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Amaranthe Stream New Song “Mechanical Illusion”

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on March 01, 2013 @ 3:30pm
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Swedish/Danish melodic metal band Amaranthe has released a new song entitled “Mechanical Illusion”, which you can stream below. The song comes from the band’s upcoming sophomore album The Nexus, which will be released in the US on Mar. 26th via Spinefarm Records.

Guitarist/composer Olof Mörck comments, “To give a second taster of The Nexus is truly exciting! The first single and title track showed a familiar, yet amped-up AMARANTHE. ‘Mechanical Illusion’ is quite different from what people have heard from us so far. Probably the heaviest track yet, a dystopian vision steeped in a darkened futuristic atmosphere, combined with a mega-catchy chorus that is likely to ring in your head for days. Brace yourselves, the illusion is upon us!”

You can also watch the band’s video for “The Nexus”, which was directed by Patric Ullaeus (In Flames, Soen, Dimmu Borgir), below. READ MORE

Amaranthe Announce Release Date Of Second Studio Album ‘The Nexus’

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on January 29, 2013 @ 5:30pm
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Swedish hard rock/metal band Amaranthe are gearing up to release their sophomore album The Nexus, which was produced by Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Dreamshade & Ginger Wildheart). The album will be released Mar. 26th in the States via Spinefarm Records.

Guitarist Olof Morck states, “The moment has come to let loose The Nexus on an unsuspecting world! This time we went all the way with our futuristic dream-nightmare – a no-compromise vision steeped in deep contrast between the mechanically ultra-heavy and shimmering serene melody. The Nexus is everything we dreamed about doing with our debut album; we laboured to make this offering as diverse as it is direct and catchy… and remember, no-one can be told what The Nexus is – you have to hear it for yourself!”

You can watch a video for their title track, which was directed by Patric Ullaeus (In Flames, Dimmu Borgir), below. READ MORE

Twisted Music Video Of The Week Vol. 44: Dimmu Borgir “Gateways”

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on August 03, 2012 @ 3:00pm
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It’s Friday! Twisted Music Video Of The Week time! This week we’ve got Dimmu Borgir‘s “Gateways”, which comes from their most recent album Abrahadabra (iTunes). Featuring guest vocals from Agnete Kjølsrud (ex-Animal Alpha, Djerv), the song is a fast-paced symphonic black metal ride that is pretty damn catchy and features some fantastic vocals towards the end. As for the video, it shows the band performing in an abandoned factory of some sort while all sorts of weird and crazy things happen around them. Gravity is defied, people bathe in blood, and organs are thrown about willy nilly. Check it out below!

As always, leave a suggestion for next weeks edition of Twisted Music Video Of The Week in the comments! READ MORE

Ex-Opeth Drummer’s Soen Releases Video For ‘Savia’

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on February 02, 2012 @ 4:10pm
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Ex Opeth Drummers Soen Releases Video For Savia

Soen, the band featuring ex-Opeth drummer Martin Lopez, has released an official video for Savia, which comes off their upcoming debut album Cognitive. Directed by Patric Ullaeus (In Flames, Dimmu Borgir), the song definitely has some Tool-esque vibes while dipping its toes into heavier territory. Another song, Delenda, can be heard on their Facebook page. I’m definitely enjoying the songs and I’m really looking forward to hearing the rest of the album. Check out the video below.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on January 26, 2012 @ 5:29pm
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operadiabolicus1614cover [Review] Opera Diabolicus †1614

Opera Diabolicus is the brainchild project of composer David Grimoire and lyricist Adrian de Crow. After meeting at a stage production of Umberto Eco’s In The Name Of The Rose [Ed. Note: Fantastic book as well as a great movie!], the two joined forces under the name Opera Diabolicus to bring about a musical project that combined the darker elements of music with the grandeur and spectacle of theatre. Now, their debut album, †1614, is about to arrive. But does it provide the spectacle that was promised or does this production fall flat?

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on January 26, 2012 @ 5:29pm
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Posted by JonathanBarkan on September 02, 2011 @ 7:10pm
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Having last toured on the Defenders Of The Faith tour with Five Finger Death Punch and Lamb of God, Dimmu Borgir are ready to come back to the UK for a very special, very intimate tour. The band will be touring with no support and will be performing two sets each night: the first set will be one of three albums played in its entirety (album chosen by the fans) and the second set will be a variety of songs. The albums that fans can choose from are 1994′s For All Tid, 1996′s Stormblast, or 1997′s Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (U.K. fans can pick their favorite on the Dimmu Borgir Facebook). Tour dates after the jump.

