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SVARTSOT Guitarist 'Making A Fresh Start'

On December 17, 2008, Michael Lundquist Andersen (guitar),Niels Thøgersen (drums),Claus B. Gnudtzmann (vocals) and Martin Kielland-Brandt (bass) announced their departure from the Danish folk/viking metal act SVARTSOT. They explained in a statement, "We are sorry to announce that because of differ...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist Begins Work On Instrumental Fusion Album

Guitarist Glen Drover (ex-MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND, EIDOLON) has issued the following update: "Well, now that the holidays are over and I have finished my final show with TESTAMENT, it's time to dive into computer land for some live online guitar lessons and new album recordings! As far as lessons are...

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LEAVES' EYES Issues Tour Recap

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — has issued the following update: "We just finished our European tour with ARCH ENEMY, MERCENARY and SISTER SIN, which we played with our new lineup for the first time...

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SVARTSOT Seeks New Musicians

Michael Lundquist Andersen (guitar),Niels Thøgersen (drums),Claus B. Gnudtzmann (vocals) and Martin Kielland-Brandt (bass) have announced their departure from the Danish folk/viking metal act SVARTSOT. They explained in a statement, "We are sorry to announce that because of different opinions on h...

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LEAVES' EYES: 'We Came With The Northern Winds' DVD Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "We Came With The Northern Winds - En Saga I Belgia", the new double DVD from LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — can be viewed below. Due on February 27, 2009 via Napalm Records,...

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LEAVES' EYES: More DVD Details Revealed

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — will release its double DVD, "En Saga I Belgia", in early 2009 via Napalm Records. According to the label, the set "will have a total playing time of approximately si...

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KORPIKLAANI, SWASHBUCKLE Added To PAGANFEST USA: PART 2

Rock The Nation has announced the final tour lineup of PaganFest USA: Part 2 with two brand new additions to the upcoming traveling spectacle: Finland's folk freaks KORPIKLAANI as the new headliners, and straight off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey's crazy pirate metal drunks SWASHBUCKLE...

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SAXON, ICED EARTH: European Tour Poster Unveiled

SAXON and ICED EARTH will team up for a European co-headlining tour in February 2009. A poster for the trek can be viewed below. SAXON will release its new new studio album, "Into The Labyrinth" in Europe on January 12, 2009 (Germany: January 9; USA: January 13) via SPV Records. The CD was recorded...

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Former THEATRE OF TRAGEDY Member TOMMY LINDAL Launches ...IN DEVILTRY

...IN DEVILTRY, the new Rio Grando do Norte, Brazil-based band formed by Tommy Lindal, one of the founding members of Norway's THEATRE OF TRAGEDY, has launched its official web site at this location. According to the group's official bio, "the whole idea of [...IN DEVILTRY] is to continue the saga t...

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ICED EARTH Announces 'Child Of The Wicked' VIP Ticket Packages

ICED EARTH is offering a very limited number of fans the opportunity to attend all shows on the blockbuster February-March 2009 European tour as the band's guest VIPs. Fans who purchase a "Child of the Wicked" VIP package with IcedEarth.com will receive the following: * A ticket to an ICED EARTH con...

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PRIMORDIAL, ELUVEITIE, MOONSORROW, BLACKGUARD Confirmed For PAGANFEST USA

Brimming with the highly-successful and recent run (and introduction) of PaganFest USA earlier this year, the tour everyone has anxiously been waiting for with high demand will be storming the stages of venues across North America once again! For the fans who have been eagerly counting down the days...

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SAXON And ICED EARTH To Team Up For European Co-Headlining Tour

SAXON and ICED EARTH will team up for a European co-headlining tour in February 2009. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 01 - F - Paris - Bataclan Feb. 02 - B - Brussels - AB Feb. 03 - NL - Tilburg - 013 Feb. 04 - D - Cologne - Essigfabrik Feb. 06 - ...

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'Metalion: The Slayer Diaries' Anthology Book Announced

Jon "Metalion" Kristiansen and Bazillion Points have announced that work has begun on a compendium of the best material representing twenty-five years of outrage from Metalion's infamous Slayer Mag. In addition to rare archival material unseen in decades, the book will include unreleased and exclusi...

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DARK FUNERAL: Legal Battle With MNW/NO FASHION RECORDS Finally Over

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have obtained the rights to their back catalogue (including the publishing rights) — "The Secrets Of The Black Arts" (1996),"Vobiscum Satanas" (1998),"Teach Children To Worship Satan" (2000) and "Diabolis Interium" (2001) — following a lengthy legal battle with...

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X-THIRTIEN Signs With CHAVIS RECORDS

Florida-based metal band X-THIRTIEN has inked a deal with Chavis Records for the release of its debut album, "You're Next", due in 2009. X-THIRTIEN is comprised of U.S.- and Europe-based musicians Joe Russell, Johnny Osborn, Rollie Feldman, Mathias Lang, Tracy Ferrell and Erik Zvanut. Two years in t...