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In June 2006, Unearth singer Trevor Phipps took center stage in a powow with Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen, ex-Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares and Kittie drummer Mercedes Lander. It wasn’t for an awards ceremony, charity benefit or supergroup recording session (though we’d love to hear Jourgensen and Phipps screaming […]

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Two years after the release of his first solo album, The Adversary, former Emperor frontman Ihsahn is back with angL. Darker, heavier and more intense than its predecessor, the record sees Ihsahn embrace the furious metallic sound that defined his earlier works, while still engaging in musical experiments and paying his respects to the traditional […]

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guitarist Jesper Stromblad at Gigantour in New York
photo by Jon Wiederhorn
For our final interview segment with In Flames, singer Anders Friden and drummer Daniel Svensson talk about being associated with the Swedish melodic death metal scene, their complete disinterest in classifications, being on Gigantour and how the best times on the road aren’t suitable […]

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Frontman Anders Friden prepares to pounce at Gigantour
Photo by Jon Wiederhorn
In our second of three interview segments with In Flames, singer Anders Friden and drummer Daniel Svensson discuss the creation of the video for “The Mirror’s Truth,” the meaning of the song and the inner-peace they have achieved over time.
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Singer Anders Friden and guitarist Jesper Stromblad at Gigantour in New York
Photo by Jon Wiederhorn
Being the second to last band onstage at the mega-metal package tour Gigantour certainly hasn’t hurt In Flames. In fact, anticipation for the bill — which is headlined by Megadeth and also features Children of Bodom, Job For A Cowboy […]

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