Okay Dimmu fans, which album would you choose?

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on August 08, 2011 @ 11:44pm
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Tomorrow brings the release of In Waves, the fifth studio album from Trivium. Though I wasn’t able to meet up with the guys at the Rockstar Mayhem Festival, I did get the chance to talk with Matt via phone a week ago to discuss the new album, how some of the biggest directors of today influence him, touring plans and Matt’s love of horror. Check out the exclusive interview after the jump!

Make sure to pre-order In Waves on iTunes!

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on March 17, 2011 @ 10:14pm
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Evile, the band responsible for one of the hardest tracks in Rock Band history, are entering the studio this weekend to record their third album. The band will again be working with producer Russ Russel (Napalm Death, Dimmu Borgir). All of that aside, have any of you beaten ‘Thrasher’??? That song is ridiculous!

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on December 22, 2010 @ 8:09pm
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Dimmu Borgir have released a video for ‘Dimmu Borgir’, which comes off their latest album ‘Abrahadabra’. It’s got some really cool visuals and a very polished look. Check it out below and let us know your thoughs!

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on November 04, 2010 @ 8:47pm
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Bloody-Disgusting has teamed up with Metal Blade artists Dawn Of Ashes to bring you the exclusive video premiere for ‘Transformations Within Fictional Mutation’ off their album ‘Genocide Chapters’ (order it HERE). You can check out the video inside. Also, make sure to check out Dawn Of Ashes on the tour as they are hitting the road tomorrow with Dimmu Borgir, Enslaved, and Blood Red Throne (tour dates after the jump).

dimmuborgirtourposter Video Premiere: Dawn Of Ashes Transformation Within Fictional Mutation

Dawn Of Ashes shot the video just weeks ago with director by David H. Greathouse (special effects master, film director, and music video director behind Mushroomhead’s videos), which was produced by Robert Kurtzman’s (KNB EFX founder, special effects legend, director) PRECINCT 13, who also handled the special effects. Dawn Of Ashes shot on location at the Bissman Building in Mansfield, Ohio, which is widely rumored to be haunted and was recently featured on an episode of the Syfy Channel’s Ghost Hunters.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on September 16, 2010 @ 10:20pm
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Enslaved is giving fans the opportunity to create the next official Enslaved music video! Not only will it be uploaded to Enslaved’s YouTube channel, but it will also be used in live settings! Find out all the information by clicking HERE.

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Progressive/psychedelic Norwegian black metal band ENSLAVED will soon be returning to the western hemisphere as direct support for fellow countrymen DIMMU BORGIR. The 32-date “Darkness Reborn World Tour” across the U.S. and Canada launches on Friday, November 5th in Worcester, Massachusetts and ends Tuesday, December 14th in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The tour includes Blood Red Throne and Dawn Of Ashes. ENSLAVED’s new album, Axioma Ethica Odini, is scheduled for release in North America on September 28th.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on September 14, 2010 @ 8:58pm
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‘Gateways’, the first video released to support the new album ABRAHADABRA by Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR, is now available for viewing at the Nuclear Blast Europe & DIMMU BORGIR YouTube channels.

Created by Katapult Films (Rammstein) director Sandra Marschner (Marilyn Manson, Children Of Bodom, Mando Diao), the ‘Gateways’ video features guest vocalist Agnete Kjølsrud (Djerv, ex-Animal Alpha) and regalia by Tod Waters and Giuliana Mayo of Junker Designs (‘In Sorte Diaboli’, ‘The Serpentine Offering’, ‘The Sacrilegious Scorn’).

Nuclear Blast Records is proud to announce the various exclusive editions of DIMMU BORGIR’s new album, ABRAHADABRA, which will be released in Germany on September 24th, in the rest of Europe on September 27th, and in North America on October 12th. Check after the jump for the pre-order packages!

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on September 09, 2010 @ 8:38pm
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Extreme horror metal act Dawn of Ashes will be hitting the road this November with Norway’s infamous symphonic black metalers Dimmu Borgir, Enslaved, and Blood Red Throne on a 32-date run across North America. The “Darkness Reborn Tour” kicks off on Friday, November 5th in Worcester, Massachusetts and finishes up on Tuesday, December 14th in Quebec City, Canada. Advanced tickets will go on sale online on Wednesday, September 15th.

