Sweden’s DARK TRANQUILLITY are set to embark on the Tyranny and Bloodshred 2008 tour alongside ARCH ENEMY, DIVINE HERESY, and FIREWIND. The tour will consist of several off-date shows without ARCH ENEMY and conclude with a headlining run of shows with just DIVINE HERESY and FIREWIND.
DARK TRANQUILLITY guitarist, Niklas Sundin, comments on the tour: [...]
The demise of CARCASS in the mid-nineties spawned a metal beast known then by only the most dedicated underground metal fans in ARCH ENEMY. Fast forward to 2008, ARCH ENEMY are one of the most popular and well-recognized bands of metal today. Powered by the band’s unwavering work ethic, not to mention the guitar [...]
The Dethalbum features songs by the animated five-piece “extreme metal” band, DETHKLOK, from the Metalocalypse animated series, a show that’s really about the comedy of this abrasive genre of music we know and love. While DETHKLOK is supposed to be the biggest, heaviest, most brutal band on the planet, their music doesn’t quite convey [...]
Seven albums in with no signs of slowing down or softening up, ARCH ENEMY continues to raise the bar for the world of metal with their latest, Rise of the Tyrant. Faster and more aggressive than the band has been in years, Rise of the Tyrant also brings forth a much more organic sound than [...]
Legendary British death metal band, CARCASS, will reunite for next year’s Wacken Open Air festival. Bassist/vocalist, Jeff Walker, issued the following statement on behalf of the band:
“Well, they said it would never happen. In fact I said it would never happen. Then I noticed no one pays attention to what I say anyway and [...]
The onslaught that is “The Black Tyranny Tour” begins Friday, September 7th. With MACHINE HEAD and ARCH ENEMY both performing full headlining sets and THROWDOWN and SANCTITY supporting, you won’t want to miss this tour!
MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn states: “Man, it’s just an endless stream of good news here in MACHINE HEAD-land, we [...]
ARCH ENEMY are pleased to announce they have completed work on their highly anticipated new album. The new masterpiece, Rise of the Tyrant, is the follow-up to 2005’s Doomsday Machine, the band’s most successful album to date. They have once again enlisted the duties of acclaimed producer Fredrik Nordström at Sweden’s Studio Fredman, where the [...]
Peter Lindgren has stepped down from his guitar-wielding duties in OPETH after 16 years. His official statement on the matter reads as follows:
“It is with sadness I announce that OPETH and I are going separate ways after almost 16 years. The decision has been the toughest I’ve ever made but it is the right one [...]
ARCH ENEMY are pleased to be able to announce the return of original guitarist Christopher Amott. The band, having finished an intense 18-month touring cycle all over the world promoting the Doomsday Machine album and Live Apocalypse DVD, are currently busy working on songs for their new studio album.
Christopher surprised many by departing the band [...]
CHIMAIRA’s new album Ressurection has been scheduled for a March 6, 2007 release through Ferret Records in North America (other territories through Nuclear Blast Records). Produced by Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, GOD FORBID) and Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY), the follow-up to last year’s self-titled album will be the first since their departure from Roadrunner [...]
ARCH ENEMY made their triumphant return to the U.S. this past week on Gigantour sharing the main stage with such genre heavyweights as MEGADETH and OPETH. The group usually takes the stage around 5:30 PM each night. This also looks to be their last tour in support of their highly acclaimed album, Doomsday Machine, which [...]
ARCH ENEMY’s highly anticipated double disc DVD set, Live Apocalypse, is now available just in time for the group’s triumphant return to the U.S. on Gigantour this September. A new e-card is now available that features two videos taken from the DVD for the tracks, “Ravenous” and “My Apocalypse,” along with a new photo gallery. [...]