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DEATH BREATH Featuring Former ENTOMBED, GRAVE Members: Audio Available

DEATH BREATH, the new Swedish old-school death metal project featuring former ENTOMBED drummer and main songwriter Nicke Andersson (currently the frontman of his rock 'n' roll band THE HELLACOPTERS) and vocalist Jörgen Sandström (who had previously fronted the Swedish death metallers GRAVE),have up...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE, MOTÖRHEAD, IN FLAMES, DREAM THEATER Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: MOTÖRHEAD, MELDRUM, MANNTIS Venue: House of Blues City/State: Las Vegas, Nev. Date: March 11, 2006 Gross Sales: $17,612 Attendance: 650 Capacity: 1,800 Artist/Even...

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Former ENTOMBED Drummer, Ex-GRAVE Frontman Join Forces In New Death Metal Project

Former ENTOMBED drummer and main songwriter Nicke Andersson (currently the frontman of his rock 'n' roll band THE HELLACOPTERS) has set DEATHBREATH as the name of his new old-school death metal project, BLABBERMOUTH.NET can reveal. Handling the vocals in the new group is Jörgen Sandström, who had pr...

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BACKYARD BABIES: New Album Title, Release Date Announced

Sweden's BACKYARD BABIES have set "People Like People Like People Like Us" as the title of their new studio album, due on April 12 via Sony BMG. The follow-up to 2003's "Stockholm Syndrome" was produced by THE HELLACOPTERS frontman/ex-ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson, whose "genius arrangements have...

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THE HELLACOPTERS Announce First U.S. Tour In Four Years

Sweden's THE HELLACOPTERS, who feature in their ranks former ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson on guitar/vocals, have announced a three-week U.S. tour in March. "This will be our sixth U.S. tour since 1998 and the first one in almost four years," the band write on their web site. The dates are as fol...

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BURST Albums To Be Released On Deluxe Double LP

BURST's "Origo" and "Prey On Life" albums will be released on a deluxe double LP by Holland's Garden of Exile Records. Garden of Exile previously released an extremely limited BURST split 7" with THE OCEAN. As previously reported, BURST have been honored with the prestigious "P3 Guld" award for thei...

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BACKYARD BABIES To Release 'Live Live In Paris' CD In February

Having spent the better part of 2005 on tour with SOCIAL DISTORTION in both Europe and North America, Swedish glam-punks BACKYARD BABIES now offer up a souvenir of their concert experience. "Live Live In Paris" (no, that's not a typo; it's the verb followed by the adjective) showcases 15 classics fr...

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BURST Comment On 'P3 Guld' Award Win

Sweden's BURST have commented on their surprising win in the "Best Rock/Metal Album Of The Year" category (for their criticially acclaimed "Origo" release) at the prestigious "P3 Guld" awards, which were held in Gothenburg, Sweden on Saturday (Jan. 21). Also nominated in this category were OPETH (wh...

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BURST Receive 'Best Album' Award From IN FLAMES Frontman At Sweden's 'P3 Guld'

BURST were honored in the "Best Rock/Metal Album Of The Year" category (for their criticially acclaimed "Origo" release) at the prestigious "P3 Guld" awards, which were held in Gothenburg, Sweden on Saturday (Jan. 21). Also nominated in this category were OPETH (who many believed were a virtual shoo...

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THE HELLACOPTERS: 'Rock & Roll Is Dead' U.S. Release Date Pushed Back

Due to manufacturing delays, the release date for the American pressing of THE HELLACOPTERS' acclaimed new album, "Rock & Roll Is Dead", has been pushed back two weeks to February 7. It will still contain two bonus tracks not included on any other version of the recording, as well as bonus video...

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Rock and Roll Is Dead

Mondo rock stars everywhere else, club-touring indie hopefuls here in the land that birthed rock and roll and then let it crawl out of its cradle like an unwanted bastard and immigrate. What's wrong with this country? At least we've finally got "Rock and Roll Is Dead" coming out domestically, albeit...

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Mr. Right Hand Man

Time for a little Pavlovian experiment. THE HELLACOPTERS. TURBONEGRO. THE BLACK HALOS. BACKYARD BABIES. GLUECIFER. Are you drooling yet? If so, do what you have to do to get a copy of this Italian rock combo's tasty slab of snotty Swederock abandon. Hell, based on song titles alone, it's hard to und...

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OPETH, BURST, THE HELLACOPTERS Among 'P3 Guld' Nominees

OPETH, BURST and THE HELLACOPTERS are among the nominated artists for the "P3 Guld" award from Swedish radio station P3 in the "Best Rock/Metal Album Of The Year" category. The winners will be announced on January 21, 2006 during a live awards ceremony broadcast from Storan in Gothenburg, Sweden. Th...

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Top Metal/Hardcore Albums Of 2005 As Voted By Writers Of Sweden's CLOSE-UP Magazine

A total of 30 metal, rock and punk writers at Sweden's Close–Up magazine have voted in the magazine's annual critics' album-of-the-year poll. The final results were as follows: 01. SYSTEM OF A DOWN – "Mezmerize" 02. OPETH – "Ghost Reveries" 03. NINE INCH NAILS – "With Teeth" 04. THE MARS VOLTA – "Fr...

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THE HELLACOPTERS: 'Rock & Roll Is Dead' To Receive U.S. Release In January

"Rock & Roll Is Dead", the acclaimed new album from Swedish rockers THE HELLACOPTERS — whose multiple Grammy awards and gold records in their home country have helped the quintet build a rabid fan base not only in their native Europe, but around the entire world — will be released in America on...