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PICA FIERCE Wins 'Norwegian Wacken Metal Battle'
Norwegian thrash/death metal band PICA FIERCE won the "Norwegian Wacken Metal Battle" final this past Friday night (May 9). The competition was held in Trondheim and featured five of the most promising bands in the Norwegian metal scene today. The winner's prize is a slot at this year's Wacken Open...May 11, 2008
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TESTAMENT, OPETH, DARK TRANQUILLITY Confirmed For Turkey's UNI-ROCK Festival
TESTAMENT, OPETH and DARK TRANQUILLITY are among the confirmed bands for the Uni-Rock festival, set to take place June 20-22 at at Parkorman in Istanbul, Turkey. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: TESTAMENT OPETH DARK TRANQUILLITY ORPHANED LAND PENTAGRAM CATAFALQUE MALT MORIBUND OBLIVION...May 10, 2008
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OPETH To Guest On IRON MAIDEN Singer's Radio Show
Swedish metallers OPETH will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, May 30 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. U.K. time at BBC.co.uk. An e-...May 10, 2008
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OPETH: 'The Candlelight Years' Box Set Due In June
An OPETH three-CD box set called "The Candlelight Years" (image),featuring the the band's first three albums, will be released in Japan on June 23. The track listing is as follows: "Orchid" (1995): 01. In Mist She Was Standing 02. Under the Weeping Moon 03. Silhouette 04. Forest of October 05. The...May 9, 2008
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WITHIN TEMPTATION Pulls Out Of Israel's ANTHEM METAL FESTIVAL
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION have issued the following update: "Due to scheduling conflicts that include promotional activities for our new DVD, we are very sorry to tell you that we have to move our show in Tel Aviv that was previously scheduled on August 14th. We are...May 9, 2008
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DREAM THEATER: Vancouver Concert Filmed For Upcoming DVD
DREAM THEATER last week kicked off the Progressive Nation 2008 tour, also featuring OPETH, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME and 3. DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has posted the following update on the Progressive Nation web site: "Welly, welly, welly, my fellow prog fans... Progressive Nation 2008 is f...May 9, 2008
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PARADISE LOST Schedules 20th-Anniversary Shows With ANATHEMA, MY DYING BRIDE
To celebrate PARADISE LOST's 20th anniversary this year, the British gothic metal pioneers will perform two special shows this September alongside ANATHEMA and MY DYING BRIDE. The details are as follows: Sep. 18 - Bataclan, Paris, FRA Sep. 19 - The Forum, London, UK Four tracks from the upcoming PAR...May 8, 2008
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KAMELOT Confirmed For Norway's METAL ROCK FEST
KAMELOT and MAEDER have been confirmed for the Metal Rock Fest, a brand new two-day event set to take place August 15-16 in Lillehammer, Norway. Meanwhile, WARRIOR has pulled out the event. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ADAM BOMB ALESTORM ASTRAL DOORS BENENA REACH BULLET CIRCUS...May 8, 2008
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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...May 7, 2008
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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...May 7, 2008
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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 ...May 6, 2008
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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...May 2, 2008
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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...May 2, 2008
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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...April 30, 2008
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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...April 30, 2008
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