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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER: Part 1 Of New Video Interview Posted Online

Holland's FaceCulture has posted the first in a four-part series of interview clips featuring ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer. Watch the footage below. Audio samples of ICED EARTH's new full-length studio album, "The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)", have been posted online on t...

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The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part 2)

To say that ICED EARTH fans were anxiously awaiting the second part of Jon Schaffer's "Something Wicked" saga would be a gross understatement, considering that "The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part 2)" also marks the return of singer Matt Barlow. Reading the debates over whether Tim "Ripper" O...

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ICED EARTH: Los Angeles Show Moved To Larger Venue

ICED EARTH's Los Angeles show, which was originally booked at The Avalon for October 24, has been moved to The Wiltern Theatre due to overwhelming demand. Tickets for the new location will go on sale September 6. Due to additional backstage facilities, there will also be a limited number of addition...

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CROM: Band Lineup For SWORDBROTHERS Performance Confirmed

German epic metal band CROM has confirmed the lineup for its appearance at the SwordBrothers Festival on September 13 at the Juz in Andernach, Germany. Vocalist and guitarist Walter "Crom" Grosse, who formed CROM in 2000 because he wanted to follow a different musical path to that of his former band...

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ICED EARTH: 'The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)' Audio Samples Available

Audio samples of ICED EARTH's new full-length studio album, "The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)", have been posted online on the group's MySpace page. "The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)" will be released through SPV Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerla...

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'Swedish Death Metal' Author Demonstrates Classic Swedish Death Guitar Sound; Video Available

In a brief new video tutorial, Daniel Ekeroth, author of the massive book "Swedish Death Metal" (and bassist of TYRANT and INSISION),breaks down and demonstrates the classic Swedish death metal guitar sound invented by Leif Cuzner of NIHILIST and perfected at Studio Sunlight in Stockholm on albums...

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'Swedish Death Metal' Book Author To Guest On SIRIUS' 'Bloody Roots'

Daniel Ekeroth, author of the massive new book "Swedish Death Metal", will appear on this week's "Bloody Roots" show on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack channel. Learn how the assassination of the prime minister and the death of METALLICA's Cliff Burton in Sweden in the 1980s gave rise to the wo...

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Former METAL MANIACS Editor JEFF WAGNER To Author History Of Progressive Metal

Bazillion Points Publishing has announced the first definitive book on the elusive world of progressive metal, written by esteemed metal crusader and prog manic Jeff Wagner. Scheduled for release in autumn 2009, the book will detail the common movements of pioneers like OPETH, WATCHTOWER, VOIVOD, AT...

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LEAVES' EYES: DVD Trailer Available

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — has posted a trailer for its forthcoming double DVD, "En Saga I Belgia". Watch it below. Footage on the disc was filmed on October 20, 2007 at the Metal Female Voices...

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Video Preview Of 'Swedish Death Metal' Book Available

INSISION/TYRANT bassist Daniel Ekeroth's acclaimed history "Swedish Death Metal" is now available in revised and expanded edition from new U.S. publisher Bazillion Points. All pre-orders have been shipped, and the first 50 copies include surprise page proofs signed by the author. Watch a video previ...

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Assassins: Black Meddle Part 1

Ever since NACHTMYSTIUM released the groundbreaking (hell, Earth-shattering) "Instinct: Decay", founder Blake Judd has made it very apparent that he and his band most certainly do not want to be labeled as black metal. While they never really turned their backs to the influences of BURZUM and DARKTH...

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ICED EARTH: 'The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)' Track Listing Revealed

ICED EARTH's new full-length studio album, "The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)", will be released through SPV Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland: September 5 Rest of Europe: September 8 USA, Canada: September 9 "The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)" t...

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REBELLION To Release New EP In October

REBELLION, the German band that features in its ranks former GRAVE DIGGER members Uwe Lulis (guitar) and Tomi Göttlich (bass),will release an as-yet-untitled EP on October 24 via Massacre Records. The group's new full-length album (the third part of the "History of the Vikings" saga) will arrive on...

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SLAVIOR Working With New Singer

SLAVIOR/ex-FATES WARNING drummer Mark Zonder has issued the following update: "SLAVIOR is currently working with a new singer we really like and will keep everyone posted on the progress. The second album is done, so it should not be long. "I have just finished recording my tracks for the band PSYCH...

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MOONSPELL Frontman's 'Saga' Opera; Video Footage Available

"Saga - pera Extravagante", a Portuguese opera featuring MOONSPELL frontman Fernando Ribeiro, premiered yesterday (Thursday, June 19) at Museu de Marinha in Lisbon. A two-minute video clip featuring some excerpts from the opera can be viewed below. MOONSPELL's new album, "Night Eternal", sold around...