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OPETH Frontman: This Was 'The Most Successful Euro Tour We've Ever Done'

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has issued the following update: "Well, finally finished the European tour. I have to say this is the most successful Euro tour we've ever done in terms of attendance. Almost every gig we did was completely sold out, most of...

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DISTURBED, DRAGONFORCE, TRIVIUM Confirmed For Sweden's METALTOWN Festival

DISTURBED, DRAGONFORCE, TRIVIUM and CHILDREN OF BODOM are among the first confirmed bands for next year's edition of the Metaltown festival, set to take place June 27-28, 2009 at Frihamnen in Gothenburg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: DISTURBED (USA) VOLBEAT (DK) DIR EN GREY...

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BALTIMOORE Announces New Lineup

Frontman Björn Lodin of the Swedish hard rockers BALTIMOORE has recruited the following musicians for the band's new lineup: Örjan Fernkvist - Keyboards Robban Bäck - Drums Emanuel Hedberg - Guitar Björn Lundqvist - Bass Commented Lodin: Me and the guys are very excited about making a record and pla...

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NIFELHEIM: We 'Approved' Anti-CLIFF BURTON, -DIMEBAG Comments Before They Were Published

Swedish black metallers NIFELHEIM have released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET insisting that they "approved" the comments that were attributed to them in the latest issue of Sweden Rock magazine where they appeared to be disrespecting the memories of both METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton and PANTERA...

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NIFELHEIM: Anti-CLIFF BURTON, -DIMEBAG Comments Were A 'Bad Joke' That Was Taken Out Of Context

Swedish black metallers NIFELHEIM have released a statement clarifying the comments they made in the latest issue of Sweden Rock magazine where they appeared to be disrespecting the memories of both METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton and PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. In the Swed...

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SIX FEET UNDER Guitarist's Home Burglarized

The home of SIX FEET UNDER guitarist Steve Swanson was burglarized late Friday night/early Saturday morning (Dec. 5-6). Among items that were stolen were six guitars (two of which were custom, one-of-a-kind KXK guitars) altogether worth thousands of dollars, one Mesa Boogie dual rectifier head, Line...

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NIFELHEIM Bassist Disrespects DIMEBAG, CLIFF BURTON

The latest issue of Sweden Rock magazine features an interview with the Swedish black metal band NIFELHEIM conducted in late September during the group's Finnish tour with WATAIN. "MÖTLEY CRÜE and MUNICIPAL WASTE are likely the worst bands in the world. Next to METALLICA," the group's bassist Tyrant...

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BULLET's 'Bite The Bullet' To Be Released On Vinyl

Swedish heavy rockers BULLET will have their sophomore album, "Bite The Bullet", released on vinyl on January 30, 2009. It will be available in three editions: * Gatefold LP * Gatefold LP + Backpatch * Gatefold LP + Backpatch + T-Shirt + Patch "Dusk Til Dawn", the new video from BULLET, can be viewe...

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ARKAEA Schedules Live Debut

ARKAEA — the new band featuring FEAR FACTORY members Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar) and Raymond Herrera (drums) alongside vocalist Jon Howard (THREAT SIGNAL) and bassist Pat Kavanaugh (THREAT SIGNAL) — will make its live debut on January 15, 2009 at Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood, California with GOD...

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IRON MAIDEN Announces Five Brazilian Shows

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have announced five shows in Brazil as part of the fourth and final leg of their Somewhere Back In Time World Tour. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Feb. 13 - Dubai, UAE - Media City Amphitheatre Feb. 15 - Bangalore, India Royal - Challenge R...

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The Man Behind The Black/Death Metal Logo

Vice magazine recently conducted an interview with Christophe Szpajdel who in the last 20 years has drawn more than 7,000 logos, mostly for black and death metal bands from all over the world, including EMPEROR, MOONSPELL, NACHTMYSTIUM and ENTHRONED. A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE Wants To Chill With The President

Fan-filmed video footage of Virginian thrashers MUNICIPAL WASTE performing their "classic" song "I Want To Kill The President" — now retitled "I Want To Chill With The President" — this past Sunday, November 23 at the Rock N Roll Hotel in Washington, D.C. can be viewed below (clip filmed and uploade...

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MINISTRY Mainman Explains What He Hates Most About Touring

MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen recently spoke to the Artisan News Service about why being in a band and playing live became torture after 27 years on the road and in the studio. "Yeah, it's torturous, because, look… That's the whole thing I hate about live and that's the whole thing I hate about ...

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'Worldwide Metal' Mega-Value Box Set To Be Released

In recognition of a music genre that has spawned some of the most original and talented bands hailing from every corner of the globe, Earache Records has announced the release of "Worldwide Metal". Celebrating the diversity of metal in all of its forms, "Worldwide Metal" is the ultimate collection o...

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ARSIS Prepares To Launch First European Tour

"There is a lot going on in the land of ARSIS these days," states the East Coast-based technical death metal outfit's founding member/guitarist/lead vocalist Jim Malone. "For starters, we will be heading overseas in a few weeks for our first European tour ever where we have the pleasure of sharing t...