The vile creatures that make up Dawn of Ashes comment on hitting the road this fall in support of Genocide Chapters; “We are ready to contaminate the blood of the mortals… be prepared!”

Be sure to catch this unholy quartet live as they decimate the masses with a new form of dark, heavy and demonically devastating music sure to strike fear into the hearts of the bravest of men and bring the weakest to their knees.

Make sure to check out the Bloody Disgusting exclusive album stream before it ends on Monday!

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on September 03, 2010 @ 9:40pm
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A foreboding Wagnerian majesty will soon shroud all major cities in the U.S. and Canada. Launching the “Darkness Reborn Tour” on Friday, November 5th in Worcester, Massachusetts, Norway’s infamous symphonic black metallers Dimmu Borgir return to the western hemisphere on a headlining, 32-date run across North America supported by fellow countrymen Enslaved and Blood Red Throne, plus Dawn Of Ashes from Los Angeles.

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Check after the jump for tour dates!

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on September 01, 2010 @ 7:44pm
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Insidious Disease has partnered up with MetalSucks to exclusively present the worldwide debut of their new Boundless video. Click on the link HERE now to check out this truly disturbing clip.

Marc Grewe (vocals) states: “This video features the guy from our Shadowcast album cover. His name is Roar Hoch-Nielsen. The story behind it is obvious. Roar has the role of a loving father and husband with this kind of funny hobby. He likes to read riffle magazines and after the family went to bed he is starting his obscure work.

‘My part in the video is being the ‘electric eye’ filming his work. We think that something like this happens; we had a case in Austria, where this guy tortured his own daughter for over 25 years. He made everyone believe that he was a loving and caring father, but that clearly wasn’t the case. Something like this could happen right now. Maybe it´s your neighbor who seems to be the nicest person around, but behind closed doors the dark abyss of abnormality is the total reality.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on August 26, 2010 @ 7:52pm
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“Gateways,” the single off the new album by Norway’s symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir, is now available for streaming on the band’s MySpace page.

Fans who are interested in receiving an orchestral version of “Gateways” plus additional exclusive Dimmu Borgir content can do so by entering their e-mail address into the widget located HERE.

Dimmu Borgir’s latest offering, ABRAHADABRA, will be released in Germany on September 24th, in the rest of Europe on September 27th, and in North America on October 12th.

Fellow countrymen Enslaved and Sahg will be the opening acts on Dimmu Borgir’s headlining “Darkness Reborn World Tour” in Europe, which launches on September 21st in London.

View tour dates and visit Dimmu Borgir online at:

www.Dimmu-Borgir.com

www.myspace.com/DimmuBorgir

www.facebook.com/DimmuBorgir

www.twitter.com/dimmu_borgir

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on August 24, 2010 @ 7:45pm
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‘Gateways’, the first single from the new album Abrahadabra by Norwegian symphonic black metal band DIMMU BORGIR, is now available for purchase in North America on iTunes at this location.

Germany’s Metal Hammer Magazine recently conducted a interview with Dimmu Borgir frontman Shagrath. The video, where Shagrath discusses the new album and upcoming European tour, can be viewed HERE.

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Abrahadabra will be released in Germany on September 24th, in the rest of Europe on September 27th, and in North America on October 12th. Fellow countrymen Enslaved and Sahg will be the opening acts on Dimmu Borgir’s headlining “Darkness Reborn World Tour” in Europe, which launches on September 21st in London.

CHECK AFTER THE JUMP FOR NEWS ON DEATH ANGEL AND ARMORED SAINT!

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on July 18, 2010 @ 12:39am
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Norwegian symphonic black metal band DIMMU BORGIR proudly announce additional dates to the first European leg of their co-headlining “Darkness Reborn World Tour” in support of their new studio album, Abrahadabra.

dimmuborgireuropeantour Dimmu Borgir Announce More European Dates

Abrahadabra will be released in Germany on September 24th, in the rest of Europe on September 27th, and in North America on October 12th. View the artwork created by German artist / painter / graphic designer Joachim Luetke (Arch Enemy, Kreator, Sopor Aeternus) on the band’s MySpace page.

Check out the tour dates after the jump!

