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INSOMNIUM Launches Studio Blog
Finnish metal band INSOMNIUM has entered Fantom studio (where the group recorded its 2006 LP, "Above the Weeping World") to begin recording its fourth album for a late 2009 release. A studio blog has been launched at this location. Guitarist Ville Friman previously described the new songs as follows...March 24, 2009
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MY DYING BRIDE's Unholy Sermon
The conflict between alleged blasphemy and freedom of speech is common place within the context of extreme music, but for English doomsters MY DYING BRIDE it has led to some unexpected attention, namely from the Syrian government. Speaking to the U.K.'s Zero Tolerance magazine on the cusp of the rel...March 24, 2009
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DEVIN TOWNSEND: Five-Minute 'Ki' Teaser Available
A five-minute "teaser" for "Ki", the first in a series of albums from acclaimed Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) to be made available under the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT moniker, is available for streaming at this location. Devi...March 23, 2009
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OPETH Mainman Comments On Government-Sponsored Tour Of Norway
On March 18, Swedish prog-metal giants OPETH completed an eight-date tour of Norway. The trek included stops in major cities Oslo and Bergen but also covers smaller towns like Volda and Sogndal. The tour was arranged by Rikskonsertene, a Norwegian state-sponsored organization that normally handles e...March 22, 2009
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KING DIAMOND Talks 'Guitar Hero: Metallica'
Destructoid recently conducted an interview with Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND) about his involvement with the forthcoming "Guitar Hero: Metallica" game. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Destructoid: I went to see "Guitar Hero" a few weeks ago and I spoke...March 20, 2009
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DEVIN TOWNSEND To Return This Summer With 'Ki'
Acclaimed Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) will release "Ki", the first in a series of albums to be made available under the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT moniker, sometime in the summer. Devin Townsend recently answered several que...March 20, 2009
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Justified Genocide
Anyone who's still raging over the HAIL OF BULLETS record (and you should be) needs to know that two of those guys are from this legendary Dutch band. THANATOS never seemed able to catch a break when they first came out, and even their reformation has been hampered by label closings and delays. Fina...March 17, 2009
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OPETH On Tour Sponsored By Norwegian Government
On March 10, Swedish prog-metal giants OPETH kicked off an eight-date tour of Norway. The trek includes stops in major cities Oslo and Bergen but also covers smaller towns like Volda and Sogndal. The tour was arranged by Rikskonsertene, a Norwegian state-sponsored organization that normally handles...March 12, 2009
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Wrath
Despite Grammy nods, being hand-picked as direct support for METALLICA, album sales out the ass and other invasions into the mainstream, LAMB OF GOD haven't lightened up one damn bit. In fact, "Wrath" is nowhere near the over-produced product of a major label success story many of us were waiting fo...February 24, 2009
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The Great Celestial Delusion
I recall setting this one to the side after a brief listen when the last batch of releases from Willowtip arrived, thinking I just wasn't in the mood for Americanized Swedish melodic death metal (ala THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER) at the time. The style has been beaten bloody and continues to cling to lif...February 24, 2009
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A Clear Perception
I'm all for genre bending, even in this ridiculously saturated metalcore market. But the fact that "A Clear Perception" from the UK's THE EYES OF A TRAITOR features a few compelling arrangements and a willingness to shape-shift its way through well-trodden emo/metalcore landscapes does not mean it i...February 24, 2009
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Stormlegion
Featuring in its ranks veterans of bands like USURPER, CIANIDE, and CORPSEVOMIT, Chicago's KOMMANDANT keeps it tremolo picked and blast beaten on "Stormlegion". Black metal with subtle dirty thrash undertones is the soup of the day. While the straightforward, no-frills approach has its merits, the s...February 24, 2009
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DORO PESCH: Anniversary Concert Was 'One Of The Happiest Days Of My Life'
MTUK metal 'zine recently conducted an interview with German "metal queen" Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MTUK: Congratulations on [your new album] "Fear No Evil". What are your favorite memories about the recording process? Doro: Thank you, I love it so much it's hard...February 23, 2009
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MESHUGGAH: New Video Interview Available
A four-minute interview with Tomas Haake, Mårten Hagström and Jens Kidman of Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH conducted on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at MySpace Music headquarters can be viewed below. MESHUGGAH and the support band on the band's just-completed North American trek, CYN...February 23, 2009
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MESHUGGAH: New Video Interview With TOMAS HAAKE Available
On February 11, 2009, Dino Cuneo of Road Crew Magazine conducted an interview with drummer Tomas Haake of Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH prior to the band's performance at the Gothic Theatre in Denver, Colorado. Watch the 30-minute chat below. MESHUGGAH and the support band on the...February 23, 2009
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