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KATATONIA To Play Greece In October

Sweden's KATATONIA have announced the details of their first-ever tour of Greece at the end of October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 25 - Mylos Club – Thessaloniki, GRE Oct. 26 - AN Club – Athens, GRE ...

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CHARON's 'Religious/Delicious' Enters Finnish Single Chart At No. 8

CHARON's latest single, "Religious/Delicious", has entered the Finnish single chart at No. 8. "Religious/Delicious" is the second single off the Finnish group's forthcoming fourth full-length album, "The Dying Daylights", due on September 22 through Spinefarm Records. The follow-up to last year's "D...

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CHARON Re-Name New Album

Finland's CHARON have changed the title for their forthcoming fourth full-length album to "The Dying Daylights" from the originally announced "Dead Man Walking". The follow-up to last year's "Downhearted" is due on October 6 through Spinefarm Records. A new single containing the song "Religious/Deli...

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CHARON: New Album Details Revealed

Finland's CHARON have set "Dead Man Walking" as the title for their forthcoming fourth full-length album, due on September 1 through Spinefarm Records. The follow-up to last year's "Downhearted" was recorded at BRR Studios in the group's hometown of Raahe and was mixed at Helsinki's Finnvox Studios....

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KATATONIA: European Festival Appearances Cancelled

Sweden's KATATONIA have cancelled all of their previously announced European festival appearances dues to circumstances "beyond [their] control." The following is the group's official statement on the matter: "It is with great regret we must announce that the coming summer festivals KATATONIA had ev...

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DAYLIGHT DIES Seek Vocalist

Relapse recording artists DAYLIGHT DIES are now actively searching for a new vocalist due to current vocalist Guthrie Iddings moving out of state to study. For those not familiar with DAYLIGHT DIES, the band released a debut album, "No Reply"", on Relapse Records (www.relapse.com) in 2003 showcasing...

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KATATONIA Pull Out Of Germany's I-WOOD Festival

Sweden's KATATONIA have been forced to withdraw from the headlining slot at Germany's I-Wood Open Air festival due to an unspecified "sickness in the band." I-Wood, which is scheduled to take place on June 28 in Tebarz, will include appearances by NOCTE OBDUCTA, LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE, ANCIENT CEREMONY...

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DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE Writing Material For New Album

Sweden's DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE, the side-project of KATATONIA guitarist Anders Nyström (a.k.a. Blakkheim),are currently composing/recording material for their as-yet-untitled fifth album, tentatively due in late 2003/early 2004 through Avantgarde Music. The follow-up to 2001's "Death's Design" will...

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BLIND GUARDIAN, PARADISE LOST, SAXON Confirmed For Austria's METALFEST VIENNA

BLIND GUARDIAN, PARADISE LOST, SAXON and IN FLAMES are among the artists confirmed to appear at Metalfest Vienna, a two-day event set to take place on Aug. 23-24 at Arena in Vienna, Austria. The list of acts currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as follows: BLIND GUARDIAN PARADISE LOST S...

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ANCIENT CEREMONY 'Banned' From Performing At Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

German "dark extreme" metallers ANCIENT CEREMONY have reportedly been banned by city officials from performing at this year's Summer Breeze festival "because of the band's Satanic and blasphemous attitude," according to an official statement from the group. "Promoters were even set under pressure by...

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FINNTROLL Set Release Date For New EP

Finland's FINNTROLL will release their brand new "acoustic/experimental" CD, titled "Visor Om Slutet", on April 24. The group's first release with new singer Tapio Wilska, "Visor Om Slutet" contains the following tracks: 01. Suohengen Sija 02. Asfågelns Död 03. Försvinn Du Som Lyser 04. Veripuu 05....

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FINNTROLL To Carry On Touring Despite Guitarist's Passing

FINNTROLL have announced plans to go ahead with their previously announced European tour with KATATONIA despite the recent passing of guitarist Teemu "Somnium" Raimoranta. "We are doing the tour as previously agreed," the band said in an official statement. "We do this with heavy hearts, as the sudd...

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DEFLESHED Confirmed For Sweden's MOTALA METAL FEST

Sweden's DEFLESHED have replaced FINNTROLL on the bill of this year's Motala Metal Fest, which is set to take place on April 19 at Folkets Park in Motala, Sweden. FINNTROLL had originally withdrawn from the event due to scheduling conflicts caused by their European tour with KATATONIA. Motala Metal...

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FINNTROLL Guitarist's Death Was Alcohol-Related

FINNTROLL/IMPALED NAZARENE guitarist Teemu "Somnium" Raimoranta died Sunday morning (March 16) of injuries sustained in an alcohol-related accidental fall, it has been officially announced. Teemu was 25 years old. As previously reported, FINNTROLL recently completed work on an "acoustic/experimental...

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FINNTROLL Guitarist Passes Away At Age 25

FINNTROLL/IMPALED NAZARENE guitarist Teemu "Somnium" Raimoranta died this morning in Finland at the age of 25. A message posted on FINNTROLL's official web site states simply, "Our dear friend and guitar player passed away on Sunday morning. This is a extremely heavy blow for us and everyone who eve...