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LACUNA COIL Singer Has No Interest In Solo Career

John Parks of Legendary Rock Interviews recently conducted an interview with singer Cristina Scabbia of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Legendary Rock Interviews: I know the last album, "Shallow Life" (2009),was met with a bit of resistance from s...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Interviewed On 'The Metal Voice' (Video)

Vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT was interviewed by "The Metal Voice". Billy talked about his band's upcoming North American tour with ANTHRAX; the new TESTAMENT album, "Dark Roots Of Earth"; and his Native American upbringing. You can now watch the chat below. TEST...

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BLACK Featuring Members Of BLACK SABBATH, KING DIAMOND, HAMMERFALL: First Music Being Mixed

BLACK, the new project featuring vocalist Tony Martin (BLACK SABBATH),bassist Magnus Rosén (HAMMERFALL),guitarist Andy La Rocque (KING DIAMOND) and drummer Danny "Danté" Needham (VENOM, TONY MARTIN),is mixing its first two songs at La Rocque's Sonic Train studios in Varberg, Sweden. In an intervi...

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LUNAR PATH Parts Ways With Bassist

Finnish melodic gothic metal/rock band LUNAR PATH have parted ways with bassist Jesse Mäläskä. Commented the group: "We are sad to inform that our bass player, Jesse Mäläskä, has decided to leave the band. The decision was fully understood by both parts and there was absolutely no drama involved. Je...

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HANGING GARDEN Signs With LIFEFORCE RECORDS

Finnish dark metal act HANGING GARDEN has inked a deal with Lifeforce Records. The band's third album, "At Every Door", will be released in January 2013. The drums for the CD were recorded last November at Spleen studio. The mixing and mastering were completed almost a year later. Commented Lifeforc...

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NIGHTWISH: Video Footage Of North American Tour Kick-Off

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH kicked off their North American headlining tour this past Wednesday night (September 12) at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia. The band's setlist was as follows: (Intro) Crimson Tide (Hans Zimmer song) 01. Storytime 02. Wish I Had An Angel 03. Amaranth 04...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Interviewed On 'Rich Davenport's Rock Show' (Audio)

Vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT was interviewed on the latest edition of "Rich Davenport's Rock Show". The program can be streamed using the Mixcloud player below. TESTAMENT's new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth", sold more than 20,000 copies in the United States in it...

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NIGHTWISH Kicks Off North American Tour In Atlanta; Setlist Revealed

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH kicked off their North American headlining tour last night (Wednesday, September 12) at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia. The band's setlist was as follows: (Intro) Crimson Tide (Hans Zimmer song) 01. Storytime 02. Wish I Had An Angel 03. Amaranth 04. Sc...

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TESTAMENT Vocalist On Band's Longevity: 'There's A True Spirit At Heart Still Driving Us'

Patrick Prince of Powerline recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Powerline: The new album is doing really well in the charts and pleasing a lot of fans. How do you think "Dark Roots O...

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TESTAMENT, Ex-TYPE O NEGATIVE Members Jam With MONTE PITTMAN In New York City (Video)

Guitarist Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT) and drummer Johnny Kelly (TYPE O NEGATIVE, DANZIG) joined Monte Pittman — who has recorded and toured with PRONG in addition to playing guitar for Madonna and "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert — on stage last Friday, September 7 at The Living Room in New York...

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ABSU: 'Hall Of The Masters' Video Released

Mythological occult metal discoverers ABSU have released their new video, for the anthem "Hall Of The Masters", courtesy of this year's Adult Swim Singles Program. Once again, the band has showcased their signature style of occult black/thrash mythology to dark, new, calculating territories. The aud...

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KATATONIA: New Video Interview With ANDERS NYSTRÖM

On September 9, The Age Of Metal conducted an interview with guitarist Anders Nyström of Swedish dark rockers KATATONIA at the Tempe, Arizona stop of the "Epic Kings & Idols Tour" with DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT and PARADISE LOST. You can now watch the chat below. KATATONIA's ninth album, "Dead End...

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KATATONIA: More 'Dead End Kings' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Dead End Kings", the ninth album from Swedish dark rockers KATATONIA, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Finland: #4 Sweden: #12 Norway: #17 Germany: #21 Austria: #25 Netherlands: #60 Switzerland: #46 USA: #138 Commented KATATONIA guitarist Anders Nyström: "People might think...

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AMORPHIS: First Studio Webisode Available

Finnish melancholic dark metal forerunners AMORPHIS have entered the studio to begin recording their as-yet-untitled 11th album for a March/April 2013 release via Nuclear Blast Records. Production and mixing duties for the follow-up to 2011's "The Beginning Of Times" are being handled by HYPOCRISY a...

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TANK To Release 'War Machine Live' DVD

British power metal mercenaries TANK — featuring Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans on guitar alongside ex-RAINBOW/YNGWIE MALMSTEEN frontman Doogie White and ex-BRUCE DICKINSON bassist Chris Dale and former HELLOWEEN drummer Mark Cross — will release a new DVD, "War Machine Live", on November 12 in Europe...