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STARTERHEAD To Release 'Undergrounding' In June

Swedish death metal band STARTERHEAD will release its new album, "Undergrounding", on June 3 through Indark Music. The CD was produced by Jens Bogren (OPETH, KATATONIA) and features a guest appearance by ANATA's Conny Pettersson on drums. Check out audio samples on the group's MySpace profile. Forme...

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INTO ETERNITY Mainman Issues SYMPHONY X Tour Recap

Founding guitarist/principal songwriter Tim Roth of Canadian extreme progressive metallers INTO ETERNITY has issued the following update: "We just finished our last show with SYMPHONY X and EPICA and all we can say is that the tour was killer! Everyone from the bands to the crew was super-cool. It t...

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OPETH: Australian Tour Dates Announced

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have scheduled the following Australian tour dates in September: Sep. 02 - Perth, AUS @ Metro City Sep. 04 - Adelaide, AUS @ Thebarton Theatre Sep. 05 - Melbourne, AUS @ Palace Theatre Sep. 06 - Sydney, AUS @ The Big Top Sep. 07 - Brisbane, AUS @ The Arena An ...

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INTO ETERNITY Singer: 'We're All Gay'

Metal Mark from Local Productions conducted an interview with Canadian extreme progressive metallers INTO ETERNITY on May 1 at the Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia. The nine-minute clip, which contains footage of the band's concert at the venue, can be viewed below. INTO ETERNITY has set "The Incurabl...

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TYGERS OF PAN TANG Confirmed For Norway's METAL ROCK FEST

NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG have been confirmed for the Metal Rock Fest, a brand new two-day event set to take place August 15-16 in Lillehammer, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, August 15 CRIMES OF PASSION WHITE LION THE WILDHEARTS HANOI ROCKS TWISTED SISTER TYGE...

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KRUX To Perform At Holland's DOOM TO DUST Festival

KRUX, the Swedish band featuring CANDLEMASS bassist Leif Edling, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Mats Levn, ex-ENTOMBED drummer Peter Stjrnvind, guitarist Jrgen Sandstrom (also in THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED/GRAVE),OPETH/ex-ARCH ENEMY guitarist Fredrik kesson, and keyboardist Carl Westholm, will perfo...

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PARADISE LOST Members Comment On Upcoming 'The Anatomy Of Melancholy' DVD

Four tracks from the upcoming PARADISE LOST DVD "The Anatomy Of Melancholy" are available for streaming in audio format on the band's MySpace page. Check out the songs "Sweetness", "Pity The Sadness", "No Celebration" and "Say Just Words" at this location. On April 12, 2007, PARADISE LOST played a s...

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OPETH: 'Watershed' E-Card Available

An e-card for "Watershed", the new album from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, can be found below. "Watershed" is scheduled for release on June 3 via Roadrunner Records (one day earlier internationally). The CD, recorded in the band's native Sweden and produced by frontman/guitarist Mikael kerfe...

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DREAM THEATER, OPETH: When PORTNOY And KERFELDT Unite - Part Seven

In anticipation of the Progressive Nation 2008 tour, Roadrunner Records brought together the leaders of the two acts topping the bill DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy and OPETH's Mikael kerfeldt sat for a series of interviews to be posted over the next four weeks leading up to the Progressive Nation kic...

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ANNIHILATOR Guitarist To Guest On HEAVENWOOD Album

Portuguese metallers HEAVENWOOD have announced that ANNIHILATOR guitarist Jeff Waters will be a very special guest on their new album. Jeff will appear on what is described as "the most intense and metal song of the group's career," a track well-suited to Waters titled "Bridge To Neverland". Comment...

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THE SWORD Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

According to Metal Hammer, Austin, Texas-based quartet THE SWORD has 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: ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES CLOUDS...

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BLOODBATH Confirmed For Finland's PELLAVAROCK Festival

Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH has been confirmed for the Pellavarock festival, set to take place August 9 in Lammi, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BLOODBATH HATEFORM KIUAS MYGRAIN RYTMIHIRI SOTAJUMALA TRACEDAWN BLOODBATH recently spent time at Park Studio in Sto...

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ARCH ENEMY Completes European Tour

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have just triumphantly finished off a string of high-profile, partly sold-out headline dates in Europe which saw them debut in Russia, then visit The Netherlands, France, Belgium and end up with four massive shows as part of the "Defenders Of The Faith" to...

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AT THE GATES, METALLICA, PANTERA, ENTOMBED Among Top Albums Of Last 17 Years

To celebrate its 100th issue, Sweden's longest-running music magazine Close-Up has published a list of the top 100 albums in metal, hard rock, hardcore, punk and extreme rock released during the past 17 years (1991-2008). Compiled from 23 individual writers' selections, Close-Up's extensive list see...

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ARCH ENEMY: New Video Interview With DANIEL ERLANDSSON Available

Baconmusic's James Allman conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY drummer Daniel Erlandsson prior to the band's April 25, 2008 performance at Manchester Academy as part of the Defenders of the Faith UK tour with OPETH, DEVILDRIVER and 3 INCHES OF BLOOD. Watch the eight-minute chat below. ARCH ENEMY w...