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CANDLEMASS Resumes Recording New Album — Without Vocalist MESSIAH

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS returned to Polar studio in Stockholm this past weekend to add one song to their forthcoming album. The brutally heavy "Of Stars and Smoke" was put down with ease and in a very releaxed working environment. Since the as-yet-untitled CD won't be out until next y...

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EUROPE: 'Secret Society' Japanese Release Date Announced; Track Listing Revealed

Reunited Swedish hard rockers EUROPE will release their new album, "Secret Society", in Japan on November 18 via JVC/Victor Entertainment Inc. The CD will be issued in Europe on October 27. A U.S. release date has not yet been announced. Although the band members chose to produce the album themselve...

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ETERNAL OATH To Enter Studio In October

Swedish melodic death metallers ETERNAL OATH will enter the studio in late October to record the follow-up to 2005's "Wither". "Thirteen brand new songs has been written and if all songs will end up on the album is yet to [be] decided," the group writes on its web site. ETERNAL OATH recently parted...

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CANDLEMASS Mainman: 'I Can't Really Say If MESSIAH Will Sing On The Upcoming Album Or Not'

Bassist/songwriter Leif Edling of the legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "It is hotter than hell right now (in Sweden anyway) and most of you doom-lovers are on vacation. So are we. And we do get worried questions though about wha...

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SABATON: 'Attero Dominatus' Video Posted Online

SABATON's video for the song "Attero Dominatus" has been posted online at www.sabaton.net. The track is the title cut of the band's third full-length album, due on July 28 via Black Lodge Records. The CD's artwork was once again handled by Mattias Norén of Progart Media. SABATON's sophomore full-len...

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Vocalist TONY MILLS Quits SHY To Focus On TNT

According to a posting on MelodicRock.com, vocalist Tony Mills has officially left SHY in order to pursue a singing career with TNT. "After much deliberation and trying to build a future, it seems that my future lies in Norway with TNT," Mills said in a statement. "Having spent a lot of time in ...

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CANDLEMASS: Post-MESSIAH Albums To Be Re-Released With Bonus Tracks

GMR Music has announced plans to re-release the CANDLEMASS albums "Chapter VI" (1992) and "Dactylis Glomerata" (1998) as double remastered discs. "Chapter VI" will include the "Sjunger Sigge Furst" EP as bonus tracks plus a live DVD disc and "Dactylis Glomerata" will contain an entire previously unr...

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Vocalist TONY HARNELL To Perform Final Show With TNT

Vocalist Tony Harnell's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Tony Harnell will perform together with TNT in one last show! Tony's final show with the band will take place on the Polar Rock festival in Storsteinnes, Troms, Norway on June 30, 2006. A spectacular show is prom...

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ETERNAL OATH Part Ways With Singer, Announce Replacement

Swedish melodic death metallers ETERNAL OATH have parted ways with original singer Joni Mäensivu. "The band thinks that their musical development over the past few years has been such that traditional death metal vocals no longer feel appropriate," reads a posting on the group's web site. "Replacing...

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ETERNAL OATH: Early Albums Re-Released On Single CD

Swedish melodic death metallers ETERNAL OATH have announced plans to release their first two albums on one CD. The set, entitled "Re-Released Hatred", includes the band's debut mini-CD, "So Silent" (1996),as well as its follow-up, "Through the Eyes of Hatred" (1998),both of which have been hard to...

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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...

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LED ZEPPELIN: Video Report From Polar Music Prize Gala Posted Online

Sweden's TV4 has aired video footage of the surviving members of LED ZEPPELIN receiving the prestigious Polar Music Prize from Sweden's king today in the city where they recorded their final studio album 27 years ago. Watch the video report at this location (NOTE: The report begins at the 16:09 mark...

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LED ZEPPELIN Receive Polar Music Prize In Stockholm

Irish Examiner is reporting that the surviving members of legendary rock band LED ZEPPELIN received the prestigious Polar Music Prize from Sweden's king today (May 22) in the city where they recorded their final studio album 27 years ago. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones crossed the stag...

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LED ZEPPELIN: Brand New TV Interview Available Online

Sweden's TV4 has uploaded an interview with LED ZEPPELIN members John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, which was broadcast earlier today (May 22). Watch it at this location. The rock legends are currently in Stockholm attending tonight's Polar Music Prize gala, where they will be presented w...

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LION'S SHARE Bassist To Perform At POLAR MUSIC PRIZE Gala

LION'S SHARE bassist Sampo Axelsson will perform at the Polar Music Prize gala in Stockholm, Sweden on May 22. Guests include LED ZEPPELIN members John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, plus His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. ZEPPELIN will receive the prestigious award at the event,...