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ZAO Added To IN FLAMES' North American Headlining Tour

Greensburg, Pennsylvania's ZAO have been added as one of the opening acts on IN FLAMES' upcoming North American headlining tour in support of their highly anticipated new album, "Come Clarity". Also appearing on the bill will be TRIVIUM and DEVILDRIVER. A late January 2006 West Coast launch is expec...

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Former BOLT THROWER Frontman Talks About His Departure, New Project

Denmark's Evilution Magazine recently conducted an interview with former BOLT THROWER/BENEDICTION and current DOWNLORD frontman Dave Ingram. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Evilution Magazine: Please give us your version of the split with BOLT THROWER as well as your career with the band. Do yo...

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IN FLAMES Check In From U.K. Tour

Sweden's IN FLAMES have posted the following message on their official web site: "One week has past since we left for the tour with MOTÖRHEAD and our first real U.K. tour. "Things are working out really well as planned and we want to thank everyone for making us feel so welcome and for making the .....

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IN FLAMES, TRIVIUM, DEVILDRIVER To Team Up For U.S. Tour

IN FLAMES, TRIVIUM and DEVILDRIVER will be hitting the road together in late January for a full U.S. tour. No dates, cities or venues have been confirmed just yet, but the trek is expected to run through the end of February. As previously reported, IN FLAMES's new album, "Come Clarity", is scheduled...

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IN FLAMES: Photos From MOTÖRHEAD Tour Posted Online

IN FLAMES' official web site has been updated with a number of photos from the band's first U.K. date with MOTÖRHEAD, which took place Sunday night (October 30) at Colston Hall in Bristol. Check them out at this location. The Bristol show was IN FLAMES' debut gig with WOLF drummer Tobias R. Kellgren...

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IN FLAMES Drummer To Sit Out MOTÖRHEAD Tour

IN FLAMES drummer Daniel Svensson will sit out the band's upcoming U.K. tour with MOTÖRHEAD while awaiting the birth of his second child. "We asked an old friend of ours, Tobbe Kellgren, to handle the drums for the tour and he gladly accepted," the band write on their web site. In other news, IN FLA...

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Former NASUM Members Launch New Project

NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "I wasn't joking when I said that the weekend would be the best one this year — it really was. I had a lot of fun and was really happy all the time. "Jon [Lindqvist, NASUM bassist] came to Örebro ...

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Ex-NASUM Members To Form New Project

NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "[On Friday, October 21] Jon [NASUM bassist/vocalist] and Urban [guitar] come to Örebro. We are going to kickstart a new little project, which will include Jesper in the future, but this weekend its just...

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IN FLAMES Prepare For MOTÖRHEAD Tour

Sweden's IN FLAMES have posted the following message on their official web site: "Hello folks, it's been a while since we checked in. Home safe after the Ozzfest adventure we had a couple of weeks off. A lot of exciting things happened in the IN FLAMES camp. "Finally we signed a new deal in the ...

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IN FLAMES Sign North American Deal With FERRET RECORDS

Sweden's IN FLAMES have inked a U.S. record deal with Ferret Records. The band's already completed new album, "Come Clarity", is scheduled for a February 7, 2006 North American release. The CD will be issued in Europe on February 6, 2006 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Soundtrack...

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MORIFADE: Ousted Guitarist Speaks Out

MORIFADE guitarist Jesper Johansson has issued a statement explaining the reasons for his departure from the group. The statement reads as follows: "After more than ten years as the founding member/creator of the band, I was requested to end my days as composer/guitarist in MORIFADE. There were no o...

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MORIFADE Part Ways With Guitarist, Seek Replacement

Sweden's MORIFADE have parted ways with guitarist Jesper Johansson. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "A couple of months ago we sat down and talked to our guitarist Jesper about the chemistry in the band and we let him know that it for quite a while has been very diffic...

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IN FLAMES Seek U.S. Label Deal For New Album

Greece's Metal Temple webzine recently conducted an interview with IN FLAMES guitarist Jesper Strömblad. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Temple: Back in June I heard about your upcoming album "Come Clarity". When is the expected release date? Jesper: "I think in Europe it's February...

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ANUBIS GATE To Release Sophomore Album In September

Danish power/prog metal band ANUBIS GATE will release their second album, "A Perfect Forever", on September 20 via Locomotive Music (one day earlier internationally). The follow-up to 2004's "Purification" was produced by Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, INVOCATOR) and will feature cover artwork by Mattias No...

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DRACONIAN To Utilize Session Keyboardist, Bassist At Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Swedish gothic doom metal band DRACONIAN have posted the following message on their official web site: "Due to personal setbacks, keyboardist Andreas Karlsson can’t participate on the band's show at the [Summer Breeze festival in Abtsgmünd, Germany on August 20]. Since a while back, DRACONIAN have r...