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UNCHAINED Announce Indefinite Hiatus

Swedish melodic metallers UNCHAINED have posted the following message on their official web site: "Our bass player Mattias [Osbeck], decided to leave the band due to family matters. Mattias have come to the point where he feels, he doesn't have the necessary time to put in the band to maintain and t...

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Grand Illusion

Welcome to the "Grand Illusion". Oh come on, you know I had to do it. No surprises here, Sweden's NOCTURNAL RITES continue doing what they have done so well for 10 years, that being the creation of standard (though not run-of-the-mill) power metal that takes cues from (who else?) HELLOWEEN, yet emph...

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Psychogeist

A band sporting not one, but two Zoltans (and a Gyorgy and a Laszlo to boot) might make you think you're gonna be in for an eastern European knockoff of progressive metal better suited for the expensive studio budgets of the First World. And to be sure, there are places where AGE OF NEMESIS comes .....

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MOLLY HATCHET, FROM BEHIND Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

MOLLY HATCHET and FROM BEHIND (the new band featuring ex-SAMSON/MAMMOTH singer Nicky Moore and former NAZARETH guitarist Manny Charlton) have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10, 2006 in in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is sh...

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LEGION OF THE DAMNED Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

LEGION OF THE DAMNED are the latest confirmed band for next year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place June 2-4, 2006 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is hsaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BOLT THROWER BRAINSTORM CRUCIFIED BARBARA EVERGREY FATES WARNING FI...

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STRATOVARIUS Frontman Writing Material For Solo Album

STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto has posted the following message on his official web site: "I had lots of fun while touring around the world. Even though it has been a bit tough to travel and to play that many gigs the feedback and the support from the fans have been excellent! I thank you all!...

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EVERGREY Nominated For Swedish 'Grammy' In 'Best Music DVD' Category

Swedish metallers EVERGREY have been nominated for a Swedish "Grammy" in the "Best Music DVD" category for their "A Night to Remember" set, which came out earlier in the year. Other nominees in the "Best Music DVD" category are ABBA, CORNELIS VREESWIJK, MARIT BERGMAN and TIMBUKTU. "A Night to Rememb...

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NOCTURNAL RITES Filming 'Still Alive' Video

Swedish power metallers NOCTURNAL RITES started shooting their second video off the "Grand Illusion" album on Monday (December 5). The clip for the track "Still Alive" is once again being directed by Owe Lingvall. NOCTURNAL RITES' latest album, "Grand Illusion" was released in September via Century...

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DEEP PURPLE, CELTIC FROST, W.A.S.P. Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

DEEP PURPLE, CELTIC FROST, W.A.S.P. and STRYPER are among the first confirmed bands for next year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10, 2006 in in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: DEEP PURPLE (UK) - Headliner JOURNEY (US) CELTIC FRO...

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SAXON To Get Into 'Serious Writing Mode' After Christmas Break

SAXON drummer Nigel Glockler has posted the following message on his official web site: "Just a quickie! We're back out for a short pre-Christmas tour starting this Saturday 3rd December in Stockholm. Due to the U.S. tour being postponed, we didn't waste anytime and spent a couple of weeks trying a...

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EUROPE To Appear At SWEDEN ROCK Festival Kick-Off

Reunited Swedish hard rockers EUROPE will be making a non-musical appearance at the Sweden Rock festival kick-off on Saturday, December 3 at the Globen Annexet in Stockholm. Artists scheduled to perform at the event include EVERGREY, CLAWFINGER, KROKUS and SAXON. As previously reported, EUROPE are s...

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EVERGREY Prepare To Enter Studio

The Gothenburg, Sweden-based metal band EVERGREY are preparing to enter the studio to record their sixth studio album, tentatively due in April 2006 via InsideOut Music. The production duties will be handled by the experienced team of Sanken Sandquist and Stefan Glaumann, who have previously worked...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Announce Support Acts For Gothenburg Concert

BURST, RAM (the traditional Gothenburg, Sweden-based heavy metal band featuring ex-FROZEN EYES, NME WITHIN bassist Leif Larsson and ex-B-THONG drummer Morgan Pettersson),and ALL ENDS (the new Swedish band featuring Emma Gelotte (sister of IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte) and Tinna Karlsdotter on...

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NOCTURNAL RITES Guitarist To Perform At Japan's Musical Instruments Fair

Swedish melodic metallers NOCTURNAL RITES have posted the following message on their official web site: "Nils Norberg [guitar] is going to Japan later this week for a combined promotion and guitar trip! He will be shredding his Caparison guitars at the Musical Instruments Fair for a few days and the...

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DRAGONLAND: 'Be Ready For Mystery And Revelation Of Cosmic Proportions'

DRAGONLAND guitarist Olof Mörck has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "DRAGONLAND are currently knee-deep in the process of writing our fourth, as-yet-untitled, album, and halfway through completion things are looking marvelous! Inspiration has never come in such an abundance, and you c...