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ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN: 'I Look Back On My THE GATHERING Days With A Lot Of Pride'

Alexiel Divine of The Offering webzine conducted an interview with former THE GATHERING and current VUUR frontwoman Anneke Van Giersbergen during a recent stop on her North American tour where she was supporting AMORPHIS and DELAIN. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcr...

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Vocalist BJÖRN 'SPEED' STRID Talks Juggling SOILWORK And THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid recently spoke with Australia's Heavy magazine. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the "craziest" thing he's seen happen at one of his concerts: Björn: "There's a lot of wheelchair surfing...

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DELAIN Releases Music Video For New Single 'Burning Bridges'

Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN have release the official music video for their new single, "Burning Bridges". The emotive clip highlights the spectacular vocal talents of vocalist Charlotte Wessels, and once again, the undeniable atmospheric range of DELAIN's music solidified by their potent previ...

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DELAIN Performs New Song 'Burning Bridges' Live For First Time (Video)

Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN performed their new song "Burning Bridges" live for the first time this past Thursday night (September 19) at the opening show of their North American tour with AMORPHIS at the Theater Of Living Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fan-filmed video footage of the perf...

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DELAIN Drummer To Miss First Few Shows Of North American Tour Due To Visa Issue

DELAIN drummer Joey De Boer will miss at least the first few shows of the band's upcoming North American tour with AMORPHIS and Anneke Van Giersbergen, which is scheduled to kick off this Thursday (September 19) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to a Facebook post by the Dutch metal band, "th...

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MOONSPELL: Official Biography 'Wolves Who Were Men' To Receive English-Language Release Next Month

Formed over a quarter century ago, MOONSPELL has faced both triumph and tribulation to become the most internationally celebrated Portuguese metal band in history. For the first time, MOONSPELL's unique story is told in full in the new book "Wolves Who Were Men: The History Of Moonspell", scheduled...

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DIMMU BORGIR And AMORPHIS Announce January/February 2020 European Co-Headline Tour

Norwegian black metal force DIMMU BORGIR and Finnish melodic prog metallers AMORPHIS have announced a co-headline tour that no metal fan should miss. In January and February of 2020, the unholy Scandinavian alliance will haunt 10 European cities and bring the American post-black metallers WOLVES IN...

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Guitarist MEREL BECHTOLD Quits DELAIN

Guitarist Merel Bechtold has decided to leave Dutch heavy rockers DELAIN and focus on different musical ambitions. Her final performance with DELAIN will take place on June 23 at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium. Says the band: "We are aware this is very short notice, and this we regret...

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MOONSPELL: Official Biography 'Wolves Who Were Men' To Receive English-Language Release In The Fall

Formed over a quarter century ago, MOONSPELL has faced both triumph and tribulation to become the most internationally celebrated Portuguese metal band in history. For the first time, MOONSPELL's unique story is told in full in the new book "Wolves Who Were Men: The History Of Moonspell", scheduled...

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MEMORIAM: Lyric Video For New Song 'Shell Shock'

The official lyric video for the song "Shell Shock" from MEMORIAM, the Birmingham, United Kingdom-based death/grind metal band featuring Karl Willets (BOLT THROWER) on vocals, Frank Healy (BENEDICTION, CEREBRAL FIX) on bass, Scott Fairfax (CEREBRAL FIX) on guitar and Andy Whale (BOLT THROWER) on dru...

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Ategnatos

A decade ago, as folk metal enjoyed its somewhat expected commercial explosion in Europe, the genre tag swiftly became synonymous with a kind of semi-comedic party metal. Not that there is anything wrong with TURISAS, FINNTROLL or even the relentlessly daft KORPIKLAANI, but there was always more to...

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MEMORIAM To Release 'Requiem For Mankind' Album In June

MEMORIAM, the Birmingham, United Kingdom-based death/grind metal band featuring Karl Willets (BOLT THROWER) on vocals, Frank Healy (BENEDICTION, CEREBRAL FIX) on bass, Scott Fairfax (CEREBRAL FIX) on guitar and Andy Whale (BOLT THROWER) on drums, will release its third studio album, "Requiem For Man...

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Video Premiere: ROTTING CHRIST's 'Hallowed Be Thy Name'

"Hallowed Be Thy Name", the new video from Greek extreme metal veterans ROTTING CHRIST, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's latest album, "The Heretics", which was released on February 15 via Season Of Mist. The artwork for the disc was created by Greek artist Maximos Manolis. With...

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TOMI JOUTSEN Says 'Queen Of Time' Album Is 'Highlight' Of His Career In AMORPHIS

Tomi Joutsen says last year's "Queen Of Time" studio album is the "highlight" of his career thus far in AMORPHIS. Joutsen joined the Finnish melancholic progressive metallers in 2004 as replacement for Pasi Koskinen and has been widely credited for the band's subsequent career rebirth that started w...

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Video Premiere: JINJER's 'Teacher, Teacher!'

"Teacher, Teacher!", the new video from the Ukrainian metal band JINJER, can be seen below. The song is taken from the group's critically acclaimed EP "Micro", which was released in January via Napalm Records. Filmed in various concert venues throughout Europe on JINJER's last tour with AMORPHIS and...