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THE HAUNTED, MUNICIPAL WASTE To Team Up For European Tour

THE HAUNTED and MUNICIPAL WASTE will team up for a European tour in April/May. The dates are as follows: Apr. 25 - NL Tilburg O13 Apr. 26 - NL Deventer Burgerweeshuis Apr. 27 - NL Groningen Vera Apr. 28 - UK Leeds Cockpit Apr. 29 - UK Norwich Waterfront Apr. 30 - UK Newcastle Academy ...

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IN FLAMES Honored With Swedish 'GRAMMIS' Award In 'Best Hard Rock' Category

IN FLAMES was honored with the Swedish "Grammis" award in the "Best Hard Rock" category during a ceremony that was held Tuesday night (January 30) at Hovet in Stockholm. A total of five bands were nominated for their most recent releases, all of which came out during 2006. The nominees were as follo...

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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...

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FIREWIND Guitarist Comments On NAMM Appearance

The brand new album, "Allegiance", from the Greek metal powerhouse FIREWIND was released today in the U.S. and features the young guitar phenomenon known as Gus G. (ex-DREAM EVIL, NIGHTRAGE, MYSTIC PROPHECY, ARCH ENEMY). Gus — who turned heads with his stunning "Betcha Can't Play This" feature in Gu...

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KROKUS Survives Tour Bus Crash Thanks To 'Guardian Angel'

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported earlier today, the tour bus carrying Switzerland's KROKUS and Sweden's THE POODLES was involved in a crash yesterday (Monday, January 22) in Denmark (photo). The bands were traveling from Oslo to Hamburg when the accident occured just south of Copenhagen. KROKUS an...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY, THE HAUNTED, INTO ETERNITY: More Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been released for the upcoming North American tour featuring DARK TRANQUILLITY, THE HAUNTED, and INTO ETERNITY (plus one more, as-yet-unannounced act). The schedule is shaping up as follows: Mar. 19 - Orlando, FL @ The Social Mar. 20 - St Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre Mar. 21 - Atla...

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KROKUS, THE POODLES Tour Bus Involved In Crash In Denmark

Yesterday afternoon (Monday, January 22),the tour bus carrying Switzerland's KROKUS and Sweden's THE POODLES was involved in a crash in Denmark (photo). The bands were traveling from Oslo to Hamburg when the accident occured just south of Copenhagen. KROKUS and THE POODLES are currently on the road...

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THE HAUNTED Guitarist Checks In From KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Tour

Guitarist Anders Björler of the Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED has issued the following update from the band's current European tour with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: "The tour is going great. Beyond our wildest expectations actually. We are amazed by the good turn-out, the overall positive reaction from the c...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY, THE HAUNTED, INTO ETERNITY: More North Americna Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been released for the upcoming North American tour featuring DARK TRANQUILLITY, THE HAUNTED, and INTO ETERNITY (plus one more, as-yet-unannounced act). The schedule is shaping up as follows: Mar. 25 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx Mar. 29 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House Apr. 02 - Louisville, KY...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY, THE HAUNTED, INTO ETERNITY To Team Up For North American Tour?

DARK TRANQUILLITY, THE HAUNTED and INTO ETERNITY have scheduled the following dates in March: Mar. 25 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx Mar. 29 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House Apr. 02 - Louisville, KY @ Headliners More North American dates are expected to be announced soon. DARK TRANQUILLITY recently completed w...

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HAMMERFALL Guitarist Says Too Many Metal Albums Are Being Released Nowadays

Andreas Aubert of Imhotep webzine recently conducted an interview with HAMMERFALL vocalist Joacim Cans and guitarist Oscar Dronjak. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's status in Japan: Joacim: "Metal is not as big in Japan as people tend to think. They think it's obvious that a...

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Producer CHARLIE BAUERFEIND 'Putting Finishing Touches' On New SAXON Album

Producer Charlie Bauerfeind (BLIND GUARDIAN, HALFORD, HAMMERFALL) has posted the following message on his official web site: "Just putting the finishing touches to the new SAXON album, 'The Inner Sanctum'. I'm very happy with the result. It turned out as a killer, full-on metal/heavy-rock album. Wat...

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HAMMERFALL Confirmed For 700th Anniversary Of The City Of Ulricehamn

On July 28, HAMMERFALL will perform at Sjuhärdsfestivalen as a part of the celebrations of Ulricehamn, Sweden's 700 years as a city. Tickets and other information can be found www.sjuhardsfestivalen.se and www.700ar.se. HAMMERFALL's vampire-themed video for "Natural High", a track off their latest a...

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PRIMAL FEAR To Enter Studio In Early February

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR are about to start the recordings for their new studio album. The final pre-production is scheduled for next week and then the band will finally enter the recording studio in the beginning of February. Commented PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner: "We decided to record...

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HAMMERFALL's 'Natural High' Video To Debut On 'Headbanger's Ball' This Weekend

HAMMERFALL's vampire-themed video for "Natural High", a track off their latest album, "Threshold", will debut on this week's episode of MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" on Saturday, January 13 beginning at 7 p.m. PST / 10 p.m. EST. Watch the clip online at YouTube.com. The song choice for the single, whic...