Metal

Evanescence Singer Amy Lee: Album is About the Band, Not Me

Evanescence recently unveiled the cover art for their forthcoming release, and fans will note it’s the first album that doesn’t feature Amy Lee on the front. Ask Lee, and she’ll frankly tell you, that’s the point.
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Nightwish Say New Song is a Version of Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’

Fans of symphonic metal, buoyed by gutsy, operatic female vocals will surely rejoice at the news Finnish / Swedish metallers Nightwish will release their new album, Imaginaerum, in the U.S. on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 on the popular rock and metal label Roadrunner Records.
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Lacuna Coil to Release ‘Dark Adrenaline’ Next Year

Italian female-fronted metal group Lacuna Coil have set a Jan. 24 as the release date for their upcoming album, Dark Adrenaline. Recorded by mega producer Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Bullet for My Valentine), the album’s debut single, “Trip the Darkness,” will arrive digitally Oct. 17.
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Maylene and the Sons of Disaster Release ‘Life on the Road: Volume 4’ Video

Fans of blues-tinged heavy metal band Maylene and the Sons of Disaster are surely counting down to the release of the band’s album, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster: IV, out Sept. 27 on Ferret. All along the way, the gents have released a series of behind-the-scenes videos from the road, giving a peek inside the group’s wacky offstage antics. Watch the latest entry, here.
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As I Lay Dying Cover Judas Priest on Anniversary Album

As I Lay Dying are coming up on a major metal-core milestone: anniversary No. 10. To celebrate, the gents will release a new album, Decas, on Nov. 8, featuring three new tracks, several cover songs and remixes by alternative rock band Innerpartysystem, Kelly “Carnage” Cairns, Dillinger Escape Plan’s Benjamin Weinman and Big Chocolate.
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Nirvana Memories from Oh, Sleeper and MuteMath

Celebrate 20 years of Nirvana with Oh, Sleeper and MuteMath The 20th anniversary of Nirvana‘s famed, Nevermind, album is drawing close at Sept. 24, and in honor, Audio Ink Radio is asking various musicians about the album’s impact on their lives.
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Wolves at the Gate Join Solid State Records Family

Seattle-based Solid State Records — home of such metal-core greats as Underoath, August Burns Red, Norma Jean and Living Sacrifice — have just added a new post-hardcore baby to the mix. Cedarsville, Ohio, quintet Wolves at the Gate are now officially part of the Solid State Records family. The band will release their Solid State debut EP, We Are the Ones, later this fall.
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Demon Hunter Celebrate Christmas Early With ‘The Wind’

Seattle metal band Demon Hunter have released a Christmas song, “The Wind,” available at digital music stores. Stream the track using the video player, here.
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Firewind’s Gus G. on Ozzy: ‘It’s a Big Learning Experience’

Gus G turns 31 today, and while Ozzy takes some time off from the road, Gus is focusing on Firewind. The guys are currently on a European trek with Wolf, and they’ll trail that with their first-ever North American tour starting Oct. 9 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Oh, Sleeper’s Micah Kinard: ‘Fire’ is an ‘In-Depth Concept Album’ [Interview]

Fort Worth-based metal-core act Oh, Sleeper always had a knack for crafting metallic, grandiose, in-depth concept albums, and their new release, Children of Fire, picks up right where 2009’s, Son of the Morning, left off.
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