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DARK TRANQUILLITY Frontman Discusses Junk Food On Swedish National TV

In the latest episode of the Swedish metal show "Rundgång", DARK TRANQUILLITY frontman Mikael Stanne reveals his trade secrets as a longtime junkfood connoisseur. The show was aired yesterday on the SVT network and can be seen online at this location (click on the "Se del 4 av Rundgång" link). DARK...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Explain Raleigh Concert Cancellation

Sweden's DARK TRANQUILLITY have posted the following explanation regarding the cancellation of their appearance at the first show of the group's North American tour with OPETH on Wednesday (Feb. 15) in Raleigh, North Carolina: "As most of you have heard, we didn't play the first gig of the tour due...

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Former ELITIST Head Honcho Slams EARACHE RECORDS

Former Elitist Records head honcho/founder Lee Barrett has accused former partners Earache Records of shady business practices and has blamed Earache for indirectly causing the demise of Elitist. Read Barrett's two separate online postings detailing some of his experiences dealing with Earache and t...

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SOULFLY, OPETH Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE FESTIVAL

SOULFLY, OPETH, BOYSETSFIRE and DEADLINE have been confirmed for this year's installment of the With Full Force Festival, set to take place June 30 – July 2 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): A.O.K. AMORPHIS BLEED THE...

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VENOM, CELTIC FROST, OPETH Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA OPEN AIR METAL FESTIVAL

VENOM, CELTIC FROST and OPETH are among the confirmed bands for the ninth annual Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, set to take place June 20 – July 2 at Kaisaniemi Park in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands will perform on three stages over the course of three days. In addition, a couple of ...

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Producer/Musician DAN SWANÖ Talks About Working With DARK FUNERAL, BLOODBATH Singer Search

Global Domination recently conducted an interview with multi-talented Swedish producer/musician Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH, PAN THY MONIUM). A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Global Domination: The infamous story about DARK FUNERAL in Unisound… What was the...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Forced To Miss First Show Of OPETH Tour

Sweden's DARK TRANQUILLITY missed their connecting flight in Paris on their way to the U.S for their tour with OPETH and will unfortunately not play the first show of the OPETH tour on Wednesday, February 15 in Raleigh, North Carolina. DARK TRANQUILLITY's first live appearance on the tour will be in...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist Checks In With Songwriting Update

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon has issued the following update on the songwriting process for the group's follow-up to last year's "Alien": "[The songwriting is] going great, got too many song ideas, haha! About 6 are complete, and the rest are very close... "Most of you probably know that...

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OPETH: Tel Aviv Show Sold Out In Nine Days

OPETH's April 1, 2006 performance at at the Theatre Club in Tel Aviv, Israel completely sold out within nine days of tickets going on sale, according to the concert organizers. As previously reported, OPETH have been confirmed as the headliners of the Close-Up Festival, set to take place April 15-16...

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EVERGREY, BLINDSIDE, CULT OF LUNA Confirmed For Sweden's CLOSE-UP Festival

To celebrate 15 years as Sweden's leading magazine for metal, hardcore and punk, Close-Up magazine will stage a two-day festival in Stockholm. The grandiose event will take place April 15-16 at Münchenbryggeriet. Confirmed bands so far are OPETH, BOLT THROWER, AMON AMARTH, EVERGREY, BLINDSIDE, CULT...

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OPETH, BOLT THROWER, AMON AMARTH Confirmed For Sweden's CLOSE-UP FESTIVAL

OPETH, BOLT THROWER and AMON AMARTH have been confirmed for the Close-Up Festival, set to take place on April 16 in Stockholm. No further details are currently available. As previously reported, OPETH will hold several special performances, dubbed "Chronology MCMXCIV- MMV - A Live Observation By Ope...

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CANDLEMASS Win Swedish 'GRAMMY' Award For 'Best Hard Rock' Album

CANDLEMASS won a Swedish "Grammy" award in the "Best Hard Rock" category, beating out the likes of HAMMERFALL, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, MESHUGGAH and OPETH. The Swedish doom legends were honored for their self-titled 2005 opus, which is available on Nuclear Blast Records. EVERGREY were nominated in the "...

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SLIPKNOT, HATEBREED, IRON MAIDEN Featured On 'Headbanger's Ball - The Revenge' Compilation

Roadrunner Records has set an April 11 release date for the third installment of the "MTV Headbanger's Ball" compilations, entitled "MTV Headbanger's Ball - The Revenge". The final track listing for the collection is as follows: Disc 1: 01. SLIPKNOT - Before I Forget (exclusive mix never commericall...

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Drummer ADAM SAGAN Quits INTO ETERNITY

Drummer Adam Sagan has officially left Saskatchewan-based progressive metallers INTO ETERNITY. Sagan's statement on the matter reads as follows: "I'm very sad to announce to all of you that I am no longer a member of INTO ETERNITY. This is not what I wanted, but the simple truth is, for personal and...

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WHITESNAKE, OPETH Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

WHITESNAKE and OPETH have been confirmed for the tenth edition of the Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 3-4 in Italy. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANGRA BENEDICTUM CRUCIFIED BARBARA DIMMU BORGIR GAMMA RAY NEVERMORE OPETH SONATA ARCTICA STRATOVAR...