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DRAGONFORCE: Video Rundown Of 'Maximum Overload' Tour Gear

GearGods.net recently got a rundown of most of DRAGONFORCE's live gear for the band's 2015 U.S. "Maximum Overload" tour. Check out the footage below. DRAGONFORCE will release its debut DVD, "In The Line Of Fire", on July 10 via Metal Blade. Shot in high definition during the band's show at 2014’s Lo...

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SOILWORK To Release 'The Ride Majestic' Album In August

Sweden-based melodic death metal experts SOILWORK will releas their tenth studio album, "The Ride Majestic", on August 28 via Nuclear Blast. The CD was recorded by David Castillo (OPETH, KATATONIA) at Studio Gröndal and was produced and mixed by Jens Bogren (KREATOR, AMON AMARTH) at Fascination Stre...

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DRAGONFORCE: 'In The Line Of Fire' DVD Artwork Unveiled; Trailer Available

British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE will release their debut DVD, "In The Line Of Fire", on July 10 via Metal Blade. Shot in high definition during the band's show at 2014’s Loud Park festival at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan, the DVD was filmed using nine camera angles to capture the...

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MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Dismisses Criticism Over OPETH's Musical Direction

Lady Obscure recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. You can now watch the chat below. Asked for his opinion about some OPETH fans' position that Mikael should have started a side project under a new name instead of taking the...

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MERCYLESS To Release 'Blast From The Past' Split LP With CRUSHER

Cult French death metal juggernaut MERCYLESS has unveiled a new song, "Bless Me Father". The track is taken from the "Blast From The Past" split LP, which features MERCYLESS alongside the band's old mates from the French death metal scene CRUSHER, who have just reunited (and will play Hellfest). "Bl...

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DEVIL YOU KNOW To Enter Studio In June

DEVIL YOU KNOW — the creative union of Howard Jones (ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE),Francesco Artusato (ALL SHALL PERISH) and John Sankey (DEVOLVED) —has completed pre-production for its sophomore album with renowned producer Josh Wilbur (LAMB OF GOD, ALL THAT REMAINS, KILLER BE KILLED). They will start the...

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ROTTING CHRIST Begins Recording New Album

Greek extreme metal veterans ROTTING CHRIST have entered Devasoundz studios in Athens to begin recording their new album for an early 2016 release. The CD is once again being produced by the band's frontman, Sakis Tolis. ROTTING CHRIST says in a statement: "We will work hard to not disapoint you." R...

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Both OPETH and KATATONIA are flaunting their softer, progressive measures these days, and with good reason. While both of these contemporaries are widely-acknowledged masters of death metal, doom and goth, they have both proven to be fearlessly dynamic, even more so the past few years. KATATONIA res...

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MORGOTH: 'Traitor' Video Released

"Traitor", the new video from German death metallers MORGOTH, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new studio album, "Ungod", which was released on April 7 in North America via Century Media. The CD contains 11 tracks of dark and dismal death metal, combining the untamed ferocity of...

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KAMELOT And DRAGONFORCE Caught Up In Baltimore Civil Unrest; Show Rescheduled For Tonight

KAMELOT and DRAGONFORCE were caught up in the civil unrest in Baltimore on Monday evening (April 27) as they were getting ready to hit the stage for the first show of their joint North American tour. The Soundstage in Baltimore where the two bands were meant to be playing was two blocks away from th...

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OPETH To Celebrate 25th Anniversary With Two Special U.S. Shows

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have announced details of two very special U.S. performances celebrating the group's landmark 25th anniversary. The unique shows, dubbed "An Evening With Opeth", are set for October 22 at New York's Beacon Theater and October 24 at Los Angeles' Orpheum Theater and...

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OPETH's FREDRIK ÅKESSON Talks Gear At MUSIKMESSE (Video)

Guitarist Fredrik Åkesson of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH was interviewed by Rock Hard magazine during this year's Musikmesse trade show in Frankfurt, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. OPETH's eleventh studio album, "Pale Communion", sold around 13,000 copies in the United States in...

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MOONSPELL: Official Lyric Video For New Song 'Medusalem'

The official lyric video for the song "Medusalem" from Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Extinct", which was released on March 17 via Napalm Records. The CD was completed at Fascination Street Studio in Örebro, Sweden with producer Jens...

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ABBATH Signs With SEASON OF MIST, Announces Band Lineup

Season Of Mist has announced the signing of ABBATH. Having recently departed from IMMORTAL to form a new band under his own name, the iconic Norwegian black metal legend is currently working on his debut album for the label, expected in early 2016. Bass duties for ABBATH will be handled by a man fam...

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Video: DRAGONFORCE Presents World's First Underwater Live Guitar Performance

The world's first underwater live guitar performance happened on the Full Metal Cruise during DRAGONFORCE's "Through The Fire And Flames" on the "Maximum Overload" world tour. Check out video footage below. DRAGONFORCE will release its debut DVD, "In The Line Of Fire", on July 10. Shot in high defin...