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CANDLEMASS: New Album To Receive Swedish Premiere This Weekend

According to HardRockInfo.com, CANDLEMASS guitarist Mats "Mappe" Björkman will debut the group's new album, "King of the Grey Islands", at Skivlagret in Borås, Sweden on Saturday, May 19 at 16.00 — an entire month before the album's official release date, which is June 22. Björkman may also show a D...

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Reunited MANINNYA BLADE Working On New Material

Acclaimed Swedish metallers MANINNYA BLADE have reformed and are working on new material for release later in the year. The group's current lineup is as follows: Nicke Johansson - Guitars Leif Eriksson - Vocals Jerry Rutstrom - Guitars Jan Lindberg - Bass Andreas Lindmark – Drums MANINNYA BLADE is c...

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CANDLEMASS Confirmed For Sweden's METALTOWN Festival

Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have been confirmed for the Metaltown festival, set to take place June 30 at Frihammen in Gothenburg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CANDLEMASS CULT OF LUNA HARDCORE SUPERSTAR ILL NINO MACHINE HEAD MARDUK MASTODON MESHUGGAH NINE RAISED FIST SLAYER...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: Second 'Ziltoid' Video Transmission Available

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend has posted his second video transmission — dubbed "Not My Space" — in connection with his upcoming solo album, entitled "Ziltoid the Omniscient". Watch it at YouTube. Due on May 22 via Inside Out Music America, "Ziltoid the Omniscient" was recorded compl...

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Ex-CANDLEMASS Singer MESSIAH: I Have Never Had A 'Severe Pre-Recording Psychosis'

Former CANDLEMASS frontman Messiah Marcolin has released the following official statement exclusively to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "It has come to my attention that someone pretending to be me has written a fake statement on the official CANDLEMASS forum. "I have not written the fake statement and I do not...

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TOMAS LINDBERG Is Thankful For Bands Citing AT THE GATES As Influence

As part of Metal Injection's ongoing Maryland Deathfest coverage, the video on-demand site has uploaded an interview with former AT THE GATES/THE CROWN vocalist and current DISFEAR frontman Tomas Lindberg. A couple of excerpts follow: On how the scene has changed since he first got into it: "When we...

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THE GREAT DECEIVER Signs With DEATHWISH INC.

Sweden's THE GREAT DECEIVER has officially signed with Deathwish Inc. for the release of their new album. THE GREAT DECEIVER is the vision of vocal legend Tomas Lindberg (AT THE GATES, DISFEAR, THE CROWN) and longtime friend Kristian Wahlin (NECROLORD),visual artist to legendary bands AT THE GATES,...

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Former DENATA, WITCHERY Members Join Forces In FREEVIL

FREEVIL, the new Swedish band featuring former DENATA members Tomas Andersson (guitar) and Roger Blomberg (bass) alongside vocalist/drummer Mique Flesh (WITCHERY, SEANCE),has completed work on its debut album, entitled "Freevil Burning". The 10-song CD was recorded at Studio HellSmell, where Mique...

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Dispute the Truth

"Dispute the Truth" by Los Angeles' CERBERUS is Swedish melodic death metal with a dab of heavy American thrash, and it is done right. Tried and true, yes, but executed skillfully with solid songwriting and an overall toughness and spirit that makes for a very enjoyable listen. The follow up to "The...

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RASPATUL Signs With OBSKURE SOMBRE RECORDS

Singaporean death thrash metal band RASPATUL has inked a deal with Canada's Obskure Sombre Records. RASPATUL's new album, "Devils In Renewed Birth", is a collection of the band's previously released material from the band's early days to 2004. Once again, Tomas Andersson from the now-defunct Swedish...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: First 'Ziltoid' Video Transmission Available

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend has posted his first video transmission in connection with his upcoming solo album, entitled "Ziltoid the Omniscient". Watch it at YouTube. Due on May 22 via Inside Out Music America, "Ziltoid the Omniscient" was recorded completely by Devin, who took ca...

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Former CANDLEMASS Singer MESSIAH: 'I Never Compromise With My Music!'

Former CANDLEMASS frontman Messiah Marcolin has released the following statement regarding his departure from the group and his current activities: [UPDATE: This statement, which was posted on the official CANDLEMASS forum, has been confirmed to be fake and was not written by Messiah. An official st...

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AREA 54 Covers MEGADETH's 'Tornado Of Souls'; Video Available

Video footage of British melodic metal act AREA 54 performing a cover of MEGADETH's "Tornado of Souls" for the first time on April 2, 2007 at the Underworld in London has been posted at YouTube. As previously reported, AREA 54 has set "Bring out Your Dead" as the title of its new album, ...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'Ziltoid The Omniscient' Audio Samples Available

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend has posted three tracks from his next solo album, entitled "Ziltoid the Omniscient", at the project's MySpace page. Check out the songs "ZTO", "By Your Command" and "Hyperdrive" at this location. The CD, which will be released under the DEVIN TOWNSEND ba...

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A New Disease is Born

I found it rather interesting that NIGHTRAGE would make the jump from Century Media to Lifeforce concurrent with a change in style that has more in common with the modern Swedecore acts on the latter label's roster. We are not talking in relative terms here either, as "A New Disease is Born" has far...