One of the hardest-working bands in the heavy metal landscape at the moment, Ukrainian juggernaut JINJER has announced a fall headline tour of North America. Support on the trek will come from THE BROWNING. The tour starts September 7 in St. Louis. Missouri and runs through November 2 in Portland, Oregon. Before they return stateside, ...
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Tomi Joutsen says last year's "Queen Of Time" studio album is the "highlight" of his career thus far in AMORPHIS. Joutsen joined the Finnish melancholic progressive metallers in 2004 as replacement for Pasi Koskinen and has been widely credited for the band's subsequent career rebirth that started with his first AMORPHIS album, 2006's "Eclipse". The ...
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"Teacher, Teacher!", the new video from the Ukrainian metal band JINJER, can be seen below. The song is taken from the group's critically acclaimed EP "Micro", which was released in January via Napalm Records. Filmed in various concert venues throughout Europe on JINJER's last tour with AMORPHIS and SOILWORK, "Teacher, Teacher!" is a visually stunning ...
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JINJER bassist Eugene Abdiukhanov has told Metalshop TV that the plan is for the Ukrainian metal act to release its next full-length album in the fall. Asked what fans can expect from JINJER's upcoming disc, Eugene said (see video below): "You see what the problem is. Talking about JINJER, everybody needs to understand ...
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Kjo of Germany's Moshpit Passion conducted an interview with frontman Björn "Speed" Strid of Swedish metallers SOILWORK prior to the band's January 11 concert at Turbinenhalle 2 in Oberhausen, Germany, alongside AMORPHIS, JINJER and NAILED TO OBSCURITY. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how ...
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SOILWORK frontman Björn "Speed" Strid recently spoke with The Metal Tris. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the title of the group's new album, "Verkligheten", which means "reality" in Swedish: Björn: "This title came up a couple of years ago. It was David [Andersson, guitars] ...
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JINJER vocalist Tatiana Shmailyuk has dismissed suggestions that the band's rise to international popularity is related to the fact that the group is fronted by a female. "We explained many times that that's not about sex," she told Moshpit Passion in a new interview (see video below). "That's not about the gender of ...
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"Witan", the new video from SOILWORK, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's 11th studio album, "Verkligheten", which is SOILWORK's first to feature drummer Bastian Thusgaard, who replaced Dirk Verbeuren in 2016. "Verkligheten" is being released today (Friday, January 11) via Nuclear Blast. The first-edition digipack, as well as the vinyl ...
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The official music video for the song "Perennial" from the Ukrainian metal act JINJER can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming five-song EP, "Micro", which will be released on January 11 via Napalm Records. "Micro" EP track listing: 01. Ape 02. Dreadful Moments 03. Teacher, Teacher! 04. Perennial 05. Micro ...
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A teaser for "Witan", the new video from SOILWORK, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's 11th studio album, "Verkligheten", which is SOILWORK's first to feature drummer Bastian Thusgaard, who replaced Dirk Verbeuren in 2016. "Verkligheten" will be released on January 11 via Nuclear Blast. The first-edition digipack, as well as ...
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British extreme metal veterans CRADLE OF FILTH will tentatively enter the studio in the fall of 2019 to begin recording their new album. The follow-up to 2017's "Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness of Decay" is expected to arrive sometime in 2020. CRADLE OF FILTH revealed its recording plans in a new Facebook message recapping its activities ...
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The official animated video for the song "Stålfågel" from SOILWORK can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's 11th studio album, "Verkligheten", which is SOILWORK's first to feature drummer Bastian Thusgaard, who replaced Dirk Verbeuren in 2016. "Verkligheten" will be released on January 11, 2019 via Nuclear Blast. The first-edition digipack, as ...
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SOILWORK frontman Björn "Speed" Strid recently spoke with United Rock Nations. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the three-and-a-half year gap between the group's 2015 release, "The Ride Majestic", and forthcoming album, "Verkligheten": Björn: "I think the main reason was that we did so much ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Dreadful Moments" from the Ukrainian metal act JINJER can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming five-song EP, "Micro", which will be released on January 11, 2019 via Napalm Records. The band states: "This is the darkest song we have ever made both musically ...
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JINJER vocalist Tatiana Shmailyuk has confirmed to Mexico's MB Live that the band will soon begin work on the music for the follow-up to 2016's "King Of Everything" album. "Actually, right now, we recorded a new EP," she said (see video below). "So that will be released in January. But I think in the spring, ...
