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TRAIL OF TEARS Confirmed For Belgium's METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST VII
Norway's TRAIL OF TEARS has been confirmed for the Metal Female Voices Fest VII, set to take place October 17, 2009 at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMBERIAN DAWN AUTUMN FLOWING TEARS KIVIMETSAN DRUIDI MANIC MOVEMENT MIDNATTSOL TRAIL OF TEARS UNSUN V...March 13, 2009
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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Interviewed In Helsinki; Video Available
Nina Rung of Domination TV conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH prior to the band's February 15, 2009 concert at Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki, Finland. Watch the 10-minute chat below. SVT (Sveriges Television),Sweden's public television...March 12, 2009
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Former EMPEROR Frontman Performs First-Ever Solo Show; Photos Available
Former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn performed his first-ever show as a solo artist, supporting OPETH at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway on Tuesday, March 10. His setlist was as follows: 01. Invocation 02. Called By The Fire 03. Scarab 04. Emancipation 05. Unhealer 06. Misanthrope 07. Thus Spake The...March 12, 2009
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OPETH On Tour Sponsored By Norwegian Government
On March 10, Swedish prog-metal giants OPETH kicked off an eight-date tour of Norway. The trek includes stops in major cities Oslo and Bergen but also covers smaller towns like Volda and Sogndal. The tour was arranged by Rikskonsertene, a Norwegian state-sponsored organization that normally handles...March 12, 2009
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ORPHANED LAND Launches Studio Diary
Israel's progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND are currently recording the highly anticipated follow-up to 2004's "Mabool". "ORwarriOr" will be mixed by legendary musician/producer Steven Wilson (PORCUPINE TREE, OPETH) and is tentatively due in the fall via Century Media Records. Commented vo...March 12, 2009
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PAIN Mainman To Be Interviewed On TotalRock
Peter Tägtgren of Swedish metallers PAIN and HYPOCRISY will be interviewed by TP of TotalRock on Tuesday, March 17 between 12:00 p.m. (noon) and 3:00 p.m. U.K. time. You can listen to the program live via the Internet at www.totalrock.com. PAIN is main support for Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers...March 12, 2009
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KREATOR, NIM VIND Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
KREATOR and NIM VIND have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE MASSACRE BLACK...March 11, 2009
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SEPULTURA, PARADISE LOST Confirmed For U.K.'s HAMMERFEST
SEPULTURA, PARADISE LOST, ARCHITECTS, MARYA ROXX, KIUAS, IMICUS and POWER QUEST have been confirmed for the Hammerfest 2009 festival, set to take place April 24-25 at at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales. The festival will feature 50 metal acts in total. The festival billing is shaping up as fol...March 11, 2009
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Dubai's DESERT ROCK Festival Attended By More Than 7,000 Metalheads
Center Stage Management (CSM) has announced the successful turn-out at Desert Rock festival's sixth edition, held in Dubai Festival City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Friday, March 6. 7,476 metal fans were in awe of the international bands performing live in Dubai for the first time. Thousands o...March 11, 2009
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OPETH: DUBAI DESERT ROCK Report To Air On Swedish Television
SVT (Sveriges Television),Sweden's public television broadcasting service, accompanied OPETH to Dubai, United Arab Emirates last week for the band's appearance at this year's Dubai Desert Rock 2009, which was held on March 6 at Dubai Festival City. The segment will air as part of a program called "...March 10, 2009
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OSI: 'Blood' Details Revealed
OSI (OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE),the project featuring FATES WARNING guitarist Jim Matheos and ex-DREAM THEATER keyboardist Kevin Moore, will release its third album, "Blood", on April 27 in Europe and May 19 in the U.S. via InsideOut Music. With "Blood", OSI has succeeded in creating a fascinat...March 9, 2009
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LION'S SHARE: 'Judas Must Die' Video Vignette Available
To help introduce the new LION'S SHARE album, "Dark Hours", the band and Blistering Records have prepared a little multi-course menu of sonic appetizers to help satisfy your metal cravings. During the recording of the album, the band filmed several video vignettes wherein they take a particular song...March 7, 2009
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LEGENDA AUREA: 'Ellipsis' E-Card Available
An e-card for "Ellipsis", the sophomore album from the Swiss symphonic/progressive metal band LEGENDA AUREA, is available at this location. Released on March 6 via via Twilight Zone Records, the CD was recorded at Fascination Street Studio (OPETH, SYMPHONY X, PAIN OF SALVATION, AMON AMARTH) in Örebr...March 7, 2009
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OPETH Confirmed For Holland's ZWARTE CROSS Festival
Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have been confirmed for the Aardschok stage (powered by Jägermeister) at this year's Zwarte Cross (Black Cross) festival, set to take place July 24-26 in Lichtenvoorde, Holland. A total of 18 metal bands will perform at the event which will feature 12 (!) stages,...March 5, 2009
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GOD FORBID Guitarist Comments On New Album's 'Amazing' Chart Debut
"Earthsblood", the new album from New Jersey metal titans GOD FORBID, sold around 5,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan, to land at position No. 110 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD debuted at No. 2 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers)...March 5, 2009
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