Devin Townsend talks about the Retinal Circus

Tonight at London’s Roundhouse, Devin Townsend presents a huge career retrospective. The show, unlike any other show Townsend has performed to date, promises to be spectacular. Aside from Townsend, the Retinal Circus will feature special guests, a full choir, theatrical performances (reportedly including actual circus events) and an art exhibit…

Metal Hammer caught up with Devin the day before the big performance. In the first clip, Townsend talks about the Retinal Circus, while in the second, he answers fan questions. To finish, a clip of Devin dancing to the stupidly catchy ‘Lucky Animals’ from his 2012 album ‘Epicloud’.

Set aside just over half an hour and spend it with Dev. You know you want to.

Chris Poland talks about guitars!

Guitarist Chris Poland recently asked fans to submit questions via Facebook regarding his guitars, playing, equipment and set up. The former Megadeth man subsequently uploaded a lengthy video clip, in which he goes into great detail telling those fans almost everything they wanted to know.

If you’d like to know more, you can find out via the near forty minute clip below! The clip is posted on Poland’s official YouTube channel – if you click the YouTube logo in the bottom right of the box, you can also view other Chris Poland related goodies!

Currently a member of Ohm:, Poland is best known for his tenure in thrash metal legends Megadeth, having contributed to their career-defining release ‘Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying?’

Refused: five “final shows” in Sweden

 

Swedish hardcore punks Refused reunited at the beginning of 2012 to play live shows.  The decision was taken since the band felt they’d not toured their final album ‘The Shape of Punk to Come’ properly at the time of it’s release.

The band have spent the year almost permanently on the road, but all good things must come to an end, and the band are set to play what they’ve called their “final shows” in Sweden this December.

The cofirmed shows are as follows:

December 6, 2012 Malmo, Sweden KB
December 7, 2012 Goteborg, Sweden Pustervik
December 8, 2012 Stockholm, Sweden Annexet
December 8, 2012 Oslo, Norway Sentrum Scene
December 15, 2012 Umea, Sweden Exel Arena

New video with Death Angel guitarist posted online

A new twenty-two minute video interview with Ted Aguilar has been posted on YouTube.

The Death Angel guitarist was interviewed by Robb’s MetalWorks and the chat covered a wide range of topics relating to the band’s quarter century history.

This year, the band have spent time on the road with Anthrax and Testament, as well as having re-issued their long out of print debut ‘The Ultra-Violence’ for it’s twenty fifth anniversary.

To view the clip, click the embedded box below. To view other interviews by Robb’s MetalWorks, click on the YouTube logo in the bottom right of the box.

New video from Swedish power poppers Rooni

In September 2011, singer-songwriter Gustav Nilsson released the ‘Makeup On, Letdowns Off’ EP, a mixed bag of pop and rock tunes.

He’s back, fronting a four-piece band named Rooni.

The band will release their first single ‘Run (Into My Arms)’ digitally on October 28th, although the band have also said that a very limited number of physical copies will be available for those daring enough to answer some personal questions.

Check out the animated video for ‘Run (Into My Arms) below.