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BATTERED: New Songs Are Starting To Take Shape

BATTERED, the new Norwegian band featuring former EINHERJER members Frode Glesnes (a.k.a. Grimar, vocals/guitar),Aksel Herløe (guitar) and Gerhard Storesund (a.k.a. Vivar, drums),has posted the following update on its official web site: "We started out 2006 with a bang, with excellent album review...

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THE HAUNTED: 'The European Shows Went Great'

Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED have posted the following message on their official MySpace page: "The European shows went great. A special thank you to the people who came out to the shows in Stockholm and Gothenburg. We've never had as big a crowd as this at home and that feels extra special to us,...

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COLLARBONE Begins Recording Debut Album

Helsinki, Finland-based alternative/metal four-piece COLLARBONE has entered the studio with producer Jonas Olsson (DISCO ENSEMBLE, CALLISTO) to begin recording its debut album for a March 2007 release via Spinefarm Records. The 11-track CD will be mixed by Jens Bogren (OPETH, KATATONIA, SOILWORK) at...

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DARKEST HOUR Forced To Drop Off SOILWORK Tour

Washington D.C.-based metallers DARKEST HOUR have issued the following statement: "We are sorry to announce that we must cancel our upcoming shows in Pittsburgh, Rochester, and Detroit on our curent tour with SOILWORK, MNEMIC, and THREAT SIGNAL. One of the us has a serious health issue that must be...

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THE HAUNTED Guitarist Mentions BLABBERMOUTH.NET Detractors: Audio Available

Guitarist Anders Björler of Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The Anders Björler interview begins at aroun...

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OVERKILL Frontman Talks About Having A Stroke: Video Available

The makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted a video clip featuring Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth from OVERKILL talking about having a stroke. Check it out at...

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SOILWORK Will NOT Headline Europe's X-MAS FESTIVALS Tour

Despite Nuclear Blast Records' announcement to the contrary, Sweden's SOILWORK has **NOT** been confirmed as the headliner of the X-mas Festivals tour, which is scheduled to kick off early December. A representative for SOILWORK's Sweden-based booking agency, The Agency Group AB, told BLABBERMOUTH.N...

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SOILWORK To Headline Europe's X-MAS FESTIVALS Tour

Sweden's SOILWORK has replaced SIX FEET UNDER (who cancelled) as the headliner of the X-mas Festivals tour, which is scheduled to kick off early December. Also scheduled to appear are GOREFEST, BELPHEGOR, TRAIL OF TEARS and DARZAMAT. The dates are as follows: Dec. 08 - D - Berlin @ K17 Dec. 09 - D -...

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THE HAUNTED Launches YouTube Video Channel

Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED have launched their own YouTube video channel at this location. THE HAUNTED's video for the song "The Flood" has been posted online at this location. The clip was directed by Roger Johansson (ARCH ENEMY, HAMMERFALL, SOILWORK) in Sweden. The track comes off the new THE H...

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It's all a matter of preference and what some deem to be "totally rad" (or some shit like that) may be a steaming pile of dog poop to others. Fighting through mental block concerning bark 'n' croon metalcore and scraping the last remnants of objectivity from the barrel's bottom results in a relative...

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THE HAUNTED Performs In Holland: Photos Posted Online, Setlist Revealed

Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED kicked off live activities in support of their new album, "The Dead Eye", with a European mini-tour beginning on November 1. Support on the trek, which concludes on November 9 in Gothenburg, Sweden, comes from Denmark's MERCENARY. A number of high-quality photos from th...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'A Guy Like Myself, I Feed On Reaction'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on the band's official MySpace page: "Paris. It's the biggest village in the world. I keep coming back to what a strange relationship I have to this place. I've never spent more than 24 hours in Paris in my life but I must have been...

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Former CHIMAIRA/SOILWORK Drummer In Studio With LION'S SHARE

Former CHIMAIRA/SOILWORK drummer Richard Evensand is currently in the studio recording drums for the eagerly awaited comeback album by Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE. Photos from the recording session can be viewed at the band's MySpace page. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "T...

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SOILWORK, SATYRICON, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR Confirmed For Sweden's HOUSE OF METAL Festival

SOILWORK, SATYRICON and HARDCORE SUPERSTAR are among the confirmed bands for the House of Metal festival, set to take place February 16-17, 2007 in Umeå, Sweden. A total of 22 acts will perform at the two-day event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: SOILWORK SATYRICON HARDCORE SUPERSTAR...

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THE HAUNTED: 'The Flood' Video Posted Online

THE HAUNTED's video for the song "The Flood" has been posted online at this location. The clip was directed by Roger Johansson (ARCH ENEMY, HAMMERFALL, SOILWORK) in Sweden. The track comes off the new THE HAUNTED album, "The Dead Eye", which comes out today via Century Media Records. A "making of" f...