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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...April 30, 2008
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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...April 29, 2008
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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...April 29, 2008
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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...April 29, 2008
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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...April 29, 2008
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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...April 29, 2008
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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...April 29, 2008
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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...April 28, 2008
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Unblessing the Purity
Sweden's BLOODBATH just keeps on churning out their modernized old school (if that makes any sense) brand of death metal. Yet the detractors are sure to bitch when they find out that new EP "Unblessing the Purity" no longer includes what many considered to be the driving force of the act, Dan Swanö....April 28, 2008
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Black Ocean
Somewhere between the crowded wastelands of post-rock and tech-metal, Pennsylvania co-op CENTURY has spent the last three years cobbling together this monolithic statement of purpose. It's ten tracks, all horsepilled together and blasted out of the speakers with overdriven guitar tone and harsh, cac...April 28, 2008
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GRAND MAGUS To Release 'Iron Will' In June
Swedish powerhouse GRAND MAGUS, which features in its ranks current SPIRITUAL BEGGARS frontman Janne Christoffersson, will release its fourth full-length album, "Iron Will", on June 9 via Rise Above Records. The CD was once again recorded in Stockholm, with Oneman acting as engineer and co-producer....April 27, 2008
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OPETH's MIKAEL KERFELDT: 'I'm A Slave To BLABBERMOUTH.NET'
Phil Freeman of Metal Edge magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with OPETH mainman Mikael kerfeldt and the group's new guitarist Fredrik kesson (KRUX, ex-ARCH ENEMY, TALISMAN). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On how Fredrik has been accepted by the OPETH fans: kesson: "They've [t...April 27, 2008
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SYMPHONY X, EPICA, INTO ETERNITY: West Hollywood Photos, Review Available
OnTrackMagazine.com has posted a review and photos of the April 19, 2008 concert at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, Californa featuring SYMPHONY X, EPICA and INTO ETERNITY. SYMPHONY X's video for "Set the World on Fire" can be viewed below. The track comes off the band's new CD, "Paradise Lost...April 26, 2008
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PARADISE LOST Streaming Four Audio Tracks From 'The Anatomy Of Melancholy'
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 26, 2008
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DREAM THEATER, OPETH: When PORTNOY And KERFELDT Unite - Part Six
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...April 25, 2008
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