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CANDLEMASS Continue Work On New Album

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have posted the following message on their official web site: "Hello doomlovers!! Not everything is clouded in the C-MASS camp. The band is currently recording the new album with full force, again in Stockholm's Polar Studios — the new place. Ten killer doom me...

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LED ZEPPELIN Members To Attend POLAR MUSIC AWARDS

LED ZEPPELIN members John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant are scheduled to attend the upcoming Polar Music prize ceremony in Sweden (May 22),where ZEPPELIN will receive the prestigious award. Jason Bonham will be on hand to accept the award on behalf of his father. The event will be broadca...

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ULI JON ROTH: East Coast Tour Recap

Uli Jon Roth's (ex-SCORPIONS) production manager Jeff Agins has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding Roth's current U.S. tour and upcoming first-ever Sky Academy Seminar & Sky Music Festival, which is going to take place in Los Angeles, California on May 24-28: "I just got bac...

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SABATON: Song-By-Song Description Of 'Attero Dominatus'

SABATON singer Joakim Brodèn has issued a track-by-track description of the band's third full-length album, "Attero Dominatus", due on July 28 via Black Lodge Records. It reads as follows: Track 1 - "Attero Dominatus": "This song is what SABATON is all about. A fast song in 6/8 beat and one hell of...

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New TNT Singer Speaks

SHY vocalist Tony Mills has issued the following statement regaridng his decision to join TNT as the band's new lead singer: "Having been in discussions with the members of TNT in Norway over the last few weeks, I have decided to take the band up on an offer to front them throughout their forthcomin...

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SABATON To Release 'Attero Dominatus' In July

Sweden's SABATON will release their third full-length album, entitled "Attero Dominatus", on July 28 via Black Lodge Records. 11 songs were reportedly recorded for the follow-up to last year's "Primo Victoria". The CD's artwork is once again being handled by Mattias Norén of Progart Media. On May 13...

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CANDLEMASS Are 'Confident' MESSIAH Will Sing On New Album

Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have posted a new message on their official web site regarding singer Messiah Marcolin's announcement that he was leaving the band. As previously reported, Marcolin contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET on Friday (April 28) to reveal that he has parted ways with the group and that...

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CANDLEMASS Bassist Says Singer MESSIAH Is Suffering From 'Severe Pre-Recording Psychosis'

CANDLEMASS bassist/songwriter Leif Edling has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding singer Messiah Marcolin's announcement that he was leaving the band. As previously reported, Marcolin contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET earlier today (April 28) to reveal that he has parted ways with the Swedis...

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Exclusive: CANDLEMASS Frontman MESSIAH Quits Band

CANDLEMASS vocalist Messiah Marcolin contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET today (April 28) to reveal that he has left the Swedish doomsters and that it's 100 percent definite that he will not return. "We could not agree on how to do the new album," he said, but would not further elaborate on his sudden depart...

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AUDIOSLAVE Frontman Talks About His New Gig As Paris Restaurateur

Gene Stout of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer recently conducted an interview with AUDIOSLAVE/ex-SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On his pre-SOUNDGARDEN job as a fish handler for a Ballard, Washington seafood wholesaler: "I did it for years, from my early teens...

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CANDLEMASS Finish Recording Four New Songs With Producer ANDY SNEAP

Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have recorded four new songs with producer Andy Sneap (NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY, MACHINE HEAD). The recordings took place last weekend at the new Polar studios in Stockholm, Sweden and the band say that they are very happy with the result. “The songs are pretty much in the...

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DEICIDE's BENTON: 'I Hate HOFFMAN Brothers More Than Anything In This World'

J. Bennett of Decibel magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton. An excerpt from the chat follows: Decibel: Has it been weird writing songs without the Hoffman brothers [Eric and Brian, former DEICIDE guitarists]? Benton: "It's been the fucking greatest th...

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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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CANDLEMASS To Tour South America In March

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have announced the following South American dates in March: Mar. 24 – Santiago, CHL – Venue TBC Mar. 25 - Sao Paulo, BRA – Venue TBC Mar. 26 - Porto Alegre, BRA – Venue TBC CANDLEMASS's latest album, simply titled "Candlemass", was released in May 2005 via Nucl...

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BACKYARD BABIES To Release 'Live Live In Paris' CD In February

Having spent the better part of 2005 on tour with SOCIAL DISTORTION in both Europe and North America, Swedish glam-punks BACKYARD BABIES now offer up a souvenir of their concert experience. "Live Live In Paris" (no, that's not a typo; it's the verb followed by the adjective) showcases 15 classics fr...