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TESTAMENT Guitarist's DRAGONLORD: Making Of 'Dominion' Album Part Two (Video)

The second in a three-part series of videos featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Dominion", the upcoming third album from DRAGONLORD, the California-based black metal band led by TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson, can be seen below. The disc, which is due on September 21 via Spine...

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SYMPHONY X Guitarist MICHAEL ROMEO: 'Fear The Unknown' Solo Playthrough Video

The official solo playthrough video for the song "Fear The Unknown" from internationally acclaimed guitar hero Michael Romeo can be seen below. The track is taken from his solo album, "War Of The Worlds / Pt. 1", which will be released on July 27 via Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group. S...

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ANGEL: Seven-CD Retrospective Celebrating CASABLANCA Years To Be Made Available In August

On August 31, Caroline/UMe will salute the core output of one of the most underrated rock bands of the 1970s with "Angel: The Casablanca Years". This ascendant, band-approved seven-CD box set features the Washington, D.C.-bred glam/rock outfit's six albums that were released on Neil Bogart's legenda...

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SAMAEL Announces New Bassist

Swiss industrial black metal pioneers SAMAEL have recruited Pierre "Zorrac" Carroz (SCARS DIVIDE, HEROD) as their new bassist. Longtime SAMAEL guitarist Marco "Makro" Rivao left the group in April "to do something different." Bassist Thomas "Drop" Betrisey has since taken over guitar duties in the b...

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GRETA VAN FLEET To Perform On 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'

Emerging young Michigan rockers GRETA VAN FLEET will perform on the Thursday, July 26 episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". They are expected to play their new single, "When The Curtain Falls", which was released at midnight on Tuesday, July 17. GRETA VAN FLEET's first full-length al...

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EYEHATEGOD Frontman: 'Some People Might Call Us Lazy Or Unproductive'

EYEHATEGOD frontman Mike IX Williams spoke to Metal Underground about the decade-and-a-half gap between the band's self-titled 2014 album and its predecessor, 2000's "Confederacy Of Ruined Lives". "I think [the self-titled album was] one of our best," he said (see video below). "It's crazy — after...

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MONUMENTS To Release 'Phronesis' Album In October

British progressive metal band MONUMENTS will release its long-awaited third album, "Phronesis", on October 5 via Century Media Records. "The word 'Phronesis' was a big part of society and philosophy in ancient Greece", explains MONUMENTS. "Phronesis is wisdom, but a really specific type of wisdom t...

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TARJA's 'Act II': Official Unboxing Video

The official unboxing video for former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's brand new release, "Act II", can be seen below. "Victim Of Ritual" was recorded live at the Woodstock festival in Poland and can be seen below. Filmed during Tarja's world tour "The Shadow Shows", during which the influential he...

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SHINEDOWN Frontman On 'Attention Attention' Album: 'I Think There Is A Massive Amount Of Genuine Substance In This Work Of Art'

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith. You can watch the entire chat in two parts below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his early musical upbringing: Brent: "The thing was for me, when I was 10 years old, I kind of fi...

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Tormentor

In the mid 2000s, one of the most respected bands in the metal underground was Tulsa's THE AGONY SCENE. Though it bounced from Solid State Records to Roadrunner to Century Media within a four-year span, THE AGONY SCENE was widely considered one of the top quality dark metalcore bands around. Its mom...

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The Wolf Bites Back

It is inevitable that any British heavy metal band with even a hint of stoner rock or doom metal leanings will have the name of BLACK SABBATH invoked in press descriptions. And yes, there are many musical parallels — both in terms of style and songcraft — that can be drawn from veteran rockers ORANG...

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Viktoria

If you look at a recent shot of MARDUK, that's no peace sign being waved in your face, but the sign of victory. Like Spy vs. Spy or in old time war. The black metal legends have always had a fascination with war, in particular German combat. Hence, you can be your own judge if its glorification or h...

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Desolation

The genre of doom metal is overridden with dozens of pretenders cribbing from the playbooks of SLEEP and BLACK SABBATH, and all but a chosen few end up sliding almost immediately in one ear and out the other, not bringing much excitement to the table other than competently executed rehash. That said...

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LIZZY BORDEN On His Longevity: 'It's Desire That's Really Kept Me In The Game'

Theatrical rock frontman Lizzy Borden recently spoke with Brian Rademacher of RockEyez. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the 11-year gap between 2007's "Appointment With Death" and new album "My Midnight Things": Lizzy: "The...

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IHSAHN: 'I've Never Been Drawn To The Easy-Going, Dancey, Everyday, Light Style Of Expression'

Dan Sywala of RockNRollJournalist.com recently conducted an interview with EMPEROR frotnman and acclaimed solo artist Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan). You can now listen to the chat below. Asked how he stays connected to the black metal aspect of his heart while composing music for his sol...