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PAIN: Watch Video For 'Coming Home' Title Track

The video for the song "Coming Home" from PAIN, the Swedish metal band led by multi-instrumentalist and producer Peter Tägtgren, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's new album, which was released on September 9 through Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2011's "You Only Live Twi...

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ICED EARTH Mainman Says Changes In The Music Industry Aren't 'Anything To Be Afraid Of'

Sebastiano Mereu of From Hero To Zero recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist and main songwriter Jon Schaffer. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the differences in being a musician in 2016 versus the mid-'80s: Jon: "The...

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CIVIL WAR Singer PATRIK JOHANSSON Quits: 'All Things Have An End'

Swedish metallers CIVIL WAR have vowed to carry on with a new singer following the "surprise" departure of their original frontman, Patrik Johansson. The band — which features former SABATON members Rikard Sundén (guitar),Daniel Mullback (drums) and Daniel Mÿhr (keyboards) — said in a statement: "A...

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Next ACCEPT Album Feels 'A Little Heavier' Than 'Blind Rage', Says WOLF HOFFMANN

Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of German/American metallers ACCEPT spoke to Metal Wani's Laura Vezer about the band's upcoming follow-up to 2014's "Blind Rage" album, which will be released next year via Nuclear Blast. Regarding the new disc's musical direction, Wolf said (hear audio below): "I can tell yo...

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THIS ENDING Feat. Former AMON AMARTH Drummer: 'Garden Of Death' Lyric Video

The official lyric video for the song "Garden Of Death" from THIS ENDING, the Swedish death metal band featuring former AMON AMARTH drummer Fredrik Andersson, can be seen below. The clip was made by Hard Media (SABATON, RUNNING WILD, PAIN). "Garden Of Death" is the title track of THIS ENDING's third...

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WOLF HOFFMANN Hopes To Release Next ACCEPT Album In July Or August

German/American metallers ACCEPT are continuing work on their new album with British producer Andy Sneap for a tentative summer 2017 release via Nuclear Blast. Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann told Metal Shock Finland's Alison Booth about the progress of the disc's recording sessions: "This is the fourth tim...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Stands By Her SLAYER Comments: Their 'Music Is Not My Thing'

NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen says that her recent derogatory comments about SLAYER were taken "out of context" and "used for pathetic 'shock purposes.'" Last week TeamRock reported how Jansen called SLAYER "dreadful," "unbelievably boring" and "terrible" when asked to name the most metal album she...

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NIGHTWISH Singer FLOOR JANSEN Says SLAYER Is 'A Dreadful Band'

NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen says that SLAYER is "a dreadful band" whose music is "unbelievably boring." The Dutch vocalist's comments were part of an interview for Metal Hammer 's regular light-hearted feature "The Metal Test" in which she was asked to name the most metal album she has ever owned....

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NIGHTWISH Singer Says 'It Will Be A Challenge' Raising A Kid While Being In A Touring Band

NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen, who is expecting a baby early next year with her partner, SABATON drummer Hannes Van Dahl, was asked by Finland's Radio Rock whether it will be difficult for her to calm down and enjoy family life during NIGHTWISH's previously announced year-long break in 2017. She res...

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NIGHTWISH Will 'Be Back With A Vengeance In 2018,' Says FLOOR JANSEN

Metal Wani's editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked if there are plans for NIGHTWISH to return in 2018 with a new record after the band's previously announced year-long bre...

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GHOST's 'Meliora' Certified Platinum In Sweden

"Meliora", the latest album from Swedish occult rockers GHOST, has been certified platinum in Sweden for sales in excess of 40,000 copies. (Note: The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry [IFPI] in Sweden has revised the sales requirements for albums to reach platinum status in the c...

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SABATON Announces Spring 2017 North American Headlining Tour

Swedish metal heroes SABATON will return next year for a North American "The Last Tour" headlining trek. The tour will kick off on April 20 at The Trocadero in Philadelphia, hit seven Canadian cities plus Chicago, Anaheim, Dallas, and conclude at the The Fillmore in Silver Springs, Maryland on May 2...

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CIVIL WAR Feat. Ex-SABATON Members: 'Tombstone' Video Premiere

The Owe Lingvall-directed video for the song "Tombstone" from CIVIL WAR — the Swedish metal band featuring former SABATON members Rikard Sundén (guitar),Daniel Mullback (drums) and Daniel Mÿhr (keyboards) alongside singer Patrik Johansson (ASTRAL DOORS, LION'S SHARE),and guitarist Petrus Granar —...

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PAIN: Official Lyric Video For 'Designed To Piss You Off' Song

The official lyric video for the song "Designed To Piss You Off" from PAIN, the Swedish metal band led by multi-instrumentalist and producer Peter Tägtgren, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, "Coming Home", which was released on September 9 through Nuclear Blast. The fol...

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Watch NIGHTWISH's Five-Months-Pregnant Singer Perform At Japan's LOUD PARK

Fan-filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH's October 9 performance at the Loud Park festival in Tokyo, Japan can be seen below. NIGHTWISH frontwoman Floor Jansen recently shot down rumors that she will leave the band after welcoming her first child in early 2017 during the group's previously announced ye...