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HAMMERFALL: New Album First-Week Chart Positions Revealed
HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "The signing tour through Sweden last week went really well, we had a huge crowd at each place! And the go-cart race was fun as hell! Magnus was extremely good, whereas Anders was surprisingly avera...March 16, 2005
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THE LEGION Part Ways With Singer, Seek Replacement
Swedish black/death metallers THE LEGION, featuring current MARDUK drummer Emil Dragutinovic, have parted ways with vocalist Anders Fäldt. "We are currently seeking a replacement — someone capable of and willing to handle the duty full time," the band write on their web site. To facilitate the vocal...March 10, 2005
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CRADLE OF FILTH Drummer Talks About AT THE GATES Reunion, New Bassist And Upcoming DVD
CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erlandsson and singer Dani "Filth" Davey recently spoke to Tartarean Desire about the group's current European tour, their new touring bassist, and the possibility of an AT THE GATES reunion, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: On the po...March 8, 2005
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THE HAUNTED Frontman Says Family Life Won't Interfere With Band
In a recent interview with the Chronicles of Chaos webzine, THE HAUNTED guitarist Anders Björler and singer Peter Dolving spoke about the group's split with Earache Records and Dolving's return to the band following the departure of Marco Aro, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview...March 7, 2005
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DARKEST HOUR: Drums On New Album To Sound Like METALLICA's 'Black' CD
DARKEST HOUR have posted the following message on their official web site: "Day 1 of the studio. Got some killer drum sounds. It took a long time to get most of it up and running but we are super stoked. The drums sound a lot like the METALLICA 'Black' record or something like that. Really ...March 2, 2005
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NARNIA Begin Recording New Album
Swedish neo-classical metallers NARNIA have entered the studio to begin recording their fifth full-length album, tentatively due before the end of the year. "We are all very excited about the new album and it will be absolutely our best so far!" the band write on their web site. NARNIA's fourth full...March 1, 2005
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BLOODBATH To Film WACKEN Performance For Upcoming DVD
Swedish death metallers BLOODBATH have posted the following message on their official web site: "Since this year's appearance at Wacken might not only be the first, but also the last gig for BLOODBATH, we've decided it will be shot for a future dvd release. Through who and when it will be released h...February 25, 2005
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DARKEST HOUR: New Album Update
DARKEST HOUR have posted the following message on their official web site: "So we are off to Vancouver to start pre-production [for the new album]. We will be there for about five days before hitting the studio. We can't tell you how excited we are, it's been almost two years since we went to Sweden...February 24, 2005
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OPETH To Enter Studio In March
Sweden's OPETH have posted the following message at their official web site: "Mikael Åkerfeldt has been confirmed as the vocalist for the first and last BLOODBATH gig. This will take place at Germany's famous Wacken Open Air festival on the 4th of August. The band will perform songs from all three a...February 16, 2005
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BLOODBATH To Be Joined By OPETH Frontman At Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR
Swedish death metallers BLOODBATH have parted ways with vocalist Peter Tägtgren due to "conflicting schedules," according to a posting on the group's web site. "We thank him for sharing his acclaimed talent and efforts on [the latest CD] 'Nightmares Made Flesh'," the band write on their web site. BL...February 15, 2005
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BLOODBATH Land Endorsement Deal With ES GUITARS
According to a posting on BLOODBATH's official web site, Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström and BLOODBATH have entered an exclusive endorsement deal with ES Guitars from Connecticut, USA. Nyström's choice of axe is a model called SS-88AN and was based on their line of "anti-corporate" handcrafted designs to...February 12, 2005
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NASUM Talk About Missing Singer: 'It's Hard To Comprehend What Has Happened'
NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson recently spoke exclusively to Sweden's Close-Up magazine about the group's singer/guitarist Mieszko Talarczyk, who is among the more than 500 Swedes still missing in Thailand following the massive undersea earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale and resulting tsun...February 11, 2005
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KONKHRA To Take Break Due To 'Personal Reasons'
Danish extreme metallers KONKHRA have announced via their official web site that they will be taking the "first break in [the band's] 16-year history" due to "personal reasons." KONKHRA recently began shopping a new demo/CD, "Persistence", containing the tracks "Strung Up by the Neck", "Sandblasted...February 3, 2005
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BLOODBATH: Live Debut Planned For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
BLOODBATH, the Swedish death metal supergroup featuring Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström (KATATONIA, DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE, BEWITCHED),Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN),Jonas Renkse (KATATONIA, OCTOBER TIDE) and Dan Swanö (NIGHTINGALE, DAN SWANÖ, UNICORN, EDGE OF SANITY, INFESTDEAD, ODYSSEY, PAN-THY-MONI...January 29, 2005
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THERION: METALLICA, JUDAS PRIEST, THIN LIZZY Covers Posted Online
Sweden's THERION have made cover versions of METALLICA's "Fight Fire with Fire", JUDAS PRIEST's "Green Manalishi" and THIN LIZZY's "Southbound" available for download via their official web site. Direct links to the downloads as well as comments from frontman Christofer Johnsson follow: METALLICA -...January 20, 2005
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