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The Fathomless Mastery

Swedish "superstar" death metallers BLOODBATH have been the critical darlings of extreme metal for quite some time now, even more so since the release of the "Unblessing the Purity" EP and the "The Wacken Carnage" CD/DVD. At least some of that has to do with the now widely accepted role of OPETH's M...

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HEARSE: In Mixing Mode

HEARSE, the Swedish "death 'n' roll" band featuring former ARCH ENEMY singer Johan Liiva and ex-FURBOWL drummer Max Thornell, is currently mixing its fifth album for an early 2009 release via Vic Records. Commented Thornell: "Yup, as told the new album is recorded. Time for mixing and time for Dan S...

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OPETH Tops CLOSE-UP Magazine's Top 20 Albums Of 2008

Sweden's Close-Up magazine has published its list of the top 20 albums of 2008 based on individual selections from 32 of its writers. It is as follows: 01. OPETH - Watershed 02. CULT OF LUNA - Eternal Kingdom 03. THE HAUNTED - Versus 04. AMON AMARTH - Twilight Of The Thunder God 05. SATYRICON - ...

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KATATONIA Announces Dates In Cyprus, Russia

Swedish metallers KATATONIA have added dates in Cyprus and Russia to their schedule. Guitarist Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström comments, "Our last trip, with gigs in St Petersburg and Moscow, marked a live highlight for the band in 2005. With the KATATONIA season in full bloom, we can't think of anything...

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KATATONIA Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Sweden's KATATONIA has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH BRAINSTORM CALLEJON CATARACT CORVUS CORAX EPICA EVOCATION HATE ETERNAL J.B.O. KATA...

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BLOODBATH: 'Mock The Cross' Shirt Controversy

Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH has issued the following update: "We have just learned that our latest shirt design [see images below] has run into some controversy. Actually, it's been a bit of a rocky road from the start with this one. Back at the sketch board, some of our art direction...

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EVOCATION, KATRA Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Swedish death metal band EVOCATION and Finland's KATRA (the gothic metal band named after its charismatric frontwoman Katra Solopuro) have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is s...

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BATTLELORE: Porto Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of BATTLELORE's November 24, 2008 concert in Porto, Portugal can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "OfDreamAndDrama"). BATTLELORE is currently taking part in the "Finnish Fire" European tour — featuring headliners KORPIKLAANI alongside KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI and FALCHIO. BATTLEL...

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THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER: Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Canadian cult metal band THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER (a.k.a. PILEDRIVER) has posted several short video clips that were filmed late last year during the recording sessions for the group's first album in 22 years, "Metal Manifesto". Check them out below. Released on November 18, "Metal Manifesto" was mixe...

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BLOODBATH Bassist: 'I Could Never Ever Drop KATATONIA For BLOODBATH'

Swedish death metallers BLOODBATH are featured on the cover of the December 2008 issue of Metal Maniacs. In an interview, bassist Jonas Renkse discusses how BLOODBATH relates to his main outfit, KATATONIA. Excerpts follow below. Metal Maniacs: Do you feel that BLOODBATH has a "stand-alone" identity...

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EVOCATION: 'Angel Of Torment' Video Available

"Angel Of Torment", the new video from the Swedish death metal band EVOCATION, can be viewed below. According to the band, the clip "features footage with us taken from the recording sessions along with guest artist Anders Björler from AT THE GATES / THE HAUNTED as well as a bunch of friends from th...

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BATTLELORE: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From The Road Posted Online

Behind-the-scenes footage from Finnish "fantasy metal" band BATTLELORE's recent concerts (September-October) in the group's home country can be viewed in three parts below (in Finnish, with English subtitles). BATTLELORE is currently taking part in the "Finnish Fire" European tour — featuring headli...

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Banished from Inferno

This is a short 'n sweet blast of old-school Swedish style death metal. All wrapped up in bullet belts and stinking of stale beer, BANISHED FROM INFERNO offers a 23-minute EP of fundamentally arranged death metal with groove and just the right amount of tunefulness, much like one would expect from a...

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BATTLELORE: Glauchau Show Cancelled

Finnish "fantasy metal" band BATTLELORE has been forced to cancel tonight's (Friday, November 14) appearance in Glauchau, Germany as part of the "Finnish Fire" European tour — featuring headliners KORPIKLAANI alongside KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI and FALCHIO — due to an illness in the band. BATTLELORE hopes t...

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LAY DOWN ROTTEN To Enter Studio In December

German death metal warriors LAY DOWN ROTTEN have finished the pre-production for their new album. Commented guitarist Daniel Jakobi: "We just finished the pre-production for the successor of our Metal Blade debut 'Reconquering The Pit'. We are really happy about the result and actually can't wait fo...