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DEATH BREATH, KRUX Confirmed For Sweden's LINKÖPING METAL MASSACRE

DEATH BREATH (the Swedish old-school death metal project featuring former ENTOMBED drummer and main songwriter Nicke Andersson [currently the frontman of rock 'n' roll band THE HELLACOPTERS]) and KRUX (the Swedish band featuring CANDLEMASS bassist Leif Edling, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Mats Levén,...

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CANDLEMASS: New Video Interview With LEIF EDLING, ROBERT LOWE Available

A four-minute video interview with CANDLEMASS members Leif Edling and Robert Lowe conducted at the Jalometalli 2007 festival — which took place place August 17-18 at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland — has been posted on YouTube. Watch it below. CANDLEMASS filmed its 20th anniversary concert on March 31...

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CANDLEMASS: 20th Anniversary Concert To Be Released On DVD

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS filmed their 20th anniversary concert on March 31, 2007 at Stockholm's Kolingsborg for an upcoming DVD, tentatively due in October/November via Snapper/Peaceville. CANDLEMASS performed with no less than seven (!) different vocalists — including the band's forme...

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OFFICIUM TRISTE Confirmed For Germany's POWER OF DOOM Festival

Dutch "atmospheric doomsters" OFFICIUM TRISTE have been confirmed for the Power Of Doom Festival, set to take place September 8 at the Soundpark-Ost (formerly Rockpalast) in Würzburg, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CANDLEMASS (SWE) WARNING (UK) POWERWOLF (GER) THE LAMP OF TH...

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New CANDLEMASS, DORO Audio Interviews Posted Online

Shockwaves/HardRadio Podcast #19 is now available for download at this location (17 MB). Host Bob Nalbandian passes the mic to fellow journalist/metal-meister John Strednansky who interviews CANDLEMASS bassist/mastermind Leif Edling regarding the band's latest release, "King of the Grey Islands", an...

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ALL ENDS To Support CANDLEMASS In Sweden

ALL ENDS, the new Swedish band featuring Emma Gelotte (sister of IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte) and Tinna Karlsdotter on vocals, Fredrik Johansson (DIMENSION ZERO, IN FLAMES' "The Jester Race" album) and Peter Mårdklint (EMBRACED, TENEBRE) on guitar, along with Josef Skanås on drums, will suppor...

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DOMINATION BLACK: New Song Available

A new DOMINATION BLACK track, entitled "The House of 1000 Eyes", has been posted on the band's MySpace page. The song will be included on the group's upcoming CD, the release date for which has not yet been announced. DOMINATION BLACK's second album, "Dark Legacy", was released in Scandinavia in Nov...

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ELVENKING: 'The Divided Heart' Video Posted Online

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING has released the video for its song "The Divided Heart". The clip was shot with director Mirco Andreis (ELDRITCH, MACBETH, DISARMONIA MUNDI). Watch the video below. "The Divided Heart" comes off ELVENKING's new CD, "The Scythe", due in Europe on September 14 v...

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CANDLEMASS: More European Support Bands Confirmed

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have confirmed the support acts for their upcoming European tour, which kicks off late August. The details are as follows: Aug. 31 - Malmö, Sweden - KB Sep. 01 - Copenhagen, Denmark - The Rock Sep. 02 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle * Sep. 03 - Berlin, Germany...

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King of the Grey Islands

How do you judge the second post-comeback album of a band as revered as CANDLEMASS, especially when they've lost their beloved and iconic vocalist (again, and probably for the last time)? It's obviously a record made under duress, with a lot of pressure, given the success of the band's return. Is "p...

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SERPENTCULT Preparing For Summer Festival Appearances

SERPENTCULT, the new band featuring former members of THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN and WELKIN, has issued the following update: "First off, we're preparing to play some summer fests in August and September; Vlamrock, Meetjesland Metalfest and Zomaar Metalfest are on our agenda! Next to these fests, we'r...

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CANDLEMASS: 'King Of The Grey Islands' Enters Greek Chart At No. 10

CANDLEMASS' new album, "King of the Grey Islands", has entered the Greek chart at position No. 10. View the chart at this location. As previously reported, the CD debuted on the German Media Control chart at No. 83. "King of the Grey Islands" is the first CANDLEMASS album to feature singer Robert Lo...

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CANDLEMASS: More European Tour Dates Announced

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have lined up the following European dates with support from POWERWOLF: Aug. 31 - Malmoe, Sweden - K.B. Sep. 01 - Copenhagen, Denmark - The Rock Sep. 02 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle Sep. 03 - Berlin, Germany - Kato Sep. 04 - Nurenberg, Germany - Hirsch Sep....

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TROUBLE Guitarist Says There Are No Plans For Band To Record Another Album

Arto Lehtinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview wwith TROUBLE guitarist Rick Wartell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: Let's talk about the new album, "Simple Mind Condition". It took some time to get it out, I got the impression when we interviewed Eric i...

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CANDLEMASS Bassist: 'We Just Want To Get Out There And Play Now'

Chad Bowar of About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with CANDLEMASS bassist Leif Edling. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: About Heavy Metal: Are you looking forward to having the album ("King Of The Grey Islands") released and moving forward again? Leif Edling: "Yes. We just wa...