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DARKEST HOUR: New Album Update

DARKEST HOUR have posted the following message on their official web site: "So we are off to Vancouver to start pre-production [for the new album]. We will be there for about five days before hitting the studio. We can't tell you how excited we are, it's been almost two years since we went to Sweden...

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Holland's WALDROCK FESTIVAL: DEATH ANGEL Cancelled, DIO And SOILWORK Added

Reunited San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL have cancelled their previously announced appearance at the 2005 installment of the Waldrock Festival, set to take place on June 4 in Burgum, Netherlands. No reason was given for the cancellation. Currently scheduled to perform at the festival ar...

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SLAYER, IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR Confirmed For France's FURY FEST

SLAYER, IN FLAMES, ARCH ENEMY, DIMMU BORGIR and SUICIDAL TENDENCIES are among the latest confirmations for the 2005 edition of the Fury Fest, set to take place June 24-26 in Le Mans, France. The list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: 7 SECONDS 999 AFTER FOREVER AM...

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MNEMIC Guitarist Tapes 'Riff Of The Month' Video Segment

On his recent trip to Los Angeles, California, MNEMIC guitarist Mircea Gabriel Eftemie stopped by D'Addario Strings, MNEMIC's latest endorser, and taped an impromptu video segment for their "Riff of the Month" section. Check out the bludgeon riffola right here. MNEMIC will be teaming up with SOILWOR...

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ANTHRAX: Classic 'Among The Living' Lineup Confirmed For France's FURY FEST

ANTHRAX's classic "Among the Living" lineup has been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Fury Fest, set to take place June 24-26 in Le Mans, France. Also newly confirmed for the festival are DARK TRANQUILLITY, EPICA, ILLDISPOSED, LACUNA COIL, MY DYING BRIDE and MISFITS. The list of bands currently...

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SOILWORK, SAMAEL Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

Sweden's SOILWORK and Switzerland's SAMAEL have been confirmed for the Graspop Metal Meeting festival, set to take place June 24-26 in Dessel, Belgium. The billing for the 10th-anniversary edition of the festival is shaping up as follows: ACCEPT AMON AMARTH AXEL RUDI PELL BEHEMOTH BULLET FOR MY VALE...

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HYPOCRISY: New Album Due In September

HYPOCRISY bassist Mikael Hedlund has posed the following message on the group's official web site: "Here's a little update from us for everybody who's been wondering what's been going on in the HYPOCRISY studio. "Currently we are taking a break from the recording process since Peter [Tägtgren, front...

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Character

"Character" has been awaited obsessively by the self-appointed defenders of heavy, who've pinned their Swede-metal hopes on DARK TRANQUILLITY after lamenting loud and long the "selling out" of IN FLAMES, SOILWORK, et al. Good news — Mikael Stanne's much-maligned clean vocals are history, his emotive...

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AXAMENTA To Enter Studio In May

Belgium's AXAMENTA, the former band of current EPICA bassist Yves Huts, will enter Hansen studio in Ribe, Denmark in May with producer Jacob Hansen (MERCENARY, RAUNCHY, ABORTED) to begin recording their new album, tentatively due in late 2005 via Holland's Karmageddon Media (formerly Hammerheart Rec...

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MNEMIC Guitarist Launches Online Portfolio

MNEMIC guitarist Mircea Gabriel Eftemie, who has worked as a designer with such bands as MESHUGGAH, SOILWORK, MALEVOLENT CREATION and HATESPHERE, has launched an online portfolio at this location. The portfolio contains a wide variety of works — from cover artworks to drawings to photography (live p...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY: More European Chart Positions Revealed

DARK TRANQUILLITY's new album, "Character", has entered the Italian chart at No. 57 and the Finnish chart ay No. 30. As previously reported, "Character" debuted in the band's native Sweden at No. 3. DARK TRANQUILLITY have just kicked off a huge European tour with KREATOR, HATESPHERE and EKTOMORF, wh...

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Stabbing The Drama

Utter the name SOILWORK and there'll usually be two decisive responses, the "I don't get what this band is all about," or the "SOILWORK rules!" crowd. You get it or you don't, love it or hate it. No matter what category you fall under, the band has to be commended for having the capacity to ...

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CONSTRUCDEAD To Record Live DVD

CONSTRUCDEAD, the Swedish band featuring TERROR 2000 drummer Erik Thyselius, will be recording a live DVD during their appearance at Kolingsborg in Stockholm on April 1. The DVD will be produced by Charlie Granberg, who also produced the group's "Wounded" video. In other news, CONSTRUCDEAD were forc...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Enter Swedish Album Chart At No. 3!

DARK TRANQUILLITY's new album, "Character", has entered the Swedish national chart at position No. 3. View the whole chart at this location. Commented the band: "Weird! After having spent 16 years writing and performing songs for a small but devoted subculture, we suddenly find our new album on posi...

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NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL: More Than 40 Bands Confirmed

The organizers of the New England Metal And Hardcore Festival have announced most of the bands that will perform at this year's event, set to be held Friday-Sunday, April 22-24, 2005 at The Palladium in Worcester. The billing for the festival is shaping up as follows: Friday, April 22, 2005 (doors o...