DarkTranquility

With Killswitch Engage frontman Howard Jones taking a brief hiatus from the band to take care of some personal issues and All That Remains frontman Phil Labonte filling in on the band's current trek with the Devil Wears Prada and Dark Tranquility, there's been a ton of online speculation regarding Killswitch's future -- and what, exactly, pulled Jones away from the band's tour...

"This is the unglamorous side of Endeavor Media," producer Danny Yourd said while setting up to film the video for the Devil Wears Prada's 'Assistant to the Regional Manager.' It was a cold Pittsburgh winter day, even under the roofs the hangar-sized warehouses at Mind Mogul Studios...

When Alternative Press magazine named the Devil Wears Prada 2009's band of the year, lead vocalist Mike Hranica felt like he'd arrived. "We wanted an Alt Press cover forever, since we started getting covers, we were like, 'We want Alt Press...

Killswitch Engage's Howard Jones has left the band's current headlining run with the Devil Wears Prada and Dark Tranquility as a result of what the band's describing as "unforeseen circumstances." There is some speculation that Jones is suffering from back pain and will be seeking treatment soon for his injuries, but nothing has been officially confirmed...

On Feb. 6, Noisecreep gate-crashed New York City's famed Brill Building like the hoodlums we are to attend Earache's invite-only screening for the new At the Gates DVD. The mammoth, three-disc set is entitled 'Flames to the End' after the haunting instrumental closer on their genre-defining classic album, 'Slaughter of the Soul,' and will be out on Feb...

The Devil Wears Prada are about to embark on one of the band's biggest tours opening for Killswitch Engage. But in a recent interview, frontman Mike Hranica was asked how the hardcore and metal scene is in Ohio, where Alternative Press' best band of 2009 began...

For many new bands, opening for established acts can be nerve-wracking, but for Arizona teen metal bashers Age of Evil, being in the presence of greatness is inspiring. That's why the quartet should have no problem opening for the new all-star band Hail...

Killswitch Engage launche their 2010 touring schedule with a hometown date at Boston's House of Blues on Feb. 4. The eight-week U.S. headlining tour -- the first trek through in support of 2009's self-titled album -- will feature the Devil Wears Prada and Dark Tranquility as support acts...

In the '00s, Dark Tranquility were often name-checked by newer bands as an influence, as were many of their fellow Swedish brethren. That fact somewhat blows the mind of vocalist Mikael Stanne, who admits that it is a very Scandinavian quality to have difficulty accepting complements...

In addition to being a geek with a affinity for 'Star Trek' episodes, Dark Tranquility vocalist Mikael Stanne is also Mr. Mom. "I am a stay-at-home dad," Stanne told Noisecreep on the eve of the release of 'We Are the Void,' due out via Century Media later this winter...