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THERION Confirmed For Norway's METAL HEART Festival

Sweden's THERION has been confirmed for Metal Heart, a brand new two-day metal festival set to take place August 17-18 at Tapperiet in Notodden, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): CANDLEMASS CIRCUS MAXIMUS CLOUDSCAPE DØDHEIMSGARD DIMMU BORGIR JORN MORGANA...

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AESMA DAEVA: 'Dawn Of The New Athens' Now Available

Minneapolis symphonic metal band AESMA DAEVA, which features in its ranks current THERION touring singer Lori Lewis, has released its fourth album, "Dawn of the New Athens". The CD, which features a reworked version of the song "Artemis" and the previously "censored" "Mozart aria 'D'oreste", was hel...

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SLAYER, MEGADETH, TYPE O NEGATIVE, CHIMAIRA Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

SLAYER, MEGADETH, TYPE O NEGATIVE, MASTODON, CHIMAIRA, DARK TRANQUILITY, SCARVE, HEAVENLY, KAIZEN, LYZANXIA, HACRIDE and DESTINITY have been confirmed for Hellfest, set to take place June 22-24 in Clisson, France. More than 70 bands will perform on three stages. The festival billing is shaping up as...

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ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 ALL THAT REMAINS AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUARDIAN...

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Reunited TREAT Confirmed For Sweden's NORBERGSROCKEN Festival

Reunited Swedish hard rockers TREAT have been confirmed for the Norbergsrocken festival, set to take place Saturday, August 11 at Kärrgruveparken in Norberg, Sweden. Also scheduled to appear are TAKIDA, CELLOUT, SISTER SIN, MORPHEENA, VANITY BLVD and ASTRAL KINGDOM. Doors open at 1:00 p.m. For more...

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THERION To Tour South America In September

THERION mainman Christofer Johnsson has issued the following update: "The next part of the word tour will be in Latin America and it is now starting to take shape. What we know so far is that we will be starting the tour September 21 and we have been contracted to do 10 concerts all in ...

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VITAL REMAINS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

VITAL REMAINS has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 ALL THAT REMAINS AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUARDIAN BULL...

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MIND'S EYE Completes Work On 'A Gentleman's Hurricane'; Audio Available

MIND'S EYE, the Swedish progressive rock/metal band featuring former/current members of THERION, SECRET SPHERE and NOVAK, has completed work on its new album, "A Gentleman's Hurricane", due in May via Lion Music. Commented the band: "Mats 'Limpan' Lindfors of Platinum Mastering did an amazing job wi...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman: 'I Have Never Claimed To Be A Pleasant Person'

CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "CELTIC FROST was not formed to please everybody. I have never claimed to be a pleasant person. And the reactions of those who expect otherwise are bemusing. "If anything, CELTIC FROST exists to achieve...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Massachusetts' ALL THAT REMAINS has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 ALL THAT REMAINS AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY B...

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THERION Mainman On Musical Experimentation: 'The Only Rule Is That I'll Have To Like It'

Norway's Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with THERION mainman Christofer Johnsson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Express Radio: How were the sales of your latest DVD package? Christofer Johnsson: I don't have any figures in my hands, but it was a little bit les...

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KORN, MACHINE HEAD, EMPEROR, NEUROSIS, CYNIC Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

According to VS-Webzine.com, KORN, MACHINE HEAD, WITHIN TEMPTATION, EMPEROR, NEUROSIS, CHILDREN OF BODOM, MOONSPELL, EPICA, LAMB OF GOD, CYNIC and UNEARTH are among the confirmed bands for Hellfest, set to take place June 22-24 in Clisson, France. More than 70 bands will perform on three stages. The...

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BLIND GUARDIAN, Ex-NIGHTWISH Singers Added To 20th Anniversary NUCLEAR BLAST Compilation

RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski is working on a compilation CD to celebrate Nuclear Blast Records' 20th anniversary, entitled "Into the Light". Smolski composed, recorded and produced about 10 songs for various metal artists that are part of the Nuclear Blast history, including a track that is being r...

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KORN, DIMMU BORGIR, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

KORN, DIMMU BORGIR, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and CHILDREN OF BODOM are among the confirmed bands for the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 22-24 in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 22: BLIND GUARDIAN THERION SABATON GRAVE DIGGER VADER 1349 PAIN OF S...

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THERION: 'Gothic Kaballah' Chart Positions Revealed

THERION's new album, "Gothic Kaballah", has registered the following first-week chart positions in Europe: Greece: #13 Poland: #21 Sweden: #26 UK (Indie Chart): #45 Netherlands: #55 France: #58 Germany: #59 Switzerland: #73 Hungary: #74 Belgium: #84 Inspired by the life of 17th century Swedish antiq...