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PAIN: 'Cynic Paradise' First-Week Chart Positions
"Cynic Paradise", the new album from Swedish metallers PAIN, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Finland: #28 Sweden: #30 Germany: #78 "Follow Me", the new video from PAIN, can be viewed below. The clip, which was shot last month, features a special guest appearance by NIGHTWISH...November 10, 2008
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DREAMING DEAD: 'Within One' Artwork Unveiled
The cover artwork for "Within One", the debut album from the Los Angeles, California-based death/thrash metal band DREAMING DEAD, can be viewed below. The artwork was created by Travis Smith, who has previously worked with OPETH and NEVERMORE, among many other acts. "Within One" is scheduled for rel...November 9, 2008
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ICED EARTH: Vancouver Signing Session Announced
ICED EARTH will take part in a signing session Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada's Scrape Records, on November 19 prior to the band's performance at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver. Scrape Records, which bills itself as "the only metal and hard rock specialty store in Western Canada," opened i...November 8, 2008
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OPETH's 'The Roundhouse Tapes' Tops Finnish DVD Chart
"The Roundhouse Tapes", the long-awaited new DVD from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, has entered the DVD chart in Finland at position No. 1. "The Roundhouse Tapes" was released in most of Europe on October 27 via Peaceville Records. The set will be issued in the UK on November 10 and in the U....November 6, 2008
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BLOODBATH: 'The Fathomless Mastery' First-Week Sales Revealed
"The Fathomless Mastery", the new studio album from the Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 45 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the b...November 6, 2008
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LEGENDA AUREA Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Replacement
Singer Claudia Hofer has left the Swiss symphonic metal band LEGENDA AUREA "because of medical reasons." A replacement vocalist in the shape of Simone Christinat (ex-FELONY) has already been found. LEGENDA AUREA was scheduled to enter Fascination Street Studio (OPETH, SYMPHONY X, PAIN OF SALVATION,...November 4, 2008
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OPETH: 'Burden' Video To Be Premiered Tomorrow
Got a copy of OPETH's latest album, "Watershed"? Throw it into your computer and register for OpenDisc, if you haven't already, to view the band's latest video for "Burden". The clip goes live on Tuesday, November 4 at 11:00 a.m. EST for 24 hours. While Danish director Lasse Hoile (DREAM THEATER, PO...November 3, 2008
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South Africa's A WALK WITH THE WICKED Prepares To Record Debut EP
Cape Town, South Africa's A WALK WITH THE WICKED is currently in pre-production for its first release, a five-track EP, tentatively due in early 2009 via Middle Finger Records. The CD will be recorded with Cape Town's Dean Bailey (THE HORROR CAST, MARCHING DEAD) at Dean Bailey Productions and will b...November 2, 2008
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PAIN's PETER TÄGTGREN Interrogated; Video Available
Finland's Domination conducted a "Last Time I...' question-and-answer session with vocalist Peter Tägtgren of the Swedish metal band PAIN in early October when the group played the Tavastia club in Helsinki. Watch the two-minute chat below. PAIN's new album, "Cynic Paradise", was released in Germany...November 1, 2008
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PAIN Performs With NIGHTWISH Singer On Swedish TV; Video Available
Swedish metallers PAIN were the featured musical guests Thursday morning (October 30) on the "Nyhetsmorgon" program on Sweden's TV4. The band performed two songs — including its new single, "Follow Me", featuring a special guest appearance by NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon — and took part in an inter...October 31, 2008
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OPETH Frontman On 'Craziest' Thing He Did As Metal Musician
Germany's Metal Hammer magazine recently conducted an interview with OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metal Hammer: What does heavy metal mean to you in general: Lifestyle or music? Mikael: It's both. The lifestyle includes the music. Sometimes, when I think ba...October 31, 2008
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PAIN: 'Follow Me' Video Featuring NIGHTWISH Singer Posted Online
"Follow Me", the new video from Swedish metallers PAIN, can be viewed below. The clip, which was shot earlier this month, features a special guest appearance by NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon. The performance footage in the video was filmed during PAIN's October 9, 2008 concert at Tavastia in Helsink...October 30, 2008
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PAIN: 'Back To Mother Russia'
Swedish metallers PAIN, featuring HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tägtgren, have issued the following update: "When we did our first Russian show back in May 2007, we just thought people in that particular city were crazy. One and a half year later we know that Krasnodar was not a coincidence. Whole Russia...October 28, 2008
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FUELBLOODED: More Video Footage From Recording Studio Posted Online
Dutch melodic death/thrash act FUELBLOODED (formerly SACRAMENTAL SACHEM) has released episode 7 of its ongoing studio video diary covering the recording sessions for the band's sophomore album, titled "Off the Face of the Earth". Watch the 10-minute clip below. "Off the Face of the Earth" final trac...October 28, 2008
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PAIN: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
"Cynic Paradise", the new album from Swedish metallers PAIN, is available for streaming in its entirety on the band's MySpace page. An e-card for "Cynic Paradise" is available at this location. "Cynic Paradise" will be released on October 31 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to "Psalms of Ext...October 24, 2008
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