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THE HAUNTED Discuss Illegal Music Downloading
THE HAUNTED guitarist Anders Björler and vocalist Peter Dolving recently spoke to Belgium's Concreteweb.be webzine about illegal music downloading. Asked about the fact that their latest CD, "rEVOLVEr", was available for download on the Internet well before its official release date, Anders said, "I...November 10, 2004
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CLOUDSCAPE Film Video For 'Under Fire'
Swedish melodic metallers CLOUDSCAPE have shot a video for the track "Under Fire" with director Rainer Holmgren, who has previously filmed videos for PAIN OF SALVATION ("Ashes") and NASTY IDOLS, among others. The video, which was shot "in various places both outdoors and indoors on stage," will be f...November 3, 2004
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Metal Musicians Speak Out On Illegal Music Downloading
Holland's Lords of Metal webzine has published a special article regarding illegal music downloading and metal musicians' thoughts and opinions on the subject. Commented writer Eddy Meuwese: "Since I joined forces with Lords of Metal I came across a lot of interesting bands and artists. I interviewe...November 3, 2004
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THE HAUNTED Guitarist Talks About The Roots Of The 'Gothenburg' Sound
THE HAUNTED founder and guitarist Patrik Jensen recently spoke Rockdetector.com's Bernard Doe. As part of the lengthy chat on the new Century Media album "rEVOLVEr", Jensen discussed how he balances THE HAUNTED with his other "trad metal' band WITCHERY and how IN FLAMES wanted to "borrow" the now-in...November 1, 2004
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CLOUDSCAPE Scrap Album Artwork
Swedish melodic metallers CLOUDSCAPE have scrapped Conny Myrberg's album artwork originally created for the group's self-titled debut album. "Due to different reasons [the band] couldn't use Conny's picture," reads a posting on the group's web site. "CLOUDSCAPE is really sad about this situation but...October 22, 2004
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THE HAUNTED: Video Greeting Posted Online
THE HAUNTED guitarist Anders Björler and vocalist Peter Dolving recently spent a few days at the Century Media office in Dortmund, Germany and found some time to prepare a special visual greeting to all their followers out there. Check it out at this location (Windows Media). Also check out this mes...October 15, 2004
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BLOODBATH: U.S. Version Of 'Nightmares Made Flesh' To Include Bonus Tracks
Century Media Records has set a February 8, 2005 U.S. release date for the new BLOODBATH album, "Nightmares Made Flesh". Due to the long gap between the European and North American release dates, the American version will be enhanced with two bonus songs taken from a previously unreleased demo recor...October 13, 2004
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HAWTHORN Confirmed For Sweden's HALLOWEEN METAL FEST
Swedish death metallers HAWTHORN have been confirmed for Halloween Metal Fest on November 6 at Musikenhus in Gothenburg, Sweden. Headlining the event will be NOTRE DAME, the Swedish band featuring drummer Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, DREAM EVIL),and long-running Swedish me...October 13, 2004
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HATESPHERE Negotiating New Record Deal With SPV
Danish thrashers HATESPHERE are negotiating a new record deal with SPV Records. If all goes well, the contracts will be signed during the coming weeks. HATESPHERE's third album, "Ballet of the Brute", was released in Europe in June through Scarlet Records. A North American release through Century Me...October 11, 2004
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CLOUDSCAPE To Release Debut Album In January
Swedish melodic metallers CLOUDSCAPE have inked a licensing deal with the German label Metal Heaven for the release of their debut album. The self-titled CD is scheduled for release in Europe on January 29, 2005. A Japanese release through Marquee/Avalon is expected on December 21, 2004. "Cloudscape...October 10, 2004
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MERENDINE ATOMICHE To Support BRUCE KULICK In Italy
Italian metallers MERENDINE ATOMICHE have been confirmed as the support act for former KISS/current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick on November 18 in Bassano, Italy. As previously reported, MERENDINE ATOMICHE will take much of the next year to compose the follow-up to 2003's "Walk Across...October 6, 2004
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BLOODBATH: New Album To Receive American Release Early Next Year
BLOODBATH's sophomore album, "Nightmares Made Flesh", has yet to receive a North American release date, but it is expected to be "somewhere around new year," according to a posting on the group's web site. Vinyl copies of "Nightmares Made Flesh", out now in Europe via Century Media Records, can be o...October 6, 2004
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NOSTRADAMEUS Frontman Enrolls In Swedish Police Academy
Freddy Persson, frontman for the Swedish melodic metallers NOSTRADAMEUS, has reportedly enrolled in the Swedish police academy. Persson's position as the lead singer of NOSTRADAMEUS will apparently remain unaffected by his new career in law enforcement. NOSTRADAMEUS are scheduled to release their fo...September 29, 2004
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CALIBAN Officially Confirmed For MACHINE HEAD's European Tour
German metalcore band CALIBAN have officially been confirmed as the opener for the duration of MACHINE HEAD's European tour, beginning on October 9 in Belgium and wrapping up 49 shows later on December 14 in Greece. Also appearing on the bill will be GOD FORBID. A complete list of currently confirme...September 29, 2004
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rEVOLVEr
One listen to "rEVOLVEr", the fourth album in six years from Sweden's prolific THE HAUNTED, and it's clear why they did the not-so-subtle capitalization in the middle of the title. The band is trying to stretch out their sound somewhat, by varying tempos and moods more than ever before, while also b...September 28, 2004
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