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UNLEASHED To Headline Ireland's D.O.D. FESTIVAL

Swedish death metal legends UNLEASHED have been confirmed as the headliners of this year's D.O.D. Festival (formerly Day of Darkness),set to take place Saturday, July 5 in Ballylinan, County Laois, Ireland. The D.O.D. Festival is Ireland's biggest and longest-running international heavy metal festi...

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UK's DAMNATION FESTIVAL Moves To University Of Leeds

Damnation Festival will return to darken Leeds, UK's doorstep on Saturday, November 22, 2008, promising to be the metal event of the year. The festival will move into the stunning three-room venue University Of Leeds, as it continues to expand as the UK's finest independent metal showcase. Following...

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1349 Confirmed For Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT Festival

Norwegian black metallers 1349 have been confirmed for this year's Brutal Assault festival, set to take place August 14-16 at the Jaromer Army Fortress in Josefov, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 AGNOSTIC FRONT ALL SHALL PERISH ANAAL NATHRAKH ARCH ENEMY ARKONA BEH...

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SQUEALER Completes Recording New Album

Germany's SQUEALER (formerly SQUEALER A.D.) has completed recording its new album, entitled "The Circle Shuts". The CD is currently being mixed at the Gernhart Studios in Siegburg, Germany before Mika Jussila takes care of the mastering at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland. SQUEALER last year rec...

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KRUX To Perform At Holland's DOOM TO DUST Festival

KRUX, the Swedish band featuring CANDLEMASS bassist Leif Edling, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Mats Levn, ex-ENTOMBED drummer Peter Stjrnvind, guitarist Jrgen Sandstrom (also in THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED/GRAVE),OPETH/ex-ARCH ENEMY guitarist Fredrik kesson, and keyboardist Carl Westholm, will perfo...

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DISMEMBER Guitarist On The Art Of Making Death Metal

Sweden's DISMEMBER is featured on the cover of the June/July issue of Metal Maniacs. In an interview conducted by Nathan T. Birk, guitarist David Blomqvist discusses the band's history, signature sound and new, self-titled album. Excerpts follow: Metal Maniacs: The album was recorded, from what I un...

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THE HELLACOPTERS Explain "Head Off' Album Concept

Sweden's THE HELLACOPTERS the band fronted by former ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson (on guitar/vocals) has issued the following statement: "If you haven't noticed yet, our new album, 'Head Off', is comprised of songs we didn't write ourselves. But before you scream, 'Oh no, a cover album!,' let's...

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AT THE GATES, METALLICA, PANTERA, ENTOMBED Among Top Albums Of Last 17 Years

To celebrate its 100th issue, Sweden's longest-running music magazine Close-Up has published a list of the top 100 albums in metal, hard rock, hardcore, punk and extreme rock released during the past 17 years (1991-2008). Compiled from 23 individual writers' selections, Close-Up's extensive list see...

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MAX CAVALERA Says SEPULTURA Has The Name But CAVALERA CONSPIRACY Has The 'Spirit'

J. Bennett of Decibel magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, ex-SEPULTURA). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Decibel: Were you upset that [SEPULTURA] kept the band name after you left? Max: No, but it's not the same, you know? A...

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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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DEVILDRIVER, RADIO DEAD ONES Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

DEVILDRIVER and RADIO DEAD ONES have been confirmed for this year's With Full Force festival, which will be held July 4-6, 2008 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Lbnitz, Germany. Meanwhile, STUCK MOJO has cancelled its appearance at the event (along with all its previously announced summer European dates...

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THE HELLACOPTERS' 'Head Off' Cracks Swedish Top 5

"Head Off", the "absolutely final" album from Sweden's THE HELLACOPTERS the band fronted by former ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson (on guitar/vocals) has entered the Swedish national chart at position No. 4. "Head Off" was released in Sweden last Friday (April 18) via Wild Kingdom on CD, LP and a l...

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THE PROJECT HATE Begins Recording New Album

THE PROJECT HATE the Swedish band featuring vocalist Jrgen Sandstrm (ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE),guitarist Lord K. Philipson (GOD AMONG INSECTS, ex-LEUKEMIA),bassist Michael Hkansson (ENGEL, ex-EVERGREY),guitarist Petter S. Freed (2 TON PREDATOR),singer Jo Enckell (IGNORANCE BLISS) and drummer Daniel "M...

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CAVALERA CONSPIRACY's MAX And IGOR Interviewed; Audio Available

SEPULTURA founding members and current CAVALERA CONSPIRACY collaborators Max (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) were interviewed by "Whiplash", a weekly metal show on Belgian national radio Studio Brussel, hosted by AFTER ALL guitarist Dries Van Damme. Listen to the chat in streaming audio:...

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MORBID ANGEL, DIABLO, THE SCOURGER Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

MORBID ANGEL, FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM, DIABLO, THE SCOURGER, KYPCK, SOTAJUMALA, TRACEDAWN and SHADE EMPIRE have been confirmed for the eleventh annual edition of the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 27-29 at the Kaisaniemi park in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands will perform on...