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Ascension / Burn the Night

The way the mainstream rock and metal media talk about so-called old-school heavy metal these days, you could be forgiven for thinking that the genre was little more than a redundant anachronism, at this point pleasing only middle-aged Germans and Brian Slagel. It certainly doesn't help that the maj...

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DRAGONFORCE Is 'Almost Finished' Mixing New Studio Album

DRAGONFORCE is "almost finished" mixing its new studio album. The band's eighth LP was recorded with producer Damien Rainaud (ONCE HUMAN) and is tentatively due out before the end of the year via Metal Blade Records in the USA. A new video clip from the mixing sessions, featuring Rainaud and DRAGONF...

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WARRIOR SOUL's KORY CLARKE Says U.S. Is 'Once Again' Becoming A Police State

Dawn of Total Rock Radio recently conducted an interview with frontman Kory Clarke of veteran American rockers WARRIOR SOUL. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On WARRIOR SOUL's new studio album, "Rock 'N' Roll Disease": Kory: "It hurts. I...

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Wolf God

Sweden is a hotbed of all things metal—from djent progenitors MESHUGGAH and prog inclined wizards OPETH, all the way over to the nation's signature death, black and melodeath scenes. In recent years, the likes of GHOST, SABATON and AMARANTHE have churned out catchy, classic metal—or metal inspired—s...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR On His New Mask: 'I Wanted It To Feel Like It Was Something That Was Created In Someone's Basement'

Corey Taylor spoke to Kerrang! magazine about SLIPKNOT's new costumes, which were unveiled last week to coincide with the release of the band's sixth studio album, "We Are Not Your Kind", due on August 9 via Roadrunner. Corey worked on his new mask with special effects legend Tom Savini, whose exten...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: 'We Wear The Masks To Make The Performance More Intense'

Corey Taylor spoke to OC Weekly about SLIPKNOT's new masks, which were unveiled on Thursday (May 16) to coincide with the release of the band's sixth studio album, "We Are Not Your Kind", due on August 9 via Roadrunner. "The reason we started wearing the masks in the first place was to take the emph...

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Here Is A Closer Look At SLIPKNOT's New Masks

As widely expected, the members of SLIPKNOT unveiled brand-new costumes to coincide with the release of their sixth studio album, "We Are Not Your Kind", which will arrive on August 9 via Roadrunner. A closer look at each of the new masks is available below. SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor worked on hi...

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SLIPKNOT Shares Third Teaser For Thursday's Big Reveal

SLIPKNOT has shared another teaser video for what will be the band's big reveal on Thursday, May 16. As with the previous two teasers, the new one-minute clip, which is captioned "You've Killed The Saint In Me", features brief glimpses of the members' new masks interspersed with footage from previou...

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Revelations Of Oblivion

Hellions rejoice! POSSESSED are back and this is absolutely no kind of false dawn. Full disclosure: this is not so much a review, more an extended love letter to Jeff Becerra. Why? Because comebacks are not supposed to be this convincing or this thrilling. Legendary bands are not generally inclined...

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SLIPKNOT Shares Another Teaser For Thursday's Big Reveal

SLIPKNOT has shared another teaser video for what will be the band's big reveal on Thursday, May 16. As with the previous teaser, the new one-minute clip, which is captioned "How Dare You Martyr Me", features brief glimpses of the members' new masks interspersed with footage from previous years. Th...

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ENTOMBED A.D. To Release 'Bowels Of Earth' Album In August

Swedish metallers ENTOMBED A.D. will release their new album, "Bowels Of Earth", on August 30 via Century Media. According to a press release, the follow-up to 2016's "Dead Dawn" "represents a huge leap forward for these gnarly veterans. Faster, tighter and more viscerally crushing than anything the...

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SLIPKNOT Teases Announcement; New Masks To Be Revealed On Thursday?

SLIPKNOT has shared a cryptic teaser video for a special announcement that will apparently be delivered later this week. The one-minute clip, which can be seen on SLIPKNOT's official web site, features brief teases of the members' new masks interspersed with footage from previous years. Also include...

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Watch Making Of DRAGONFORCE's New Music Video

DRAGONFORCE livestreamed the filming of a brand new music video on Sunday, May 5. The clip for the as-yet-undisclosed first single from the band's upcoming studio album was shot in Belgrade, Serbia. The video is being directed by Ivan Colic and produced by Stanimir Lukic and iCODE Team, who previous...

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MARDUK Guitarist On Whether He Owns Pieces Of MAYHEM Singer DEAD's Brain And Skull: 'That's Old News'

MARDUK guitarist and founding member Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson confirmed several years ago that he owns pieces of MAYHEM vocalist Per "Dead" Ohlin's brain and skull, adding yet another layer to one of black metal's most infamous and enduring stories. MAYHEM's reputation has been brought back into...

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DRAGONFORCE To Livestream Video Shoot For First Single From Upcoming Album

DRAGONFORCE will livestream the filming of a brand new music video this weekend. The clip for the as-yet-undisclosed first single from the band's upcoming studio album will be shot in Belgrade, Serbia. The video will be directed by Ivan Colic and produced by Stanimir Lukic and iCODE Team, who previo...