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OPETH Performs In India For First Time

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH played in India for the first time ever Sunday night (January 25) at the Indian Institute of Technology's Saarang festival in the city of Chennai to a metal-starved Indian audience who loved every minute of it. They also took part in a signing session after the sh...

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LION'S SHARE: 'Dark Hours' Artwork Available

Swedish melodic heavy metal masters LION'S SHARE will release their new album, "Dark Hours", on March 25 via Blistering Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Emotional Coma" was mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (OPETH, SYMPHONY X, PARADISE LOST, AMON AMARTH) and features guest appearances by SYMPHONY X...

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Egypt's SCARAB, Germany's HATRED To Perform At WITH FULL FORCE, DESERT ROCK Festivals

The organizers of the Desert Rock and With Full Force festivals have announced their respective winners of the "United We Rock" online battle-of-the-bands contest. Egypt's SCARAB and Germany's HATRED (Germany) will open both events in 2009, starting with Desert Rock festival on March 6, followed by...

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FEARSCAPE Signs With BOMBWORKS RECORDS

Bombworks Records has announced the signing of Australian melodic progressive black metallers FEARSCAPE. The band's first release with Bombworks will be a remastered reissue of 2008's "Scent of Divine Blood", featuring brand new artwork, contain one previously unreleased track and bonus live footage...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: Arizona Shows Announced

Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have scheduled the following dates: March 27 - The Rock - Tucson, AZ March 28 - Venue of Scottsdale - Scottsdale, AZ FLOTSAM AND JETSAM has set "The Cold" as the title of its new album, due in early 2009 via Driven Music Group, the label created by former KORN .....

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KRUX Joined By OPETH Keyboardist

KRUX — the Swedish band featuring CANDLEMASS bassist Leif Edling, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Mats Levén, ex-ENTOMBED drummer Peter Stjärnvind, guitarist Jörgen Sandstrom (also in THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED/GRAVE) and OPETH/ex-ARCH ENEMY guitarist Fredrik Åkesson — has issued the following update:...

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Former EMPEROR Frontman IHSAHN To Support OPETH In Oslo Only

Former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn's MySpace page has been updated with the following message: "A previous announcement confirmed that Ihsahn would support OPETH for the majority of shows on their forthcoming Norwegian tour in March. However, more detailed production planning has revealed tech...

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GOD FORBID Guitarist Comments On Upcoming Tour With LAMB OF GOD, AS I LAY DYING

New Jersey titans GOD FORBID are preparing to hit the road with LAMB OF GOD, AS I LAY DYING, CHILDREN OF BODOM and MUNICIPAL WASTE as part of the No Fear Energy Music Tour. The trek commences in Phoenix, Arizona on April 2 and covers 35 markets through the U.S. and Canada, ending in Myrtle ...

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DREAMING DEAD: Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Behind-the-scenes footage from the recording sessions for "Within One", the debut album from the Los Angeles, California-based death/thrash metal band DREAMING DEAD, can be viewed below. "Within One" is scheduled for release on January 20 via Ibex Moon Records. The CD was co-produced by John Haddad...

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DEMONIC RESURRECTION To Support OPETH In India

Mumbai, India-based death metallers DEMONIC RESURRECTION and progressive rockers MOTHERJANE will support OPETH at the Saarang Festival, set to take place January 15 at IIT Madras in Chennai, India. For more information, visit www.saarang.org. DEMONIC RESURRECTION last fall posted the band's new sing...

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IN FLAMES Drummer To Take Part In Online Chat

Drummer Daniel Svensson of IN FLAMES will take part in an online chat tomorrow (Tuesday, January 20) at 3:30 p.m. CET on the Swedish MSN page. IN FLAMES was honored with the "Best Hard Rock" award at the Swedish "Grammis" gala, which was held on January 7 at Hovet in Stockholm. The band ...

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UNEARTH, GOD DETHRONED, ELVENKING Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

UNEARTH, GOD DETHRONED and ELVENKING 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...

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ENTOMBED Added To OPETH's Finnish Dates

Swedish metallers ENTOMBED have been added to the following OPETH dates in Finland: Feb. 13 - Seinäjoki, FIN @ Rytmikorjaamo Feb. 14 - Oulu, FIN @ Teatria Feb. 15 - Helsinki, FIN @ Cable Factory Feb. 16 - Tampere, FIN @ Pakkahuone Fan-filmed video footage of ENTOMBED performing at the Way Of Darknes...

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NERVECELL: 'Demean' Video Available

"Demean", the new video from the Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based death/thrash act NERVECELL, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's latest album, "Preaching Venom", which was released last April and features PSYCROPTIC's David Haley (also of THE AMENTA, RUINS) on drums. The CD was mixe...

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METALLICA Guitarist Provides Foreword To First-Ever CLIFF BURTON Biography

On September 27, 1986, METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton lost his life at the age of 24 in a coach crash near Ljungby, Sweden. In the 23 years since that devastating event, no one has chronicled Burton's huge talent and achievements in book form. However, in June 2009 this is set to change with the glo...