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OPETH: Malmö Concert To Be Broadcast On Swedish Radio
A professional audio recording of OPETH's February 18, 2009 concert at Kulturbolaget in Malmö, Sweden will be broadcast on P3 Live on Swedish national radio (Sveriges Radio) on June 24 at 21.30 CET. For more information (in Swedish),visit www.sr.se/p3/live. OPETH will take part in the European inst...June 24, 2009
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LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH To Take Part In Video Game Soundtrack
California black metallers LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH were recently invited to take part in the soundtrack to Undead Knights, a new PlayStation game from leading video game/publisher TECMO. The game was unveiled earlier this month at the illustrious E3 expo — the Electronic Entertainment Expo — an an...June 24, 2009
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ARCH ENEMY: 'The Root Of All Evil' Coming This Fall
Acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, EXODUS) has finished mixing and mastering the new ARCH ENEMY record, "The Root Of All Evil", due on September 28 in Europe and October 6 in North America via Century Media Records. This special collection features re-recorded versions of so...June 23, 2009
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EXODUS, KREATOR Roundtable Interview Available
"The world's leading metal journalist," Johnny Orlando Jr., has released his first roundtable interview featuring EXODUS and KREATOR. The discussion is available as part of this week's episode of the UVTV Podcast, which also features promotional and and live videos of EXODUS and KREATOR. The podcast...June 23, 2009
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VADER To Tour Poland With MARDUK
Polish extreme metallers VADER will team up with the Swedish black metal outfit MARDUK for the Blitzkrieg 5 tour of Poland beginning on August 29 in Warsaw. Also appearing on the bill are Polish bands CHAINSAW and ESQARIAL as well as other guest acts. Commented MARDUK guitarist Morgan Håkansson: "MA...June 23, 2009
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BRING ME THE HORIZON: New Video Interview Available
ShockHound recently conducted an interview with Oliver Sykes and Matt Nichols of the U.K. metalcore act BRING ME THE HORIZON. Watch the four-minute chat below. BRING ME THE HORIZON and guitarist Curtis Ward recently made the decision to part ways based on personal differences, but remain firm friend...June 23, 2009
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TESLA Pulls Out Of Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!!; PINK CREAM 69 Steps In
Californian rockers TESLA have canceled their appearance at the Bang Your Head!!! festival on June 27 in Balingen, Germany due to "scheduling conflicts." The band — which is booked to play the Gods Of Metal festival in Italy the same day — states, "The airlines flight schedule would not allow for us...June 22, 2009
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ARCH ENEMY: Asian Tour Dates Announced
Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have scheduled the following Asian tour dates: Oct. 17 - Loud Park 09 at Makuhari Messe - Tokyo, Japan Oct. 18 - Liberty Square - Taipei, Taiwan Oct. 20 - World Trade Center - Manila, Philippines Oct. 21 - Hitec Auditorium - Kowloon, Hong Kong Oct. 23 - Th...June 22, 2009
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SLAYER's DAVE LOMBARDO Talks About 'World Painted Blood'
By Keith Bergman Just as it's impossible to fully calculate the influence of SLAYER on heavy metal, it's hard to imagine where metal drumming would be without their founding skinsman Dave Lombardo. His forceful fills, precision double-bass work and breakneck thrashing inspired and influenced a gener...June 22, 2009
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TANK: Reaction To ALGY WARD-Less Band Has Been 'Amazing'
The legendary British power metal mercenaries TANK — featuring Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans on guitar and original TANK drummer Mark Brabbs alongside two new recruits, ex-RAINBOW/YNGWIE MALMSTEEN frontman Doogie White and ex-BRUCE DICKINSON bassist Chris Dale — have commented on a recently issued sta...June 21, 2009
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OPETH Frontman Interviewed At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD
Raz of ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of the Swedish progressive metal band OPETH at this year's Download festival, which was held June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. Watch the five-minute chat below. OPETH will take part in the European inst...June 20, 2009
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PRIMAL FEAR Guitarist Welcomes Twins; SILENT FORCE's BEYRODT Steps In As Temporary Replacement
PRIMAL FEAR guitarist Magnus Karlsson became the father of twins Sixten and Svante on Thursday, June 18. As a result, Alex Beyrodt of SILENT FORCE has steped in as Magnus' temporary replacement for PRIMAL FEAR's concert in Mainz on June 13 and will continue to play with the group until Karlsson is a...June 20, 2009
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BACKYARD BABIES Guitarist DREGEN Interviewed At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival; Video Available
Sam Darcy conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Dregen (real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson) of Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES at this year's Download festival, which was held June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. Watch the four-minute chat below. BACKYARD BABIES will support...June 18, 2009
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EXODUS: New 'Assorted Atrocities' DVD Trailer Posted Online
A new two-minute trailer for "Assorted Atrocities", the forthcoming EXODUS three-disc DVD/CD set, can be viewed below. Due late summer, the package will contain the band's July 2008 performance at Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, plus a 105-minute documentary following the band through the last f...June 18, 2009
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OPETH Members To Guest-DJ On LIQUID METAL
On Tuesday, July 7 at 6:00 p.m. EST, Mikael Åkerfeldt (guitar, vocals) and Fredrik Åkesson (guitar) of the Swedish progressive metal band OPETH will host a guest-DJ special on Liquid Metal (Sirius 27 / XM 42) that runs the gamut of the rock spectrum! According to a press release, "Each dude was give...June 17, 2009
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