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BELPHEGOR: Early Albums To Be Reissued

Austrian death/black metal act BELPHEGOR will release a two-disc set in early December containing their early albums "The Last Supper" (1995) (with the original cover/booklet) and "Blutsabbath" (1997) (which has long been out of stock),plus a 24-page booklet — all for the price of single CD. "We ar...

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WINTERSUN Part Ways With Guitarist, Seek Replacement

WINTERSUN, the Finnish band featuring former ENSIFERUM singer/guitarist Jari Mäenpää, have parted ways with guitarist Oliver Fokin. "Oliver has decided that he can't contiune in WINTERSUN as a guitarist, because his time is filled with other activities/jobs," the band write on their web site. "So WI...

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WINDIR Is Now History

Norwegian black metallers WINDIR have posted the following message on their official web site: "The farewell concert at Rockefeller in Oslo on] September 3rd, was a tremendous sucsess. There were about 1200 people at the concert, and WINDIR, with [late frontman] Valfar's brother Vegard Bakken as a s...

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FINNTROLL, TO/DIE/FOR Confirmed For Finland's SPINEFEAST

FINNTROLL, TO/DIE/FOR, ENSIFERUM, AJATTARA and ENTWINE are among the bands scheduled to perform at Spinefeast, a three-day event set to be held October 28-30 at Nosturi in Helsinki, Finland. The comple lineup for the festival is as follows: Thursday, October 28: RAPTURE REVEREND BIZARRE SHAPE OF DES...

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BELPHEGOR Prepare To Record New Album

Austrian death/black metal act BELPHEGOR will enter Mastersound Studio in Fellbach, Germany on September 13 to begin recording their fifth full-length album, tentatively due in March 2005 through Napalm Records. "The three recording sessions will last 'till the 10th of November," the band write in a...

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WINDIR: Final CD Details Revealed

Norwegian black metallers WINDIR will be joined by Vegard Bakken, the older brother of the band's late frontman Terje "Valfar" Bakken, during their final concert on Friday, September 3 at the Rockefeller Arena in Oslo, Norway. "Vegard wants to honour his brother's memory by doing some of the singing...

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GATES OF METAL Festival: Photos Posted Online

Around 100 photos taken at this year's Gates of Metal festival on July 31 in Hultsfred, Sweden have been posted online at the MetalHeart.se web site. Among the bands that performed at the festival were MORBID ANGEL, WITHIN TEMPTATION, FINNTROLL, STRATOVARIUS, SODOM, MESHUGGAH, SONATA ARCTICA and DRA...

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MARDUK, NAPALM DEATH, FINNTROLL, VADER: X-Mass Fest 2004 Tour Dates Announced

MARDUK, NAPALM DEATH, FINNTROLL, VADER, BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and BELPHEGOR will be teaming up for the X-Mass Fest 2004 European tour, set to take place between December 5 and December 19. Confirmed dates are as follows: Dec. 05 - Paris, FRA @ La Locomotive Dec. 06 - Essen, GER @ Zeche Carl Dec. 07 -...

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MARDUK, NAPALM DEATH, FINNTROLL, VADER To Team Up For X-MASS FEST 2004 European Tour

MARDUK, NAPALM DEATH, FINNTROLL, VADER, BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and BELPHEGOR will be teaming up for the X-Mass Fest 2004 European tour, set to take place between December 5 and December 19. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. ...

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TURISAS Guitarist Stabbed, In 'Stable' Condition

TURISAS guitarist Georg Laakso was stabbed several times in the group's hometown of Hämeenlinna, Finland over the weekend, according to a posting on the "pagan battle metal" act's web site. His condition is stable at the moment, but he is still hospitalized and under observation. No further details...

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IMPALED NAZARENE, MOONSORROW Members Join Forces In SHADOW CUT

Helsinki, Finland-based black/death metal band SHADOW CUT, featuring drummer Repe F.W. Misanthrope (IMPALED NAZARENE) and bassist Mitja Harvilahti (MOONSORROW),have signed a deal with Firebox Records. The group will enter the studio later in the year with producer Trollhorn (FINNTROLL) to begin rec...

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TURISAS: New Song Posted Online

Finnish "pagan battle metal" act TURISAS have set a July 26 release date through Century Media Records for their debut album, "Battle Metal". "Battle Metal" was produced by Terje Refsnes (TRISTANIA, MORGUL) at Sound Suite Studios in Marseiile, France, and "offers the most precious ingredients of epi...

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STRATOVARIUS Replace RUNNING WILD At Sweden's GATES OF METAL Festival

STRATOVARIUS will replace RUNNING WILD on the bill of this year's Gates of Metal festival, set to be held July 31 in Hultsfred, Sweden. Other bands scheduled to appear include MORBID ANGEL, WITHIN TEMPTATION, MESHUGGAH, SONATA ARCTICA, SODOM, SENTENCED, FINNTROLL, THE STORYTELLER, DRAGONFORCE, PAGAN...

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NIGHTWISH, CHILDREN OF BODOM, DIABLO Perform At Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR: Photos Available

NIGHTWISH, CHILDREN OF BODOM and DIABLO performed at the Sauna Open Air festival this past Friday (June 11) in Tampere, Finland. Check out pictures from Sonera Plaza (all photos by Timo Isoaho). Other bands that appeared at the festival included FINNTROLL and THUNDERSTONE. Sauna Open Air was organiz...

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MOONSPELL Confirmed For Holland's WALDROCK Festival

Portugal's MOONSPELL have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Waldrock festival, set to be held June 19, 2004 in Bergum, Holland. The following band are currently scheduled to appear at the festival (in alphabetical order): CANNIBAL CORPSE CRADLE OF FILTH EXODUS FEAR FACTORY FINNTROLL...