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EXPULSION: Early Demos To Be Released On CD

In 1988, EXPULSION was formed out of the ashes of thrash band RIVER'S EDGE. RIVER'S EDGE vocalist Johan Edlund went on to start TREBLINKA, and later TIAMAT. Magnus Krantz, the lead guitarist of RIVER'S EDGE, joined TRANQUILLITY. Bassist Anders Holmberg, guitarist Stefan Lagergren and drummer Calle F...

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MARDUK Guitarist Interviewed By ROCK MY MONKEY

Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with guitarist Morgan Håkansson of Swedish black metallers MARDUK. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. "Wormwood", the eleventh album from MARDUK, sold around 650 copies in the United States in its first week of release...

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SCAR SYMMETRY: New Audio Interview With JONAS KJELLGREN Posted Online

Sarjoo Devani of the Explicitly Intense web site recently conducted an interview with guitarist Jonas Kjellgren of Swedish progressive melodic death metallers SCAR SYMMETRY. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. SCAR SYMMETRY's latest album, "Dark Matter Dimensions",...

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IGNITOR: Footage From Austin In-Store Posted Online

Texas metal powerhouse IGNITOR has posted video footage of its recent record-release party and live in-store performance at Encore Records in Austin, Texas in support of the band's new album, "The Spider Queen". Watch the clip below. "The Spider Queen" was released by Heavy Artillery in the United S...

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SCAR SYMMETRY: Video Footage From Enschede Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of SCAR SYMMETRY's November 3, 2009 performance at Atak in Enschede, Holland can be viewed below (clips uploaded by Erhan Düzey). SCAR SYMMETRY's latest album, "Dark Matter Dimensions", came out on October 2 via Nuclear Blast Records. The song "Noumenon & Phenomenon" was...

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PRIMAL FEAR's Tour Bus Crash Forces Bergen Cancellation

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR were forced to cancel tonight's (Wednesday, November 4) concert in Bergen, Norway after their bus crashed (see photo below) while the band was making its way to the city from Oslo. According to a statement released by International Touring and Management GmbH &...

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WARFECT Sign With MY KINGDOM MUSIC

Swedish metallers WARFECT have inked a deal with My Kingdom Music. The band's debut album, "Depicting The Macabre", will be released on November 16. According to a press release. "WARFECT is an explosive mixture of hell-bent riffing inspired by giants from back in the day with the addition of a ravi...

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REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE Joined By Former HAMMERFALL Bassist

Bassist Magnus Rosén (HAMMERFALL, X-WORLD/5, FULL FORCE) has joined REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, the new band led by former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki, REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE last month parted ways with bassist Justin Biggs and keyboardist Michael Khalilov because it "became evident to everybody...

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MARDUK: New European Tour Dates Announced

Swedish black metallers MARDUK have announced the second leg of thier "Funeral Nation Tour". The trek will be split into three parts: * 15 dates covering mostly Eastern Europe and the Balkans, with VADER as special guests and MASTIC SCUM and SINATE in the support slots * Four shows in Belgium and th...

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MARDUK: 'Wormwood' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Wormwood", the eleventh album from Swedish black metallers MARDUK, sold around 650 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD landed at position No. 99 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new...

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SPARZANZA: 'Rebel Yell' Video Released

Karlstad, Sweden-based metal/rock band SPARZANZA has released a video for its version of BILLY IDOL's hit song "Rebel Yell". Watch it below. It was released on October 1 as a digital single with two versions of the title cut — the full version and a radio edit. You can now buy it at iTunes or ...

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SKYFIRE: Second 'Esoteric' Webisode Released

Swedish progressive death metallers SKYFIRE have posted the final in a two-part series of webisodes in which members Martin Hanner (bass, keyboards),Johan Reinholdz (guitar),Andreas Edlund (guitar, keyboards),and Joakim Karlsson (vocals) sit down to discuss the group's new album, "Esoteric". "Eso...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS: Another New Song Posted Online

"Of Doom And Death", the title track of SAVAGE CIRCUS's long-awaited second album, is available for streaming on the band's official web site. SAVAGE CIRCUS is the multinational project featuring Jens Karlsson (vocals; PERSUADER),Emil Norberg (lead guitar; PERSUADER),Piet Sielck (guitar, bass, bac...

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MAT SINNER Continuing Work On KISKE/SOMERVILLE Project

Former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske is collaborating with American singer Amanda Somerville on a brand new melodic hard rock/metal project for Frontiers Records. Mat Sinner (PRIMAL FEAR, SINNER) and Magnus Karlsson (PLACE VENDOME, PRIMAL FEAR) are handling most of the songwriting for the CD, whi...

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IGNITOR: Entire 'The Spider Queen' Album Available For Streaming

"The Spider Queen", the new album from the Texas metal band IGNITOR, is available for streaming in its entirety on www.heavyartillery.us. "The Spider Queen" will be released by Heavy Artillery in the United States and Canada on October 13 (Cruz Del Sur Music made the CD available in Europe and all o...