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OPETH Forced To Pull Out Of Sweden's PEACE & LOVE Festival
Swedish metallers OPETH have cancelled tonight's appearance at the Peace & Love festival in Borlnge, Sweden "due to sickness," according to a posting on the group's web site. Replacing them at the event is SABATON. "Watershed", the new album from OPETH, sold more than 19,000 copies of in the Uni...June 26, 2008
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TORTURE DIVISION: Rehearsal Footage Posted Online
Video footage of TORTURE DIVISION the new Swedish death metal band featuring guitarist Lord K. Philipson (THE PROJECT HATE, GOD AMONG INSECTS, ex-LEUKEMIA),bassist/vocalist Jrgen Sandstrm (VICIOUS ART, THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) and drummer Tobias "Tobben" Gustafsson (VOMITORY) playing t...June 25, 2008
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SATYRICON Confirmed For Israel's ANTHEM METAL FESTIVAL
Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON have been confirmed for the Anthem Metal Festival 2008, set to take place August 14, 2008 at Hangar 11 on the shores of Tel Aviv, Israel. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: SATYRICON MESHUGGAH OPETH DARK TRANQUILITY THE HAUNTED NEVERMORE SALEM BETZEFER...June 24, 2008
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SOULFLY Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR
SOULFLY has been confirmed for the Bloodstock Open Air 2008 festival, set to take place August 15-17 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. Bloodstock Open Air festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AKERCOCKE ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES CLOUDSCAPE COMMUNIC CROWNING GLORY DESTRUCTION...June 24, 2008
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DE PROFUNDIS Parts Ways With Drummer, Seeks Replacement
London, UK-based progressive doom metal band DE PROFUNDIS has parted ways with drummer Sterghios Moschos (PANTHEIST). "Following his move to Canterbury, it would no longer have been possible for Sterghios to rehearse and play shows with us frequently because of the distance involved," the group writ...June 23, 2008
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SWEET SAVAGE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Reactivated NWOBHM legends SWEET SAVAGE (based in Belfast, Northern Ireland) have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AIRBOURNE ALESTORM AS I LAY D...June 21, 2008
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OPETH: New Video Interview With FREDRIK KESSON Posted Online
Austrian heavy 'zine Stormbringer.at conducted an interview with OPETH guitarist Fredrik kesson prior to the band's June 14, 2008 concert at the Nova Rock festival in Austria. Watch the 10-minute chat below. "Watershed", the new album from OPETH, sold more than 19,000 copies of in the United States...June 21, 2008
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GIRLSCHOOL Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AIRBOURNE ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN...June 20, 2008
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OPETH Pulls Out Of Spain's LORCA ROCK Festival
Following the cancellation of the 2008 edition of Portugal's Lagoa Burning Live festival, Swedish metallers OPETH have also been forced to pull out of Spain's Lorca Rock festival "due to finances, but OPETH will return to Spain in the near future," according to a posting on the group's web site. "Wa...June 18, 2008
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OPETH Mainman Issues Post-U.S. Tour Update
OPETH mainman Mikael kerfeldt has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "We made it! First tour in support of 'Watershed' nailed down! We really enjoyed the Progressive Nation tour, all of us. It was one of the smoothest and quickest runs we've ever done. Great company too! All the guys...June 18, 2008
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BURST: 'Lazarus Bird' Release Dates Revealed
Sweden's BURST will release its new album, "Lazarus Bird", via Relapse Records on the following dates: USA: September 16 Germany: September 19 Rest of Europe: September 22 "Lazarus Bird" was recorded at Studio Bohussound (STATUS QUO, ABBA) in Kungalv, Sweden. The follow-up to 2005's "Origo" was once...June 18, 2008
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EMPEROR Needs Your Help
Legendary Norwegian black metallers EMPEROR are currently looking for photo material from the live reunion period and are asking their fans for help. Photographs are being collected for possible use in artwork for upcoming live recordings (to be announced). If you have photos of EMPEROR live on stag...June 17, 2008
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'Swedish Death Metal' Book Expanded Edition Due In July
INSISION/TYRANT bassist Daniel Ekeroth's acclaimed history "Swedish Death Metal" will be available this July in revised and expanded edition from new U.S. publisher Bazillion Points. The ultimate insider's account of the rise of the Scandinavian metal scene, the book boasts over 450 pages, over 500...June 16, 2008
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OPETH Performs With Stand-In Bassist At Austria's NOVA ROCK Festival
Swedish metallers OPETH performed five songs at the Nova Rock festival in Austria with guest bass player Johan Niemann (THERION, DEMONOID) filling in for Martin Mendez, who stayed home to spend time with his girlfriend and newborn son. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Demon Of The Fall 02. Ba...June 15, 2008
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Former EMPEROR Frontman IHSAHN: New Video Interview Available
MetalKult.com has posted a video interview with former EMPEROR guitarist/singer Ihsahn. The footage was captured when MetalKult editors Jimmy Hubbard and Brad Angle visited Norway last March. During the trip MetalKult traveled to Ihsahn's hometown of Notodden, where they sat down with the musician a...June 14, 2008
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