinna, Finland. The idea of inviting AMORPHIS along to Savonlinna was, according to the festival’s artistic director Jorma Silvasti, born out of ...
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For "personal reasons," bassist Mikael Hedlund of Swedish death metallers HYPOCRISY is sitting out the band's current European tour with HEAVEN SHALL BURN. Filling in for him is André Skaug of CLAWFINGER. HYPOCRISY was forced to cancel its North American tour earlier in the year due to reasons beyond the group's control. The bandmembers had ...
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Moshpit.ru conducted an interview with Esa Holopainen, guitarist and founding member of Finnish melancholic dark metal forerunners AMORPHIS, before the band's September 21 concert in Kiev, Ukraine. You can now watch the chat below. AMORPHIS' eleventh album, "Circle", was released on April 19 via Nuclear Blast Records. Production and mixing duties for the ...
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"Nightmare Vortex", the debut album from German death metallers SLAUGHTERDAY, will be released on December 6 via FDA Rekotz on CD, LP and digital formats. The follow-up to "Cosmic Horror" limited cassette demo features "insane cosmic death metal that falls somewhere between AUTOPSY's 'Mental Funeral' and HYPOCRISY's 'Penetralia'," according to a press release. "Featuring stunning ...
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Peter Tägtgren and Mikael Hedlund of Swedish death metallers HYPOCRISY were interviewed by Moshpit.ru when the band performed in Kiev, Ukraine on September 19. You can now watch the chat below. HYPOCRISY was forced to cancel its previously announced North American tour earlier in the year due to reasons beyond the group's control. The bandmembers ...
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Illinois hardcore troopers SWORN IN have amassed a quick following in the two-plus years they've stormed the scene. Following their "Start/End" EP comes the band's full-length debut, "The Death Card". Brash, heated and ultimately toxic, "The Death Card" is chocked full of a fracas-minded denunciation of the world to the point of sheer nihilism. To ...
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Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have released the following statement: "Due to serious health problems, our dear bass player, Jimmy 'The Talent' Nedergaard, is forced to sit out our upcoming European tour with HYPOCRISY. "Jimmy is suffering from diabetes, and due to that fact his kidney is in very bad shape, things are now that bad that ...
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