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Danish Bands To Wage 'Metal Battle'

Unsigned Danish metal bands TR3PLE P and KINK have announced plans to stage a "metal battle" in Vega (Copenhagen) on Friday, June 4. "The Metal Battle is inspired by the American rap battles, and is a way of competing against each other by each band constantly claiming the stage," the two groups exp...

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BLOODBATH: New Album Track Listing Revealed

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...

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Drummer JÖRG MICHAEL: STRATOVARIUS Is In Deep Crisis

STRATOVARIUS on-again, off-again drummer Jörg Michael has posted the following message on his official web site: "Here is some news from me. [STRATOVARIUS keyboardist] Jens [Johansson] said he posted something in the STRATOVARIUS forum so I would like to give my view on the past few weeks also. I di...

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PASSENGER, RELEVANT FEW Members Join Forces In KEROZENE

KEROZENE, a brand new Swedish group featuring guitarist Niclas Engelin (PASSENGER, ex-GARDENIAN, IN FLAMES),drummer Patrik J. Sten (PASSENGER, ex-TRANSPORT LEAGUE),bassist Robert Hakemo (ex-GARDENIAN, GOOSEFLESH) and newcomer vocalist Mikael Skager, have completed the recordings for their debut al...

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VOLBEAT Sign With NEW AEON MEDIA, Prepare To Record Debut Album

Danish metallers VOLBEAT have inked a one-album deal with New Aeon Media, a subsidiary of Holland's Karmageddon Media. The group will enter Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark on June 17 with producer Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, INVOCATOR) to begin recording their as-yet-untitled debut album, tentatively due...

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DARKEST HOUR To Film New Video For 'The Sadist Nation'

DARKEST HOUR will be shooting a new video for the track "The Sadist Nation" during their show with CURL UP AND DIE on April 10 at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California. "The Sadist Nation", which features a guest appearance by former AT THE GATES/THE CROWN frontman Tomas Lindberg, comes off the grou...

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THE FORSAKEN, DERANGED, MISTELTEIN Members Join Forces In FEARED CREATION

THE FORSAKEN frontman Anders Sjöholm, DERANGED bassist Calle Fäldt (on lead guitar) and MISTELTEIN bassist Magnus Gillberg have joined forced in a brand-new "fast technical thrash" band called FEARED CREATION. The band are currently planning on recording a demo in May at Calle's studio and using it...

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PETER TÄGTGREN Joins BLOODBATH

BLOODBATH, the Swedish death metal supergroup featuring Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström (KATATONIA, DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE, BEWITCHED),Jonas Renkse (KATATONIA, OCTOBER TIDE) and Dan Swanö (NIGHTINGALE, DAN SWANÖ, UNICORN, EDGE OF SANITY, INFESTDEAD, ODYSSEY, PAN-THY-MONIUM),have announced the details of...

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JAG PANZER Guitarist Apologizes For IN FLAMES Remarks

JAG PANZER guitarist Mark Briody has issued an apology over his previous statement regarding the circumstances that led IN FLAMES vocalist Anders Fridén to refer to ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer as "the only person on this planet that I can't stand." As previously reported, Fridén slammed Schaffer...

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JAG PANZER Guitarist Comments On IN FLAMES/ICED EARTH 'Feud'

JAG PANZER guitarist Mark Briody has offered more information about the circumstances that led IN FLAMES vocalist Anders Fridén to refer to ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer as "the only person on this planet that I can't stand." As previously reported, Fridén slammed Schaffer in a recent interview ov...

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IN FLAMES Singer Slams ICED EARTH's SCHAFFER: 'The Only Person On This Planet I Can't Stand'

IN FLAMES vocalist Anders Fridén has slammed ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer over comments Schaffer made during ICED EARTH's 2002 North American tour, which featured IN FLAMES in the support slot. "I have fucking little love for a certain guy in that band," Anders Fridén told Sweden's premiere rock/...

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THE HAUNTED: New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By SICK OF IT ALL Singer

SICK OF IT ALL singer Lou Koller has recorded a guest appearance for the new THE HAUNTED CD, tentatively due late summer through an as-yet-undetermined label. According to a posting on THE HAUNTED's web site, Koller sang on a track called "Who Will Decide?", and "we're very happy with the result." C...

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MISTRESS OF REALITY Drummer Not In Line To Join STRATOVARIUS

Despite published reports to the contrary, there is no truth to the rumors that Simona Bressi, the drummer for the Los Angeles-based BLACK SABBATH cover band MISTRESS OF REALITY, is in line to fill the vacant drummer slot in STRATOVARIUS. The rumor that Bressi might be joining STRATOVARIUS first ori...

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BLOODBATH: MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Out, New Album On The Way

BLOODBATH, the Swedish death metal supergroup featuring Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström (KATATONIA, DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE, BEWITCHED),Jonas Renkse (KATATONIA, OCTOBER TIDE) and Dan Swanö (NIGHTINGALE, DAN SWANÖ, UNICORN, EDGE OF SANITY, INFESTDEAD, ODYSSEY, PAN-THY-MONIUM),have announced plans to enter...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Check In From Recording Studio

DARK TRANQUILLITY vocalist Mikael Stanne has posted the following studio report on the group's official web site: "Just wanted to stop by and give you guys an update on what's going on in the studio: "We are nearing the completion of this our seventh album. Anders [Jivarp, drums] has been true to fo...