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BLINDED COLONY Finish Recording New Promotional CD

Swedish melodic death/thrash metallers BLINDED COLONY have finished recording their new promotional CD, which they're currently using to procure a record deal. Two songs from the CD can currently be heard at GarageBand.com. In other news, BLINDED COLONY are confirmed for the Tivolirock festival, set...
April 7, 2005
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HAMMERFALL Guitarist Attends WRESTLEMANIA, Calls It 'Greatest Weekend Of My Entire Life'

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Sorry for not updating for a while, we have been busy preparing for the tour that starts tomorrow in Finland. But more on that later, first things first. Chart entries. Our new album have been extr...
April 7, 2005
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DREAM EVIL Postpone New Album Recording Sessions

DREAM EVIL, the Swedish band featuring acclaimed producer Fredrik Nordström (HAMMERFALL, IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, etc.) and drummer Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME),have postponed the recording sessions for their fourth album until August/Septemb...
April 5, 2005
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ANCIENT Drummer Auditioning For FIRE TRAILS

ANCIENT drummer Diego "GroM" Meraviglia will shortly begin "trial rehearsals" with FIRE TRAILS to see if he will become the band's new official drummer. FIRE TRAILS is the group that was born out of the ashes of the classic Italian hard rock band VANADIUM, featuring the charismatic singer Pino Scott...
April 1, 2005
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MONTERREY METAL FEST: Final Festival Lineup Announced

The complete lineup has been announced for the 2005 Monterrey Metal Fest, which will be held on Saturday, May 28, 2005 at the Coca Cola Auditorium in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. It is as follows: Main Stage: MOTÖRHEAD (Headliner) DANZIG (Co-Headliner) MAGO DE OZ W.A.S.P. HAMMERFALL SO...
April 1, 2005
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Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken

You love 'em, you hate 'em, you think they're a pleasure guiltier than O.J. Simpson ripping the tag off a mattress. Seven years after their debut, "Glory to the Brave", galvanized a power metal scene then at low ebb, it's still hard to separate HAMMERFALL from the hype and discourse surrounding thei...
March 29, 2005
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PRIMAL FEAR: New Album Update

PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner has posted the following message on his official web site: "We wrote overall a bunch of 23 tracks and decided this weekend, which songs will be recorded on the new — yet untitled album — I worte some outstanding tunes, together with my Swedish friend Ronny Milianowicz...
March 29, 2005
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ANCIENT Seek New Label Home

Norwegian black metallers ANCIENT have fulfilled their recording obligations to Metal Blade Records and are currently evaluating offers for a new record deal. The band have already begun to prepare the foundations of their next CD. ANCIENT's sixth album, "Night Visit" was released last June through...
March 26, 2005
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WITHIN TEMPTATION And DRAGONFORCE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

WITHIN TEMPTATION and DRAGONFORCE have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Wacken. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT APOCALYPTICA AXEL RUDI PELL BLOODBATH CANDLEMASS CO...
March 24, 2005
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NAPALM DEATH And FREAK KITCHEN Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

NAPALM DEATH and FREAK KITCHEN have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Sweden Rock festival, set to be held June 9-11 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as follows: A.C.T ACCEPT ANGRA ANTHRAX ARCH ENEMY BEHEMOTH BLACK LABEL S...
March 23, 2005
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ARCH ENEMY Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Sweden Rock festival, set to be held June 9-11 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as follows: MÖTLEY CRÜE ACCEPT SAMMY HAGAR AND THE WABOS KA...
March 18, 2005
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MASTODON And EVERGREY Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

MASTODON and EVERGREY have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Gods of Metal festival, set to take place June 11-12 at Arena Parco Nord in Bologna, Italy. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, June 11 (doors: 10:00 a.m.): IRON MAIDEN 21.30-23.40 SLAYER 19.20-20.50 LACUNA CO...
March 16, 2005
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HAMMERFALL: New Album First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "The signing tour through Sweden last week went really well, we had a huge crowd at each place! And the go-cart race was fun as hell! Magnus was extremely good, whereas Anders was surprisingly avera...
March 16, 2005
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Massive Week Of Metal In Sweden!

Heavy Metal did itself proud in Sweden this week, with JUDAS PRIEST achieving their highest world chart placing to date after "Angel of Retribution" landed at No. 3. Stiff competition came from domestic heroes HAMMERFALL, whose "Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken" followed close behind at No. 4. A...
March 10, 2005
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HAMMERFALL: Photos From Swedish Signing Session Posted Online

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL are currently on a short record-signing tour in Sweden. Pictures from the band's appearance at Åhlens in Nordstan in Gothenburg, Sweden on Friday (March 4) have been posted at the band's brand new web site. HAMMERFALL's new album, "Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unb...
March 5, 2005