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DEATH BREATH, KRUX Confirmed For Sweden's LINKÖPING METAL MASSACRE

DEATH BREATH (the Swedish old-school death metal project featuring former ENTOMBED drummer and main songwriter Nicke Andersson [currently the frontman of rock 'n' roll band THE HELLACOPTERS]) and KRUX (the Swedish band featuring CANDLEMASS bassist Leif Edling, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Mats Levén,...

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KATATONIA Frontman 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: KATATONIA frontman Jonas P. Renske. Other vocalists scheduled to appear on the CD include Jor...

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SYMPHONY X: Two European Headlining Dates Announced

Progressive metallers SYMPHONY X have announced two headlining dates in October during the band's European tour as the support act for DREAM THEATER: Oct. 18 - Prague, Czech Republic - Rock Cafe Oct. 20 - Vienna, Austria - Planet Music For a list of upcoming SYMPHONY X shows, click here. A 10-minute...

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MEGADETH Mainman DAVE MUSTAINE Checks In

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's web site: "This last week has been a lot of driving up and down the coast and I have so many things that are going on and so many things that are coming up I feel like I am ...

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CANDLEMASS: New Video Interview With LEIF EDLING, ROBERT LOWE Available

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 Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland — has been posted on YouTube. Watch it below. CANDLEMASS filmed its 20th anniversary concert on March 31...

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Ex-MASTERPLAN Frontman JORN LANDE 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 MASTERPLAN frontman Jorn Lande. Other vocalists scheduled to appear on the CD include...

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OPETH: 'The Roundhouse Tapes' DVD Due In Early 2008

OPETH's "The Roundhouse Tapes" will be released as a high-definition-filmed DVD in early 2008. This will also feature lots of fan interviews, band interviews, soundcheck footage and live photos, along with exclusive menu music written by mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt and keyboardist Per Wiberg. The cover...

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ANOTHER MESSIAH: 'And Now I Will...' Video Available

Dutch post-doom metal band ANOTHER MESSIAH has released its video for the song "And Now I Will..." Watch it below. The track comes off the group's first CD for Germany's Restrain Records, "Dark Dreams My Child", which was released in Europe on May 25, 2007. ANOTHER MESSIAH is a Dutch quartet who rec...

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CANDLEMASS: 20th Anniversary Concert To Be Released On DVD

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS filmed their 20th anniversary concert on March 31, 2007 at Stockholm's Kolingsborg for an upcoming DVD, tentatively due in October/November via Snapper/Peaceville. CANDLEMASS performed with no less than seven (!) different vocalists — including the band's forme...

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OPETH: 'The Roundhouse Tapes' Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for OPETH's upcoming "The Roundhouse Tapes" double CD has been posted at this location. Due on October 22 via Peaceville, "'The Roundhouse Tapes' contains a captivating OPETH performance from the Camden Roundhouse, London, UK, on November 9, 2006, and sees the band in scintillating...

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OPETH: 'The Roundhouse Tapes' Details Revealed

OPETH will release "The Roundhouse Tapes" on October 22 via Peaceville. According to a press release, "'The Roundhouse Tapes' contains a captivating OPETH performance from the Camden Roundhouse, London, UK, on November 9th, 2006 (a gig which also featured PARADISE LOST),and sees the band in scintil...

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DREAM EVIL To Release 'Gold Medal In Metal' CD/DVD Set

Sweden's DREAM EVIL has announced plans to release a CD containing several new cuts and songs that were previously only available in Japan as bonus tracks, combined with a live DVD recorded on November 25, 2006 at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg. Entitled "Gold Medal in Metal", the set will tentatively...

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MERCENARY To Enter Studio In October

Vocalist Mikkel Sandager of the Danish metallers MERCENARY has issued the following update: "Well, first of all, the new album is really progressing rapidly. We are in writing mode and it feels really good to be creative again. I guess I didn't realize how much I had piled up inside because I find m...

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EVERGREY Frontman 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: EVERGREY mainman Tom S. Englund. Other vocalists scheduled to appear on the CD include Ty Tab...

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OPETH: Fan-Taken Photos Needed For Upcoming Reissues

Candlelight Records is looking for fan-taken photos of OPETH from the group's early years to be used in connection with the upcoming reissues of the band's "Orchid" (1995),"Morningrise" (1996) and "My Arms, Your Hearse" (1998) masterpieces. Send in any OPETH pictures you have from this period (1995...