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OPETH: 'The Roundhouse Tapes' Double CD To Receive U.S. Release In November

Swedish metallers OPETH will release the "The Roundhouse Tapes" double CD in the U.S. on November 20 via Peaceville Records. The set will be issued in Europe on October 22. The cover artwork for "The Roundhouse Tapes" has been posted at this location. According to a press release, "The Roundhouse Ta...

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CANDLEMASS: More London Concert Footage Posted Online

More fan-filmed video footage has surfaced of legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS's September 12, 2007 concert in London, England. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Marche Funebre (intro) 02. The Well of Souls 03. At The Gallows End 04. Solitude 05. Emperor of the Void 06. Devil Seed 07. Mir...

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GOTTHARD Singer To Guest On New AYREON CD

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted an audio sample of the next guest singer who will appear on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: GOTTHARD frontman Steve Lee. Other vocalists scheduled to appear on the CD include Bob Catley (MA...

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CANDLEMASS Performs In London: Photos, Review, Video Footage Available

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS performed in London, England Wednesday night (September 12) for the first time since they were joined by singer Robert Lowe from SOLITUDE AETURNUS. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Marche Funebre (intro) 02. The Well of Souls 03. At The Gallows End 04. So...

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MERCENARY: Studio Time Pushed Back To November

Danish metallers MERCENARY have issued the following update: "After a long summer break, we're finally back from the living and ready to roam amongst the dead again... "The songwriting for the next album has begun and we're currently recording song structures and demoing ideas. The studio time has b...

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CANDLEMASS, AGENT STEEL, VICIOUS RUMORS: Photos From METAL MELTDOWN Festival Available

High-quality photos of CANDLEMASS, AGENT STEEL, VICIOUS RUMORS, INHUME, OFFICIUM TRISTE and AFTER ALL performing at the Metal Meltdown II festival on September 9, 2007 in Rijssen, The Netherlands can be found at Metal-Experience.com. A four-minute video interview with CANDLEMASS members Leif Edling...

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AFTER FOREVER Singer To Guest On New AYREON CD; Audio Available

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted audio samples (sample#1, sample#2) of the next two guest singers who will appear on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: Phideaux Xavier and AFTER FOREVER frontwoman Floor Jansen. Other vocalist...

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OPETH Pays Tribute To Classic Heavy Metal Artists

Swedish metallers OPETH have issued the following update: "A memorable evening for any OPETH fan took place on September 8th and 9th at the notorious Anchor Bar in central Stockholm, Sweden. Martin Mendez (bass),Axe [Martin Axenrot; drums] and Fredrik Åkesson [guitar] played a full-on heavy metal c...

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INSOMNIUM: North American Tour Blog Launched

Finland's INSOMNIUM is currently on the road in North America with fellow countrymen SWALLOW THE SUN as well as Sweden's KATATONIA and SCAR SYMMETRY as part of the Live Consternation tour. A tour diary/blog maintained by INSOMNIUM guitarist Ville Friman can be found at this location. INSOMNIUM's vid...

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MAGNUM Singer To Guest On New AYREON CD; Audio Available

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted an audio sample of the next guest singer who will appear on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: MAGNUM vocalist Bob Catley. Other vocalists scheduled to appear on the CD include Anneke van Gier...

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CANDLEMASS: First Footage From Headlining Tour Posted Online

Fan-filmed footage of CANDLEMASS' September 1, 2007 headlining performance at The Rock in Copenhagen, Denmark can be viewed below. A four-minute video interview with CANDLEMASS members Leif Edling and Robert Lowe conducted at the Jalometalli 2007 festival — which took place place August 17-18 at Clu...

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Former THE GATHERING Singer To Guest On New AYREON CD; Audio Available

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted an audio sample of the next guest singer who will appear on the the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: former THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen, who now fronts her newly formed band AGUA...

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KRUX Schedules Hometown Gig

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...

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DREAM EVIL: Video Footage From Holland's ELSROCK FESTIVAL Available

Fan-filmed video footage of DREAM EVIL's performance at this year's installment of the Elsrock Festival, which was held August 25 in Rijssen, The Netherlands, can be viewed below. DREAM EVIL has announced plans to release a CD containing several new cuts and songs that were previously only available...

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OPETH Mainman MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT: 'We Still Mean Business'

OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has issued the following update: "'The Roundhouse Tapes' is coming along nicely, both the CD version and the DVD. We're working on the artwork right now and as usual it takes time. I think the CD is supposed to be out in October sometime and the DVD early next year as...