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on July 09, 2010 @ 10:01pm
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The artwork created for the new DIMMU BORGIR album Abrahadabra by German artist / painter / graphic designer Joachim Luetke (Arch Enemy, Kreator, Sopor Aeternus) has been uploaded to the band’s MySpace page.

dimmuborgirabrahabra Dimmu Borgir Unveil New Album Title And Artwork

The word “abrahadabra” (which roughly translates into “I will create as I speak”) first publicly appeared in Chapter III of Liber AL vel Legis (commonly referred to as The Book of the Law) written by Aleister Crowley in Cairo, Egypt in 1904.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on July 06, 2010 @ 6:42pm
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The first of four portions of the new artwork for the as-yet-untitled Dimmu Borgir album has been uploaded to the band’s MySpace page.

Joachim Luetke (Arch Enemy, Kreator, Sopor Aeternus), German artist / painter / graphic designer who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria, lends his disturbing talents to the new Dimmu Borgir album.

When asked what he feels his approach does for Dimmu Borgir, Luetke responds: “My artwork visualizes their music, adds another (optical) dimension to it. I don’t know exactly how this works. Cannot tell what kind of interior mechanism gets triggered by their music, but it’s clearly an utmost powerful one. Analyzing this means destroying it. As for our repeated collaborations, well, that’s probably because we share the similar philosophy at eye level.”

In early June, Dimmu Borgir proudly announced their collaboration with Norwegian composer and Berklee College of Music summa cum laude alumnus Gaute Storaas in addition to the 51 members of KORK (the Norwegian Radio Orchestra) and the 38-member Schola Cantorum Choir for their new release. To date, over 101 musicians have contributed to the making of the new album.

Composer Gaute Storaas has said of Dimmu Borgir: “Their music is epic, thematic and symphonic already from the creation; they are clearly having an orchestral approach to composing.”

Dimmu Borgir’s ninth studio album will be released in Germany on September 24th, in the rest of Europe on September 27th, and in North America on October 12th. They will also be touring with Korn throughout Europe later this year.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on July 01, 2010 @ 7:36pm
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Norwegian symphonic black metal band DIMMU BORGIR proudly announce the launch of the first leg to their “Darkness Reborn World Tour” for their upcoming new album with Korn in Europe.

States guitarist/songwriter Silenoz: “We really look forward to finally start the touring cycle in support of our new monster! Special thanks to Jonathan and Korn for giving us the opportunity!”

Confirmed dates are as follows:

19 September – HMH, Amsterdam

23 September – Eishalle Seutweg, Winterthur

24 September – Zenith, Munich

26 September – Gasometer, Vienna

01 October – Ancienne Belgique, Brussels

02 October – Rosengarten, Mannheim

03 October – Palladium, Cologne

05 October – Haus-Auensee, Leipzig

06 October – C-Halle, Berlin

DIMMU BORGIR’s ninth studio album will be released in Germany on October 1st, in the rest of Europe on October 4th, and in North America on October 12th.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on July 01, 2010 @ 5:53pm
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Extreme metal legends have united as Insidious Disease will unleash the most violent death metal album to come along in years. The evil breed consisting of Dimmu Borgir’s main songwriter Silenoz, bassist Shane Embury (Napalm Death), guitarist Jardar (Old Mans Child), drummer Tony Laureano (Angelcorpse, Nile) and vocalist Marc Grewe (from German death metal legends Morgoth) will release its debut album Shadowcast via Century Media Records on July 12th in Europe and July 27th in North America.

Insidious Disease is proud to unveil a brand new artwork trailer for Shadowcast offering a glimpse at the morbid visuals accompanying the release.

To watch the band’s current video clip “Rituals Of Bloodshed” and check out further tracks, head over now to http://www.myspace.com/insidiousdisease

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on June 01, 2010 @ 9:53pm
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NEVERMORE are back and truly better than ever with the much anticipated new full-length release, The Obsidian Conspiracy, which is what could be their most impressive offering of their illustrious decade plus, heralded career. North American fans can now rejoice as the band are excited to announce their first headlining Stateside tour in almost three years, which kicks off on Sept. 23rd and runs through Nov. 5th. This stellar bill also features Warbringer, Mutiny Within and Hatesphere in the support slots.

All tickets go on-sale June 1st exclusively through www.Enterthevault.com and will be available there until June 19th when they go on-sale through all normal ticketing systems. There will be a limited number of VIP tickets available which gets fans early entry before doors for a preshow NEVERMORE meet and greet. Either see below or visit www.myspace.com/nevermorefans to view their complete tour itinerary.