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THE SWORD Cancels BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Appearance

According to Metal Hammer, Austin, Texas-based quartet THE SWORD has cancelled its appearance at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival (set to take place August 15-17, 2008 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England) due to "unforseen scheduling issues." As previously reported, THE SWORD will open for...

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THE SWORD Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

According to Metal Hammer, Austin, Texas-based quartet THE SWORD has been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 15-17, 2008 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES CLOUDS...

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'True Norwegian Black Metal' Photographer: More Details Revealed About NYC Exhibition

American documentary photographer Peter Beste will hold a photo exhibition from May 9 to June 7 at Steven Kasher Gallery in New York City. The show is curated by Johan Kugelberg and is not to be missed. The opening reception and book signing is scheduled for May 9 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Peter ...

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UNLEASHED: 'Hammer Battalion' Audio Samples Available; Artwork Revealed

Swedish death metal veterans UNLEASHED will release their ninth full-length album, "Hammer Battalion", via SPV Records on the following dates: June 6: Germany June 9: Rest of Europe June 10: USA/Canada According to the band, "The new UNLEASHED CD will continue in the same victorious spirit as our pr...

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Reactivated UNANIMATED Signs With REGAIN RECORDS

Regain Records has announced the signing of UNANIMATED, the reunited Swedish melodic death metal band featuring former members of ENTOMBED and DISMEMBER. The group is currently remastering its first two albums 1993's "In the Forest of the Dreaming Dead" (Pavement Records) and 1995's "Ancient God of...

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MAYHEM Parts Ways With Guitarist

MAYHEM guitarist/songwriter Blasphemer (a.k.a. Rune Eriksen) has decided to leave the legendary Norwegian black metal band. His statement on the matter reads as follows: "It is with these written words that I hereby retract myself from my position as the guitar player of MAYHEM. "The main reason beh...

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DETONATION Confirmed For Holland's ELSROCK Festival

Dutch melodic thrashers DETONATION have been confirmed for the Elsrock festival, set to take place August 30 in Rijssen, The Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: PRO-PAIN HEAVEN SHALL BURN DEATHSTARS ANCIENT RITES GENERC CRUACHAN DEFENDER BRAINSTORM MOTHER MISERY CARNAL LEFTOV...

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LUDICRA, SAROS Confirmed For San Francisco's TIDAL WAVE 11 Festival

San Francisco Bay Area bands LUDICRA and SAROS have been added to the bill for Tidal Wave 11. Tidal Wave 11 is a free metal festival in San Francisco, California at Jerry Garcia Amphitheater in McLaren Park on July 5 and 6, 2008, noon to 6 PM. According to the event organizers, "This is an ...

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LEATHERWOLF Confirmed For KANSAS CITY POWER METAL FEST

Southern California metal band LEATHERWOLF has been announced as co-headliner for Friday night's portion of Kansas City Power Metal Fest 2008, set to take place August 8-9 at the The Riot Room in Kansas City, Missouri. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MANILLA ROAD CAGE LEATHERWOLF TWEL...

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MAYHEM: Australian Tour Postponed

Due to the recent amendments of the entertainment visa requirements set by the Australian Immigration Department, Norwegian black metallers MAYHEM will not be able to get their visas approved in time for their scheduled Australian and New Zealand tour dates (which were slated to take place late May)...

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IXXI Signs To CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Swedish black metallers IXXI have inked a deal with Candlelight Records. IXXI was formed early 2006, in Stockholm. Some pre-recordings where made and in July 2006 the band entered Endarker Studio to record the first self-titled album. In October a video for the track "Ancient Spirits Are" was record...

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ANCIENT RITES, METSATLL Confirmed For HEATHEN CRUSADE 3 Festival

ANCIENT RITES (Belgium) and METSATLL (Estonia) have been confirmed bands for the Heathen Crusade 3 festival, set to take place November 14-15 at Station 4 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANCIENT RITES (Belgium) METSATLL (Estonia) NOMANS LAND (Russia) GERNOTSHAG...

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MOONSORROW: We Are Not Nazis

Finnish folk/pagan metal band MOONSORROW has issued the following statement: "Recently there have been claims about MOONSORROW being a fascistic-orientated Nazi band. We would hereby like to declare that MOONSORROW is not affiliated or fascinated with the Nazi movement in any way. They are not polit...

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SABBAT: Interview With MARTIN WALKYIER

By Keith Bergman While they never rose to the levels of fame that their contemporaries enjoyed, England's SABBAT built up quite a cult following during their short tenure in the 1980s. Vocalist Martin Walkyier, guitarist Andy Sneap, bassist Frazer Craske and drummer Simon Negus rose from the UK unde...

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SUIDAKRA: Medley Of Re-Recorded Tracks Posted Online

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA have uploaded a medley of four re-recorded tracks off their upcoming "13 Years of Celtic Wartunes" DVD + "Best Of" CD digipack package to their MySpace page. "13 Years of Celtic Wartunes" will be released on the following dates: Germany: April 25 Europe:...