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THE QUILL: Tour Dates Announced

Sweden's THE QUILL has scheduled the following dates: Jun. 08 - Red Moon Fest - Padova, Italy Jun. 28 - Club Exit - Prague, Czech Republic Jun. 29 - Kino Club - Cernosice, Czech Republic Jun. 30 - Basinfirefest - Spalene Porici, Czech Republic Jul. 07 - Blomsterrocken - Blomstermåla, Sweden THE QUIL...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY: Finnish Festival Appearances Announced

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have scheduled two Finnish festival appearances this summer: Jun. 09 - Sauna Open Air - Tampere, Finland Aug. 10 - Jurassic Rock - Finland For the band's complete list of upcoming appearances, click here. DARK TRANQUILLITY's new album, "Fiction", has...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY: More 'Fiction' Chart Positions Revealed

DARK TRANQUILLITY's new album, "Fiction", has registered the following first-week chart positions in Europe: Sweden: #12 Finland: #19 Germany: #59 "Fiction" sold 3,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. As previously reported, DARK TRANQUILLITY...

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Former DENATA, WITCHERY Members Join Forces In FREEVIL

FREEVIL, the new Swedish band featuring former DENATA members Tomas Andersson (guitar) and Roger Blomberg (bass) alongside vocalist/drummer Mique Flesh (WITCHERY, SEANCE),has completed work on its debut album, entitled "Freevil Burning". The 10-song CD was recorded at Studio HellSmell, where Mique...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY: New Audio Interview With MIKAEL STANNE Available

DARK TRANQUILLITY frontman Mikael Stanne was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The Mikael Stanne interview begins at around the one-hour, 39...

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DIMMU BORGIR, DARK TRANQUILLITY First-Week U.S. Sales Revealed

DIMMU BORGIR's new album, "In Sorte Diaboli", has sold 14,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 43 on the Billboard chart. This is more than double the 6,400 first-week tally achieved by its predecessor, "Death Cult Armageddon", which came out in Septe...

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Dispute the Truth

"Dispute the Truth" by Los Angeles' CERBERUS is Swedish melodic death metal with a dab of heavy American thrash, and it is done right. Tried and true, yes, but executed skillfully with solid songwriting and an overall toughness and spirit that makes for a very enjoyable listen. The follow up to "The...

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DEEP PURPLE, THIN LIZZY, STYX Perform In Bournemouth; Photos Available

DEEP PURPLE, THIN LIZZY and STYX performed live at the BIC in Bournemouth, England on Friday, April 27. Check put pictures from WENN. Tommy Shaw of STYX joined DEEP PURPLE for their classic song "Smoke On The Water" at the Wembley Arena in London on April 28. He has posted his impressions at ...

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TRASHLIGHT VISION Signs With ROCK RIDGE MUSIC

New York City-based four-piece TRASHLIGHT VISION, which bills itself as "sleazy trash/punk rock 'n' roll," has signed with Rock Ridge Music and will release its album, "Alibis and Ammunition", nationally on July 10. The CD features 12 tracks of turbo-charged rock that is both uncompromising and in-y...

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KROKUS Frontman Talks About His RAINBOW Audition

Sweden's Metalshrine webzine recently conducted an interview with KROKUS frontman Marc Storace. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: Do you miss those days, when you toured in the '80s and sold millions of records? Storace: No, I don't miss it, but I'm happy I went through it. The...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY: 'Fiction' Enters Swedish Chart At No. 12

DARK TRANQUILLITY's new album, "Fiction", has entered the national chart in the band's home country of Sweden at position No. 12. View the whole chart at this location. As previously reported, DARK TRANQUILLITY has posted its video for the song "Focus Shift" on YouTube.com. The clip was directed by...

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LED ZEPPELIN, QUEEN Members Among U.K.'s Richest Rockers

Phil Miller of The Herald reports that the leading rock and pop bands in Britain account for nearly £3bn of the country's wealth, it has been revealed. In a list of the richest people in the UK to be published this weekend, THE ROLLING STONES account for more than £570m, with U2 not ...

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist Donates Prints Of Paintings To Linda McCartney Centre

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover donated one of his paintings to the Linda McCartney Centre last year. The painting was subsequently sold via an auction, raising £900 for cancer patients. Taking advantage of a day's break in the the group's current U.K. tour, Roger visited the Centre at the royal ho...

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TOOL Confirmed For Milwaukee's SUMMERFEST

Dave Tianen of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that TOOL will fill one of the remaining slots in Summerfest's 2007 main stage lineup. TOOL will play the Marcus Amphitheater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 4. Tickets for the date will go on sale on May 5 at noon through Ticketmaster, Ticketmas...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Vocalist Reflects On METAL FOR THE MASSES Tour

Sweden's DARK TRANQUILLITY has triumphantly returned with "Fiction", a scorching effort that will undoubtedly add an exhilarating new chapter to the genre's storied history. The highly acclaimed new album was released today and the disc further cements their status as one of the scene's most influen...