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New Demo Featuring Former NASUM Members Posted Online

NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Only one week left until Christmas so I decided to give you all a little early Christmas gift from the ex-members of NASUM. "As you might know (or at least read in this blog) Urban, Jon and I got togethe...

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NATRON to Record New EP

Italian death metallers NATRON will be entering Jolly Roger studio in early 2006 with producer Miky Giove to begin recording a new four-song EP. The band, who recently split with France's Holy Records after releasing four albums through the label (1999's "Negative Prevails", 2000's "Bedtime for Merc...

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IN FLAMES Frontman Says Wait to Land New U.S. Deal Was 'Frustrating'

IN FLAMES frontman Anders Fridén recently spoke to MTV.com about being without a label deal in the U.S. for much of this year despite having completed their latest effort, "Come Clarity", in early 2005. "It's been frustrating waiting this long to get an album out," he said. "It was finished in April...

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PREY Part Ways With Drummer, Announce Replacement

Swedish metallers PREY have parted ways with drummer Patrick Johansson (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, STORMWIND). "Patrick . . . has no plans on leaving the USA for a long time, [so] we had no other choice [but to] find another skinbeater," the band write on their web site. "Lucky for us we found him in our own...

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VICIOUS ART To Enter Studio In February

VICIOUS ART, the new Swedish death/thrash band featuring former DARK FUNERAL members Matias Mäkelä and Robert Lundin, along with Jörgen Sandström (THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) on bass, have posted the following message on their official web site: "OK, the bad news first. As we stated before...

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IN FLAMES To Perform At Sweden's 'P3 Guld' Award Show

Sweden's IN FLAMES will be performing at the "P3 Guld" award show at Storan in Gothenburg, Sweden on January 21, 2006. More information (in Swedish) is available at this location. As previously reported, IN FLAMES vocalist Anders Fridén will guest on the Fuse television network's "Metal Asylum" on M...

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IN FLAMES Frontman To Answer Fan Questions On FUSE's 'Metal Asylum'

IN FLAMES vocalist Anders Fridén will guest on the Fuse television network's "Metal Asylum" on Monday, December 19. The special episode will feature Fridén answering questions submitted to him by the program's viewers. "Metal Asylum" airs Monday through Friday at 11:00 p.m. EST. On the topic of the...

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DAYLIGHT DIES: 'Dismantling Devotion' Cover Art Posted Online

Raleigh, North Carolina-based DAYLIGHT DIES have posted the cover artwork for their new album, "Dismantling Devotion", at www.daylightdies.com. The CD is scheduled for release in the U.S. on March 7, 2006 via Candlelight Records (April 10, 2006 in Europe). The near hour-long "Dismantling Devotion" i...

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HAMMERFALL Guitarist Issues Post-Tour Update

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "That's it, we are now back home in Sweden and there are no more shows scheduled. We had a fantastic five weeks on the road with STRATOVARIUS! Thank you Timo, Timo, Jörg, Lauri and especially Jens, I...

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IN FLAMES, SEPULTURA, MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY Members Reveal Their Favorite Albums Of 2005

In the December/January issue of the Swedish magazine Close-Up, a number of heavy metal/hard rock musicians list their favorite albums of 2005. Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA): BIOHAZARD – "Means to an End" CLAUSTROPHOBIA – "Fulminant" EXODUS – "Shovel Headed Kill Machine" Anders Fridén (IN FLAMES): NINE...

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CALIBAN Finalize Track Listing For 'The Undying Darkness'

German metalcore band CALIBAN have finalized the track listing for their fifth full-length album, "The Undying Darkness", due in Europe on February 27, 2006 via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2004's "The Opposite from Within" was once again produced by Anders Fridén (IN FLAMES frontman),with...

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DAYLIGHT DIES: 'Dismantling Devotion' Release Date Confirmed

Candlelight Records has confirmed a March 7, 2006 U.S. release date for the new DAYLIGHT DIES album, entitled "Dismantling Devotion". It is the second full-length album from the band, currently headquartered in North Carolina, and officially ends a four-year recording gap. The near hour-long "Disman...

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NATRON Split With HOLY RECORDS

Italian death metallers NATRON have issued the following update via their official web site: "After more then seven years, four albums(1999's 'Negative Prevails', 2000's 'Bedtime for Mercy', 2002's 'Necrospective', and 2004's 'Livid Corruption') and a couple of compilations, NATRON officially part w...

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NECROPHOBIC Begin Recording New Album

Swedish death metallers NECROPHOBIC have posted the following message on their official web site: "Today [Friday, November 25] we started the recording of the new, fifth full-length album. We will try to run a regular update regarding the progress of the recording process right here on the website....

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NASUM: 'Grind Finale' Is Well 'Worth The Money'

Swedish grindcore merchants NASUM will release a posthumous collection, "Grind Finale", on January 30, 2006 via Relapse Records. An e-card for the album can be accesed at this location. Commented the band's drummer Anders Jakobson: "Yesterday I got my personal copies of 'Grind Finale' and I guess yo...