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DAN SWANÖ Discusses WITHERSCAPE In New Audio Interview

Episode #140 of MSRcast features an interview with Swedish singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer extraordinaire Dan Swanö about WITHERSCAPE, the stunning new dark metal outfit he formed with fellow Swedish multi-instrumentalist Ragnar Widerberg. You can now listen to the chat using the audio pl...
July 4, 2013
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KING DIAMOND: Quality Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of GRASPOP METAL MEETING Performance

Quality fan-filmed video footage of KING DIAMOND's June 30 performance at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium can be seen below. KING DIAMOND in December signed a new three-album worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records. After a six-year touring hiatus, KING DIAMOND triumphantly returned to...
July 3, 2013
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WITHERSCAPE: 'Dead For A Day' Lyric Video Released

WITHERSCAPE, the stunning new dark metal outfit formed by Swedish singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer extraordinaire Dan Swanö together with fellow Swedish multi-instrumentalist Ragnar Widerberg, will release its debut album, "The Inheritance", on July 29 in Europe and August 6 in North Ameri...
July 3, 2013
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Video: DAN SWANÖ Discusses WITHERSCAPE Debut Album

WITHERSCAPE, the stunning new dark metal outfit formed by Swedish singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer extraordinaire Dan Swanö together with fellow Swedish multi-instrumentalist Ragnar Widerberg, will release its debut album, "The Inheritance", on July 29 in Europe and August 6 in North Ameri...
June 18, 2013
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QUEENSRŸCHE's ROCKENFIELD Says Things With GEOFF TATE Started Unraveling 10 Years Ago

Raymond Westland of Ghost Cult magazine recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ghost Cult: The new self-titled QUEENSRŸCHE album is the best album in years and it feels like a genuine band effort. How do you see th...
June 18, 2013
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KING DIAMOND: Quality Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Last Night's COPENHELL Performance

Quality fan-filmed video footage of KING DIAMOND's June 15 performance at the Copenhell festival at Refshaleøen in Copenhagen, Denmark can be seen below. KING DIAMOND in December signed a new three-album worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records. After a six-year touring hiatus, KING DIAMOND triumphan...
June 16, 2013
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Infestissumam

Try to recall a time before GHOST B.C. became an overhyped gimmick of a band, more visual than musical; back when their initially overlooked debut, "Opus Eponymous", began turning heads based solely on its novel attempt to harness fundamental metallic songwriting devices and undiluted satanic themes...
June 16, 2013
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KING DIAMOND: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Entire Warsaw Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of KING DIAMOND's entire May 29 concert at Hala Sportowa in Warsaw, Poland can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. The Candle 02. Welcome Home 03. At The Graves 04. Up From The Grave 05. Voodoo 06. Dreams 07. Sleepless Nights 08. Drum Solo (by Matt Thompson...
June 15, 2013
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KING DIAMOND Slams Danish Journalist Over 'Most Inaccurate Interview I Have Ever Seen'

Legendary Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (real name: Kim Bendix Petersen; KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) has posted the following message on his Facebook page: "A few days ago, I did [a Danish-language] interview with one of the biggest Danish newspapers, and when I got the chance to read it y...
June 15, 2013
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WOLF Launches Branded Absinthe

Swedish metal titans WOLF have launched their own Wolf label absinthe. The Scandinavian four-piece are longtime patrons of absinthe (indeed it is their favourite tipple on the road) and even wrote a song (see video below) dedicated to the infamous drink on their most recent album, "Legions Of Bastar...
June 14, 2013
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DUSKMACHINE: 'Endless' Video Released

"Endless", the new video from DUSKMACHINE, the band featuring PRIMAL FEAR/ex-ANNIHILATOR drummer Randy Black, ex-ANNIHILATOR bassist Russ Bergquist, guitarist Nikolai Wurk and vocalist Joe Comeau (ex-OVERKILL guitarist and former singer for such bands as ANNIHILATOR, TAD MOROSE and LIEGE LORD),can...
June 12, 2013
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MERCYFUL FATE And WITCHFINDER GENERAL Albums Remembered In New Ebooks

Two new one-dollar short ebooks tell the stories of the making of influential black metal and doom metal albums from 1983 — MERCYFUL FATE's "Melissa" and WITCHFINDER GENERAL's "Friends Of Hell". Author Martin Popoff explains: "We explore one of the most imposingly scary and skilled metal classics ev...
June 11, 2013
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OZZY OSBOURNE On New BLACK SABBATH Album: 'It Worked Out Better Than Our Wildest Expectations'

Paul Lester of The Guardian recently conducted an inter view with BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ozzy Osbourne (vocals) and Terry "Geezer" Butler (bass). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On whether they believe in God: Butler: "I do when I'm on a plane — the first thing I do .....
June 6, 2013
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WITHERSCAPE: 'The Inheritance' Track Listing, Cover Artwork Unveiled

WITHERSCAPE, the stunning new dark metal outfit formed by Swedish singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer extraordinaire Dan Swanö together with fellow Swedish multi-instrumentalist Ragnar Widerberg, will release its debut album, "The Inheritance", on July 29 in Europe and August 6 in North Ameri...
June 5, 2013
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Former ANGRA Drummer AQUILES PRIESTER Joins MIDAS FATE

MIDAS FATE, the band featuring former RIOT/MASTERPLAN frontman Mike DiMeo, has been joined by Brazilian drummer Aquiles Priester (HANGAR, ANGRA). An instrumental version of a new MIDAS FATE song called "Stillborn Reason" can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The video is taken from the upcoming...
June 5, 2013