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DARKANE Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING
Swedish high-energy thrashers DARKANE have been confirmed for the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 23-25 in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 23: WHITESNAKE LACUNA COIL SATYRICON DIE KRUPPS MOONSPELL MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP EVERGREY EDGUY TRIVIU...June 7, 2006
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SLAYER, MEGADETH, MINISTRY Confirmed For Japan's LOUD PARK 06 Festival
SLAYER, MEGADETH, MINISTRY and IN FLAMES are among the confirmed bands for the Loud Park 06 festival, set to take place October 14-15, 2006 at the Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Halls 9-11 in Tokyo, Japan. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: SLAYER MEGADETH MINISTRY IN FLAMES ARC...June 7, 2006
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PARADISE LOST To Support OPETH In U.K.
PARADISE LOST have been confirmed as the support band for OPETH on their upcoming U.K. tour. The dates are as follows: Nov. 05 - Portsmouth, UK @ Pyramid Nov. 06 - Glasgow, UK @ ABC Nov. 07 - Nottingham, UK @ Rock City Nov. 08 - Manchester, UK @ Academy Nov. 09 - London, UK ...June 5, 2006
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OPETH Perform At Germany's ROCK AM RING Festival: Video Available
A video clip of OPETH performing the songs "The Grand Conjuration", "Closure" and the first part of "Deliverance" live at the Rock am Ring festival in Nürburgring, Germany on Saturday, June 3 has been posted online at this location (Real Media, 50 MB). (Alternate link/site: Rapidshare.de) [Thanks to...June 4, 2006
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OPETH Announce Japanese, U.K. Dates
Sweden's OPETH have announced that they will be performing at the Loud Park Festival in Tokyo, Japan on October 14. This will be the first time that Opeth have played Japan. In other news, OPETH will play seven U.K. gigs in November. The group's fall 2006 itinerary is now shaping up as follows: Oct....June 2, 2006
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DAN SWANÖ: 'I Have Done So Much Lately, It Is Hard To Keep Track'
Finnish Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH, PAN THY MONIUM) fan site Swano.tk recently conducted an interview with Swanö about the projects he is currently involved in, both as a producer and as a performing musician. A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Q: You are pro...May 28, 2006
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DARK TRANQUILLITY To Record New Album In October
Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have posted the following message on their official web site: "No updates for a while, but rest assured that we haven't been resting on our laurels. We're insanely busy with the songwriting for the next album, and it's now decided that the recordings...May 28, 2006
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OPETH Mainman Says LORDI Is Music For 'Five-Year-Olds'
OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has commented on LORDI's surprise win in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, marking Finland's first Eurovision victory in 45 years. Asked by an OPETH fan on the band's official forum what he thought of LORDI winning the contest, Mikael replied, "Haha! I love watchin...May 27, 2006
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THE ETERNAL: Australian Tour Dates Announced
Hot on the heels of their highly successful curtain-raising for OPETH and H.I.M., THE ETERNAL are hitting Australian roads in support of "Sleep of Reason", their second album for Finnish label Firebox Records. Melbourne's dark and melodic metal masters will kick off their tour in Canberra on Friday,...May 27, 2006
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FIREBALL MINISTRY Check In From DISTURBED Tour
Following a tremendous second half of 2005 that saw shows alongside JUDAS PRIEST, OPETH, NEVERMORE, PELICAN, CKY, H.I.M. and CLUTCH, as well as a performance on NBC's "Last Call With Carson Daly", hard rock quartet FIREBALL MINISTRY recently kicked off its first tour of 2006. The band is currently i...May 26, 2006
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ALL THAT REMAINS To Film 'This Calling' Video Next Week
ALL THAT REMAINS, the Massachusetts-based act featuring former SHADOWS FALL vocalist Philip Labonte, will hit the Jersey shore (the now-abandoned Hancock Naval Base in Sandy Hook) on Tuesday, May 30 to film the video for "This Calling", from their forthcoming album "The Fall of Ideals", with directo...May 26, 2006
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CANDLEMASS: New Studio Photos Posted Online
Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have uploaded several photos from their recent recording sessions at Stockholm's Polar Studios. Check them out at Candlemass.se. As previously reported, CANDLEMASS frontman Messiah Marcolin contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET on April 28, 2006 to reveal that he has part...May 26, 2006
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MERCENARY: New Album Details Revealed; Bassist Announced
Denmark's MERCENARY have wrapped up recording and mixing their new album, "The Hours That Remain", with producer Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, COMMUNIC, MAROON, HATESPHERE),who had previously worked with the group on their "11 Dreams" offering. Commented the group: "We made what we feel is the most powerf...May 23, 2006
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THE SISTERS OF MERCY, FREEDOM CALL Added To Finland's TUSKA OPEN AIR Metal Festival
THE SISTERS OF MERCY and FREEDOM CALL have been added to the lineup of the ninth annual Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, set to take place June 30 – July 2 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. FREEDOM CALL have replaced U.K. power metallers DRAGONFORCE, who were forced to pull out of the event after la...May 22, 2006
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HELLFUELED Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
HELLFUELED have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CALIBAN CARNIVORE CELTIC FR...May 20, 2006
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