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ARCANE DIMENSION Complete Work On CD

ARCANE DIMENSION, the new project featuring Jarek Tatarek of the legendary Polish thrashers ASTHAROTH (who released the "Gloomy Experiments" album in 1990) and Teresa Camp of HALCYON DAYS, have completed work on a self-produced CD, "In Ecstasy & Sorrow", to be released in a digipack version in N...

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HELLWITCH To Support THERION In Florida

Legendary death/thrash metal band HELLWITCH have been confirmed as the support act for THERION on Sunday, September 18 at the House of Blues in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. As previously reported, HELLWITCH recently completed work on a self-financed promotional demo/CD, which they are currently using...

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THERION Mainman To Guest On WRUW's 'The Metal Meltdown Show'

Christofer Johnsson of THERION will be doing an in-studio interview this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. EST on "The Metal Meltdown Show" on WRUW 91.1 FM Cleveland. He'll be around for approximately the first half hour of the show. Listeners can tune in online at www.wruw.org and send questions by visiting w...

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BEYOND FEAR To Play Special Headlining Show In Minneapolis

Tim "Ripper" Owens, current lead singer of ICED EARTH and former singer of JUDAS PRIEST, will be making a special appearance in Minneapolis, Minnesota with his side-project band BEYOND FEAR. BEYOND FEAR will perform on Sunday, September 25, at the Star Central nightclub in Columbia Heights, Minnesot...

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THERION Mainman Explains Winnipeg Cancellation

Sweden's THERION have been forced to cancel their previously announced dates in Winnipeg (September 5) and New Orleans (September 19). The band's mainman, Christofer Johnsson, has issued the following statement regarding the Winnipeg cancellation: "We're sorry that no better info was given about the...

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SCORPIONS, TESTAMENT, NIGHTWISH Confirmed For Brazil's LIVE 'N' LOUDER ROCK FEST

SCORPIONS, TESTAMENT and NIGHTWISH are among the confirmed acts for the Live 'N' Louder Rock Fest, scheduled to take place October 8 at Palacio de los Deportes in México (without SCORPIONS),October 12 at Canindé stadium in São Paulo, Brazil and October 15 at Gigantinho in Porto Alegre, Brazil. "Bra...

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THERION To Tour North America For First Time In 18 Years

THERION mainman Christofer Johnsson has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "So, after 18 years of playing with THERION, I'm finally making it to you guys in USA and Canada. It's been some extremely stressy days preparing everything before this trip, but now there's just o...

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THERION: More North American Tour Dates Announced

Sweden's THERION have announced the following dates as part of their first North American tour: Aug. 29 - Meow Meow - Portland, OR Aug. 30 - Studio Seven - Seattle, WA Aug. 31 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC - CANADA Sep. 02 - Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB - CANADA Sep. 03 - Warehouse ...

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NARNIA Part Ways With Keyboardist, Continue Work On New Album

Swedish neo-classical metallers NARNIA have announced the departure of keyboardist Linus Kåse. "For different reasons we have decided to go separate ways and we wish Linus all the best with his music and projects," the band write on their web site. "Andreas Lindahl, who played keyboards with us at F...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN, BEYOND FEAR, CHRIS CAFFERY'S FACES: First Dates Announced

The first dates have been announced for The Metal Insurgence Tour 2005, featuring JON OLIVA'S PAIN (led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva),BEYOND FEAR (fronted by former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens),and CHRIS CAFFERY'S FACES (solo project of SAVATAGE guitarist Chri...

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Drummer SNOWY SHAW Talks About Collaboration With Ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer

Heavy Mettle Psychosurgery recently conducted an interview with Swedish drummer/songwriter Snowy Shaw (DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Heavy Mettle Psychosurgery: So besides DREAM EVIL and the mysterious FIREGOD project w...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN, THERION, OBITUARY, NAPALM DEATH Confirmed For WORLD SERIES OF METAL

JON OLIVA'S PAIN (featuring SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva),THERION, OBITUARY, NAPALM DEATH and BEYOND FEAR (featuring ex-JUDAS PRIEST/current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens) are among the confirmed bands for the 2005 World Series of Metal Festival, set to take place September 9-10 at the Ho...

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ANGTORIA Sign Management Deal

ANGTORIA, the new Swedish/British orchestral/metal band formed by female singer Sarah Jezebel Deva (CRADLE OF FILTH, THERION, MORTIIS),composer Chris Rehn (ABYSSOS) and Tommy Rehn (MOAHNI MOAHNA),have signed a three-month management deal with Fortress Music and Artist Development. To further enhan...

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CELTIC FROST: Forging Friendships That Defy Any Description

CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "What a most peculiar few days, the culmination of which was a shared meal last night at a very exceptional and yet equally peculiar restaurant to celebrate the birthdays of Martin [Ain, bass] and me whi...

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THERION Frontman Explains METAL MEETING FESTIVAL Cancellation

THERION frontman Christofer Johnsson has posted a lengthy explanation on the band's official web site for the cancellation of the group's scheduled performance at at the Metal Meeting Festival in Zadar, Croatia on July 16. Read it at this location. As previously reported, THERION are one of seven ba...