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OSI To Begin Mixing New Album Next Month

OSI (OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE),the project featuring FATES WARNING guitarist Jim Matheos and ex-DREAM THEATER keyboardist Kevin Moore, will begin mixing its as-yet-untitled third album in early December with engineer Phil Magnotti. A spring 2009 release is expected. OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfe...

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OPETH, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, SABATON Confirmed For CLOSE-UP BÅTEN Metal Cruise

After selling out the first two cruises in 2007 and 2008, Close-Up Båten will once again sail from Stockholm, Sweden to Finland on February 12, 2009 and return the following day. Next year's festival lineup is as follows: OPETH HARDCORE SUPERSTAR SABATON MISERY INDEX GRAVEYARD TORTURE DIVISION OPETH...

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LION'S SHARE: New Album Details Revealed

Swedish melodic heavy metal masters LION'S SHARE are putting the finishing touches on their new album, "Dark Hours", for a March 2009 release via Blistering Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Emotional Coma" will be mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (OPETH, SYMPHONY X, PARADISE LOST, AMON AMARTH) and...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: New Album Title Announced

Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have set "The Cold" as the title of their new album, due in early 2009 via Driven Music Group, the label created by former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch. According to guitarist Mark Simpson, the CD will feature "10 songs — ALL brutal, ALL killer, NO filler!!...

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GOD FORBID: 'Earthsblood' Release Date Announced; Audio Samples Available

New Jersey metal titans GOD FORBID will release their new album, "Earthsblood", on February 24 in North America and February 16 in Europe via Century Media Records. The group has posted a new audio sampler composed of sections of a few new tracks. Check it out below. Commented Doc Coyle (guitars, vo...

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OPETH: New Audio Interview With MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Available

Denmark's Revolution-Music.dk conducted an interview with OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt at the Aalborg Metal Festival, which was held November 6-8, 2008 in Aalborg, Denmark. You can now download the chat as an audio file at this location. OPETH will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinso...

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OPETH: South American, Mexican Dates Announced

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have scheduled the following dates in South America/Mexico: Mar. 27 - Mexico City, Mexico - Circo Valador Mar. 29 - Bogota, Colombia - Bogota Apr. 01 - Santiago, Chile - Teatro Caupolicán Apr. 02 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - El Teatro Apr. 04 - Sao Paulo, Brazil -...

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Vertebrae

It's weird; in one way, ENSLAVED have traveled light-years beyond the chainmail trappings that defined their early attempts at progressive black metal. They're full-on psychedelic nutters now, creating otherworldly soundscapes using layered madrigal vocals, minimalist guitar washes and fluid, expres...

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'Swedish Death Metal' Book: Polish Translation Due This Month

INSISION/TYRANT bassist Daniel Ekeroth's acclaimed history "Swedish Death Metal" will be available in a Polish translation on November 28 from Polish publishing house Kagra. The book was translated by Bart Donarski (who also translated "Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Gri...

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OPETH To Play Russia For The First Time

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will perform in Russia for the first time ever in February 2009. On February 20, the band will play in Moscow and on February 21 they appear in St. Petersburg. "Burden", the new video from OPETH, can be viewed below. While Danish director Lasse Hoile (DREAM THEATE...

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OPETH: 'Burden' Video Available

"Burden", the new video from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, can be viewed below. While Danish director Lasse Hoile (DREAM THEATER, PORCUPINE TREE, STEVEN WILSON) shot and directed the storyline in Denmark, OPETH filmed the band performance at the Vogue theater in Vancouver, Canada. "The Roundh...

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DRACONIAN To Play Israel In February

Swedish doom metal band DRACONIAN will play a headlining show in Tel Aviv, Israel on February 28, 2009 at the Barbie Club. Support at the gig will come from DISTORTED and DESERT. Tickets go on sale on November 20. For more information, check out the poster below. DRACONIAN's last show in Israel was...

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OPETH Confirmed For Sweden's HOUSE OF METAL Festival

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have been confirmed for next year's installment of the House Of Metal festival, set to take place February 27-28 in Umeå, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: THE HAUNTED MUSTASCH TORTURE DIVISION OPETH STORMWARRIOR SAIT DEAMON For more informati...

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OPETH Frontman Checks In

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish metallers OPETH has issued the following update: "Well, the North American tour went great; in fact, I think it was one of my favourite tours ever! BARONESS were great guys and a great band, and HIGH ON FIRE...well, I love those guys. Pike was like my b...

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DRACONIAN: Moscow Photos, Video Footage Available

The MetalList webzine has uploaded photos of DRACONIAN's November 8, 2008 concert at club Tochka in Moscow, Russia. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "HizumiH23"). The group's setlist was as follows: 01. When I Wake 02. Bloodflower 03. A Scenery Of Loss 0...