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VREID Begins Work On New Material

VREID — the Norwegian band formed by former WINDIR members Hváll (bass),Steingrim (drums) and Sture (vocals, guitar) — has issued the following update: "Writing this we are flying over Denmark, heading north again, after our last raid in Germany. We just played the Summer Breeze, which is the last...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Talks Tattoos; Video Available

Anna Saurama of Domination TV conducted an interview with vocalist Peter Dolving of Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED at this year's Ilosaarirock festival, which was held on July 17-19, 2009 in Joensuu, the capital of Eastern Finland. As previously reported, the as-yet-unnamed new band featuring Dolving...

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New Band Featuring THE HAUNTED, BURST, Ex-KYUSS Members Preparing To Enter Studio

The as-yet-unnamed new band featuring Peter Dolving (THE HAUNTED),Jesper Liveröd (NASUM, BURST) and Scott Reeder (KYUSS) is scheduled to enter the studio in a few weeks with producer Fredrik Reinedahl (OPETH, IN FLAMES, GADGET, BURST) to begin recording its debut album. Several drummers are expecte...

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CONTRIVE Mixing New Album With DEVIN TOWNSEND

Australia's CONTRIVE is putting the finishing touches on its as-yet-untitled second album. The follow-up to 2006's "The Meaning Unseen" was recorded at Toyland Studios in Melbourne with producer Adam Calaitzis and is currently being mixed by Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST...

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THE HAUNTED, BURST, Ex-KYUSS Members Join Forces In New Project

According to Christoffer Jonsson of Sweden's Close-Up magazine, a new, as-yet-unnamed band has been formed featuring Peter Dolving (THE HAUNTED),Jesper Liveröd (NASUM, BURST) and Scott Reeder (KYUSS). No further information is currently available. THE HAUNTED is continuing to tour in support of its...

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OPETH: Video Footage Of ARTMANIA FESTIVAL Press Conference Available

Radio Lynx has posted video footage of OPETH's press conference at this year's Artmania Festival, which was held July 17-19 in Sibiu, Romania. The question-and-answer session can be viewed below. OPETH will take part in the European installment of DREAM THEATER's Progressive Nation tour, set to take...

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PAIN: Video Footage Of ARTMANIA FESTIVAL Press Conference Available

Radio Lynx has posted video footage of PAIN's press conference at this year's Artmania Festival, which was held July 17-19 in Sibiu, Romania. The question-and-answer session can be viewed below. PAIN's "Monkey Business" video was shot on March 23 and March 24 at the Zenith in Paris, France during th...

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AUGURY Frontman Interviewed On 'The Metal File'

Vocalist Patrick Loisel of Montreal juggernauts AUGURY was interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show online at this location. Faith Puppeteers, another new song from AUGURY, has been made available for streaming on the band's MySpace page....

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DREAM THEATER Drummer Talks About State Of Rock, 'American Idol'

Jon Chattman of The Huffington Post recently conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Huffington Post: What do you think of the state of rock? Portnoy: Well, the state of the "music industry" is at its most fragile that it's...

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IHSAHN: New Album Title Revealed

Former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn has set "After" as the title of his third solo album, tentatively due in early 2010 via Mnemosyne Productions/Candlelight Records. More information about the CD will be made available during the coming months. Ihsahn played his first-ever concert as a solo ar...

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ENSLAVED: Footage From Holland's ZWARTE CROSS Festival Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of ENSLAVED's July 25, 2009 performance on the Aardschok stage (powered by Jägermeister) at this year's Zwarte Cross (Black Cross) festival in Lichtenvoorde, Holland can be viewed below (clips uploaded by Erhan Düzey). As previously reported, ENSLAVED visited the Norwegian e...

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DAYLIGHT MISERY Completes Work On Debut Album

Greek death metal band DAYLIGHT MISERY has completed work on its debut album, "Depressive Icons", for a tentative November 2009 release via an as-yet-undetermined record label. The drums for the CD were recorded at Woodshed Studios in Germany by Seraph (DARK FORTRESS, NONEUCHILD) and producer Victor...

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SUBHUMAN To Release 'Profondo Rozzo' In August

Italian death/thrash band SUBHUMAN will release its full-length debut, "Profondo Rozzo", on August 21 through the Canadian label Maple Metal Records (launched by John Belrose, who produced EXCITER's "Heavy Metal Maniac"). The CD was recorded in November 2008 at Studio73 in Italy and was produced by...

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ASPERA: Video Footage From SLUSEROCK Festival Posted Online

Video footage of Norwegian progressive metallers ASPERA performing the song "Remorse" at the fourth annual Sluserock festival in Lunde, Norway on June 6, 2009 can be viewed below. ASPERA is putting the finishing touches on its debut album, "Ripples", due later in the year via an as-yet-undetermined...

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OPETH's Founder DAVID ISBERG Launches BRAATHUM

BRAATHUM is the name of a new death metal band featuring David Isberg (founding member of OPETH) and Adam Skogvards (ex-MYNJUN) along with young bass player Daniel Ädel (best known for playing defense for Iceland's national ice hockey team!). The group is currently seeking a permanent drummer and pr...