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WITCHERY: 'Witchkrieg' First-Week Sales Revealed
"Witchkrieg", the new album Swedish metallers WITCHERY, sold around 600 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 84 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who...July 7, 2010
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TRIDENT To Make U.S. Live Debut In October
TRIDENT, the Swedish death metal band formed by guitarist Johan Norman (DISSECTION, SOULREAPER),will make its U.S. live debut on Saturday, October 2 at club Europa in Brooklyn, New York. Also scheduled to appear is the New Jersey-based black metal band IMMOLITH. Tickets are $18. TRIDENT released it...July 6, 2010
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KING OF ASGARD Begins Filming New Video
Swedish Viking folk/death metal band KING OF ASGARD has commenced filming a video for the opening song on its soon-to-be released debut album, "Fi'mbulvintr". The CD is tentatively due later this summer via Metal Blade Records. Commented the band: "It's been a while now and the debut album was recor...July 6, 2010
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SLAYER: Third Time's Not The Charm For Paris Concert
Tomorrow night's (Wednesday, July 7) SLAYER concert at the Bataclan in Paris, France has been cancelled — reportedly due to voice-related issues experienced by the band's frontman, Tom Araya. This marks the third time the California thrash metal veterans have called off a show in Paris in the last f...July 6, 2010
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METALLICA: Backstage, Performance Footage From Sofia Posted Online
Official Metallica.com footage of METALLICA's June 22, 2010 concert in Sofia, Bulgaria — including clips of the pre-show meet-and-greet and tuning-room jam as well as the now-legendary "Big Four" performance of the DIAMOND HEAD classic "Am I Evil?" — can be viewed below. The band's setlist was as fo...July 3, 2010
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SNOWY SHAW To Lay Down Drums On RALF SCHEEPERS' Debut Solo Album
Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME) will lay down the drum tracks on the first solo album from PRIMAL FEAR frontman Ralf Scheepers. After Ralf and his collaborators spent the last three years writing material for the e...July 2, 2010
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THE GENERALS In Writing Mode
Swedish "death 'n' roll" band THE GENERALS has issued the following update: "The two upcoming weekends we will do two festival gigs and directly after that its back to Karlstad and continue the songwriting for album number two. We will record some demos during the fall and then hopefully we will beg...July 1, 2010
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AMON AMARTH, STRATOVARIUS Members Added To DIO Tribute At SWEDEN ROCK CRUISE
Some of Sweden's finest heavy metal musicians will gather to pay tribute to Ronnie James Dio during this fall's edition of the Sweden Rock Cruise, set to sail on October 7, 2010 from Stockholm, Sweden for Åbo, Finland and return the following day. There will be a long tribute concert with a number o...June 30, 2010
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KING OF ASGARD Is 'Proud' Of Forthcoming Debut Album
Swedish viking folk/death metal band KING OF ASGARD recently completed work on its debut album, "Fi'mbulvintr", for a tentative August European release via Metal Blade Records. Commented the band: "It's been a while now and the debut album was recorded way back now. "On the 19th of March, KING OF AS...June 29, 2010
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DEFTONES Joined By PARAMORE Singer At Luxembourg's ROCK-A-FIELD Festival
PARAMORE frontwoman Hayley Williams joined DEFTONES on stage yesterday (Sunday, June 27) at the Rock-A-Field festival in Roeser, Luxembourg to perform the DEFTONES song "Passenger". Fan-filmed video footage of her appearance can be viewed below. DEFTONES' new album, "Diamond Eyes", sold 62,000 copie...June 28, 2010
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METALLICA Frontman Interviewed On Polish TV
METALLICA frontman James Hetfield was interviewed on Poland's "Dzien Dobry" program (which airs on the TVN channel) when the band played the Sonisphere festival in Warsaw on June 16, 2010. You can watch the chat below. METALLICA was joined onstage Tuesday night (June 22) in Sofia, Bulgaria by member...June 24, 2010
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Flamenco Versions Of SLAYER, MEGADETH, KISS, SCORPIONS Classics Featured On New FLAMETAL Album
Benjamin Woods and his monster creation FLAMETAL will release their latest album, "Heavy Mellow", on July 6 via Flametal Records. According to a press release, the CD "embraces the metalworks of SLAYER, MEGADETH, KISS and the SCORPIONS, to name a few." "This is a flamenco guitar tribute album to som...June 24, 2010
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DANKO JONES Interviewed In Denmark
Diskant.dk conducted an interview with DANKO JONES frontman and namesake on June 11, 2010 at the Copenhell festival in Copenhagen, Denmark. Watch the chat below. DANKO JONES's new album, "Below The Belt", was released in the U.S. on June 8. Produced by DANKO JONES' old friend and longtime collaborat...June 24, 2010
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'Big Four' Show In Bulgaria: Fan Interviews Posted Online
Bulgaria's MusicSpace.bg web site has posted pre-show interview clips (see below) with fans recorded at last night's (Tuesday, June 22) historic concert in Sofia, Bulgaria where members of SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX joined METALLICA on stage to perform the DIAMOND HEAD classic "Am I Evil?" METALLI...June 23, 2010
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PRIMORDIAL Parts Ways With Drummer, Seeks Replacement
After playing what vocalist Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill of Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL has called the band's "worst show in 20 years" on June 5, 2010 in Athens, Greece, the group has officially parted ways with drummer Simon O'Laoghaire and is currently seeking a replacement. PRIMORDIAL says i...June 23, 2010
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