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The official music video for the song "My Last White Light" from German/Dutch progressive metallers SACROSANCT, founded by former PESTILENCE guitarist Randy Meinhard, can be seen below. The track is taken from SACROSANCT's fourth album, "Necropolis", which will be released on November 30 via ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records. The disc was engineered, mixed and ...
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Ukrainian metal act JINJER will release a new five-song EP, "Micro", on January 11, 2019 via Napalm Records. Bassist Eugene Abdiukhanov comments: "Nearly two and a half years since releasing and touring for our 'King Of Everything' album, we all got the urge to start writing new music again. The passion to create new songs ...
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The second trailer for SOILWORK's 11th studio album, "Verkligheten", can be seen below. The disc is SOILWORK's first to feature drummer Bastian Thusgaard, who replaced Dirk Verbeuren in 2016. In the trailer, Thusgaard and singer Björn "Speed" Strid talk about choosing a Swedish album title and the artwork of "Verkligheten". "Verkligheten" will be released on ...
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The first trailer for SOILWORK's 11th studio album, "Verkligheten", can be seen below. The disc is SOILWORK's first to feature drummer Bastian Thusgaard, who replaced Dirk Verbeuren in 2016. In the trailer, Thusgaard talks about the band's most recent single, "Full Moon Shoals". "Verkligheten" will be released on January 11, 2019 via Nuclear Blast. The ...
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The official video for the song "Full Moon Shoals" from Swedish metallers SOILWORK, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's 11th studio album, "Verkligheten", which is the first to feature drummer Bastian Thusgaard, who replaced Dirk Verbeuren in 2016. "Verkligheten" will be released on January 11, 2019 via Nuclear Blast. The ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Only One God" from German/Dutch progressive metallers SACROSANCT, founded by former PESTILENCE guitarist Randy Meinhard, can be seen below. The track is taken from SACROSANCT's fourth album, "Necropolis", which will be released on November 30 via ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records. The disc was engineered, mixed and mastered ...
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Earlier this year, REPENTANCE, the new band featuring former SOIL and DIRGE WITHIN guitarist Shaun Glass and STUCK MOJO frontman Robby J. Fonts, hit the scene with a pair of back-to-back demos, released exclusively on YouTube ahead of the group's live debut as the support act for TRIVIUM. Now, REPENTANCE enters fall with the release ...
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Ukrainian metal act JINJER has released a new single titled "Ape". The song's accompanying video can be seen below. Bassist Eugene Abdiukhanov comments: "It's been two years since we have released new material, and it was high time to bring something brand new to the table. By last spring, we collected a bunch of musical ...
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Swedish metallers SOILWORK have revealed the details of their new album. The band's 11th studio record will be titled "Verkligheten" and is the first to feature drummer Bastian Thusgaard, who replaced Dirk Verbeuren in 2016. "Verkligheten" will be released on January 11, 2019 via Nuclear Blast. The first-edition digipack, as well as the vinyl versions, ...
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Ukrainian metal act JINJER has entered the studio to begin recording a new EP, "Micro", to be released before the end of the year via Napalm. Says the band: "After hundreds of shows all around the world, and accumulating all the energy given us by you, we entered the studio to record and bring something ...
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German/Dutch progressive metallers SACROSANCT, founded by former PESTILENCE guitarist Randy Meinhard, will release their fourth album, "Necropolis", on November 30 via ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records. The disc was engineered, mixed and mastered by Max Morton of Morton Studios, who has also remastered the entire SACROSANCT back catalog. A prolific professional with a broad clientele, ...
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JINJER vocalist Tatiana Shmailyuk has confirmed to the Impact metal channel that the band is working on music for the follow-up to 2016's "King Of Everything" album. "Right now we're in the process of writing, of composing new material," she said (see video below). "And I must say a few — I think ...
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Swedish metallers SOILWORK have completed work on their 11th studio album for an early 2019 release via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2015's "The Ride Majestic" was recorded at Nordic Sound Lab studios in Skara, Sweden with producer Thomas "Plec" Johansson. "The Ride Majestic" was SOILWORK's last album to feature longtime drummer Dirk Verbeuren, who ...
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Swedish metallers SOILWORK have completed work on their 11th studio album for an early 2019 release via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2015's "The Ride Majestic" was recorded at Nordic Sound Lab studios in Skara, Sweden with producer Thomas "Plec" Johansson. "The Ride Majestic" was SOILWORK's last album to feature longtime drummer Dirk Verbeuren, who ...
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