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PARADISE LOST: 'The Anatomy Of Melancholy' E-Card Available
An e-card for PARADISE LOST's forthcoming DVD, "The Anatomy Of Melancholy", can be accessed at this location. On April 12, 2007, PARADISE LOST played a sold-out show at the Koko club in the heart of Camden, London to record a DVD. Fans and media from all over the world came to the beautiful ...May 21, 2008
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DESTRUCTION Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival
Veteran German thrashers DESTRUCTION have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 15-17, 2008 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AKERCOCKE ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES CLOUDSCAPE COMMUNIC CRO...May 20, 2008
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Top Heavy Metal Musicians Select Favorite Guitarists Of All Time
Thiago Sarkis of Roadie Crew magazine (web site) organized a poll in which 330 guitarists were asked about their favorite guitarists of all time. Among the participants in the poll were current and former members of such bands as GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, MACHINE HEAD, NIGHTWISH, MEGADETH, SCORPIONS, TES...May 19, 2008
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OPETH Members Discuss Musical Influences, Favorite Albums
The German branch of Roadrunner Records has posted video footage of OPETH mainman Mikael kerfeldt and the group's new guitarist Fredrik kesson (KRUX, ex-ARCH ENEMY, TALISMAN) discussing their musical influences and recommending some of their favorite albums. Watch the clip at this location. OPETH's...May 19, 2008
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ANATA Drummer Checks In From Recording Studio
Swedish death metal masters ANATA have entered the studio to begin recording their new album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Earache Records. Commented drummer Conny Pettersson: "Finally the day had come that we had been waiting for so long. Preparation is the key, and if you can be...May 19, 2008
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BLOODBATH: 'The Wacken Carnage' Mini-Site Launched
Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH will release a live CD/DVD digipack entitled "The Wacken Carnage" on June 2 in Europe and June 24 in the U.S. via Peaceville. The package contains footage of the band's appearance at the 2005 edition of the Wacken Open Air festival. Commented the group: "Al...May 19, 2008
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Programmed to Consume
Los Angeles' ABYSMAL DAWN hit a home run the first time at bat with "From Ashes", the full-length debut on Crash Music, Inc. in 2006. It ended up being one of a handful of my favorite death metal albums from that year and continues to be today. The album sounded like it was recorded by ...May 19, 2008
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W.A.S.P., FINNTROLL, ANGRA, EPICA, SOILWORK Pull Out Of Portugal's LAGOA BURNING LIVE Festival
ANGRA, W.A.S.P., FINNTROLL, DARK MOOR, ANCIENT RITES, MAGIC KINGDOM, SOILWORK and EPICA have pulled out of the second edition of the Lagoa Burning Live Festival "for reasons out of our comprehension," according to the event organizers. "We feel deeply sorry for this news and he hope to have these ex...May 17, 2008
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SYMPHONY X: More South American Dates Announced
Progressive metallers SYMPHONY X have announced more dates for their fall 2008 South American tour. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Oct. 24 - Recife, Brazil - Clube Portugues do Recife Oct. 25 - So Paulo, Brazil - Credicard Hall Oct. 28 - Santiago, Chile - Teatro Caupolican Oct. 2...May 16, 2008
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OPETH: Amsterdam, Paris Signing Sessions Announced
Swedish metallers OPETH have scheduled the following signing sessions: June 03 - FAME - Amsterdam, Holland (6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.) June 04 - Virgin Megastore - Paris, France (6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.) OPETH's new album, "Watershed", is scheduled for release on June 3 via Roadrunner Records (one day earlier...May 16, 2008
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OPETH Mainman: Everybody On This Tour Is, Like, 'Super-Cool'
OPETH frontman Mikael kerfeldt has issued the following update from the Progressive Nation 2008 Tour, which also features DREAM THEATER, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME and 3: "The final countdown! Hey, good people! We're in Columbus, Ohio right now. Nice weather, shitty food, smelly bus but everything's...May 16, 2008
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DREAM THEATER / OPETH One-Off Acoustic Collaborative Performance Scrapped
DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has issued the following update from the Progressive Nation 2008 Tour, which also features OPETH, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME and 3: "We were asked by Roadrunner [Records, DREAM THEATER and OPETH's record label] to do a special unique one-off performance for a few li...May 16, 2008
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Former ANTHRAX Singer JOEY BELLADONNA, OPETH Mainman To Guest On 'The Metal File'
Former ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna and OPETH mainman Mikael kerfeldt will guest on this week's (May 16) edition of "The Metal File" program on Montreal's CHOM-FM (commercial, 50,000 watts). "The Metal File" can be heard live from 12 midnight to 1 a.m. Friday nights on CHOM-FM. It is also availabl...May 15, 2008
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OPETH's MIKAEL KERFELDT Interviewed By PORCUPINE TREE's STEVE WILSON; Part 1 Available
Metal Hammer has posted a video exclusive of OPETH frontman Mikael kerfeldt being interviewed by PORCUPINE TREE frontman Steve Wilson about OPETH's forthcoming opus "Watershed". Part one in a three-part series of clips can be viewed at this location (Windows Media),with parts two and three to come...May 15, 2008
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OPETH's MIKAEL KERFELDT Interviewed By Roadrunner Records Australia; Part 3 Available
The third installment of an eight-part video interview with OPETH mainman Mikael kerfeldt has been posted on the web site of the Australian branch of Roadrunner Records. Watch the clip at this location. OPETH will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, May 30 during Bruce's week...May 15, 2008
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