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CHAOS DIVINE Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement
Drummer Chris Mitchell will play his last gig with Australian metallers CHAOS DIVINE on March 28 at The Railway Hotel, North Fremantle, Australia. According to the band, "It's a sad departure and he will be sorely missed, but unfortunately he could not continue with the job. "It's been an amazing tw...March 17, 2008
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DRACONIAN: Spanish Dates Announced
Swedish doom metal band DRACONIAN has scheduled the following dates in Spain: April 04 Barcelona, SPA - Salamandra 1 April 05 - Madrid, SPA - Ritmo y Comps DRACONIAN recently entered the album chart in Sweden at position No. 68 with the band's latest release, "Turning Season Within". The CD was reco...March 17, 2008
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OPETH Setlist To Feature 'Two Older, Evil-Sounding Songs We've Never Played Before'
OPETH mainman Mikael kerfeldt has issued the following update: "The clip of [OPETH performing the new song] 'Heir Apparent' from the Melloboat [on March 8] is out [view the video below] and the feedback's been pretty amazing. It's a rough version of course, first time we played it live, but neverthe...March 16, 2008
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OPETH Mainman Performs With KATATONIA On Schizoid Boat; Video Available
Swedish metallers KATATONIA were joined by OPETH mainman Mikael kerfeldt for the song "Murder" during their appearance last Sunday (March 9) on the 21st anniversary Schizoid Boat in honor of Mellotronen's birthday. Watch fan-filmed footage of the performance below (courtesy of "RealFnDeal"). KATATON...March 16, 2008
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Metal Injection Launches New Weekly Video Podcast 'The Fix'
Metal Injection, the extreme music on demand website, has brought back one of its most requested shows, the weekly video format. With the launch of the new weekly videocast, "The Fix", the site pledges to feature a wide variety of metal videos, interviews, and exclusive live footage. The first episo...March 15, 2008
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HANOI ROCKS, WHITE LION, RICHIE KOTZEN Confirmed For Norway's METAL ROCK FEST
HANOI ROCKS, WHITE LION, RICHIE KOTZEN, DRACONIAN, MIDNATTSOL and CRIMES OF PASSION 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 L...March 15, 2008
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DRACONIAN Lands On Swedish Chart
Swedish doom metal band DRACONIAN has entered the album chart in its home country at position No. 68 with its latest release, "Turning Season Within". The CD was recorded at Fascination Street studio (OPETH, KATATONIA) in rebro, Sweden during September 2007 and features a guest appearance by NOVEMBE...March 14, 2008
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WOODS OF YPRES Frontman Is New GATES OF WINTER Drummer
Bassist/manager Steve Angelo Furgiuele of Northern Ontario's GATES OF WINTER has issued the following update: "The time has come for GATES OF WINTER to embark on the next phase in our short history. "Thus far throughout our five-year run, we have embraced many failures and enjoyed successes that hav...March 13, 2008
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Former EMPEROR Frontman IHSAHN: New Solo Album Track Listing Revealed
Mnemosyne Productions/Candlelight Records has set a May 27 North American release date for the new solo album from former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn, entitled "angL". The track listing for the CD is as follows (in alphabetical order): 01. Alchemist 02. Elevator 03. Malediction 04. Misanthrope...March 12, 2008
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BLOODBATH: 'The Wacken Carnage' CD/DVD Details Revealed
Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH has issued the following update: "The first and so far only concert with BLOODBATH will finally see the dawn (of the dead) as a live CD/DVD digipak entitled 'The Wacken Carnage' on Peaceville April 21st. Almost three years have passed since this carnage too...March 12, 2008
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OPETH: Performance Footage Of New Song Posted Online
Swedish metallers OPETH performed a new song, "Heir Apparent", this past Saturday (March 8) during their appearance on the 21st anniversary Schizoid Boat in honor of Mellotronen's birthday. Watch fan-filmed footage of the performance below (courtesy of "maxorxo"). "Heir Apparent" is featured on OPET...March 11, 2008
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KRUX Schedules Norwegian, Swedish Dates
KRUX, the Swedish band featuring CANDLEMASS bassist Leif Edling, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Mats Levén, ex-ENTOMBED drummer Peter Stjärnvind, guitarist Jörgen Sandstrom (also in THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED/GRAVE),OPETH/ex-ARCH ENEMY guitarist Fredrik Åkesson, and keyboardist Carl Westholm, has is...March 11, 2008
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OPETH Mainman Issues Post-'Melloboat' Update
OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has posted the following message on his MySpace blog: "What you don't know won't hurt you... Well, I'm going to tell ya! "I just got back from the Melloboat, basically the floors are still moving underneath me and I'm beyond exhausted, but it's all worth it. Myself, my...March 11, 2008
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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist Producing VEHEMENT Demo
Willie Adler of LAMB OF GOD is producing a new six-song demo from the League City/Houston, TX-based thrash/death metal band VEHEMENT. Commented VEHEMENT guitarist Jordan Singleton: "I'm really excited! LAMB OF GOD is a huge influence on us and it is like a dream come true to have Willie Adler workin...March 10, 2008
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ALESTORM Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival
Scotland's ALESTORM 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 band will open the main stage on Sunday, August 17. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE G...March 10, 2008
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