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NOCTURNAL RITES: GATES OF METAL Performance Recorded For Future Broadcast
August 8, 2005According to a posting on NOCTURNAL RITES' official web site, the group's performance at this past weekend's Gates of Metal festival in Hultsfred, Sweden was recorded by the Swedish national radio P3 and will be broadcast later in the year as part of the "P3 Live" series.
As previously reported, NOCTURNAL RITES will be supporting GAMMA RAY on their upcoming European tour in September/October. NOCTURNAL RITES will be touring in support of their new album, "Grand Illusion", due in Europe on September 19 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2004's "New World Messiah" was recorded and mixed at Toontrack Studioin UmeƄ, Sweden and features guest appearances by Stefan Elmgren (HAMMERFALL),Jens Johansson (STRATOVARIUS),Henrik Danhage (EVERGREY),Kristoffer W. Olivius (NAGLFAR) and Swedish cross-country skiing world champion, Per Elofsson.
"Grand Illusion" will include a bonus DVD featuring three videos from "New World Messiah", the brand-new "Fools Never Die" video, a "Making of Grand Illusion" segment and extra footage from the "Demons of the Opera" show.
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