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ARCH ENEMY: More Tour Dates Announced
Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have scheduled the following dates: With SHADOWS FALL: March 07 Kawasaki @ Club Citta' (Japan) March 08 Tokyo @ Shinkiba Studio Coast (Japan) March 10 Nagoya @ Club Diamond Hall (Japan) March 11 Osaka @ Namba Hatch (Japan) March 13 - Taipei @ National Army...February 5, 2008
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OPETH Covers ALICE IN CHAINS, ROBIN TROWER During New Album Sessions
Swedish progressive metal titans OPETH have set "Watershed" as the title of their forthcoming album, due out 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 Åkerfeldt and Jens Bogren, is a mast...February 5, 2008
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OPETH: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed
Swedish progressive metal titans OPETH have set "Watershed" as the title of their forthcoming album, due out 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 Åkerfeldt and Jens Bogren, is a mast...February 5, 2008
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IN FLAMES, THE CULT, W.A.S.P., OPETH Confirmed For Sweden's PEACE & LOVE Festival
IN FLAMES, THE CULT, W.A.S.P., OPETH, CLUTCH, MILLENCOLLIN, THE 69 EYES, DARK TRANQUILLITY and WOLF have been confirmed for the Peace & Love festival, set to take place June 23-28, 2008 in Borlänge, Sweden. Also scheduled to appear are THE HAUNTED, ENTOMBED, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, THE HELLACOPTERS...February 1, 2008
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OPETH Mainman Comments On His Return To BLOODBATH
OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt has issued the following update: "Thought I'd gain some pure death metal credibility and mention that I'm back in BLOODBATH again. I was slightly 'talked into' coming back but I certainly don't regret it now. Obviously I am busy all the time, both with my family and OPETH, s...January 31, 2008
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COLDWORKER: Swedish Date Announced
COLDWORKER, the Örebro, Sweden-based "blasting" death metal band consisting of current and former/current members of such acts as NASUM, RELENTLESS, RUIN and PHOBOS, will support VOLTURYON (formerly CONTORTION) at the latter band's release party in Borlänge, Sweden on February 8 at The Rock House. C...January 31, 2008
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BLOODBATH: More EP, DVD Details Revealed
Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH announced earlier today that OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt has laid down the vocal tracks for the band's new mini-CD, which is expected to be issued later in the year. "It's been kept secret since the summer of 2007 when Mike was asked to record vocals for four...January 30, 2008
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OMNIUM GATHERUM Moves Into Direct-Support Slot On DARK TRANQUILLITY UK Tour
According to a posting on the OMNIUM GATHERUM web site, UK thrashers EVILE have cancelled their participation in the DARK TRANQUILLITY-headlined "The Great British Fiction Tour", which means that OG will move into the main-support slot on the trek. "EVILE will be compensated with local opening acts,...January 30, 2008
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STURM UND DRANG Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Finnish metallers STURM UND DRANG have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RUDI PE...January 30, 2008
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CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SONATA ARCTICA, DEATH ANGEL Confirmed For Italy's EVOLUTION FESTIVAL
CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SONATA ARCTICA, DEATH ANGEL and NOVEMBRE have been confirmed for the Evolution Festival 2008, set to take place Saturday, July 12 at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CAVALERA CONSPIRACY SONATA ARCTICA DARK LUNACY IN FLAMES OPETH DEATH ANG...January 30, 2008
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OPETH Mainman Returns To BLOODBATH
Swedish death metal supergroup BLOODBATH has issued the following update: "So the time has come for BLOODBATH to once again poison the scene with a contagious doze of über brutal death metal. An old acquaintance in this zombified bloodline has once again re-visited his old home. We can now announce...January 30, 2008
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JUDAS PRIEST, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, DIMMU BORGIR Confirmed For Holland's FIELDS OF ROCK
JUDAS PRIEST, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, DIMMU BORGIR, OPETH and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE are among the confirmed bands for the Fields of Rock festival, set to take place June 20-22 at on the Evenemententerrein of Walibi World in Biddinghuizen, the Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows...January 30, 2008
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'Gigantour 2' Complete DVD And CD Details Revealed
The second coming of MEGADETH's acclaimed traveling metal festival Gigantour arrives on both DVD and CD April 22 via Image Entertainment — just ten days after Gigantour's latest incarnation begins its North American invasion April 12 in Denver. Conceived in 2005 by MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine, G...January 30, 2008
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OPETH Mainman On Illegal Music Downloading, Reissues And Lineup Changes
UK's Metal Hammer magazine recently conducted an interview with OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal Hammer: Your label, Roadrunner, has been criticized for the number of reissues it releases, including your last album, "Ghost Reveries". Do you think that's fair? M...January 29, 2008
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SYMPHONY X: New Video Interview With MICHAEL ROMEO Posted Online
SPV-TV has posted an interview with SYMPHONY X guitarist Michael Romeo conducted by Sir Jay. Watch the 14-minute chat below. SYMPHONY X's new CD, "Paradise Lost", sold around 6,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. "Paradise Lost" was released...January 29, 2008
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