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AFTER FOREVER Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AFTER FOREVER ALL ENDS AMON AMARTH ANNIHILATOR AXEL...February 1, 2007
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ICED EARTH, TIAMAT, AMON AMARTH, VOMITORY Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
ICED EARTH, TIAMAT, AMON AMARTH, VOMITORY, NOCTURNAL RITES, TRAIL OF TEARS, NOVEMBER and ALL ENDS have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALL ENDS AM...January 31, 2007
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NOCTURNAL RITES To Begin Mixing New Album Tomorrow
Bassist Nils Eriksson of the Swedish melodic metallers NOCTURNAL RITES has issued the following update: "We will start mixing our as-yet-untitled album on Monday! "Honestly, this album feels really different, fresh and new. Still it sounds like us, in some weird way. Guess we can't escape the NOCTUR...January 28, 2007
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MEYVN Vocalist: 'We're Prog With A Kick'
In a brand new podcast interview posted by The Metal Observer, vocalist Rick Clark of the Austin, Texas-based heavy prog/power act MEYVN discusses the band upcoming performance at this year's ProgPower Europe festival. "We are not your Dad's prog," Clark explains. "We like to come out and kick peopl...January 24, 2007
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SATHANAS To Release 'Flesh For The Devil' Mini-Album Next Month
The long running U.S. underground legends SATHANAS will release their new mini-album, "Flesh for the Devil", on February 24 via Pagan Records. The track listing is as follows: 01. Invocation 02. Possessed by Blasphemy 03. Flesh for the Beast 04. Reign of the Antichrist 05. Nocturnal Hell 06. Unholy...January 24, 2007
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IN BATTLE: In Recording Mode
Sundsvall, Sweden-based death metallers IN BATTLE are currently recording their fourth album, "Kingdom of Fear", due later in the year via Nocturnal Art Productions. The follow-up to 2004's "Welcome to the Battlefield" will honor the memory of the group's former drummer, Otto Wiklund, who passed awa...January 12, 2007
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BLOOD TSUNAMI Featuring Former EMPEROR Drummer: Debut CD Due In March
Nocturnal Art Productions has set a March 19 release date for the debut album from BLOOD TSUNAMI, the Oslo, Norway-based thrash metal band featuring drummer Bård G. Eithun (a.k.a. Faust; SCUM, ABORYM, ex-EMPEROR). The CD, aptly titled "Thrash Metal", was recorded at Lion Heart Studios in Oslo with e...January 12, 2007
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Guitarist RAF JANSEN Quits ANCIENT RITES To Focus On Solo Project
After two years and one album ("Rubicon") with the band, guitarist Raf Jansen has left Belgian metallers ANCIENT RITES. Commented Raf: "I've enjoyed playing with ANCIENT RITES, but I had to make a decision. As things are these days, something had to go, and after a long deliberation, I chose to leav...January 10, 2007
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MESSIAH'S KISS: 'Dragonheart' To Receive North American Release In March
SPV has set a March 13 North American release date for the third album from MESSIAH'S KISS, the German/American/British metal act featuring current RIOT touring singer Mike Tirelli (HOLY MOTHER, BURNING STARR). Entitled "Dragonheart", the CD will arrive on the following dates: Germany: February 23 R...January 10, 2007
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SHE SAID DESTROY: 'Focused On Songwriting'
Guitarist Anders "Ugmod" Bakke of the Norwegian extreme metallers SHE SAID DESTROY has issued the following update: "We did the last gig of 2006 in November with ENSLAVED and NOXAGT — had a blast. Since then we're focused on songwriting, piecing ideas together and sweating over our guitars to come u...December 23, 2006
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NOCTURNAL BREED: More New Songs Posted Online
Norwegian metallers NOCTURNAL BREED have posted three more tracks from their upcoming album, "Fields of Rot", on their MySpace page. Check out the songs "Iron Bitch", "Invasion of the Bodythrashers" and "Wicked, Vicious and Violent" at this location. NOCTURNAL BREED recently parted ways with Painkil...December 22, 2006
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ANSUR: 'Post-Apocalyptic Wastelands' Video Available
Norwegian metallers ANSUR have released a music video for the song "Post-Apocalyptic Wastelands". The track comes off the "Axiom" album, released early autumn by Nocturnal Art Productions/Candlelight Records. The clip was directed by Eirikur Granneman and was shot at a Norwegian industrial construct...December 22, 2006
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ARNHEM METAL MEETING 2006 Photos Posted Online
A number of high-quality photos from the Arnhem Metal Meeting, which took place last night (Saturday, December 9) at Musis Sacrum in Arnhem, Holland have been posted online at Metal Experience. Included in the gallery are photos from such bands as AETERNUS, ANATHEMA, ANCIENT RITES, ARCH ENEMY, IMMOL...December 10, 2006
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MESSIAH'S KISS: 'Dragonheart' Release Date Confirmed
MESSIAH'S KISS, the German/American/British metal act featuring current RIOT touring singer Mike Tirelli (HOLY MOTHER, BURNING STARR),has announced the following release dates for its upcoming third album, "Dragonheart" (SPV Records): Germany: February 23, 2007 Rest of Europe: February 26, 2007 USA...December 8, 2006
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H.R. GIGER/CELTIC FROST and HELLHAMMER Merchandise Now Available Online!
CELTIC FROST has announced the online availability of two new lines of globally exclusive merchandise through CELTIC FROST's Webstore. * The only legitimate H.R. Giger/CELTIC FROST "To Mega Therion" merchandise featuring H.R. Giger's "Satan I" painting is now available online through both the "Europ...November 30, 2006