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IN FLAMES, SEPULTURA, MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY Members Reveal Their Favorite Albums Of 2005

In the December/January issue of the Swedish magazine Close-Up, a number of heavy metal/hard rock musicians list their favorite albums of 2005. Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA): BIOHAZARD – "Means to an End" CLAUSTROPHOBIA – "Fulminant" EXODUS – "Shovel Headed Kill Machine" Anders Fridén (IN FLAMES): NINE...

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BACKYARD BABIES: New Album To Be Produced By HELLACOPTERS' ANDERSSON

Sweden's BACKYARD BABIES have tapped THE HELLACOPTERS frontman/ex-ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson to produce their upcoming CD, tentatively due late spring 2006 via BMG. The upcoming collaboration will mark the first time that BACKYARD BABIES guitarist Dregen and Andersson have worked together sinc...

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Give Me the Fear

Produced by the same guy who brought you THE DARKNESS, and already hyped to the rafters by the ever-fickle U.K. press, London denimboys TOKYO DRAGONS are yet another band pulling the mirrored shades, leather vests, and moustaches so ironic they hurt, all in the name of "real rock and roll". The thin...

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THE CENTURY FAMILY Releases 'Metal For The Masses Volume Four'

Continuing the highly successful "Metal for the Masses" series, the Century Family unseals "Metal for the Masses Volume Four", once again exclusive to Hot Topic locations nationwide. The two-disc compilation contains 40 tracks totaling over two hours of music. The artwork for "Volume Four" incorpora...

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ENTOMBED Announce New Album Title

Swedish metallers ENTOMBED have set "Serpent Saints" as the title of their new album, due on June 6, 2006 via Threeman Recordings. The upcoming CD will be the group's first without the contributions of guitarist Uffe Cederlund, who left the band in September. Speaking to Sweden's Close-Up magazine,...

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Former ENTOMBED Guitarist Explains Departure

On September 8, Sweden's ENTOMBED announced the departure of original guitarist and songwriter Uffe Cederlund. "The last couple of years weren't much fun," says Cederlund in an exclusive interview in the November issue of the Swedish magazine Close-Up. "It feels like we wanted different things in th...

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Former ENTOMBED Drummer NICKE ANDERSSON Returns To Death Metal Roots

In 1998, ENTOMBED drummer and main songwriter Nicke Andersson left the legendary death metal outfit to focus on his rock ’n’ roll band THE HELLACOPTERS. Since then he's stayed clear of anything brutal and downtuned. In an exclusive interview in the November issue of the Swedish magazine Close-Up, An...

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FIREBALL MINISTRY Sign With LIQUOR AND POKER MUSIC

Acclaimed Los Angeles quartet FIREBALL MINISTRY, recently dubbed the "#1 metal band you need to know now" by Guitar World, have officially joined the roster of Liquor and Poker Music. The L.A.-based rock label will release the group's new album, "Their Rock Is Not Our Rock", on October 18. A rough m...

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NICKE ANDERSSON Back On Stage With ENTOMBED

Ex-ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson rejoined his former bandmates on stage last weekend at the "Peace and Love Festival" in Borlänge, Sweden. Andersson, who fronts the very successful THE HELLACOPTERS, wasn't filling in as the sticksman again but he was standing in for Uffe Cederlund on guitar while...

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TIGERTAILZ And ZAN CLAN Among Bands featured On 'Hollywood Hairspray IV' CD

Perris Records has set a June 21 release date for "Hollywood Hairspray IV", a collection of new and unreleased tracks from of today's hard rock scene. "Hollywood Hairspray IV" features Sweden's own glam master Zinny Zan, former vocalist of SHOTGUN MESSIAH and now the ringmaster of ZAN CLAN. TIGERTAI...

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THE HELLACOPTERS, WITHIN TEMPTATION, NIGHTWISH Confirmed For Finland's ANKKAROCK Festival

THE HELLACOPTERS, WITHIN TEMPTATION, NIGHTWISH and HANOI ROCKS are among the artists confirmed for this year's Ankkarock festival, set to take place August 6-7 in Vantaa, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: August 6, 2005: THE RASMUS THE HELLACOPTERS THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES U...

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THE HELLACOPTERS, GRIFFIN, KEEP OF KALESSIN Confirmed For Norway's STORÅSFESTIVALEN

THE HELLACOPTERS, GRIFFIN, KEEP OF KALESSIN, PURIFIED IN BLOOD and MANIFEST are among the bands confirmed for Storåsfestivalen 2005, a three-day festival scheduled to be held July 28-30 in Storås, Norway. For more information, visit www.storasfestival.no. ...

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THE HELLACOPTERS: 'Rock And Roll Is Dead' To Arrive In June

Universal (Sweden) has set a June 8 release date for the new THE HELLACOPTERS album, "Rock and Roll is Dead". The follow-up to 2002's "By the Grace of God", "Rock and Roll is Dead" was produced by Chips Kiesbye at Atlantis studio in Stockholm and was mixed by Michael Ilbert at Megaphon Studio. "Rock...

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MERENDINE ATOMICHE: New Album To Be co-Produced By JACK FROST

Italian metallers MERENDINE ATOMICHE have set "Raw!" as the title of their second full-length album, tentatively due in early 2006. The follow-up to 2003's "Walk Across Fire" will be recorded at New Sin Studios in Treviso, Italy beginning in August 2005 and will be co-produced by SEVEN WITCHES/ex-SA...

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LIMP BIZKIT Confirmed For Germany's ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK Festivals

LIMP BIZKIT have been confirmed for the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 3-5, 2005 in Nürburgring and Nürnberg, Germany. The following is a list of the bands currently scheduled to perform at the festivals: ADAM GREEN APOCALYPTICA AS I LAY DYING BILLY IDOL BULLET FOR M...