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Reunited GODFLESH To Perform At France's HELLFEST

GODFLESH, the industrial metal band from Birmingham, England which formed in 1988 by Justin K. Broadrick (guitar, vocals, and programming) and G. C. Green (bass) and disbanded in 2002, will perform at next year's installment of the Hellfest, set to take place June 18-20, 2010 in Clisson, France. Thi...

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ULVER Issues 2009 Recap

Progressive Norwegian black metal band ULVER has issued the following update: "This has been a foreign year. "Our first gig after Lillehammer was at the Brutal Assault festival in the Czech Republic early August. A strange thing, with a crowd of about 10,000 people — so many at a loss — and severe m...

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IHSAHN: More Footage From The Studio Posted Online

The second in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the recording sessions for "After", the forthcoming studio album from former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn, can be viewed below. The band states, "In this footage we have included recording of vocals and some guests,...

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THORNBOUND: New Song Posted Online

THORNBOUND, the Norwegian band featuring former members of SPIRAL ARCHITECT, BORKNAGAR and SATYRICON, has posted a new song, entitled "Hatred", on the group's MySpace page. THORNBOUND is: * Asgeir Mickelson (BORKNAGAR, SPIRAL ARCHITECT, IHSAHN) - Drums * Eirik (ex-SOURCE OF TIDE) - Guitar * Øystein...

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IHSAHN: New Song Available For Streaming

"Frozen Lakes On Mars", a brand new track from former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn, is available for streaming on GuitarWorld.com. The song comes off his new album, "After", which is scheduled for release on January 26, 2010 via Candlelight Records. Recorded during the first half of 2009, "Afte...

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IHSAHN: 'After' North American Release Date Confirmed

Candlelight Records has set a January 26, 2010 North American release date for "After", the new album from former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn. Recorded during the first half of 2009, "After" completes the musician’s planned trilogy of initial recordings. The CD showcases the Norwegian icon wit...

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Own A Piece Of EMPEROR History

Over the years, former EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn's guitar-collection has grown considerably, especially since he started working with Ibanez, and space is becoming an issue. His old ESP is already on its way to the Rockheim museum in Trondheim and now he has decided to auction the trusted Jackson DK1....

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IHSAHN Hard At Work On 'After'; Video Footage From Studio Posted Online

Former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn is hard at work on his third solo album, "After", for an early 2010 release via Mnemosyne Productions/Candlelight Records. The first in a series of webisodes featuring footage from the recording studio can be viewed below. The initial clip features mainly the...

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IHSAHN: New Album Title Revealed

Former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn has set "After" as the title of his third solo album, tentatively due in early 2010 via Mnemosyne Productions/Candlelight Records. More information about the CD will be made available during the coming months. Ihsahn played his first-ever concert as a solo ar...

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ANDY WINTER And STAROFASH Collaborate on Web Site Music

Andy Winter (WINDS, AGE OF SILENCE, SCULPTURED) and Heidi Solberg Tveitan (a.k.a. STAROFASH) — better known as the wife of EMPEROR's Vegard Tveitan (a.k.a. Ihsahn) — recently completed a collaboration project creating web site music for Cage XXI Enterprises, a Florida-based video production company...

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SAMOTH On The Future Of EMPEROR, ZYKLON

Belgian webzine Rock 'N Balls recently conducted an interview with ZYKLON/EMPEROR guitarist Samoth (real name: Tomas Haugen). A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow below. Rock 'N Balls: A few weeks ago, you released "Live Inferno", so my question is simple: is this record...

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Austria's HELLSAW really like black metal. They're obviously well-versed in the stuff, in its many manifestations, because their own style is all over the map without straining too hard to be overly clever or unique. There are moments of atavistic thrash-polka and downpicking guitar frenzy, more atm...

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Ex-EMPEROR Frontman IHSAHN: Video Footage From First-Ever Solo Concert Posted Online

Former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn played his first-ever concert as a solo artist, supporting OPETH at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway on March 10. Video footage of the "Scarab" performance can be viewed below. Ihsahn stated about the gig, "I felt well prepared for the show, and luckily all techni...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM's LAIHO Named 'Best Metal Guitarist' In GUITAR WORLD's Readers' Poll

Alexi Laiho, guitarist and front man for the award-winning Finnish metal band CHILDREN OF BODOM, has been named "Best Metal Guitarist" in Guitar World magazine's 15th annual readers' poll. Laiho "trounced the competition" to win the coveted award, according to the respected publication, besting well...

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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...