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MARTIN LOPEZ Rules Out Return To OPETH Or AMON AMARTH: Those Are 'Other People's Bands'

Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with former OPETH/AMON AMARTH and current SOEN drummer Martin Lopez. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked if he would ever consider rejoining either OPETH or AMON AMARTH on a full-time basis if t...

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MOONSPELL Films Lisbon Concert For 20th-Anniversary DVD (Video)

Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL filmed their February 4 concert at the Campo Pequeno arena in Lisbon, Portugal for their upcoming 20th-anniversary DVD. The show, which was witnessed by four thousand metalheads, saw the band performing three of its records live on stage: "Wolfheart", "Irreligious" and...

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DRAGONFORCE: Complete 'Reaching Into Infinity' Album Details Revealed

Multinational metal band DRAGONFORCE will release its new album, "Reaching Into Infinity", on May 19 via earMUSIC on CD, LP and a special-edition CD and DVD. The follow-up to 2014's "Maximum Overload" will mark the band's third full-length studio release with singer Marc Hudson, who joined the group...

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DRAGONFORCE To Release 'Reaching Into Infinity' Album; Cover Artwork Unveiled

British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE have set "Reaching Into Infinity" as the title of their new album, tentatively due this spring. The cover artwork of the follow-up to 2014's "Maximum Overload" has just been unveiled and can be seen below. DRAGONFORCE's forthcoming effort will mark the band's...

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GOJIRA Frontman: 'It Was Vital For Me To Start Doing Something New With My Vocals'

Exclaim!'s Aggressive Tendencies recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Joseph Duplantier of French progressive metallers GOJIRA. You can now watch the chat in four parts below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On GOJIRA's musical progression: Duplantie...

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Video: SEPULTURA Performs 'Machine Messiah' Songs In Tilburg

Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA played the second show of their European tour with KREATOR Thursday night (February 2) at 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Speaking about the songwriting process for SEPULTURA's new studio album, "Machi...

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Video Premiere: OVERKILL's 'Goddamn Trouble'

"Goddamn Trouble", the new video from New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Kevin Custer and edited by Denise Korycki at Wild Wind Productions (CANNIBAL CORPSE, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE). Commented OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth: "We hooked up aga...

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SEPULTURA: Video Footage Of Entire European-Tour-Kickoff Concert

Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA kicked off their European tour with KREATOR last night (Wednesday, February 1) at La Bam in Metz, France. Fan-filmed video footage of the entire concert can be seen below. Speaking about the songwriting process for SEPULTURA's new studio album, "Machine Messiah...

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OPETH Guitarist: 'We're Still Metalheads'

Metal Wani's Daniel Jaramillo recently conducted an interview with guitarist Fredrik Åkesson of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked if the change in OPETH's musical direction between 2008's "Watershed" and 2011's "Heritage" albums was deliberate or it hap...

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SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER Talks About 'Machine Messiah' Songwriting Process (Audio)

The "Heavy Metal Wanaka" podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist Andreas Kisser of Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Speaking about the songwriting process for SEPULTURA's new studio album, "Machine Messiah", Andreas said...

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DRAGONFORCE Is Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE are putting the finishing touches on their new album for a tentative spring release. Speaking to Alto Music at this past weekend's NAMM show in Anaheim, California, DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li stated about the band's follow-up to 2014's "Maximum Overload"...

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OVERKILL Frontman Loves Politics But Won't Sing About It

OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth says that he won't cover political topics in his lyrics because he doesn't want to "invade" people's personal beliefs. Asked by Canada's The Metal Voice if he ever injects any of his political views into the subject matters that he writes about in his lyrics...

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OVERKILL Frontman Defends Culture Of 'V.I.P Packages': 'In The Modern Era, Businesses Have To Be Reinvented'

In a brand new interview with Metal Wani, OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth spoke about the culture of "V.I.P Packages," which seems to be the only way for fans to meet the bands they admire these days. Some of these come at a really inflated price on top of the standard ticket costs and inc...

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Video Premiere: OPETH's 'Era'

"Era", the new video from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, can be seen below. The beautifully shot, cinematic clip was directed by Markus Hofko and features stunning visuals that perfectly sync with the band's dynamic music. Commented OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt: "I have to say our involvemen...

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SOEN Feat. Ex-OPETH Drummer MARTIN LOPEZ: Watch Video For New Song 'Lucidity'

"Lucidity", the new video from SOEN, the progressive heavy rock group featuring world-renowned drummer Martin Lopez (formerly of AMON AMARTH and OPETH) and the dynamic voice of Joel Ekelöf (WILLOWTREE),can be seen below. The song is taken from SOEN's new full-length opus, "Lykaia", which will be re...