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AMON AMARTH Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH CATHEDRAL EINHERJER IN EXTREMO MACHINE HEAD The first part of Co...
October 4, 2008
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AMON AMARTH: New Audio Interview With JOHAN HEGG Available

Headbanger's Blog recently tracked down AMON AMARTH frontman Johan Hegg to talk to him about the energy that powers the band's new record, "Twilight of the Thunder God", guest musicians, AMON AMARTH's eagerness to explore uncharted realms, their fascination with ancient texts and why they were almos...
October 4, 2008
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SLAYER's KING, AMON AMARTH's HEGG On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show; Audio Available

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King and AMON AMARTH frontman Johan Hegg were IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests earlier tonight (Friday, October 3) during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The program is now available for streaming at BBC.co....
October 3, 2008
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SISTER SIN Added To OTEP, ILL NINO U.S. Tour

Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band SISTER SIN has been added to the forthcoming U.S. co-headlining tour featuring OTEP and ILL NINO. As previously reported, SISTER SIN will support ARCH ENEMY on the following dates: Dec. 12 - NL, Uden @ De Pul Dec. 13 - D, Düsseldorf @ ISS Dome (DORO 25th Annive...
October 3, 2008
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AMON AMARTH's 'Thunder God' Cracks German Top 10

AMON AMARTH's seventh full-length album, "Twilight of the Thunder God", has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 6. This marks the highest-ever chart entry for he band as well as its record label, Metal Blade Records. Commented AMON AMARTH in a statement: "Germans know great beer,...
October 2, 2008
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SLAYER: New Song To Be Made Available Via 'Unholy Alliance' Download Card

A brand-new SLAYER album is expected in 2009, but some fans won't have to wait that long to get an early listen to some of the new music. Fans who attend any of the upcoming European "Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter III" dates, will receive the new SLAYER song via an exclusive download card that will...
October 1, 2008
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AMON AMARTH: 'Thunder God' UK Chart Positions Revealed

AMON AMARTH's seventh full-length album, "Twilight of the Thunder God", has registered the following UK chart positions in its first week of release: #8 - Top 40 Rock & Metal chart #11 - Top 50 Independent Album chart #126 - Top 200 Artist Album chart "Twilight of the Thunder God" entered the Sw...
September 29, 2008
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AMON AMARTH's 'Twilight Of The Thunder God' Lands On Swedish Chart

AMON AMARTH's seventh full-length album, "Twilight of the Thunder God", has entered the Swedish chart at position No. 11. The band's previous CD, "With Oden on our Side", debuted at No. 21 back in 2006. Commented the band: "We would like to take the opportunity to thank our fellow countrymen and loy...
September 26, 2008
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AMON AMARTH Confirmed For Ireland's CORK WINTERFEST

Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH have been confirmed for the Cork Winterfest 2008 festival, set to take place December 20 in Cork, Ireland. According to a press release, "What makes this show so special is that it is in front of just 250 people, and is [AMON AMARTH's] first and only confirmed Ir...
September 24, 2008
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SAXON: New Album Title, Track Listing; Single Artwork Revealed

SAXON fans have a lot of things to look forward to in the coming months: to start off with, the British metal legends will release their new download single, "Live To Rock", followed by the arrival at the stores of their current studio album, "Into The Labyrinth", as well as major tours to support b...
September 24, 2008
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SYMPHONY X Announces Shows In China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia

Progressive metallers SYMPHONY X have announced the following dates in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia (venue details to be confirmed): Feb. 13 - Beijing, China Feb. 15 - Taipei, Taiwan Feb. 17 - Kowloon, Hong Kong Feb. 19 - Bangkok, Thailand Feb. 21 - Jakarta, Indonesia SYMPHONY X'...
September 23, 2008
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SISTER SIN To Support ARCH ENEMY In Germany, Switzerland, Holland

Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band SISTER SIN will support ARCH ENEMY on the following dates: Dec. 12 - NL, Uden @ De Pul Dec. 13 - D, Düsseldorf @ ISS Dome (DORO 25th Anniversary) Dec. 15 - CH, Pratteln @ Z7 Dec. 17 - D, Ludwigsburg @ Rockfabrik Dec. 18 - D, Aschaffenburg @ Colos-Saal ...
September 22, 2008
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AMON AMARTH Schedules Quebec City Signing Session

Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH will take part in a signing session on October 17 at Pentagram in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada beginning at 4:00 p.m. The details are: Pentagram 550 Boul. Wilfrid Hamel Quebec G1m 2s6 Canada (418) 521-6666 www.pentagramaster.com See a poster for the event below. T...
September 22, 2008
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SISTER SIN: Entire Album Available For Streaming

"Switchblade Serenades", the debut album from the Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band SISTER SIN, is available for streaming in its entirety at the group's MySpace page. SISTER SIN has scheduled the following record-release parties for "Switchblade Serenades": Sep. 26 - Gothenburg, SWE - Stars n...
September 21, 2008
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AMON DIN: Bratislava Footage Posted Online

Video footage of AMON DIN's September 1, 2008 concert at Randal in Bratislava, Slovakia can be viewed below. The Serbian death/thrash metal band was performing at the venue alongside NILE, BELPHEGOR and GRAVE, among others. AMON DIN's second album, "Where the Dreams No Longer Exist", was released th...
September 19, 2008