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DRAGONFORCE Guitarist: 'I'm Not A Nazi!'

DRAGONFORCE guitarist Sam Totman has spoken to Kerrang! magazine about his old band DEMONIAC's "white power" lyrics. The New Zealand-based black metal outfit achieved a certain amount of notoriety in the '90s when a song entitled "Hatred Is Purity" appeared on its second album, 1996's "Stormblade"....

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DEVIANT: New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By SCAR SYMMETRY's JONAS KJELLGREN

Singapore-based metallers DEVIANT, who earlier in the year announced the addition of drummer Pete Hunt (ex-DRAGONFORCE, currently in RAZOR OF OCCAM and SAVAGE MESSIAH) to the group's ranks, have issued the following update: "Over the last week, Swedish producer/engineer Jonas Kjellgren, formerly of...

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DRAGONFORCE Launches Exclusive Features On Zune Marketplace

British metal band DRAGONFORCE has become the latest artist to be featured in the Zune Ignition program. Fans can visit a special feature page on Zune Marketplace where they can access the free track 'Heroes Of Our Time" from the band's recently released "Ultra Beatdown", an exclusive "Guestlist" fe...

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DRAGONFORCE: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Heroes' Video Shoot Available

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Heroes Of Our Time", the new video from British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE, can be viewed below. "Ultra Beatdown", the new album from DRAGONFORCE, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Japan: #9 Canada: #15 USA: #18 UK: #...

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Ultra Beatdown

Did DRAGONFORCE's "Inhuman Rampage" really sell 300,000 copies? I'm stunned, and not because I think the band's extreme/melodic power metal isn't worthy; it's just that I would have never imagined any strain of power metal meeting with that level of sales success. Regardless, as indicated in my revi...

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DRAGONFORCE Interviewed On FUSE's 'No. 1 Countdown'; Video Available

Sami from Fuse TV's "No. 1 Countdown" show recently conducted an interview with guitarists Sam Totman and Herman Li from the British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE. Watch the chat in two parts below. "Ultra Beatdown", the new album from DRAGONFORCE, has registered the following first-week...

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BUCKCHERRY Confirmed For Japan's LOUD PARK 08 Festival

BUCKCHERRY has been confirmed for the Loud Park 08 festival, set to take place October 18-19 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Japan. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, October 18: SLIPKNOT DOWN AVENGED SEVENFOLD CARCASS SONATA ARCTICA DRAGONFORCE MESHUGGAH OBITUARY A...

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DRAGONFORCE Interviewed On 'Rock Sound TV'; Video Available

Rock Sound TV recently asked DRAGONFORCE singer ZP Theart and guitarist Herman Li what each bandmember is really like. Watch the two-and-a-half-minute clip below. "Ultra Beatdown", the new album from DRAGONFORCE, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Japan: #9 Canada: #15 USA: #18...

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DRAGONFORCE Cracks U.S. Top 20 With 'Ultra Beatdown'

"Ultra Beatdown", the new album from British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE, sold 24,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 18 on The Billboard 200 chart. As previously reported, the CD entered the UK chart at position No. 18 and the Irish cha...

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DRAGONFORCE's 'Ultra Beatdown' Lands On UK, Irish Charts

"Ultra Beatdown", the new album from British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE, has entered the UK chart at position No. 18. It has also landed on the Irish chart at No. 47. The CD was released in North America on August 26 via Roadrunner Records. DRAGONFORCE will hit the U.S. for a six-week...

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DRAGONFORCE Announces North American Headlining Tour Dates

Fresh off their massively successful stint on the main stage of this summer's inaugural Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, DRAGONFORCE aren't content to take a break. The band will hit the U.S. for a six-week headline tour that hits major markets, supporting their new album, "Ultra Beatdown", which la...

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DRAGONFORCE Bassist Answers 15 Questions; Video Available

Bassist Frédéric Leclercq of the British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE recently answered 15 questions for the official Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival YouTube channel. Watch the four-minute chat below. "Ultra Beatdown", the new album from DRAGONFORCE, is scheduled for release in North Ame...

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ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM Concert Seat Altercation Leads To Assault Charge

According to InsideNoVa.com, a man accused of refusing to get out of a seat that he wasn't supposed to be in at the Bristow, Virginia stop of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival tour was charged with assault and battery, Prince William County police said. Brock Edward MacKellar, 21, Frederick, Md.,...

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18 People Arrested At ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM Concert In Darien

Victoria E. Freile of Democrat and Chronicle reports that eighteen people were arrested last night at the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival concert at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien, New York, according to Genesee County sheriff's deputies. The concert featured heavy metal bands incl...

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DRAGONFORCE: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Ultra Beatdown", the new album from British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE, is available for streaming in its entirety on the band's MySpace page. "Ultra Beatdown" is scheduled for release in North America on August 26 (one day earlier internationally) via Roadrunner Records. "Ultra Beatd...